THE BLIND BIRD'S NEST
"The nest of the blind bird is built by God."—Turkish Proverb.
Thou who dost build the blind bird's nest,
Am I not blind?
Each bird that flyeth east or west
The track can find.
Am I not blind?
Each bird that flyeth east or west
The track can find.
Each bird that flies from north to south
Knows the far way;
From mountain's crest to river's mouth
It does not stray.
Knows the far way;
From mountain's crest to river's mouth
It does not stray.
Not one in all the lengthening land,
In all the sky,
Or by the ocean's silver strand,
Is blind as I!
In all the sky,
Or by the ocean's silver strand,
Is blind as I!
And dost Thou build the blind bird's nest?
Build Thou for me
Some shelter where my soul may rest
Secure in Thee.
Build Thou for me
Some shelter where my soul may rest
Secure in Thee.
Close clinging to the bending bough,
Bind it so fast
It shall not loose if high or low
Blows the loud blast.
Bind it so fast
It shall not loose if high or low
Blows the loud blast.
