Poems (Hornblower)/Sonnet (O Lead me by thy hand, where living streams)

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4559239Poems — SonnetJane Elizabeth Roscoe Hornblower
SONNET.
O Lead me by thy hand, where living streamsOf purest pleasure flow; and to the heartA fadeless and eternal hope impart;And kindle in my soul the holy beamsOf heavenly light, which, o'er the cares, and woes,And toils of earth, shed such a blessed peace;Bid earth's vain fears and vainer sorrows cease,And one blest trust the trembling thoughts enclose;So shall I gaze, with eye undimmed and calm,On the vain pageants of this fleeting scene;So, shrined in faith, unchanging and serene,Drink deep from fountains of the holiest balm,Those living waters! let me hear thy voice,Call to then sources, and I will rejoice.