Poems (Dorr)/Content

by Julia Caroline Dorr

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CONTENT

Nor asking how or why, Before thy will,O Father, let my heart Lie hushed and still!

Why should I seek to know? Thou art all-wise;If thou dost bid me go, Let that suffice.

If thou dost bid me stay, Make me contentIn narrow bounds to dwell Till life be spent.

If thou dost seal the lips That fain would speak,Let me be still till thou The seal shalt break.

If thou dost make pale Pain Thy minister,Then let my patient heart Clasp hands with her.

Or, if thou sendest Joy To walk with me, My Father, let her lead Me nearer thee!

Teach me that Joy and Pain Alike are thine;Teach me my life to leave In hands divine!