Poems (Coolidge)/"I Have Overcome"
"I HAVE OVERCOME"
Weary art thou? Child, I pray thee, Upward turn thy gaze; Kept in charge of holy angels Tread the darksome ways; Tribulation as thy master In this world is thine, Yet, with me, thou too shalt conquer In a strength divine.
Weary art thou? Child, I ask thee For thy love to-day; Grieve not for the coming morrow. I will be thy stay; Sorrows meet thee? I have known them; Seek the Father's will; 'Mid the shadows, ever, ever, He is with thee still.
Weary art thou? Child, I urge thee Forward still to go; Soon, with peace and joy of heaven Shall thy heart o'erflow; Be of cheer, for I have conquered; Clasp thy hand in mine; So, at last, the warfare ended Victory shall be thine.