Poems (Coolidge)/"I Have Overcome"

by Helen Elizabeth Coolidge

"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.