Poems (Coolidge)/"Rejoice Evermore"
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"REJOICE EVERMORE"
(1 Thess. v. 16)
O struggling soul so faltering,
Let all thy murmurs cease;
Look up and smile, let hope beguile
Till restlessness be peace;
For He thou servest loveth
With an almighty love;
Thine every' prayer invokes the care
Unfailing trust shall prove.
Let all thy murmurs cease;
Look up and smile, let hope beguile
Till restlessness be peace;
For He thou servest loveth
With an almighty love;
Thine every' prayer invokes the care
Unfailing trust shall prove.
O sorrowing soul, with steadfast gaze,
The bow of promise see;
When love shines through the rifts of blue
All clouds and shadows flee;
The Christ who wept with Mary
Each human grief can feel;
By healing balm He giveth calm,
And doth His love reveal.
The bow of promise see;
When love shines through the rifts of blue
All clouds and shadows flee;
The Christ who wept with Mary
Each human grief can feel;
By healing balm He giveth calm,
And doth His love reveal.
O martyr soul, who for His name
Worthy to suffer art,
Now leap for joy, naught can destroy
The peace within thy heart;
Thou sharest with thy Saviour
The cruel crown of thorn;
Gethsemane and Calvary
He for thy sake hath borne.
Worthy to suffer art,
Now leap for joy, naught can destroy
The peace within thy heart;
Thou sharest with thy Saviour
The cruel crown of thorn;
Gethsemane and Calvary
He for thy sake hath borne.
The valley of the shadow reached,
Alone thou needst not be;
Rejoice, O soul! so near the goal,
For Christ is still with thee;
Thou soon, with all the angels,
Shalt alleluias sing,
And with one voice fore'er rejoice
In Him, thy Lord and King.
Alone thou needst not be;
Rejoice, O soul! so near the goal,
For Christ is still with thee;
Thou soon, with all the angels,
Shalt alleluias sing,
And with one voice fore'er rejoice
In Him, thy Lord and King.