Poems (Denver)/Life's Blessings

by Mary Caroline Denver and Jane Campbell Denver

LIFE'S BLESSINGS.

Though the world may quite forsake us,
 God hath left us blessings three;
Angel-spirits ever present,
 Faith, and Hope, and Charity.
And like stars that shine in heaven,
 Through the darkest hour of night,
So they shine within our bosoms,
 Turning darkness into light.

Patiently, serenely smiling,
 Faith looks upwards to the sky.,
Leaning on the promise given,
 Of a better home on high.
Through a world of sin and sorrow,
 Mindless of their stern behest,
Still her gaze is fixed on heaven
 As her only place of rest.

Ever radiant through life's journey,
 Hope, the bright one, leads us on,
Rainbow-like amidst the tempest,
 When our strength is almost gone;
Always her bright hand uplifted
 Point us to the world above,
Where no troubles will assail us,
 Where a Father, "God is love."

By their side, benignant, holy,
 Standeth Charity the fair,
Folding to her pitying bosom,
 Many a wayward child of care.
Thus, amidst the cares and trials
 Met with as we sail life's sea,
We're not utterly forsaken,
 God hath given us blessings three.