Poems (Follen)/Hymn (Will God, who made the earth and sea)

by Eliza Lee Cabot Follen

HYMN.

Will God, who made the earth and sea,
 The night, and shining day,
Regard a little child like me,
 And listen when I pray?

If I am hungry, poor, and cold,
 Then will he hear my cry?
And when I shall be sick and old,
 O, then will God be nigh?

Yes; in his holy word we read
 Of his unfailing love;
And when his mercy most we need,
 His mercy he will prove.

To those who seek him, he is near:
 He looks upon the heart;
And from the humble and sincere
 He never will depart.

He sees our thoughts, our wishes knows;
 He hears our faintest prayer:
Where'er the faithful Christian goes,
 He finds his Father there.

Obedient children need not fear:
 God is a faithful friend;
And when no other help is near,
 He will deliverance send.

Then fear not hunger, cold, or pain;
 But fear to disobey
That Power which does your life sustain,
 And guards you every day.