Selections from the American Poets/The Waters of Marah
THE WATERS OF MARAH.
"And Moses cried unto the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree, which, when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet."
By Marah's stream of bitterness, When Moses stood and cried,Jehovah heard his fervent pray'r, And instant help supplied:The Prophet sought the precious tree With prompt, obedient feet;'Twas cast into the fount, and made The bitter waters sweet.
Whene'er affliction o'er thee sheds Its influence malign,Then, suff'rer, be the Prophet's pray's, And prompt obedience, thine:'Tis but a Marah's fount, ordain'd Thy faith in God to prove,And pray'r and resignation shall Its bitterness remove