The Army and Navy Hymnal/Hymns/We Bear the Strain of Earthly Care

by Ozora Stearns Davis

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We Bear the Strain of Earthly Care

(SERENITY)

1. We bear the strain of earthly care,
   But bear it not alone ;
   Beside us walks our brother Christ
   And makes our task his own.
   
2. Through din of market, whirl of wheels,
   And thrust of driving trade,
   We follow where the Master leads,
   Serene and unafraid.
   
3. The common hopes that make us men
   Were his in Galilee ;
   The tasks he gives are those he gave
   Beside the restless sea.
   
4. Our brotherhood still rests in him,
   The Brother of us all,
   And o'er the centuries still we hear
   The Master's winsome call.
   Ozora Stearns Davis, 1909