| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 256. Hymn of Trust |
| | | By Oliver Wendell Holmes |
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| O LOVE Divine, that stooped to share | |
| Our sharpest pang, our bitterest tear, | |
| On Thee we cast each earth-born care, | |
| We smile at pain while Thou art near! | |
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| Though long the weary we tread, | 5 |
| And sorrow crown each lingering year, | |
| No path we shun, no darkness dread, | |
| Our hearts still whispering, Thou art near! | |
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| When drooping pleasure turns to grief, | |
| And trembling faith is changed to fear, | 10 |
| The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf, | |
| Shall softly tell us, Thou art near! | |
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| On Thee we fling our burdening woe, | |
| O Love Divine, forever dear, | |
| Content suffer while we know, | 15 |
| Living and dying, Thou art near! | |
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