John Bunyan (1628-1688). The Shepherd Boy Sings in the Valley of Humiliation. William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. 1910. The Book of Restoration Verse

William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910.

The Shepherd Boy Sings in the Valley of Humiliation

By John Bunyan (1628–1688)


HE 1 that is down needs fear no fall,
He that is low, no pride;
He that is humble ever shall
Have God to be his guide.

I am content with what I have,	5
Little be it, or much:
And, Lord, contentment still I crave,
Because Thou savest such.

Fullness to such a burden is
That go on pilgrimage:	10
Here little, and hereafter bliss,
Is best from age to age.

Note 1. From The Pilgrim’s Progress. [back]