Nature

Path of Life

by William Lisle Bowles 1762–1850

From The Villager's Verse-Book

Nature

O Lord, in sickness and in health,
To every lot resigned,
Grant me, before all worldly wealth,
A meek and thankful mind!

As, life, thy upland path we tread,
And often pause in vain,
To think of friends and parents dead,
Oh, let us not complain!

The Lord may give or take away,
But nought our faith can move,
Whilst we to heaven can look and say,
Our Father lives above.

MLA

Bowles, William Lisle. “Path of Life.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bowles/108/.

Chicago

Bowles, William Lisle. “Path of Life.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bowles/108/.

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