Religion
In Thee, my God, will I rejoice
From Parish Musings (1863)
In Thee, my God, will I rejoice,
To Thee I'll sing with heart and voice,
Thy praise at morn, and noon, and night,
Shall be my duty, and delight.
Tho' bud and blossom fruitless fall,
Tho' flock and herd from fold and stall
Untimely perish, — yet in Thee
My still unclouded joy shall be.
Earth and myself alone contain
All source of sorrow and of pain,
Then I from earth and self will flee,
And find another self in Thee.
In Thee my God! — from Thy pure skies
All my fresh springs of gladness rise,
True to their level — night and morn —
To Thee in praise they shall return.
Thee — whom to know is life and light,
Thee — whom to trust is power and might,
Thee — whom to serve is to be free,
My joy shall ever be in Thee!
Codex Note
Text: Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines ; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat ; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls : yet will I rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. — Hab. iii. 17, 18.
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MLA
Monsell, John S. B. “In Thee, my God, will I rejoice.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/246/.
Chicago
Monsell, John S. B. “In Thee, my God, will I rejoice.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/246/.
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