Religion

Desiring to Trust in God

by Anne Steele 1717–1778

From The Works of Mrs. Anne Steele (Boston, 1808)

Religion

Great source of boundless pow'r and grace,
Attend my mournful cry;
In the dark hour of deep distress,
To thee, to thee I fly.

Thou art my strength, my life, my stay,
Assist my feeble trust;
Drive these distressing fears away,
And raise me from the dust.

O let me call thy grace to mind,
And trust thy glorious name;
Jehovah, pow'rful, wise, and kind,
Forever is the same.

Here let me rest, on thee depend,
My God, my hope, my all;
Be thou my everlasting friend,
And I can never fall.

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Text: Isai. xxvi. 4.

MLA

Steele, Anne. “Desiring to Trust in God.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/steele_anne/37/.

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Steele, Anne. “Desiring to Trust in God.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/steele_anne/37/.

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