Religion
Desiring to Trust in God
From The Works of Mrs. Anne Steele (Boston, 1808)
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.
Codex Note
Text: Isai. xxvi. 4.
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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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