History & Politics

God Makes a Path

by Roger Williams 1604–1683

From Poems of American History (1908)

History & Politics

God makes a path, provides a guide,
And feeds in wilderness!
His glorious name while breath remains,
O that I may confess.

Lost many a time, I have had no guide,
No house, but hollow tree!
In stormy winter night no fire,
No food, no company:

In him I found a house, a bed,
A table, company:
No cup so bitter, but's made sweet,
When God shall sweetning be.

MLA

Williams, Roger. “God Makes a Path.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/williams_r/0/.

Chicago

Williams, Roger. “God Makes a Path.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/williams_r/0/.

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