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dreary fright。
13。
Amazed at sightless whirring of their wheels； Confounded with the
recklessness and strife； Distract with fears of what may next ensue； Some
break rude exit from the house of life； And plunge into a silence out of
view Whence not a cry； no wafture once reveals What door they have
broke open with the knife。
14。
Help me； my Father； in whatever dismay； Whatever terror in whatever
shape； To hold the faster by thy garment's hem； When my heart sinks； oh；
lift it up； I pray； Thy child should never fear though hell should gape； Not
blench though all the ills that men affray Stood round him like the Roman
round Jerusalem。
15。
Too eager I must not be to understand。 How should the work the
master goes about Fit the vague sketch my compasses have planned？ I am
his housefor him to go in and out。 He builds me nowand if I cannot see
At any time what he is doing with me； 'Tis that he makes the house for me
too grand。
16。
The house is not for meit is for him。 His royal thoughts require many
a stair； Many a tower； many an outlook fair； Of which I have no thought；
and need no care。 Where I am most perplexed； it may be there Thou mak'st
a secret chamber； holy…dim； Where thou wilt come to help my deepest
prayer。
17。
I cannot tell why this day I am ill； But I am well because it is thy will
Which is to make me pure and right like thee。 Not yet I need escape'tis
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bearable Because thou knowest。 And when harder things Shall rise and
gather； and overshadow me； I shall have comfort in thy strengthenings。
18。
How do I live when thou art far away？ When I am sunk； and lost；
and dead in sleep； Or in some dream with no sense in its play？ When
weary…dull； or drowned in study deep？ O Lord； I live so utterly on thee； I
live when I forget thee utterly Not that thou thinkest of； but thinkest me。
19。
Thou far！that word the holy truth doth blur。 Doth the great ocean
from the small fish run When it sleeps fast in its low weedy bower？ Is the
sun far from any smallest flower； That lives by his dear presence every
hour？ Are they not one in oneness without stir The flower the flower
because the sun the sun？
20。
〃Dear presence every hour〃！what of the night； When crumpled
daisies shut gold sadness in； And some do hang the head for lack of light；
Sick almost unto death with absence…blight？ Thy memory then； warm…
lingering in the ground； Mourned dewy in the air； keeps their hearts sound；
Till fresh with day their lapsed life begin。
21。
All things are shadows of the shining true： Sun； sea； and airclose；
potent； hurtless fire Flowers from their mother's prisondove； and dew
Every thing holds a slender guiding clue Back to the mighty oneness：
hearts of faith Know thee than light； than heat； endlessly nigher； Our life's
life； carpenter of Nazareth。
22。
Sometimes； perhaps； the spiritual blood runs slow； And soft along the
veins of will doth flow； Seeking God's arteries from which it came。 Or
does the etherial； creative flame Turn back upon itself； and latent grow？
It matters not what figure or what name； If thou art in me； and I am not to
blame。
23。
In such God…silence； the soul's nest； so long As all is still； no flutter
and no song； Is safe。 But if my soul begin to act Without some waking to
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the eternal fact That my dear life is hid with Christ in God I think and
move a creature of earth's clod； Stand on the finite； act upon the wrong。
24。
My soul this sermon hence for itself prepares： 〃Then is there nothing
vile thou mayst not do； Buffeted in a tumult of low cares； And treacheries
of the old man 'gainst the new。〃 Lord； in my spirit let thy spirit move；
Warning； that it may not have to reprove： In my dead moments； master；
stir the prayers。
25。
Lord； let my soul o'erburdened then feel thee Thrilling through all its
brain's stupidity。 If I must slumber； heedless of ill harms； Let it not be but
in my Father's arms； Outside the shelter of his garment's fold； All is a
waste； a terror…haunted wold。 Lord； keep me。 'Tis thy child that cries。
Behold。
26。
Some say that thou their endless love host won By deeds for them
which I may not believe Thou ever didst； or ever willedst done： What
matter； so they love thee？ They receive Eternal more than the poor loom
and wheel Of their invention ever wove and spun。 I love thee for I must；
thine all from head to heel。
27。
The love of thee will set all notions right。 Right save by love no
thought can be or may； Only love's knowledge is the primal light。
Questions keep camp along love's shining coast Challenge my love and
would my entrance stay： Across the buzzing； doubting； challenging host； I
rush to thee； and cling； and cryThou know'st。 28。
Oh； let me live in thy realities； Nor substitute my notions for thy facts；
Notion with notion making leagues and pacts； They are to truth but as
dream…deeds to acts； And questioned； make me doubt of everything。 〃O
Lord； my God；〃 my heart gets up and cries； 〃Come thy own self； and with
thee my faith bring。〃
29。
O master； my desires to work； to know； To be aware that I do live and
grow All restless wish for anything not thee； I yield； and on thy altar
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offer me。 Let me no more from out thy presence go； But keep me waiting
watchful for thy will Even while I do it； waiting watchful still。
30。
Thou art the Lord of life； the secret thing。 Thou wilt give endless more
than I could find； Even if without thee I could go and seek； For thou art
one； Christ； with my deepest mind； Duty alive； self…willed； in me dost
speak； And to a deeper purer being sting： I come to thee； my life； my
causing kind。
31。
Nothing is alien in thy world immense No look of sky or earth or
man or beast； 〃In the great hand of Go