Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903.
By Frederick William Faber (18141863)Low Spirits
FEVER and fret and aimless stir | |
And disappointed strife, | |
All chafing unsuccessful things, | |
Make up the sum of life. | |
Love adds anxiety to toil | 5 |
And sameness doubles cares, | |
While one unbroken chain of work | |
The flagging temper wears. | |
Sweet thought of God! now do thy work | |
As thou hast done before; | 10 |
Wake up, and tears will wake with thee, | |
And the dull mood be o’er. | |
The very thinking of the thought, | |
Without or praise or prayer, | |
Gives light to know, and life to do, | 15 |
And marvellous strength to bear. | |