Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Anonymous. c. 19th Cent.883. Dominus Illuminatio Mea
IN the hour of death, after this life’s whim, | |
When the heart beats low, and the eyes grow dim, | |
And pain has exhausted every limb— | |
The lover of the Lord shall trust in Him. | |
When the will has forgotten the lifelong aim, | 5 |
And the mind can only disgrace its fame, | |
And a man is uncertain of his own name— | |
The power of the Lord shall fill this frame. | |
When the last sigh is heaved, and the last tear shed, | |
And the coffin is waiting beside the bed, | 10 |
And the widow and child forsake the dead— | |
The angel of the Lord shall lift this head. | |
For even the purest delight may pall, | |
And power must fail, and the pride must fall, | |
And the love of the dearest friends grow small— | 15 |
But the glory of the Lord is all in all. |