Alfred H. Miles, ed. Women Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Twilight Hours. X. With GodSarah Williams (Sadie) (18411868)
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Within Thy light I lie,
And grow like herb in sunny place,
While outer storms go by.
Thy love like summer rain;
I faint, but lo thy winds of grace
Revive my soul again.
Some bruisèd scent of myrrh;
But Thou art close at hand, my Lord—
I need not strive nor stir.
Though I be weak and low:
If Thou didst will, a mighty sword
From out my stem should grow.
Thy things of worth and power;
But it may be Thy plan were marred
Had I ne’er lived a flower.
Doth fold my leaves in sleep;
Who trusts, the Lord will surely guard,
Who loves, the Lord will keep.