Anne Brontë - If This Be All

Anne Brontë - If This Be All

O God! if this indeed be all br That Life can show to me; br If on my aching brow may fall br No freshening dew from Thee, -- br If with no brighter light than this br The lamp of hope may glow, br And I may only dream of bliss, br And wake to weary woe; br br If friendship's solace must decay, br When other joys are gone, br And love must keep so far away, br While I go wandering on, -- br br Wandering and toiling without gain, br The slave of others' will, br With constant care, and frequent pain, br Despised, forgotten still; br br Grieving to look on vice and sin, br Yet powerless to quell br The silent current from within, br The outward torrent's swell: br br While all the good I would impart, br The feelings I would share, br Are driven backward to my heart, br And turned to wormwood, there; br br If clouds must ever keep from sight br The glories of the Sun, br And I must suffer Winter's blight, br Ere Summer is begun; br br If life must be so full of care, br Then call me soon to Thee; br Or give me strength enough to bear br My load of misery.


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Uploaded: 2014-11-07

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