Dream not, O Soul, that easy is the task br Thus set before thee. If it proves at length, br As well it may, beyond thy natural strength, br Faint not, despair not. As a child may ask br A father, pray the Everlasting Good br For light and guidance midst the subtle snares br Of sin thick planted in life's thoroughfares, br For spiritual strength and moral hardihood; br Still listening, through the noise of time and sense, br To the still whisper of the Inward Word; br Bitter in blame, sweet in approval heard, br Itself its own confirming evidence br To health of soul a voice to cheer and please, br To guilt the wrath of the Eumenides.