Trust the Eternal

Trust the Eter­nal

when the sha­dows ga­ther

When joys of day­light seem so like a dream;

God the un­chang­ing

pi­ties like a fa­ther:

Trust on and wait

the day­star yet shall gleam.

Trust the Eter­nal

for the clouds that van­ish

No more can move the mount­ains from their base

Than sin’s il­lus­ive wreaths of mist can ban­ish

Light from His throne or lov­ing from His face.

Trust the Eter­nal

re­pent in meek­ness

Of that heart’s pride which frowns and will not yield

Then to thy child-heart shall come strength in weak­ness

And thine im­mor­tal life shall be re­vealed.