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Poem
March 26, 1871
The Daily Phoenix
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A devotional poem exploring how God leads people through unexpected paths suited to their natures, from youthful dreamers to eager workers and gentle hearts, emphasizing divine providence over human plans.
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God's Ways.
How few that from their youthful day,
Look on to what their life may be,
Painting the vision of the way
In colors soft and bright, and free;
How few who to such paths have brought
The hopes and dreams of early thought!
For God, through ways they have not known,
Will lead His own.
The eager hearts, the souls of fire,
Who paint and toil for God and man
And view with eyes of keen desire
The upland way of toil and pain;
Almost with scorn, they think of rest,
Of holy calm, of tranquil breast;
But God, through ways they have not known,
Will lead His own.
The gentle heart that thinks with pain,
It scarce can lowliest task fulfill
And if it dared its life to scan,
Would ask but pathway low and still;
Often such lowly heart is brought
To act with power beyond its thought;
For God, through ways they have not known,
Will lead His own.
How few that from their youthful day,
Look on to what their life may be,
Painting the vision of the way
In colors soft and bright, and free;
How few who to such paths have brought
The hopes and dreams of early thought!
For God, through ways they have not known,
Will lead His own.
The eager hearts, the souls of fire,
Who paint and toil for God and man
And view with eyes of keen desire
The upland way of toil and pain;
Almost with scorn, they think of rest,
Of holy calm, of tranquil breast;
But God, through ways they have not known,
Will lead His own.
The gentle heart that thinks with pain,
It scarce can lowliest task fulfill
And if it dared its life to scan,
Would ask but pathway low and still;
Often such lowly heart is brought
To act with power beyond its thought;
For God, through ways they have not known,
Will lead His own.
What sub-type of article is it?
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Gods Guidance
Divine Paths
Faith
Life Journeys
Providence
Poem Details
Title
God's Ways.
Key Lines
For God, Through Ways They Have Not Known,
Will Lead His Own.