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Literary
March 12, 1847
Carroll Free Press
Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A devotional poem urging steadfast faith amid doubt and suffering, promising heavenly light and eternal bliss beyond death's trials, inspired by Christian teachings on the afterlife.
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Oh! steal not thou my faith away,
Nor 'tempt to doubt a lowly mind:
Make all this earth can yield thy prey
But leave this heavenly gift behind.
Our hope is but the sailor's dream
When his ship sinks beneath the wave:
When he shall rise from ocean's stream
That lights us to the cold dark tomb.
Yet, since, as One from Heaven has said,
There lies beyond that dreary bourn,
A region where the faithful dead
Eternally forget to mourn,
Welcome the scoff, the sword, the chain,
The burning waste, the black abyss;
I shrink not from the path of pain,
Which leads us to that world of bliss.
Then hush, thou troubled heart! be still:-
Renounce thy vain philosophy;-
Look thou to work thy Maker's will
And light from heaven shall break on thee
Twill cheer thee in the weary strife.
Where strong men sink, with failing breath:
Twill cheer thee in the noon of life,
And bless thee in the night of death.
Nor 'tempt to doubt a lowly mind:
Make all this earth can yield thy prey
But leave this heavenly gift behind.
Our hope is but the sailor's dream
When his ship sinks beneath the wave:
When he shall rise from ocean's stream
That lights us to the cold dark tomb.
Yet, since, as One from Heaven has said,
There lies beyond that dreary bourn,
A region where the faithful dead
Eternally forget to mourn,
Welcome the scoff, the sword, the chain,
The burning waste, the black abyss;
I shrink not from the path of pain,
Which leads us to that world of bliss.
Then hush, thou troubled heart! be still:-
Renounce thy vain philosophy;-
Look thou to work thy Maker's will
And light from heaven shall break on thee
Twill cheer thee in the weary strife.
Where strong men sink, with failing breath:
Twill cheer thee in the noon of life,
And bless thee in the night of death.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Hymn Or Psalm
What themes does it cover?
Religious
Death Mortality
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Faith
Eternal Bliss
Death
Heavenly Light
Christian Hope
Consolation
Literary Details
Key Lines
Yet, Since, As One From Heaven Has Said,
There Lies Beyond That Dreary Bourn,
A Region Where The Faithful Dead
Eternally Forget To Mourn,
Then Hush, Thou Troubled Heart! Be Still:
Renounce Thy Vain Philosophy;
Look Thou To Work Thy Maker's Will
And Light From Heaven Shall Break On Thee