Friday, July 3, 2009
Feast of Thomas the Apostle

Long did I toil, and knew no earthly rest,

Far did I rove, and found no certain home;

At last I sought them in His sheltering breast,

Who opes His arms and bids the weary come:

With Him I found a home, a rest divine,

And I since then am His, and He is mine.

 

The good I have is from His stores supplied:

The ill is only what He deems the best.

He for my friend, I’m rich with naught beside;

And poor without Him, though of all possessed.

Changes may come—I take, or I resign

Content, while I am His, and He is mine.

 

Whate’er may change, in Him no change is seen,

A glorious Sun, that wanes not, nor declines;

Above the clouds and storms He walks serene,

And on His people’s inward darkness shines;

All may depart—I fret not nor repine,

While I my Saviour’s am, while He is mine.

 

While here, alas! I know but half His love,

But half discern Him, and but half adore;

But when I meet Him in the realms above,

I hope to love him better, praise Him more,

And feel, and tell, amid the choir divine,

How fully I am His, and He is mine.

... J. Quarles (1624-1665) & Henry F. Lyte (1793-1847), Miscellaneous Poems, London: Rivingtons, 1868, p. 75 (see the book; see also Ps. 102:25-26; Ruth 1:16-17; 1 Cor. 2:14-16; 1 Tim. 6:7-9; more at Attitudes, Contentment, Providence, Serene, Work)

 
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