Saturday, July 23, 2011
Commemoration of Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373
Art thou weary, art thou languid,Art thou sore distrest?“Come to me”—saith One—“and coming,Be at rest!”
Hath He marks to lead me to Him,If He be my Guide?“In His Feet and Hands are Wound-prints,And His Side.”
Is there Diadem, as Monarch,That His Brow adorns?“Yea, a Crown, in very surety,But of Thorns!”
If I find Him, if I follow,What His guerdon [reward] here?“Many a sorrow, many a labour,Many a tear.”
If I still hold closely to Him,What hath He at last?“Sorrow vanquish’d, labour ended,Jordan past!”
If I ask Him to receive me,Will He say me nay?“Not till earth, and not till HeavenPass away!”
Finding, following, keeping, struggling,Is He sure to bless?“Angels, Martyrs, Prophets, Virgins,Answer, Yes!”
... St. Stephen the Sabaite (725-796) & John Mason Neale (1818-1866), Hymns of the Eastern Church, London: J. T. Hayes, 1870, p. 156-158 
(see the book; see also Isa. 53:3-5; Matt. 11:28-30; Mark 15:17; John 20:27; more at Angel, Blessing, Guidance, Heaven, Labor, Martyr, Prophet, Sorrow, Weary)
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