To E.F. [Elizabeth Fry], on Her Reappearance Among Her Friends at the Yearly Meeting, 1845
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2022
Summary
Once more thy well-known voice lift up,
A Saviour's goodness to proclaim;
Take in thy hand salvation's cup,
Call on thy God, and bless His name!
It harmonizes with the past
Of a devoted life, like thine,
That thus serenely to the last
Thy setting sun should brightly shine.
Long since first shone its morning rays,
Its noon-tide splendour may be spent;—
Can coming night avert our gaze,
While stars are in the firmament?
Faith, hope, and love, as stars come forth,
Making a more than noon of night!
And bear this witness to thy worth,
’Tis eventide, and round thee— light!
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- Publisher: Anthem PressPrint publication year: 2020