Excerpt from Life and Action, Vol. 3: The Great Work in America, the Indo-American Magazine
Song of Patience.
By Martha Arnold Boughton.
Live on, O life of mine!
Though often thou dost yearn to be at rest,
He who hath lent thee life hath thought it best
Thine to prolong till more through thee are blest;
Live on, and cease repine.
Work on, O hands of mine!
Ennobling thought that even thou canst share
A part with God in making earth more fair;
Then labor calmly on, and to complain forbear,
Fulfilling his design.
Trust on, O heart of mine!
Though dark the way and rough the angry sea,
Thy pilot holds the helm, thy father beckons thee;
One guides the course of every songster free,
To him thine all resign.
Sing on, O soul of mine!
Sing songs of faith, and hope, and joy, and cheer;
Outsound the discord grating on thine ear,
And bring celestial music, sweet and clear,
To lonelier hearts than thine.
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