Sunday Meditation

Fear not, poor, weary one;
But struggle bravely yet;
Toil on, until thy task is done,
Until thy sun is set.

Though many are thy cares, 
And many are thy fears, 
The loving Christ thy burden shares, 
And wipes away thy tears. 

No distant Christ is He, 
And one that doth not know; 
But watches close and constantly, 
The path which thou dost go. 

'Tis when thy heart is tried, 
'Tis in thine hour of grief, 
He standeth ever at thy side, 
And ever brings relief.

— Christ in the Soul (1872) LI by Thomas Cogswell Upham.  You can find more of his work at the blog, The Hidden Life, managed by Craig L Adams at:  http://thomascupham.blogspot.com​

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