Prayer,UnderThePressureOfViolentAnguish

prayer,underthepressureofviolentanguish

othougreatbeing!whatthouart,

surpassesmetoknow;

yetsureiam,thatknowntothee

areallthyworksbelow.

thycreatureherebeforetheestands,

allwretchedanddistrest;

yetsurethoseillsthatwringmysoul

obeythyhighbehest.

sure,thou,almighty,canstnotact

fromcrueltyorwrath!

o,freemywearyeyesfromtears,

orclosethemfastindeath!

but,ifimustafflictedbe,

tosuitsomewisedesign,

thenmanmysoulwithfirmresolves,

tobearandnotrepine!