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Text:When gloomy thoughts and fears

242. When gloomy thoughts and fears

1 When gloomy thoughts and fears
The trembling heart invade,
And all the face of nature wears
A universal shade:

2 Religion can assuage
The tempest of the soul;
And ev'ry fear shall lose its rage
At her divine control.

3 Through life's bewilder'd way,
Her hand unerring leads;
And o'er the path her heav'nly ray
A cheering lustre sheds.

4 When reason, tir'd and blind,
Sinks helpless and afraid;
Thou blest supporter of the mind,
How pow'rful is thine aid!

5 O let me feel thy pow'r,
And find thy sweet relief,
To brighten ev'ry gloomy hour,
And soften ev'ry grief.

Text Information
First Line: When gloomy thoughts and fears
Meter: S. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1845
Topic: The Christian: His Conversion
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