. By night when others soundly slept <br /> And hath at once both ease and Rest, <br /> My waking eyes were open kept <br /> And so to lie I found it best. <br /> <br />. <br /> I sought him whom my Soul did Love, <br /> With tears I sought him earnestly. <br /> He bow'd his ear down from Above. <br /> In vain I did not seek or cry. <br />. <br /> <br /> My hungry Soul he fill'd with Good; <br /> He in his Bottle put my tears, <br /> My smarting wounds washt in his blood, <br /> And banisht thence my Doubts and fears. <br /> <br />. <br /> What to my Saviour shall I give <br /> Who freely hath done this for me? <br /> I'll serve him here whilst I shall live <br /> And Loue him to Eternity<br /><br />Anne Bradstreet<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/by-night-when-others-soundly-slept/
