O Lord, Thou hear'st my daily moan <br />And see'st my dropping tears. <br />My troubles all are Thee before, <br />My longings and my fears. <br /> <br />Thou hitherto hast been my God; <br />Thy help my soul hath found. <br />Though loss and sickness me assailed, <br />Through Thee I've kept my ground. <br /> <br />And Thy abode Thou'st made with me; <br />With Thee my soul can talk; <br />In secret places Thee I find <br />Where I do kneel or walk. <br /> <br />Though husband dear be from me gone, <br />Whom I do love so well, <br />I have a more beloved one <br />Whose comforts far excel. <br /> <br />O stay my heart on Thee. my God, <br />Uphold my fainting soul. <br />And when I know not what to do, <br />I'll on Thy mercies roll. <br /> <br />My weakness. Thou dost know full well <br />Of body and of mind; <br />I in this world no comfort have, <br />But what from Thee I find. <br /> <br />Though children Thou has given me, <br />And friends I have also, <br />Yet if I see Thee not through them <br />They are no joy, but woe. <br /> <br />O shine upon me, blessed Lord, <br />Ev'n for my Saviour's sake; <br />In Thee alone is more than all, <br />And there content I'll take. <br /> <br />O hear me, Lord, in this request <br />As Thou before hast done, <br />Bring back my husband, I beseech, <br />As Thou didst once my son. <br /> <br />So shall I celebrate Thy praise <br />Ev'n while my days shall last <br />And talk to my beloved one <br />Of all Thy goodness past. <br /> <br />So both of us Thy kindness, Lord, <br />With praises shall recount <br />And serve Thee better than before <br />Whose blessings thus surmount. <br /> <br />But give me, Lord, a better heart, <br />Then better shall I be, <br />To pay the vows which I do owe <br />Forever unto Thee. <br /> <br />Unless Thou help, what can I do <br />But still my frailty show? <br />If Thou assist me, Lord, <br />I shall Return Thee what I owe.<br /><br />Anne Bradstreet<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-my-solitary-hours-in-my-dear-husband-his-abse/
