Hymn (Dunbar 1)

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Hymn by Paul Laurence Dunbar

In the 1913 collection of his work, The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar

          HYMN

When storms arise
And dark'ning skies
  About me threat'ning lower,
To thee, O Lord, I raise mine eyes,
To thee my tortured spirit flies
  For solace in that hour.

The mighty arm
Will let no harm
  Come near me nor befall me;
Thy voice shall quiet my alarm,
When life's great battle waxeth warm—
  No foeman shall appall me.

Upon thy breast
Secure I rest,
  From sorrow and vexation;
No more by sinful cares oppressed,
But in thy presence ever blest,
  O God of my salvation.

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.