Poems (Coolidge)/If
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IF
If only I were stronger
I d conquer in the fight;
When one is weak and ailing
'Tis hard to do the right.
I d conquer in the fight;
When one is weak and ailing
'Tis hard to do the right.
If only I had riches
The poor should never need;
I envy not the miser
With all his love of greed.
The poor should never need;
I envy not the miser
With all his love of greed.
If only some would hearken
When I wise counsel give,
It would not seem so futile
For others' good to live.
When I wise counsel give,
It would not seem so futile
For others' good to live.
If only God would let me
In mine own way obey,
I could be His disciple
And tread the narrow way.
In mine own way obey,
I could be His disciple
And tread the narrow way.
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Alas! these "ifs" are blotting
A page that might be fair;
As God has set the copy,
It should be writ—with care.
A page that might be fair;
As God has set the copy,
It should be writ—with care.