Poems (Linn)/A Mission
A MISSION.
I DREAMED in childhood of a mighty trustThe Lord had given my spirit to fulfill;A holy mission that the world would thrillTo know of,—and I prayed, as true souls must,To be made worthy such a high decree.My prayers are answered now,—I know the fateThat led me,—know my proud and high estate;—It is to love and be beloved by thee.No greater mission now my soul desiresThan to bestow on thee that joy thou deem'stImpossible,—to make the dreams thou dream'stRealities,—to light the deep heart-firesOf aspiration, till thy soul shall riseAnd sing with mine in the eternal skies.