In Memory of Isaac: He said, I will forget the dying faces; The empty places, They shall be filled again. O voices moaning deep within me, cease. But vain the word; vain, vain: Not in forgetting lieth peace. He said, I will crowd action upon action, The strife of faction Shall stir me and sustain; O tears that drown the fire of manhood cease. But vain the word; vain, vain: Not in endeavor lieth peace. He said, I will withdraw me and be quiet, Why meddle in life’s riot? Shut be my door to pain. Desire, thou dost befool me, thou shalt cease. But vain the word; vain, vain: Not in aloofness lieth peace. He said, I will submit; I am defeated. God hath depleted My life of its rich gain. O futile murmurings, why will ye not cease? But vain the word; vain vain: Not in submission lieth peace. He said, I will accept the breaking sorrow Which God tomorrow Will to His son explain. Then did the turmoil deep within him cease. Not vain the word, not vain; For in Acceptance lieth peace. AMY CARMICHAEL God grant us peace. Katherine Swanson
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:12:24 +0000
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