There’s Hope when we behold a wither’d flower,
That Spring shall nature’s faded charms restore;
There’s Hope in those whom fate’s relentless power
Has sternly exiled from their native shore;
That yet may smile for them a brighter hour,
When their transported eyes shall look once more
On all they weep to leave, till fond hearts burn
With all the rapturous feelings of return.
There’s Hope upon the restless bed
Of sickness with the sufferer’s cordial blending;
And there is Hope when mourners o’er the dead,
In speechless agony of soul, are bending–
Which whispers that the loved one’s spirit, fled
From earthly cares, is now to heaven ascending:
And Hope divinely mingles in the prayer,
That we may track the steps which led him there.
There is a Hope, when lovers bid farewell,
That happier moments may behold their meeting.
And there is Hope when hearts with anguish swell,
That those same hearts with joy may soon be beating:
And there is Hope that, in the dungeon cell,
The lonely captive in his chains is greeting,
And even tells him, “Thou shalt yet again
Behold thy home, thy wife, and infant train.”
There is a Hope for seamen on the deep,
When billows rage, and fearful tempests rise,
That fiercest storms at length may sink to sleep,
And morning usher in unclouded skies:
And there is Hope, to comfort all who weep
O’er each dark stain that on the spirit lies;
Hope for repentant guilt divinely given.
Hope in the mercy and the love of Heaven.
Ahmad Faraz
(Agnes Strickland)
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