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Be Master

Be master of the clouds
Let them not master thee,
Compel the sunshine to thy soul
However rough the sea.

Be thou of good cheer yet -
Tho' dark and drear the way
The longest night wears on to dawn,
And dawn to perfect day.

Possess thy soul in calm -
Let patience rule thy heart.
And in gray shades of clouded times
Bear thou the hero's part.

Then shalt thou know the flush
Of happy radiant days
For he who trusts God, in the dark
Is taught new songs of praise.

Marianne Farningham