John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier

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Portrait of John Greenleaf Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier,  The Cry of a Lost Soul

“ Lost to himself, but never lost to Thee!
"All souls are Thine; the wings of morning bear
None from that Presence which is everywhere,
Nor hell itself can hide, for Thou art there.
"Through sins of sense, perversities of will,
Through doubt and pain, through guilt and shame and ill,
Thy pitying eye is on Thy creature still.
"Wilt thou not make, Eternal Source and Goal!
In Thy long years, life's broken circle whole,
And change to praise the cry of a lost soul?"
”
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