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Each pang I feel is known to thee - The thorn
(Ray Palmer/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)

The thorn.

"I besought the Lord twice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee." (2 Corinthians 12,8-9)

  1. Each pang I feel is known to thee,
dear Lord, for thou hast sent the thorn
  that pierceth me;
    hast fixed it festering in this breast,
that with new anguish wakes each morn,
    and finds no rest. (PDF - Midi)

  2. Tough oft with burning tears I've prayed
that thou wouldst take this grief away,
  thou hast delayed;
    yet thou hast pledged thy word to keep
to succour in the sorrowing day
    thine own who weep.

  3. Why tarriest thou? Long must I plead,
with hope deferred, that thou wilt send
  the help I need?
    Hast thou thy words of love forgot,
that, when o'erwhelmed I lowly bend,
    thou answerest not?

  4. Be still my soul, and meekly bear
thy pain, nor yield one doubt a place,
  lest dark despair
    prevail thy steadfast trust to shake;
though in thick shades he hides his face,
    the dawn shall break!

  5. Ah! now, at last, he speaks. A thrill
sweeps through my soul, and tides of love
  my being fill: –
    "Canst thou not bear the cross with me?
I may not yet the thorn remove
    that woundeth thee;

  6. but thou shalt lean upon my breast,
my strength shall make thy weakness strong;
  when most oppressed,
    then most by grace shalt thou partake;
and from thy burdened heart a song
    of joy shall break!"

1864.

Ray Palmer, in: The Poetical Works of Ray Palmer, 1876, 43-44.

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