In Memory of a Happy Day in February

Anne Brontë 1820 (Thornton, West Yorkshire) – 1849 (Scarborough, North Yorkshire)



Blessed be Thou for all the joy
        My soul has felt today!
O let its memory stay with me
        And never pass away!
I was alone, for those I loved
        Were far away from me,
The sun shone on the withered grass,
        The wind blew fresh and free.

Was it the smile of early spring
        That made my bosom glow?
'Twas sweet, but neither sun nor wind
        Could raise my spirit so.

Was it some feeling of delight,
        All vague and undefined?
No, 'twas a rapture deep and strong,
        Expanding in the mind!

Was it a sanguine view of life
        And all its transient bliss­-
A hope of bright prosperity?
        O no, it was not this!

It was a glimpse of truth divine
        Unto my spirit given
Illumined by a ray of light
        That shone direct from heaven!

I felt there was a God on high
        By whom all things were made.
I saw His wisdom and his power
        In all his works displayed.

But most throughout the moral world
        I saw his glory shine;
I saw His wisdom infinite,
        His mercy all divine.

Deep secrets of his providence
        In darkness long concealed
Were brought to my delighted eyes
        And graciously revealed.

But while I wondered and adored
        His wisdom so divine,
I did not tremble at his power,
        I felt that God was mine.

I knew that my Redeemer lived,
        I did not fear to die;
Full sure that I should rise again
        To immortality.

I longed to view that bliss divine
        Which eye hath never seen,
To see the glories of his face
        Without the veil between.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,538
Words 271
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 8, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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