Obedience

George MacDonald 1824 (Huntly) – 1905 (Ashtead)



Trust him in the common light;
Trust him in the awesome night;

Trust him when the earth doth quake:
Trust him when thy heart doth ache;

Trust him when thy brain doth reel
And thy friend turns on his heel;

Trust him when the way is rough,
Cry not yet,
It is enough
!

But obey with true endeavour,
Else the salt hath lost his savour.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DXD EE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 329
Words 67
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 4, 2

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