Sonnet XIV. Help In The Wilderness
Thomas Cogswell Upham 1799 – 1872
Alas! We travel in the desert now,
Obscure our way, perplexed the paths we tread;
With thorns and briars the vales are overspread,
The mountains fright us with their angry brow.
But who is this that hears us in distress,
And when we fear we ne'er shall travel through,
Doth sudden burst upon our raptured view,
And goes before us in the wilderness?
The Saviour comes! We lean upon his arm,
And resting there, find strength amid our woe;
The tempests cease, that filled us with alarm,
And o'er the burning plains the fountains flow.
No more the storms assail, the thunders roll,
But angels' songs are heard, and pleasures fill the soul.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 18, 2023
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Scheme | ABBACDDEFGFGHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 630 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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