I walk with bare, hushed feet the ground Ye tread with bold… - John Greenleaf Whittier

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I walk with bare, hushed feet the ground
Ye tread with boldness shod;
I dare not fix with mete and bound
The love and power of God...
I know not where his islands lift
Their fronded palms in the air;
I only know I cannot drift
Beyond his love and care.

John Greenleaf Whittier

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John Greenleaf Whittier (17 December 1807 – 7 September 1892) was an American Quaker poet and abolitionist.

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I know not where his islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond his love and care.

I know not where His islands lift
Their fronded palms in air;
I only know I cannot drift
Beyond His love and care.

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But dream not helm and harness
The sign of valor true;
Peace hath higher tests of manhood
Than battle ever knew.

The harp at Nature's advent strung
Has never ceased to play;
The song the stars of morning sung
Has never died away.

Rest if you must, but never quit.

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