To Cowper and other poems : autograph manuscript of 9 poems, signed, 1842–1845
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900
“A Hymn” (pp. 8–11)
Dated 10 September 1843, when Brontë was twenty-three. First published in Poems (1846) with title “The Doubter’s Prayer.” Poem 23 in Chitham (1979).
O help me God! For thou alone,
Canst my distracted soul relieve
Forsake it not – it is thine own,
Though weak yet longing to believe.
Oh, drive these cruel doubts away,
And make me know that thou art God;
A Faith that shines by night and day,
Will lighten every earthly load.
If I believe that Jesus died
And waking rose to reigt reign above
Then surely selfish sorrow sin and pride
Must yield to peace and joy hope and Love.
And all the blessed words he said
Text as published in Poems (1846)
Oh, help me, God! For thou alone
Canst my distracted soul relieve;
Forsake it not: it is thine own,
Though weak, yet longing to believe.
Oh, drive these cruel doubts away;
And make me know, that Thou art God!
A faith, that shines by night and day,
Will lighten every earthly load.
If I believe that Jesus died,
And, waking, rose to reign above;
Then surely Sorrow, Sin, and Pride,
Must yield to Peace, and Hope, and Love.
And all the blessed words He said
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