Trust in God, No. IV

Trust in God, No. IV. [No. 17]

Without a saving faith in all things good,
There is no Trust in God: a babbling tongue
May mouth the words; but they are idly flung
As bubbles blown by children,—understood
As little by their owners. In the air 5
The bubbles rise and burst—but they amuse
The innocent child, and I would not refuse
To young their spotless pastime. Oh how fair
And truthful are young children! Let them blow,
Their shining bubbles: soon enough will Care 10
Dull their bright spirits. But, never dare
In the young mind the evil seed to sow
From which must rise a crop of worthless deeds,
When a true Trust in God is all thro’ life there needs.

by George Markham Tweddell  1st published 1887