Trust in God, No. V

Trust in God, No. V. [No. 18]

Say, shall a mason, to maturity grown,
Lack wisdom which e’en Childhood doth possess?
It was true Trust in God alone did bless
Our bubble-blowing hours. As soon as blown,
Up went the fragile globes, tinged with all rays 5
That point the rainbow: we were pleased to watch
Them float in the air and burst; and soon a batch
Of others we sent up: for in those days
We were untroubled when our bubbles burst.
Are we ne’er worse than bubble-blowing, when we 10
Have graver work to do? Eternity
Demands of us a faithful, fervent Trust
In God, proved by our actions being good,—
Our Father He, and Men one Brotherhood.

by George Markham Tweddell  1st published 1887