LET nothing make thee sad or fretful,
Or too regretful— ​
Be still;
What God hath ordered must be right;
Then find in it thine own delight,
His will.

Why shouldst thou fill to-day with sorrow
About to-morrow,
My heart?
One watches all, with care most true.
Doubt not that He will give thee, too,
Thy part.

Only be steadfast, never waver,
Nor seek earth's favor,
But rest;
Thou knowest that God's will must be
For all His creatures—so for thee—
The best.