Yesterdays — Spirit of a Great Control

SPIRIT OF A GREAT CONTROL

Spirit of a Great Control, Gird me with thy strength and might, Essence of the Over-Soul-- Fill me, thrill me with thy light;

Though the waves of sorrow beat Madly at my very feet, Though the night and storm are near, Teach me that I need not fear.

Though the clouds obscure the sky, When the tempest sweeps the lands, Still about, below, on high, God's great solar system stands.

Never yet a star went out.

What have I to fear or doubt?

-- I, a part of this great whole, Governed by the Over-Soul.

Like the great eternal hills, Like the rock that fronts the wave, Let me meet all earthly ills With a fearless heart and brave;

Like the earth that drinks the rain, Let me welcome floods of pain, Till I grow in strength to be Worthy of my source in Thee.