“HYMN OF A SPIRIT SHROUDED”
by Ellen Sturgis Hooper
O God! who, in thy dear
still heaven,
Dost sit, and wait to see
The errors, sufferings, and crimes
Of our humanity,
How deep must be thy Casual love!
How whole thy final care!
Since Thou, who rulest over all,
Canst see, and yet canst bear.