PATIENCE.
EVERY lily in the meadow
Waits in patience for the rain;
Every daisy in the shadow
Waits till sunshine comes again;
Every birdie in its home-nest
Waits for food, nor waits in vain.
Dearest Saviour, it is written,
"Be ye patient," in thy word;
Make me patient as the lily
Or the daisy or the bird.
Give me, Lord, thy tranquil spirit,
Never by a passion stirred.