Poem December 17, 1960 Issue

VISION

II Kings 6:15–17

Elizabeth Glass Barlow

"Lord, ... open his eyes, that he may see,"
The mighty prophet prayed.
Send not armies great and strong,
Neither strength to battle wrong,
But lift his vision to behold
Thy truth already here,
The legions of omnipotence,
The hosts of Thy deliverance.

Awake, O man, and know
Love's all-embracing sphere.

Lord, open my eyes that I may see
Thy presence everywhere,
My dwelling circled by Thy might,
My mountaintop aflame with light,
The shining sentinels of Thy love
Triumphant in this hour.
For Thou with me art greater far
Than all the seeming evils are.

Be still, O heart, and trust
His omnipresent power.

Elizabeth Glass Barlow

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