Obedience
Trust him in the common light;
Trust him in the awesome night;
Trust him when the earth doth quake:
Trust him when thy heart doth ache;
Trust him when thy brain doth reel
And thy friend turns on his heel;
Trust him when the way is rough,
Cry not yet,
It is enough
!
But obey with true endeavour,
Else the salt hath lost his savour.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 18, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 329 |
Words | 67 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 4, 2 |
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