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The Light That Is Felt

By John Greenleaf Whittier

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A tender child of summers three,     Seeking her little bed at night,     Paused on the dark stair timidly.     "Oh, mother! Take my hand," said she,     "And then the dark will all be light."     We older children grope our way     From dark behind to dark before;     And only when our hands we lay,     Dear Lord, in Thine, the night is day,     And there is darkness nevermore.     Reach downward to the sunless days     Wherein our guides are blind as we,     And faith is small and hope delays;     Take Thou the hands of prayer we raise,     And let us feel the light of Thee

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About John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) was an American Quaker poet and abolitionist whose poems—including "Snow-Bound" and "Barbara Frietchie"—celebrate New England life and moral courage. He was one of the Fireside Poets and a leading voice against slavery.

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