A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#457

457. As various as the moon

1 As various as the moon
Is man's estate below:
To his bright day of gladness soon
Succeeds a night go woe.

2 The night of woe resigns
Its darkness and its grief;
Again the morn of comfort shines,
And brings our souls relief.

3 Yet not from fickle chance
These varying scenes arise:
Our dark and brighter hours advance,
By laws supremely wise.

4 God measures out to all
Their lot of good and ill;
Nor this too great, nor that too small,
Ordain'd by heav'n's high will.

5 Hopeful and humble bear
Thy evil and thy good;
Nor by presumption, nor despair,
Weak mortal be subdu'd.

Text Information

• First Line: As various as the moon
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: The Troubles of Life
• Notes: Public Domain.

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