Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807-1892 Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #9 (1993) Meter: 8.6.8.6.6.8.8.6 Lyrics: 1 No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope or fear;
but, grateful, take the good I find,
the best of now and here.
I break my pilgrim staff,
I lay aside the toiling oar;
the angel sought so far away
I welcome at my door.
2 For all the jarring notes of life
seem blending in a psalm,
and all the angles of its strife
slow rounding into calm.
And so the shadows fall apart,
and so the west winds play;
and all the windows of my heart
I open to the day. Topics: Transcending Mystery and Wonder The Celebration of Life; The Eternal Now; Morning; Serenity Languages: English Tune Title: VAN DIEMAN'S LAND
No Longer Forward nor Behind