When Gloomy Thoughts and Fears

When gloomy thoughts and fears

The trem­bling heart in­vade

And all the face of na­ture wears

A uni­vers­al shade;

Religion can as­suage

The tem­pest of the soul;

And ev­ery fear shall lose its rage

At her di­vine con­trol.

Through life’s be­wild­ered way

Her hand unerr­ing leads;

And o’er the path her heav­en­ly ray

A cheer­ing lus­ter sheds.

When rea­son

tired and blind

Sinks help­less and afraid

Thou blest sup­port­er of the mind

How pow­er­ful is thine aid!

Oh

let me feel thy pow­er

And find thy sweet re­lief

To bright­en ev­ery gloomy hour

And soft­en ev­ery grief.