English poem
Kindness.
by Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney (1801–1881)
Kindness soothes the bitter anguish, Kindness wipes the falling tear, Kindness cheers us when we languish, Kindness makes a friend more dear. Kindness turns a pain to pleasure, Kindness softens every woe, Kindness is the greatest treasure, That frail man enjoys below. Then how can I, so frail a being, Hope thy kindness to repay, My great weakness plainly seeing, Seeing plainer every day. Oh, I never can repay thee! That I but too plainly see; But I trust thou wilt forgive me, For the love I bear to thee.
More by Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney
- Heaven And Earth.
- In A Season Of Bereavement.
- In This Book
- J. H. On The Death Of His Wife.
- Life's Stages.
- Lines Suggested By The Conversation Of A Brother And Sister In The Chamber Of A Deceased And Highly Valued Parent.
- Lines Suggested By The Presence Of The English Friends, J. And H. C. Backhouse, In America 1831.
- Oh, For A Home Of Rest!