English poem
ROBERT SMITH to all the faithful Servants of CHRIST, exhorting them to be strong under Persecution
by John Foxe (1516–1587)
Content thyself with patience, With Christ to bear the cross of pain, Which can and will thee recompense, A thousand fold with joys again Let nothing cause thy heart to fail, Launch out thy boat, haul up thy sail, Put from the shore: And be thou sure thou shalt attain, Unto the port that shall remain For evermore.