And the rising doubt, too.
Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh;
Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear.
To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh,
Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.
Yep, Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart was one of the songs we sang in church tonight.
That is quite the stanza — so pertinent to me!
I’m just noticing, though, that the author seemed to think the patience learned through unanswered prayer would check both rising doubts and rebel sighs.
Oh. My.
It seems I’ve certainly had plenty of some of those…