'Hidden Light'

Published in Household Words vol. X (26 August 1854), co-author Adelaide Anne Procter.

Dickens, Charles

Procter, Adelaide Anne

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Dickens, Charles and Adelaide Anne Procter. 'Hidden Light.' Household Words, Volume X, p. 37. Dickens Search. Eds. Emily Bell and Lydia Craig. Accessed [date]. https://dickenssearch.com/verse/1854-08-26_Household_Words_Hidden_Light.

I MUCH mistrust the voice
That says all hearts are cold:
That mere self-interest reigns,
And all is bought and bold.

I much mistrust the man
Who will not strive to find
Some latent virtue in
The soul of all mankind.

Yes! If you say the fount
Is seal'd and dry, I know
It needs a wiser hand
To make the waters flow.

If you will still appeal
To Evil rife in all,
I know a demon band
Will answer to your call.

But when the Lord was gone,
The Lord who came to save,
Two Angels fair and bright
Sat watching by the grave.

And from that blessed hour,
With an immortal mien,
In every tomb of Good
Some Angel sits unseen.

The spell to bring it forth?
With lowly gentle mind,
With patient love and trust,
Go seek – and ye shall find!