| Notes |
- Poem Written by Record: "William Benton Chamberlain"
Record: "Mary Elizabeth CHAMBERLAIN" seems to have sent it to her nephew Record: "Tom Chamberlain" (and Tom's wife and 4 children) perhaps in the 1950s, and then later sent to her great niece Debbie
References Isaiah 30:15
“For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.”
Record: "Strength Through Repose"
In quietness and confidence thy strength shall be:
Wait thou on God and his salvation see:
Thus shall they soul in firmest peace abide,
Kept by His power who walketh at thy side.
Our souls unquiet oft thou seest, Lord.
We faint at trifles, and forget thy word --
"My peace I leave you"; grant us this to know
And naught shall daunt us wheresoe'er we go.
Thou art our portion, thou our strength, O God.
Nor need we ever faint beneath our load;
For underneath the Everlasting Arm!
What terror can affright, what power can harm?
Thy quietness and peace our strength shall be.
In confidence we'll wait thy light to see;
The go with courage our appointed length,
Till we shall come to Thee, our Peace, our Strength.
written Christmas Night 1887
William B. Chamberlain
- sender: Record: "Mary Elizabeth CHAMBERLAIN"
recipient: Record: "Deborah CHAMBERLAIN"
topic: Poem written by Record: "William Benton CHAMBERLAIN" along with card and photo
Aunt Mary sent a note to her great-niece Debbie Price in 1977, shared a copy of a poem that her father, William Benton Chamberlain had written, along with a photo of 3 as yet unidentified men, and a dog.
The 3 men could be her brothers - she had 4 who survived childhood.
|
