I know not by what method rare,But this I know, God answers prayer.I know that He has given His wordThat tells me prayer is always heardAnd will be answered, soon or late,And so I pray and calmly wait.I know not if the blessing soughtWill come just in the way I thought,But leave my prayers with Him alone,Whose ways are wiser than my own—Assured that He will grant my quest,Or send some answer far more blessed.
He drew a circle that shut me out—Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout; But love and I had the wit to win:We drew a circle that took him in!
Know this, that every soul is free To choose his life and what he'll be,For this eternal truth is given That God will force no man to heaven.He'll call, persuade, direct aright,And bless with wisdom, love, and light,In nameless ways be good and kind,But never force the human mind.