Who can stop the sun,

Or gather all the rain,

Inhale each gale of wind,

And channel ev'ry pain?

Who can oust the lightning.

Or melt each flake of snow,

Absorb every hailstone,

And conquer ev'ry foe?

"Not I," says Hope the Healing,

"But I will guard your spirit."

"Not I," says Strength the Coping,

"But I will make you bear it."

"Not I," says Faithful Wisdom,

"But I'll protect your heart."

"But I," says Love the Lasting,

"Have helped you from the start."