The Eternal Will

There is no thing we cannot overcome.
    Say not thy evil instinct is inherited,
Or that some trait inborn makes thy whole life forlorn,
    And calls down punishment that is not merited.

Back of thy parents and grand-parents lies
    The Great Eternal Will. That, too, is thine
Inheritance; strong, beautiful, divine,
    Sure lever of success for one who tries.

Pry up thy faults with this great lever, Will.
    However deeply bedded in propensity;
However firmly set, I tell thee firmer yet
    Is that vast power that comes from Truth's immensity.

Thou art a part of that strange world, I say.
    Its forces lie within thee, stronger far
Than all thy mortal sins and frailties are.
    Believe thyself divine, and watch, and pray.

There is no noble height thou canst not climb.
    All triumphs may be thine in Time's futurity,
If whatsoe'er thy fault, thou dost not faint or halt,
    But lean upon the staff of God's security.

Earth has no claim the soul can not contest.
    Know thyself part of that Eternal Source,
And naught can stand before thy spirit's force.
    The soul's divine inheritance is best.

Poems of sentiment by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Chicago, IL : W. B. Conkey Company, c1906.

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THE ETERNAL WILL By Ella Wheeler Wilcox There is no thing we cannot overcome. Say not thy evil instinct is inherited, Or that some trait inborn makes thy whole life forlorn, And calls down punishment that is not merited. Back of thy parents and grand-parents lies The Great Eternal Will. That, too, is thine Inheritance; strong, beautiful, divine, Sure lever of success for one who tries. Pry up thy faults with this great lever, Will. However deeply bedded in propensity; However firmly set, I tell thee firmer yet Is that vast power that comes from Truth's immensity. Thou art a part of that strange world, I say. Its forces lie within thee, stronger far Than all thy mortal sins and frailties are. Believe thyself divine, and watch, and pray. There is no noble height thou canst not climb. All triumphs may be thine in Time's futurity, If whatsoe'er thy fault, thou dost not faint or halt, But lean upon the staff of God's security. Earth has no claim the soul can not contest. Know thyself part of that Eternal Source, And naught can stand before thy spirit's force. The soul's divine inheritance is best. Poems of sentiment by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Chicago, IL : W. B. Conkey Company, c1906.

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