Louise Alston Burleigh, "Hope" 1905)
For places unknown,
I will not cease hoping
To kneel at the Throne;
But on through the darkness
Of trouble and care
I go daily praying
To find comfort there.
I will not cease toiling
As days come and go,
I will not cease trying
To conquer the foe,
'Til my frail body weakens
And sinks to the sod
And my soul is uplifted
To anchor with God.
Published in Colored American Magazine, December 1905