From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Bio: Francis Rous or Rouse was an English politician and a prominent Puritan. He wrote several theological and devotional works and was also Provost of Eton.
