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Mary Gardiner Brainard (1837–1905) was an American writer of religious poetry. She was the niece of poet John Gardiner Calkins Brainard.

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β€œI would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light.”
Mary Gardiner Brainard
β€œThat which we look on with unselfish love
And true humility is surely ours,
Even as a lake looks at the stars above
And makes within itself a heaven of stars.”
Mary Gardiner Brainard
β€œI see not a step before me as I tread on another year;
But I ’ve left the Past in God’s keeping,β€”the Future
His mercy shall clear;
And what looks dark in the distance may brighten as I draw near.”

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Mary Gardiner Brainard on Distance

β€œI see not a step before me as I tread on another year; But I've left the Past in God's keeping,β€”the Future His mercy shall clear; And what looks dark in the distance may brighten as I draw near.”
Mary Gardiner Brainard

About Mary Gardiner Brainard

Mary Gardiner Brainard (1837–1905) was an American writer of religious poetry. She was the niece of poet John Gardiner Calkins Brainard.