When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.

When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.

Despair ruins some, presumption many.

Despair ruins some, presumption many.

Darkness our guide, Despair our leader was.

Darkness our guide, Despair our leader was.

What we call despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

What we call despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

I will indulge my sorrows, and give way
To all the pangs and fury of despair.

I will indulge my sorrows, and give way
To all the pangs and fury of despair.

The name of the Slough was Despond.

The name of the Slough was Despond.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven

Despair of ever being saved, "except thou be born again," or of
seeing God "without holiness," or of having read more

Despair of ever being saved, "except thou be born again," or of
seeing God "without holiness," or of having part in Christ except
thou "love him above father, mother, or thy own life." This kind
of despair is one of the first steps to heaven.