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“Invictus”
Arguably his best-remembered work is the poem "Invictus", written in 1875. It is said that this was written as a demonstration of his resilience following the amputation of his foot due to tubercular infection.
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley (1849–1903)
This is a poem we all should memorize. Realizing that as Christians we have a truly loving Savior that has our lives in His hand, we still have to do our part. Let us take control through Christ and live our lives to the fullest.
Let us learn to be bloody but unbowed. Let us be unafraid to follow the vision the Lord has given us.
Invictus.
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