In Deo Speramus
Meagan Peters ’18
In Deo Speramus
ANNA DELAMERCED
when everything else around me
comes crashing down
You stand firm
You are my God
my One True Hope
the anchor of my soul
when everyone else around me
fails to keep their promises
You always stand firm
no one who hopes in You
will ever be put to shame
no one who hopes in You
will ever be put to shame
this i proclaim
no one who hopes in You
will ever be put to shame
this i take in faith
when everything else around me
drags me down
You always pull me up
no one who hopes in You
will ever be put to shame
this i proclaim
this i proclaim
no one who hopes in You
will ever be put to shame
this i take in faith
when everyone tells me not to
still i will sing
In Deo Speramus
In Deo Speramus
no one who hopes in You
will ever be put to shamethis
i take in faith
in nothing else
but in You
in You
in You
alone
Author’s note: The motto of Brown University is In Deo Speramus, which is
Latin for “In God we hope.” For me, In Deo Speramus means that even if
trials come my way, God will never abandon me. This poem is also inspired
by Psalm 25:3, in which King David tells God, “No one who hopes in You will
ever be put to shame.” Sometimes Christians may feel ashamed to declare
that God is their Savior, but we are called not to be ashamed, because God
is our hope. We can hope in God because we know that He stands firm.
Anna Delamerced is a senior concentrating in Public Health.
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