Deliverance From A Fit Of Fainting

by Anne Bradstreet — a poem card from Justes Mots

A devotional poem commemorating recovery from a near-fatal fainting spell, expressing gratitude to God for restoration and renewed life. Bradstreet uses the fragile image of a spider's web to emphasize her former helplessness and God's merciful intervention. The poem balances acknowledgment of weakness with faith and commits the speaker to a life of praise and fruitfulness.

Worthy art Thou, O Lord, of praise,
But ah! It's not in me.
My sinking heart I pray Thee raise
So shall I give it Thee.

My life as spider's webb's cut off,
Thus fainting have I said,
And living man no more shall see…

Themes: sympathy · grief · encouragement · reflection