When my Father was in grade school, about 1906, he had to memorize a poem, I think the name of it was Ship of Faith. If anyone knows this poem I would really like to find it. My Dad went to grade school in Texas.
Janet, that phrase is found in many poems, most notably this one by Sidney Lanier:
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If you could help us with a line or two from the poem, that would help a lot.
Les