Luke 15:23-24 Thou who givest of Thy gladness Till the cup runs o’er— Cup whereof the pilgrim weary Drinks to thirst no more; Not just near me, but within me Is Thy joy divine; Thou, O Lord, hast made Thy dwelling In this heart of mine. Need I that a law should bind me Captive […]
Oh, wonderful, wonderful Word of the Lord! True wisdom its pages unfold, And though we may read them a thousand times o’er They never, no never, grow old! Each line has a treasure, each promise a pearl, That all, if they will, may secure; And we know that when time and the world pass away […]
How gentle God’s commands! How kind His precepts are! Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, And trust His constant care. Beneath His watchful eye His saints securely dwell; That hand which bears all nature up Shall guard His children well. Why should this anxious load Press down your weary mind? Haste to your heavenly […]
Whenever the heart is aching And the days are thick with care; Whenever the worry and trouble Seem more than my soul can bear; Whenever it’s dark and dreary, And the way seems rough before, Turn to one of the sweet old chapters Where the dew and the sun are sweet, And the blossoms of […]
Fear not, though the dangers around thee, Come close and look large and grow great; I will make thee a way through the waters Till their force and their fury abate; I will walk through the furnace beside thee And the flame shall not burn, but refine; I have called thee and I have redeemed […]
Eternity! Eternity! That boundless, soundless, tideless sea, Of mysteries the mystery, What is eternity to me? Infinite bliss or misery, Woe past, woe present, woe to be; The fulness of felicity; These are eternity to me. Two voices from eternity! A voice from heaven comes down to me, A voice from hell breaks dolefully, “Life, […]
We search the world for truth. We cull The good, the true, the beautiful, From graven stone and written scroll, And all old flower fields of the soul; And, weary seekers of the best, We come back laden from our quest, To find that all the sages said Is in the Book our mothers read. […]
If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two, If He came unexpectedly, I wonder what you’d do. Oh, I know you’d give your nicest room to such an honored Guest, And all the food you’d serve to Him would be the very best— And you would keep assuring Him you’re glad […]
Jesus! and shall it ever be, A mortal man ashamed of Thee? Ashamed of Thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine thro’ endless days! Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star; He sheds the beams of light divine O’er this benighted soul of mine. Ashamed of Jesus! that dear Friend […]