Shine out, happy soul, let the spiritual brightness be seen,
How much that clear shining is needed when clouds intervene;
Ever the light of the Master illumeth the way,
Changing the gloom of the valley to beautiful day.
How much that clear shining is needed when clouds intervene;
Ever the light of the Master illumeth the way,
Changing the gloom of the valley to beautiful day.
WHATEVER CHANGES TIME MAY BRING.
Whatever changes time may bring
The promise cannot fail,
The closer to the Word we cling
We struggle, we prevail.
The promise cannot fail,
The closer to the Word we cling
We struggle, we prevail.
The Rock-of-Ages cleft for us
We cannot yield to care,
We cannot stop to fret or fuss,
Nor stoop to court despair.
We cannot yield to care,
We cannot stop to fret or fuss,
Nor stoop to court despair.
We live, to patiently fulfill,
God’s purposes, and find
That what was once against our will
Was meant to be most kind.
God’s purposes, and find
That what was once against our will
Was meant to be most kind.
The Christ who claims us for His own
Now listens while we pray:—
“Dear Lord, we seek to make Thee known,
Be near us day by day.
Now listens while we pray:—
“Dear Lord, we seek to make Thee known,
Be near us day by day.
Give kindly heed the while we plead,
We hunger, hear our cry,
Give us the living bread we need;
Yea, manna from on high.
We hunger, hear our cry,
Give us the living bread we need;
Yea, manna from on high.
Deliver us from evil, bless
And keep us, make us wise,
Give us more perfect happiness
For every hope that dies.
And keep us, make us wise,
Give us more perfect happiness
For every hope that dies.
Oh, leave us not to walk alone,
Our failing strength renew,
Make each believing heart a throne
And sinful thoughts subdue.
Our failing strength renew,
Make each believing heart a throne
And sinful thoughts subdue.
Though earthly troubles oft betide
To self-blind eyes give sight;
A little cloud will surely hide
A thousand rays of light.
To self-blind eyes give sight;
A little cloud will surely hide
A thousand rays of light.
A thousand rays of light divine
Are streaming from above,
Oh, teach us as the stars to shine
With light of Heav’nly Love.”
Are streaming from above,
Oh, teach us as the stars to shine
With light of Heav’nly Love.”
LOOKING TO JESUS.
Looking to Jesus is my joy,
Looking to Him when foes annoy;
Looking to Him, the Father sent,
Looking to Him, I am content.
Looking to Him when foes annoy;
Looking to Him, the Father sent,
Looking to Him, I am content.
Looking to Jesus, courage, soul!
He will the troubled waves control;
Looking to Him to ease my care,
Looking to Him, my cross I bear.
He will the troubled waves control;
Looking to Him to ease my care,
Looking to Him, my cross I bear.
Looking to Jesus, peace is mine;
Looking to Jesus, friend divine,
Looking to Jesus, all is bright,
Looking to Him, my life, my light.
Looking to Jesus, friend divine,
Looking to Jesus, all is bright,
Looking to Him, my life, my light.
I NEITHER FAINT NOR FEAR.
I neither faint nor fear,
Whatever is, is best;
The page of conscience clear,
My feet have onward pressed,
Whatever is, is best;
The page of conscience clear,
My feet have onward pressed,
I neither faint nor fear
When in the tempest’s track,
A storm cloud’s brief career
Can never turn me back.
When in the tempest’s track,
A storm cloud’s brief career
Can never turn me back.
I neither faint nor fear,
Nor would my steps retrace;
The way indeed were drear,
Could I desert my place.
I neither faint nor fear,
But trust Omnipotence;
The Master I revere,
My shield and sure defence.
Nor would my steps retrace;
The way indeed were drear,
Could I desert my place.
I neither faint nor fear,
But trust Omnipotence;
The Master I revere,
My shield and sure defence.
I neither faint nor fear,
With Him am I content;
To Christ would I adhere,
For Him would I be spent.
I neither faint nor fear
For He sustains my soul;
He bids me persevere;
He leads me to the goal.
With Him am I content;
To Christ would I adhere,
For Him would I be spent.
I neither faint nor fear
For He sustains my soul;
He bids me persevere;
He leads me to the goal.
I neither faint nor fear,
Although these hands are weak;
Although the night is drear,
A gracious dawn I seek.
I neither faint nor fear,
Whatever is, is best;
May I one heart but cheer,
To God I leave the rest.
Although these hands are weak;
Although the night is drear,
A gracious dawn I seek.
I neither faint nor fear,
Whatever is, is best;
May I one heart but cheer,
To God I leave the rest.
EASTER-TIDE.
Brightest sunshine, sweetest flowers,
Welcome in the Easter-tide;
What a blessed work is ours
Lifting up The Crucified:
Pointing to the rock fresh riven,
To the grave-clothes cast aside,
Grand the proof that Christ has given,
He is living though He died.
Welcome in the Easter-tide;
What a blessed work is ours
Lifting up The Crucified:
Pointing to the rock fresh riven,
To the grave-clothes cast aside,
Grand the proof that Christ has given,
He is living though He died.
Brightest sunshine, sweetest flowers,
Gracious gifts of Easter-tide
What a joyful work is ours
Lifting up The Crucified;
Showing Him as in a vision,
Stand triumphant o’er the grave:
From the sepulchre’s cold prison
He is risen, He will save.
Gracious gifts of Easter-tide
What a joyful work is ours
Lifting up The Crucified;
Showing Him as in a vision,
Stand triumphant o’er the grave:
From the sepulchre’s cold prison
He is risen, He will save.
HOWEVER HIGH THE AIM.
I cannot do the half that I desire
However high the aim the hands will tire;
However long the journey, do my best,
Though eager still to climb, the feet must rest.
Perhaps when hope is baffled it is meant
To teach the fuller meaning of content;
Countless are the blessings I must miss
Unless I keep the path to endless bliss.
However high the aim the hands will tire;
However long the journey, do my best,
Though eager still to climb, the feet must rest.
Perhaps when hope is baffled it is meant
To teach the fuller meaning of content;
Countless are the blessings I must miss
Unless I keep the path to endless bliss.
HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP.
He giveth his beloved sleep
And sweetly shall they rest.
Oh, we must ceaseless vigil keep
If we would bear the test.
To-day is ours for good or ill
And if we now obey,
His promises he will fulfill
And wipe our tears away.
And sweetly shall they rest.
Oh, we must ceaseless vigil keep
If we would bear the test.
To-day is ours for good or ill
And if we now obey,
His promises he will fulfill
And wipe our tears away.
AS WE ARE.
God knows us as we are, and as we fain would be;
How great, how grand our work, if we the end could see;
We feel within the soul the strength to rise above
The pressing cares of earth, upborne, upheld by love.
How great, how grand our work, if we the end could see;
We feel within the soul the strength to rise above
The pressing cares of earth, upborne, upheld by love.
God knows us as we are, whatever we may do
The strivings of the heart lie open to His view;
He sees our present place, the height we may attain,
He bids us persevere, nor hope, nor live in vain.
The strivings of the heart lie open to His view;
He sees our present place, the height we may attain,
He bids us persevere, nor hope, nor live in vain.
God knows us as we are, He listens when we speak
And blesses ev’ry plan to help the poor, the weak;
Is quick to cheer the faint, the willing feet direct,
Goes with us all the way to comfort, to protect.
And blesses ev’ry plan to help the poor, the weak;
Is quick to cheer the faint, the willing feet direct,
Goes with us all the way to comfort, to protect.
God knows us as we are; His loving kindness gave
A conqueror to snatch sweet victory from the grave.
In Him alone we stand triumphant, evermore,
For He will lead us home, through Christ, the Living Door.
A conqueror to snatch sweet victory from the grave.
In Him alone we stand triumphant, evermore,
For He will lead us home, through Christ, the Living Door.
CAN THE WILLING HANDS BE WEARY?
Can the willing hands be weary?
When they carry sweetest cheer,
Into lives too dark and dreary
Lives too oft beset by fear;
Lives whose only glimpse of pleasure
It is blessed to bestow.
There are gifts we may not measure,
Gifts that only love may know.
When they carry sweetest cheer,
Into lives too dark and dreary
Lives too oft beset by fear;
Lives whose only glimpse of pleasure
It is blessed to bestow.
There are gifts we may not measure,
Gifts that only love may know.
Can our hurried footsteps falter
When we do a kindly deed?
Can a trifle serve to alter
What would save a soul in need?
Can we pause to weigh the chances,
Or refuse to heed each call?
Lo, a pleasant word enhances
Just the treasure gift of all.
When we do a kindly deed?
Can a trifle serve to alter
What would save a soul in need?
Can we pause to weigh the chances,
Or refuse to heed each call?
Lo, a pleasant word enhances
Just the treasure gift of all.
In the gift, behold the giver
Deeds perpetuate a thought,
Let us hasten to deliver
What can never be forgot.
Offer “oil of joy” for sadness,
Speed a brother on his way,
Fill some fainting heart with gladness;
Scatter sunshine while we may.
Deeds perpetuate a thought,
Let us hasten to deliver
What can never be forgot.
Offer “oil of joy” for sadness,
Speed a brother on his way,
Fill some fainting heart with gladness;
Scatter sunshine while we may.
THE MESSAGE SO SWEET.
There is nothing can be half so precious to me,
When my spirit by care is oppressed;
As the message so sweet, it is bliss to repeat:—
“Come, come unto me, and rest.”
When my spirit by care is oppressed;
As the message so sweet, it is bliss to repeat:—
“Come, come unto me, and rest.”
Jesus leads me aright, turneth darkness to light,
Sheds the halo of peace o’er my breast
Oh, the message so sweet, it is bliss to repeat;—
“Come, come unto me, and rest.”
Sheds the halo of peace o’er my breast
Oh, the message so sweet, it is bliss to repeat;—
“Come, come unto me, and rest.”
He is calling to me, His salvation is free,
Shall I linger, weak, sinful, distressed?
Oh, the message so sweet, it is bliss to repeat:—
“Come, come unto me, and rest.”
Shall I linger, weak, sinful, distressed?
Oh, the message so sweet, it is bliss to repeat:—
“Come, come unto me, and rest.”
He is calling me now, in His presence I bow,
All His love and His goodness confessed
Oh, the message so sweet, it is bliss to repeat:—
“Come, come unto me, and rest.”
All His love and His goodness confessed
Oh, the message so sweet, it is bliss to repeat:—
“Come, come unto me, and rest.”
I will work, I will sing, for my Saviour, my King;
And of gifts I will bring Him the best;
Oh, the message so sweet, it is bliss to repeat:—
“Come, come unto me, and rest.”
And of gifts I will bring Him the best;
Oh, the message so sweet, it is bliss to repeat:—
“Come, come unto me, and rest.”
SERVICE.
The smallest service we can do,
With seal of Love-Divine,
Will oft the fainting faith renew,
The heart to God incline.
We are not left to work alone,
We stand as servants true;
Each little kindly action known,
By Him we may not view.
With seal of Love-Divine,
Will oft the fainting faith renew,
The heart to God incline.
We are not left to work alone,
We stand as servants true;
Each little kindly action known,
By Him we may not view.
RISEN TO-DAY.
The sepulchre stone, fit emblem of pride,
Light as the thistle-down wafted aside
Send the glad tidings as far as you may,
Jesus, The Master, is risen to-day.
Light as the thistle-down wafted aside
Send the glad tidings as far as you may,
Jesus, The Master, is risen to-day.
Happy the Marys, obeying His voice,
Bidding His weeping disciples rejoice.
Lost on the mountains, or rocked by the deep,
Jesus will find us and wake us from sleep.
Bidding His weeping disciples rejoice.
Lost on the mountains, or rocked by the deep,
Jesus will find us and wake us from sleep.
Hail Him, oh, Christians, the Hope of the world,
Over all nations His banner unfurled
Pure as the lilies, more tender than prayer,
Jesus is willing our burdens to bear.
Over all nations His banner unfurled
Pure as the lilies, more tender than prayer,
Jesus is willing our burdens to bear.
Willing our burdens to bear, may His love
Keep us and lead us to mansions above.
Send the glad tidings as far as you may.
Jesus, The Master, is risen to-day.
Keep us and lead us to mansions above.
Send the glad tidings as far as you may.
Jesus, The Master, is risen to-day.
ANOTHER’S PLACE.
As none can fill another’s place
We must be faithful as we can,
And magnify the work of grace
The wisdom of the wondrous plan.
We must be kind as kind can be,
Or some poor pilgrim fails of bliss;
And who would wilfully decree
That others should a blessing miss?
We must be faithful as we can,
And magnify the work of grace
The wisdom of the wondrous plan.
We must be kind as kind can be,
Or some poor pilgrim fails of bliss;
And who would wilfully decree
That others should a blessing miss?
We must be true, for eager eyes
Are gazing on us day by day,
They gladly honest worth apprize,
We must be true and watch and pray.
Be true, and good, and strong, and brave,
However difficult the case;
For there are countless souls to save
And none can fill another’s place.
Are gazing on us day by day,
They gladly honest worth apprize,
We must be true and watch and pray.
Be true, and good, and strong, and brave,
However difficult the case;
For there are countless souls to save
And none can fill another’s place.
A thousand people come and go
And thousands follow as they may,
But none another’s grief may know
And none his debt of love repay.
Although the throng is moving fast,
We quickly scan it for a face
That smiled upon us in the past;
Oh, who can fill another’s place?
And thousands follow as they may,
But none another’s grief may know
And none his debt of love repay.
Although the throng is moving fast,
We quickly scan it for a face
That smiled upon us in the past;
Oh, who can fill another’s place?
The smallest talents rightly use;
A word in season joy to speak;
’Mid want and sorrow, swift to choose
The upward path, however bleak.
Beyond the clouds the light is clear
Whose cheering presence we would trace,
In humble sphere, in proud career,
Oh, who can fill another’s place?
A word in season joy to speak;
’Mid want and sorrow, swift to choose
The upward path, however bleak.
Beyond the clouds the light is clear
Whose cheering presence we would trace,
In humble sphere, in proud career,
Oh, who can fill another’s place?
In humble sphere, in proud career,
The vital verdict is the same,
And those who nobly persevere
This great eternal truth proclaim:—
The true, the good, the strong, the brave,
With patience run life’s little race
For there are countless souls to save
And none can fill another’s place.
The vital verdict is the same,
And those who nobly persevere
This great eternal truth proclaim:—
The true, the good, the strong, the brave,
With patience run life’s little race
For there are countless souls to save
And none can fill another’s place.
THE WINDOW OF LIFE.
I looked from the window of life where I stood,
I looked on the world and I saw it was good;
I looked at myself and was sorely aggrieved,
Could this be the being in whom I believed?
I looked on the world and I saw it was good;
I looked at myself and was sorely aggrieved,
Could this be the being in whom I believed?
I looked from the window of life, and behold
A record of deeds many centuries old;
Such pleasures as once would have given delight
No longer the heart of the nation’s invite.
A record of deeds many centuries old;
Such pleasures as once would have given delight
No longer the heart of the nation’s invite.
I look from the window of life where I stand.
The prospect unfolding before me is grand;
Determined to follow where loyalty leads
Must meet the reward that all others exceeds.
The prospect unfolding before me is grand;
Determined to follow where loyalty leads
Must meet the reward that all others exceeds.
I look from the window of life and I find
The years have been wasted because I was blind,
For surely no clear sighted soul could reject
Those paths which the glories of heaven reflect.
The years have been wasted because I was blind,
For surely no clear sighted soul could reject
Those paths which the glories of heaven reflect.
I look from the window of life and I see
The sweep of the future, how broad it may be;
The hills and the valleys alike will be fair,
If only the leader who loves me is there.
The sweep of the future, how broad it may be;
The hills and the valleys alike will be fair,
If only the leader who loves me is there.
I look from the window of life and I know
Sweet joy will be with me where ever I go;
How pleasant to follow where Jesus will guide,
Content if I may in His shadow abide.
Sweet joy will be with me where ever I go;
How pleasant to follow where Jesus will guide,
Content if I may in His shadow abide.
THOU ART MINE.
“Thou art mine!” Blessed word from the Father above,
It speaks to my heart of His infinite love;
When I faint ’neath my load, the message divine,
Brings peace to my soul:—“Thou art mine! Thou art mine.”
It speaks to my heart of His infinite love;
When I faint ’neath my load, the message divine,
Brings peace to my soul:—“Thou art mine! Thou art mine.”
“Thou art mine!” Though the tempest is raging around,
In Him, and Him only, a refuge is found,
No force can subdue Him, no fetters confine,
And has He not said:—“Thou art mine! Thou art mine.”
In Him, and Him only, a refuge is found,
No force can subdue Him, no fetters confine,
And has He not said:—“Thou art mine! Thou art mine.”
“Thou art mine!” When temptations my pathway beset,
His merciful kindness I cannot forget.
The sun may be hidden, but soon it will shine,
He calls me by name:—“Thou art mine! Thou art mine.”
His merciful kindness I cannot forget.
The sun may be hidden, but soon it will shine,
He calls me by name:—“Thou art mine! Thou art mine.”
“Thou art mine!” With afflictions confronting the soul,
The billows of trouble are His, to control.
Beside the still waters He bids me recline
And lovingly says:—“Thou art mine! Thou art mine.”
The billows of trouble are His, to control.
Beside the still waters He bids me recline
And lovingly says:—“Thou art mine! Thou art mine.”
THE MERRY BELLS.
The merry bells are ringing,
Good will is in the air;
Our hearts are singing, singing,
And joy is everywhere.
There is pleasure for the lowly,
There is pleasure for the high,
The day so holy, holy,
Now lingers in the sky.
Good will is in the air;
Our hearts are singing, singing,
And joy is everywhere.
There is pleasure for the lowly,
There is pleasure for the high,
The day so holy, holy,
Now lingers in the sky.
FOLLOW JESUS.
If we try to follow Jesus He will lead our steps aright,
He will lead us out of darkness into fields of living light.
Little hands can work for Jesus, little feet love-errands run;
Little voices speak His praises; little ears can hear “well done.”
He will lead us out of darkness into fields of living light.
Little hands can work for Jesus, little feet love-errands run;
Little voices speak His praises; little ears can hear “well done.”
Sweet the voice that sings for Jesus, kind the eye content to see,
All the beauties of a service that will keep us pure and free.
Little forms can lean on Jesus, little lives He will enfold,
Little arms shall draw Him nearer and in His dear cause be bold.
All the beauties of a service that will keep us pure and free.
Little forms can lean on Jesus, little lives He will enfold,
Little arms shall draw Him nearer and in His dear cause be bold.
Little hearts are wise in trusting, they delight in being true,
Bring the little ones to Jesus and He will their strength renew.
Let us aim to find Him early in the life as in the day,
Never soul in seeking Jesus, ever yet was turned away.
Bring the little ones to Jesus and He will their strength renew.
Let us aim to find Him early in the life as in the day,
Never soul in seeking Jesus, ever yet was turned away.
Never prayer the Christian uttered though ’t was whispered word by word,
Asking Him for help or guidance but the Ear Divine has heard.
When He hears expect an answer; God’s own promise cannot fail,
We must ask in faith, believing, and by faith alone prevail.
Asking Him for help or guidance but the Ear Divine has heard.
When He hears expect an answer; God’s own promise cannot fail,
We must ask in faith, believing, and by faith alone prevail.
THE BRIGHT SIDE.
The bright side
Is the right side,
The side we seek to see.
The wrong way,
Is a long way,
And will not make us free.
Is the right side,
The side we seek to see.
The wrong way,
Is a long way,
And will not make us free.
The right side,
Is the light side,
The side that mirror’s bliss;
The wrong way,
Is a long way,
And one we cannot miss.
Is the light side,
The side that mirror’s bliss;
The wrong way,
Is a long way,
And one we cannot miss.
The right side
Is the white side,
Where nothing dark can tread;
The wrong way
Is a long way,
Beset by foes we dread.
Is the white side,
Where nothing dark can tread;
The wrong way
Is a long way,
Beset by foes we dread.
The bright side,
Not the night side
Will cheer the weary eye;
By fair ways,
There are stair ways
To homes beyond the sky.
Not the night side
Will cheer the weary eye;
By fair ways,
There are stair ways
To homes beyond the sky.
WE SHALL MEET AGAIN.
Blest be the tie,
As we say good-bye
That unites our hearts in love;
With the past made plain
We shall meet again,
We shall meet again above.
As we say good-bye
That unites our hearts in love;
With the past made plain
We shall meet again,
We shall meet again above.
We look away
To the happy day,
When we all shall walk by sight;
With the past made plain,
We shall meet again,
In the land of life and light.
To the happy day,
When we all shall walk by sight;
With the past made plain,
We shall meet again,
In the land of life and light.
THE EMPTY LIFE.
Empty is a life without Christ. It lacks motive power.
In the press of worldly matters the soul loses its assurance. It is like a locomotive when the steam is shut off. It stops.
Assurance in the love of God, keeps a man in motion. It sends him hither and thither. Makes him a profitable servant.
He works. To work he must have strength. To work he must eat. He feeds on the bread of life. He drinks of the water of life. He has enough and to spare. Happy is he.
Doubt creeps in. Losing his hold on Christ, he loses all. Suppose death should find him now.
A LIVING LORD.
“The Lord liveth,” in Him will I trust. God is my strength. He hath given me the shield of salvation. His gentleness hath made me great. Compassed about by troubles and temptations He delivers me. The last enemy of man has been conquered by Him. Death is vanquished by the Son of God.
He makes with us an everlasting covenant. David says: “He delivered me from my strong enemy.” How many of us have a strong enemy? An enemy difficult to subdue? One we cannot subdue without help from on high?
“Come and let us return unto the Lord. He will revive us and raise us up. We shall live in His sight.”
“The wise shall understand these things. The ways of the Lord are right and the just shall walk in them.”
“Seek good and not evil that ye may live.” Here we have a warning and a command, a threat and a promise.
Godliness is profitable unto all, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
To-day, if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.”
“HAVE FELLOWSHIP ONE WITH ANOTHER.”
When our souls are at one with the Lord Jesus, we come into fellowship with His people. Spiritually renewed, we give ourselves to Him and are baptized. Through the church-visible opens our grandest opportunity of making Him manifest to mankind.
We can all be “pillars in the temple of our God.”
We can all pray, They that dwell in the secret place of the Most High, abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
We can all speak of the living bread which came down from Heaven. If we eat of that bread we shall live forever.
There is no true happiness apart from Christ. May we be, as lights, shining for Him, in many a darkened home.
FOLLOWING JESUS.
We have a work to do. We are Christ’s representatives. We must partake of the Christly character.
We are His witnesses. Witnesses of His power and of His saving grace. It is ours to tell of His wonderful goodness to the children of men. We tremble when we recognize the magnitude of the responsibility which rests upon us. As our day, so shall our strength be.
If we fail to show Him forth in our daily lives, we break the covenant into which we joyfully entered such a little while ago.
It is ours to be zealous in His service. Faithful unto death, we shall receive a crown of life.
We are trusting in The Word, may we lead others to see, that The Word is truth.
We are leaning on the promises. May we encourage others to do the same.
Steadfast followers of the Lord Jesus; if we work with Him and walk with Him, we shall also reign with Him.
THE CHRISTIAN’S HOPE.
We as Christians, have much to gain, from faith, obedience, patience, mercy, love.
We suffer, that we may attain eternal bliss. No trusting soul shall fail of its reward.
Friends who were with us yesterday are gone to-day. We pray. We weep. At the feet of Jesus comfort comes to us.
We remember what our Saviour has done for us and look beyond the present, rejoicing in the glory which shall be revealed.
When things temporal have passed away, we go home to God, to abide forever.
COMING ONCE MORE.
The moments we give to Our Brother,
Must ever be moments well spent,
The riches bestowed on another
Are riches the Father has lent,
Be ready to tell the Old Story
So potent new life to infuse,
In seeking to live to His glory
Go on in the paths He would choose.
Must ever be moments well spent,
The riches bestowed on another
Are riches the Father has lent,
Be ready to tell the Old Story
So potent new life to infuse,
In seeking to live to His glory
Go on in the paths He would choose.
The words we are leaving unspoken
Might welcome a soul to the light,
The bondage of Satan once broken
How all the dark places grow bright.
The fruitage of prayer is a blessing,
It never is offered in vain,
The truth we are gladly confessing
Will grandly Love’s purpose maintain.
Might welcome a soul to the light,
The bondage of Satan once broken
How all the dark places grow bright.
The fruitage of prayer is a blessing,
It never is offered in vain,
The truth we are gladly confessing
Will grandly Love’s purpose maintain.
The talents devoted to Jesus
Are talents the wisest improve.
Imprisoned, believing, He frees us:
While sin runs along in a groove.
Our standard no foeman can alter,
Lo, faith bears us up as on wings.
None born of The Spirit may falter,
For fair is the promise He brings.
Are talents the wisest improve.
Imprisoned, believing, He frees us:
While sin runs along in a groove.
Our standard no foeman can alter,
Lo, faith bears us up as on wings.
None born of The Spirit may falter,
For fair is the promise He brings.
Be instant in trusting and giving.
Man cannot in justice withhold,
Those tithes that belong to right living;
Be earnest, and steadfast, and bold.
In fullness of time of His kindness
The Saviour is coming once more,
He pities the world in its blindness
And enters each wide open door.
Man cannot in justice withhold,
Those tithes that belong to right living;
Be earnest, and steadfast, and bold.
In fullness of time of His kindness
The Saviour is coming once more,
He pities the world in its blindness
And enters each wide open door.
THE PRESENT.
The present, only, is ours;
We cannot recall the past
Song’s and sunshine and flowers,
Are pleasant, but do they last?
We cannot recall the past
Song’s and sunshine and flowers,
Are pleasant, but do they last?
The dollar we earn to-day,
Is more than a million spent;
The one has vanished away,
The other may bring content.
Is more than a million spent;
The one has vanished away,
The other may bring content.
A loving word, like the dew
To the rose, revives the heart.
A blessing awaits the true;
Feeling is higher than art.
To the rose, revives the heart.
A blessing awaits the true;
Feeling is higher than art.
The present improved is bliss,
The bliss that fore’er abides;
In a fairer world than this,
Where never an ill betides.
The bliss that fore’er abides;
In a fairer world than this,
Where never an ill betides.
BE FAITHFUL.
Be faithful soldiers, fearing not,
What traitors may disclose;
There is a purpose in our lot
More powerful than foes.
What traitors may disclose;
There is a purpose in our lot
More powerful than foes.
If we could once peruse life’s page,
[A blurred and blotted scroll,]
The failures would our thought engage
Though fled beyond control.
[A blurred and blotted scroll,]
The failures would our thought engage
Though fled beyond control.
If we could once life’s page peruse,
Each loss returned, a gain,
Would give such wisdom as accrues
From knowledge, bought of pain.
Each loss returned, a gain,
Would give such wisdom as accrues
From knowledge, bought of pain.
We never know what we can do;
The problems none attempt
Now lying open to our view,
Have meanings little dreamt.
The problems none attempt
Now lying open to our view,
Have meanings little dreamt.
We gird our armor on to meet
The enemy’s advance;
But in the frenzy of retreat,
Too often yield to chance,
The enemy’s advance;
But in the frenzy of retreat,
Too often yield to chance,
Stand ready; boldly face the front;
Press on and on: prevail.
Be brave to bear the battle’s brunt;
The hero cannot fail.
Press on and on: prevail.
Be brave to bear the battle’s brunt;
The hero cannot fail.
WHY WILL YE DIE?
Why will ye die?
Why will ye die?
With sin the world is rife,
But there is one who draweth nigh:
He brings eternal life.
Why will ye die?
With sin the world is rife,
But there is one who draweth nigh:
He brings eternal life.
Eternal life!
Eternal life!
How gentle is the voice,
That calls thee from the toil and strife:—
“My child, repent! Rejoice!”
Eternal life!
How gentle is the voice,
That calls thee from the toil and strife:—
“My child, repent! Rejoice!”
Repent! Rejoice!
Repent! Rejoice!
Oh, bid Him enter in.
By making Jesus Christ our choice,
Love’s fair reward we win.
Repent! Rejoice!
Oh, bid Him enter in.
By making Jesus Christ our choice,
Love’s fair reward we win.
THE TESTING TIME.
When Trouble frowns upon our way
And still we bravely overcome,
The griefs besieging us each day;
Desirous as best we may,
To bear the duties burdensome.
And still we bravely overcome,
The griefs besieging us each day;
Desirous as best we may,
To bear the duties burdensome.
When clouds obscure the sunny sky,
When Sorrow surges o’er the heart;
When Pain’s dread presence hovers nigh,
Faith must triumph then, or die,
She conquers when we do our part!
When Sorrow surges o’er the heart;
When Pain’s dread presence hovers nigh,
Faith must triumph then, or die,
She conquers when we do our part!
The slowest feet were meant to climb;
The humblest life can honor God.
The present is the testing time
Forward Soul to heights sublime!
Thy work is here and not abroad.
The humblest life can honor God.
The present is the testing time
Forward Soul to heights sublime!
Thy work is here and not abroad.
LIGHT.
How could we work if once we knew
Just what for us in store,
The future holds; would we be true
And better than before?
Could we go forward fearing not,
To life’s results disclose?
Or would we tremble at a lot,
Where rue displaced the rose?
Just what for us in store,
The future holds; would we be true
And better than before?
Could we go forward fearing not,
To life’s results disclose?
Or would we tremble at a lot,
Where rue displaced the rose?
Courageous to the present meet,
Or woe or bliss it brings;
Confront its joys, its pleasures sweet,
Its hopes, its sufferings.
A soul, improving moments well,
Need never dread the days;
The space is small wherein we dwell,
But broader than our gaze.
Or woe or bliss it brings;
Confront its joys, its pleasures sweet,
Its hopes, its sufferings.
A soul, improving moments well,
Need never dread the days;
The space is small wherein we dwell,
But broader than our gaze.
The space is small but if we list,
Its limits will expand.
Each enemy of right resist
And gauge the hour’s demand.
To-morrow’s page we cannot read,
To-day alone is bright;
Each point to conscience we concede
Returns to us, as light.
Its limits will expand.
Each enemy of right resist
And gauge the hour’s demand.
To-morrow’s page we cannot read,
To-day alone is bright;
Each point to conscience we concede
Returns to us, as light.
IF A WORK IS WORTH THE DOING.
If a work is worth the doing
It is worth the doing well.
When a noble aim pursuing
Never have an idle spell.
There is danger in delaying
And a man may win his case,
By attention he is paying
To the language of a face.
It is worth the doing well.
When a noble aim pursuing
Never have an idle spell.
There is danger in delaying
And a man may win his case,
By attention he is paying
To the language of a face.
There are records fate impresses
In the lines upon a brow.
Silence often times confesses
More than wisdom would allow.
Could we read the future’s pages
We would hope’s incentive lose;
The experience of ages
Should ambition’s fire infuse.
In the lines upon a brow.
Silence often times confesses
More than wisdom would allow.
Could we read the future’s pages
We would hope’s incentive lose;
The experience of ages
Should ambition’s fire infuse.
Could we see the path before us
See the forces we must lead,
See the tempests hanging o’er us
[How the willing feet must bleed.]
See the trials daily coming,
Coming to the patience try;
In the knowledge, vast, benumbing,
Happiness would pass us by.
See the forces we must lead,
See the tempests hanging o’er us
[How the willing feet must bleed.]
See the trials daily coming,
Coming to the patience try;
In the knowledge, vast, benumbing,
Happiness would pass us by.
Quick to reckon up the losses;
Ready to forget our gains.
It is ever little crosses,
That the greatest love constrains.
We who baffle mighty issues,
Measure moments by their length:
There are hosts of tiny tissues
Most amazing in their strength.
Ready to forget our gains.
It is ever little crosses,
That the greatest love constrains.
We who baffle mighty issues,
Measure moments by their length:
There are hosts of tiny tissues
Most amazing in their strength.
TAKE THY STAND.
God’s voice is saying:—“Find thy place,
Make haste to take thy stand.
I am thy shield; My saving grace
Sustains thee. Take My hand.
In times of trial find thy strength,
In Me. Build on the rock,
Christ Jesus. Thou shalt know at length,
My mercy, only knock!”
Make haste to take thy stand.
I am thy shield; My saving grace
Sustains thee. Take My hand.
In times of trial find thy strength,
In Me. Build on the rock,
Christ Jesus. Thou shalt know at length,
My mercy, only knock!”
FATHER, ACCEPT OUR THANKS.
Father, accept our thanks
For blessings, heaven-lent.
We march with broken ranks,
When joy and woe are blent.
We march, as march we must,
Subject to Thy command.
Can we forsake our trust
Upheld by Thy right hand?
For blessings, heaven-lent.
We march with broken ranks,
When joy and woe are blent.
We march, as march we must,
Subject to Thy command.
Can we forsake our trust
Upheld by Thy right hand?
Father, we turn to Thee
’Mid shadows drear and dark;
Thy breath alone is free
To fan the vital spark,
Until its light illumes
The vast arcade of years;
And some fair lily blooms
Where men saw only tears.
’Mid shadows drear and dark;
Thy breath alone is free
To fan the vital spark,
Until its light illumes
The vast arcade of years;
And some fair lily blooms
Where men saw only tears.
We cannot walk alone,
However bright the way.
A seed of kindness sown
Shall gracious largess pay.
Our sight is poor and weak,
Apart from Sight-Divine;
Direct us, for we seek
No other will than Thine.
However bright the way.
A seed of kindness sown
Shall gracious largess pay.
Our sight is poor and weak,
Apart from Sight-Divine;
Direct us, for we seek
No other will than Thine.
Attentive is Thy ear;
Encourage when we call;
The clouds shall disappear,
We conquer as did Paul.
Eternal rest is won,
Where nothing ill betides;
His race is nobly run,
Who in the Lord confides.
Encourage when we call;
The clouds shall disappear,
We conquer as did Paul.
Eternal rest is won,
Where nothing ill betides;
His race is nobly run,
Who in the Lord confides.
We know we cannot do
The simplest duty well;
Our failing strength renew,
Sweet bliss from pain compel.
Be with us as we meet
To study Thy desire;
Come and Thy work complete,
Our feeble hearts inspire.
The simplest duty well;
Our failing strength renew,
Sweet bliss from pain compel.
Be with us as we meet
To study Thy desire;
Come and Thy work complete,
Our feeble hearts inspire.
Inspire our feeble hearts,
To carry out Thy will.
The fear of man departs.
When we, Thy laws, fulfill.
Help us, dear Lord, intent,
To glorify Thy name;
The Son Himself was sent,
To emphasize Thy claim.
To carry out Thy will.
The fear of man departs.
When we, Thy laws, fulfill.
Help us, dear Lord, intent,
To glorify Thy name;
The Son Himself was sent,
To emphasize Thy claim.