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The Guest of Every Day

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Jan 12, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 2.

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The Guest of Every Day

HOMELY work is mine to-day,— Floors to sweep, and fires to lay, Plates to wash, and clothes to mend,— Work which never seems to end; Yet I pray, Jesus, be my Guest to-day.
Not as One to dwell apart In the spare room of my heart, But as One to whom my prayer May confide the smallest care, Thus I pray, Lord, be thou my Guest to-day!
He reproves me if I fret Over work unfinished yet, Checks me if I make a task Of some work he does not ask; My dear Guest Wishes me to work and rest.
At the closing of the day, When once more my heart shall say, In this busy life of mine: “All the glory, Lord, is thine! Christ, I pray, Be the Guest of every day!” —Selected.