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A HYMN

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 21, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 39, No. 23.

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A HYMN.

FATHER! before thy gracious throne With humble hearts we bend; Grant that we each in thee may own A faithful Guide and Friend. Whate’er our hearts of mortal ill Thou mayest ordain to know, May we, resigned unto thy will, All murmuring forego.
Help us to serve thee as we ought, With reverence and love, And may each deed, and word, and thought, Tend to our home above. Oh, may we triumph over sin, And break temptation’s chain, While foes without and foes within Assail our souls in vain.
Through changing scenes of joy and woe, As pilgrims here we roam; While broken ties of friendship show That earth is not our home. Were death and change unknown to us, Our hearts would never rise; ’Tis in thy wisdom, Lord, that thus Thou leadst us to the skies.
Help us to consecrate to Thee The talents thou hast lent, Help us mid trials sore, to be Strong, patient, and content. And when the path of life is trod, Our toils and conflicts o’er, Grant us in mercy, O our God, To love and serve thee more.
—Sel.