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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Dec 6, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 48.

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Nearer Thee

By Mrs. M. C. Sollars

By Mrs. M. C. Sollars
NEARER, Saviour, nearer Thee— This my earnest prayer shall be; Come, abide Thou, heavenly Guest; Bless me, and I shall be blessed.
Bless, that others may be blessed With Thine everlasting rest. Blessings for the sad and lone, Give; Thou canst not give a stone.
Brighter things than earth had given, Joys for which my soul had striven, Foretaste, here, of heavenly things, Such as earthland never brings.
O, thou messenger of light, Robed in garments pure and white, Bearing ever to and fro Messages for human woe,
Hast thou not for even me Joys to set my soul more free, In His heavenly wisdom planned, Only waiting my demand!
May I claim the promised prize! Lingering, with longing eyes, My unworthiness I plead, And my great and longing need.
Ballard, Washington.