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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 16, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 46.

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Christ Within

By MRS. S. L. STOUT

MRS. S. L. STOUT
WHAT means this longing to be free From sin and death and infamy, From lust of eye and pride of life And fleshly idols' daily strife?
I turn to wisdom's lore in vain; I struggle, moan, and try again: Can aught release and give me peace, And bid my bosom's strife to cease?
Amazing thought! and can it be That Christ will deign to dwell in me, Nay, ask to come and make his home If I will only give him room?
My heart is faint, my soul is still, At such revealings of his will. Shall I now turn from hopes that yearn, And crush desires that in me burn?
Yet like a wall I bar the way; More fierce the battle day by day. O friends that call, 'tis life, 'tis all; And yet with his, the gift how small!
How can I feel, or see, or know? I simply yield and find it so. Myself bequeath, and find relief In him who seems a rock beneath.
My Saviour makes a holy shrine Within this lowly heart of mine. The deed is done: the victory won. Amazing grace! sin's load is gone.
Mackinaw, Ill.