The Home Circle | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 27, 1882

The Home Circle.

OUR DAILY BREAD.

THESE words in careless mood I read, In careless mood I turned away; But still in every thought and deed, Through every moment of the day, There rang these words that I had read; "Give us this day our daily bread."

Give us, O Father! we are poor; Our strongest efforts naught avail; We know by sad and weary toil That Thy strength only can prevail. We bring no gold, but cry instead, "Give us this day our daily bread."

Not food for others, Lord, we ask, To-day our thoughts are bent within; We hungry are, and at thy throne Repentant for each bitter sin. Behold we pray as thou hast said, "Give us this day our daily bread."

Our yesterdays or sad or bright Are passed forevermore away, To-morrow in thy hand we leave; But with an aching heart we pray, Because we hunger to be fed, "Give us this day our daily bread."

We cannot live on future food, The bread of yesterday is passed; We need new strength each hour we live, And so to thee we come at last; And ask that we this day be fed With helpful, needful daily bread.

The way is rough, our strength doth fail; We need thy food to make us strong; For bread of heaven to hungry hearts We earnestly desire and long. Thy children guide as thou hast said, And give us, Lord, our daily bread.