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The Guest of Every Day

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 26, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 42.

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The Guest of Every Day

HOMELY work is mine today— 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 today.
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 today.
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 my Guest of every day. —Selected.