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The Spirit of God

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 24, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 52.

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The Spirit of God

By L. D. SANTEE

L. D. SANTEE
“In the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh.” Acts 2:17.
In vain do ye seek to behold him, When ye dwell from his Spirit apart; The heights of the heavens can not hold him, Yet he dwells with the lowly in heart— Whose hope is the brightest in trial, Whose zeal to the end will endure, With a faith that will take no denial, A love that is changeless and pure.
All those who are “led by the Spirit,” Obeying his infinite word, Shall the riches of heaven inherit, And “enter the joy of their Lord.” Their lives have been faithful to duty; Soon they’ll sit with their Lord on his throne; They will see the fair King in his beauty, When the portals wide open are thrown.
Like the song of a bird that yet lingers When in distance the singer has flown, Or a harp, ’neath the zephyr’s light fingers, My heart claims that promise its own; And I plead, looking up to the splendor That circles the infinite throne, “In the name of Christ, holy and tender, O make thy sweet spirit my own!”
He hears, and regards my petition, His Spirit is sent from above; Faith looks to a happy fruition, My soul thrills with holiest love; And a peace that is pure as a river, That the Master in love will impart, Enters into my being, forever To make its abode in my heart.
Moline, Ill.