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He Has Broken

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 21, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 42.

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He Has Broken

By Mary Valiant Nowlin

MARY VALIANT NOWLIN
He has broken, and he will bind; He has bruised, and he will heal. God’s ways are hid from finite mind. Still in his presence let me find All, all I need for my heart’s weal.
I do not ask thy hand to stay— Break on, till every cord is riven That clings to idols but of clay. Break on, dear Christ, weep as I may: Take all the toys that earth has given.
O tender hand, O mystic touch, Strong as thy love, and full of peace, Help lest I sorrow over much If my heart’s quick thy hand should touch, And cry unwittingly, Release!
O Christ of God, all that I ask, If every heart-string must be riven, Stay not thy hand, nor quit thy task, Till everything thou dost unmask, Till every cord is bound to heaven.
Takoma Park, D. C.