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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 2, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 11.

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Holy Scripture

By Richard Wilton

I HAVE a garden fair, With heavenly breezes fanned, And every morning finds me there— It is the Lord's command To gather fruits and blossoms sweet Before the dusty world I meet.
I have a faithful Friend, Accustomed to advise, With whom each morn some time I spend, That I may be made wise To find and keep the only way Which issues in eternal day.
I have an armory bright, With shield and helm hung round, Where, duly as the morning light, The Spirit's sword is found, With which to overcome the foe Who harasses the way I go.
I have a mirror keen, Which shows me all I am; But, lo, behind me there is seen One like the dying Lamb; And, as I view his imaged face, My sins are lost in shining grace.
O, send thy Spirit, Lord, To make me wholly thine, That I may love thy blessed Word, And feel its power divine, And walk on calmly in its light Till faith is turned to glorious sight! —Richard Wilton.