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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 20, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 20.

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There is Work for All

By Emily Hutchins Jackson

EMILY HUTCHINS JACKSON
As she read the reports of others, How souls to Christ are won, And of those with finished labors Who wait the glad “Well done,”
She longed to report for action In the battle waged world wide, To watch with Christ’s faithful soldiers, To bravely stand on his side.
“O Father,” she cried in anguish, “I am bound by fetters strong. I would not go empty-handed To join the ransomed throng.
“Just a little work for Jesus Before the night comes down! Oh! grant that in thy kingdom Some stars may deck my crown.”
And a still small voice made answer, “You can pray, and you can write, Though you may not join the warriors In the forefront of the fight.
“The infinite ear of heaven Is listening to your cry; ‘Whatsoever ye ask, believing,’ Is the promise from on high.”
Then she plead for the needy missions In far-off heathen lands, That men and means be sent them, And strength for the weary hands.
Ah, many a lonely pilgrim Who mourns an idle life Can send arrows of prayer faith-pointed, To hasten the age-long strife.
As Aaron and Hur helped Moses, Upholding his weary hands, God’s people may all be helping His workers in other lands.
Fennville, Mich.