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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 2, 1913

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 40.

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Communion With God

By Eliza H. Morton

ELIZA H. MORTON
PRAYER is the opening of the heart, A letting in of God, A feeling of a weakness great, A turning to the Lord.
No goodness ours, but all our thought To do the Master’s will, To feel the emptiness of life, To hear the “Peace, be still.”
And when the soul is outward poured And self is cast aside, Then Jesus comes with listening ear And arms extended wide.
’Tis sweet to plead with One who notes Our every thought and word, With One who understands and feels, And bids us know we’re heard.
There’s need of earnest, fervent prayer, For love is waxing cold; Let’s cast our burdens on the Lord— In faith we may be bold.
With shining faces we may stand In sunlight from above, And feel the Spirit as it comes In waves of tender love.
When strengthened with God’s strength divine, New zeal and life and power Will fill our hearts and touch our lives And help us every hour;
Then give us, Lord, for thine own sake, A thirsting after thee, That we may grow in grace and all Thy light and glory see.
Portland, Maine.