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The Likeness of Emmanuel

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Jul 11, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 28.

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The Likeness of Emmanuel

By Worthie Harris Holden

WORTHIE HARRIS HOLDEN
How long, O Lord, how long till we shall see Thine image mirrored in our life? So fierce the conflict and the strife! With clouded brow our anxious day Has spent its force, and whiled away The ardent zeal that nurtures ministry.
We can not sense Thine excellent desire For Thine ambassadors, nor know The views Thy mount of glory show. Our sordid mind is full content On lowland plains 'mid clover scent; In vain Thy summons to our soul,—"Come higher!"
Forsooth, more riches brood o'er lowland plains; There, too, are luxury and ease,— Each vain desire we may please; But when God's mercy hath an end For dwellers on the plain, who then, Can snatch us from the peril it sustains?
O Lord, will trials make us all Thine own? Must all our works be burned as dross To lure us to our Saviour's cross? O purge our every fond desire, Whate'er the purifying fire, Until the likeness of the King be shown!