WHAT WILT THOU HAVE ME DO? by Mrs. Lilla D. A. Stuttle

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 12, 1879

WHAT WILT THOU HAVE ME DO?

By Mrs. Lilla D. A. Stuttle

What wilt Thou have me do? I give mine all,— My heart, my talents and my life, to thee, Yet tremble lest the offering be so small That thou, dear Lord, canst make no use of me.

What can I do? If, humble though I be, I may the approval of my Saviour share, If I may win but one sweet smile from thee,— Who for my sake the crown of thorns didst wear,—

If I may feel, when desolate and lone, That He who notes the tiny sparrow's fall Beholds my grief, that all my cares are known, I'll cheerful drink the “wormwood and the gall.”

What can I do? To me thou didst not give Ten talents, Lord; but in my humble sphere I'll work for thee, the little while I live; I'll aid the weak, and wipe the mourner's tear.

Not to the warrior on the bloody field, Not to the monarch on his gilded throne, Not fame, or wealth, true pleasures ever yield, Not unto these the sweetest joys are known.

Then, low and humble let me strive to be, And may I never from thy side depart; Content to do the work thou givest me, Content to know thou lov'st the willing heart.

MRS. LILLA D. A. STUTTLE.

Vernon, Mich.