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The Lord Is Near

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 10, 1903

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 10.

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The Lord Is Near

DARK is the night, and the waves are rough, But over the billows my bark must steer; The Master calleth— enough, enough; Daylight will dawn, and the Lord is near.
Long have I watched the rising tide, Long have I waited his voice to hear; O hard of belief! he was still at my side, Yet I was doubting the Lord was near.
Dark are the clouds o’er my house of rest, The mists shall vanish, the skies shall clear; Shadow or sunshine, our God knows best, And often I whisper, “The Lord is near.”
Alone, alone, ’neath the starless sky, Safe in his shadow, his voice I hear; He stilleth the waves, and the dark clouds fly; My heart respondeth, “The Lord is full near.”
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