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THE JOY OF LIVING

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 7, 1900

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 77, No. 32.

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THE JOY OF LIVING.

By Julian S. Cutter

O GIVE me the joy of living, And some glorious work to do; A spirit of thanksgiving, With loyal heart and true; Some pathway to make brighter, Where tired feet now stray; Some burden to make lighter While ’t is day.
O give me the joy of living, In the world where God lives, too; And the blessed power of giving, Where men have so much to do: Let me strive where men are striving, And help them up the steep:— May the trees I plant be thriving While I sleep.
On the fields of the Master gleaning, May my heart and hands be strong; Let me know life’s deepest meaning, Let me sing life’s sweetest song:— With some faithful hearts to love me, Let me nobly do my best; And, at last, with heaven above me, Let me rest.
—The Rev. Julian S. Cutter.