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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 21, 1900

THE SPIRIT OF GOD.

By L. D. Santee

L. D. SANTEE.

I need thy sweet Spirit, my Saviour; For my life is weary with care, And the sorrows that chasten my spirit Are oftentimes heavy to bear. Before thee I humbly am kneeling, And for strength in my weakness I pray. Oh, come with the touch that brings healing, And drive all the shadows away!

I long for thy Spirit, my Saviour, To give me the graces I need,— The peace that flows deep as a river, Through meadows of love where I'd feed; The patience that knoweth not sorrow; The trust that is stayed but on thee; The hope that sees joy on the morrow; The Day-star o'er life's troubled sea.

I need thy sweet Spirit, my Saviour, When, bereaved, I stand by the tomb. 'Tis then I would know that the loved one Will awake and arise from the gloom; That, free from the country of shadows, He will enter the kingdom of God, And in peace rest in evergreen meadows, Where the footsteps of sin never trod.