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Strength From On High

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Apr 1, 1913

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 40, No. 13.

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Strength From On High

By Delvin Rees Buckner

By Delvin Rees Buckner
The leavened strength which puffs our muscles out And makes our frames responsive as they move, Derives its virtue from a Source above, The same which giveth to the timid trout Her lithe, resistless energy to rout Fierce, frothing waters dashing through the grove, And putteth in the dreamy, purring dove Her power to wing in buoyant flight about. God gives this gift unto His creature, man, Not to expend—as he might often choose— In idle lines of wasteful energy, But to employ the very best he can, Increasing its effectiveness by use, To hand to God His own with usury.