Giving

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Sep 1, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 34.

“Give! as the morning that flows out of heaven; Give! as the waves when their channel is riven; Give! as the free air and sunshine are given; Lavishly, utterly, joyfully give! Not the waste drops of thy cup overflowing, Not the faint sparks of thy hearth ever glowing, Not a pale bud from the June roses blowing; Give, as He gave thee, who gave thee to live.”

“Pour out thy love like the rush of a river, Wasting its waters, forever and ever, Through the burnt sands that reward not the giver; Silent or songful, thou nearest the sea. Scatter thy life, as the summer showers pouring! What if no bird through the pearl-rain is soaring? What if no blossom looks upward adoring? Look to the life that was lavished for thee!”