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A NAME TO LIVE

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 15, 1903

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 29, No. 15.

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A NAME TO LIVE.

By Watchword

“I KNOW thy works, O Sardis,” The Faithful Witness said, “Thou hast a name that thou dost live, Yet truly thou art dead.
“I KNOW thy gifts are princely, And praised by men thou art; But man looks on the outward show, While I look on the heart.
“Men call thee ‘great’ and ‘blessed,’ But I can deeper see; I see thy lack of faith in God, And want of love for Me.
“Unquickened by the Spirit, Beclouded from the sun, Unwatered by the streams of life Which flow for every one.
“Thy name, thyself, O Sardis, Are hastening to decay; Thy sembled faith, unmixed with works, As dead as soulless clay.
“Awake, arise, O Sardis! And be no longer dead; Cast off thy cold, sepulchral robes, And ‘put on Christ’ instead.
“Pray for the ‘living water,’ For God’s own Spirit pray; Then live for love, and serve Him here, And dwell with Him for aye.”
— Watchword.