MY SAVIOUR FIRST OF ALL.
By Gertrude von Giers
Jesus, may we ne’er forget Thee
In the dark or in the light;
When the sun our world is bright’ning,
Or when fall the shades of night.
Shall earth’s trifles, quickly passing,
In the mind be stored away,
While the things of God, eternal,
O’er the mem’ry bear no sway? When we gather round the table,
Jesus, may we ever think
That to do Thy Father’s pleasure
Was Thy daily meat and drink;
When our earthly cares are pressing
May we heed what Thou hast said:
“Labor not for what must perish,
But for Me, the Living Bread.” When we’re tempted, Saviour, aid us;
Thou wast tempted e’en as we,
Through a long and lonely conflict
With our mortal enemy.
Bring the wilderness before us;
Bring the pinnacle and hill;
May Thy answer—“It is written,”
Be our own through good or ill. Should the body be afflicted,
May we trust amid the pain
In Thy power, Divine Physician,
Who will make us whole again.
Thou of us art ever mindful,
May we e’er remember Thee,
Loving Friend, who ever liveth
And whose face we soon shall see.