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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 16, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 39, No. 5.

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SONNET

By M. R. M.

“The Redemptorists, a corps of young Romish priests, among all their errors, adopted this excellent rule for their daily life. Before you begin your work, say, ‘ALL FOR THEE, O LORD; O MY JESUS, ALL FOR THEE!’”—Christian Worker. By Rev. Chas. F. Beach.
All for thee, Lord, my Jesus, all for thee! I give the first fresh sweetness of my thought; Praise for the liberty thy blood hath bought. My hopes and joys, I give them all to thee, To crush, or brighten, as is best for me. Thy wounded hand I know assigns my work, In sunny places, or in dungeons mirk— Blessed alike, if thou abide with me! Transfixed with arrows, or bedecked with flowers, Let no dark sin my loving offerings dim; But let me serve thee like the seraphim, O Jesus! night and day with my best powers, In the clear morning, with my soul set free, “ALL FOR THEE, LORD, MY JESUS, ALL FOR THEE.” —M. R. M.