p. 46 | THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 20, 1874

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

A CRY OF THE SPIRIT.

I am so weary, Lord. My load of care Seems still more heavy with each opening day; I cannot lift it. Father, hear my prayer! And give me strength to keep the upward way.

I am so lonely, Lord, the gay and bright And prosperous ones of earth all pass me by; The friends of happier days ignore my night; I come to thee, O Father, hear my cry!

I am so hungry, Lord, my soul is faint For heavenly nourishment, amid the strife; I starve, O Father, hear thy child's complaint And feed my spirit with the “bread of life.”

I am so thirsty, Lord, my heart would sink Withered and parched upon earth's arid plain; Fill thou my cup, O Father, let me drink Of “living waters,” ne’er to thirst again.

I am so sad, O Lord, the cries of woe From suffering human souls afflict mine ear; Oh! save and help them, Father, and I know They must be comforted when thou art near.

Weary and lonely, hungry, thirsty, sad, With all my sorrows, Lord, to thee I come; Safe in my Father's arms I will be glad, And wait, in faith, till he shall call me home. —Boston Transcript.