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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 31, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 54, No. 6.

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EXTREMITIES

By Alice Cary

When the mildew's blight we see Over all the harvest spread, Humbly, Lord, we cry to thee, Give, oh, give us, daily bread! But the full and plenteous ears Many a time we reap with tears.
When the whirlwind rocks the land, When the gathering clouds alarm, Lord, within thy sheltering hand, Hide, oh, hide us from the storm! So with trembling souls we cry, Till the cloud and noise pass by.
When our pleasures fade away, When our hopes delusive prove, Prostrate at thy feet we pray, Shield, oh, shield us with thy love! But, our anxious plea allowed, We grow petulant and proud.
When life's little day turns dull, When the avenging shades begin, Save us, O Most Merciful, Save us, save us from our sin! So, the last dread foe being near, We entreat thee, through our fear.
Ere the dark our light efface, Ere our pleasure fleet far, Make us worthier of thy grace, Stubborn rebels that we are; While our good days round us shine, O our Father, make us thine!
—Alice Cary.