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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 6, 1887

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 13, No. 1.

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The Home Circle.

By Marianne Farningham

THE LOVE OF GOD.

Knows the heart no mightier boon Than God's love wherewith he loves us! We may read the truth at noon, In the blue sky spread above us; In the purple mountain heights, In the tiny sprig of heather; It is shown in all the lights Of the calm or stormy weather.
And our own life's history Plainly still the same truth teaches; Wheresoever we may be, Unto us His mercy reaches. Dark sometimes may be the day, Bitter trials come to prove us; But the clear and hidden way Prove alike that God must love us.
And the blessed truth again Shines along the sacred pages; God has loved the sons of men Everywhere, and in all ages. Should his children alien be? Nay; and therefore Christ was given, That the wondering world might see Love all through, from earth to Heaven.
Can the children careless be When the Father is so tender? Rather let us pray to see How our thanks we best may render. Life can give no higher aim, Stronger power is none to move us, Than our wish to meet the claim Of the love wherewith God loves us. —Marianne Farningham.