LIFT ME UP | AdventAI

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 19, 1888

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 14, No. 40.

LIFT ME UP.

OUT of myself, dear Lord, O lift me up! No more I trust myself in life's dim maze, Sufficient to myself in all its devious ways. I trust no more, but humbly at thy throne Pray, "Lead me, for I cannot go alone."

Out of my weary self O lift me up! I faint, the road winds upward all the way, Each night but ends another weary day. Give me thy strength, and may I be so blest As "on the heights" I find the longed-for rest.

Out of my selfish self O lift me up! To live for others, and in living so To be a blessing wheresoe'er I go, To give the sunshine that the clouds conceal, Or let them but the silver clouds reveal.

Out of my lonely self O lift me up! Tho' other hearts with love are running o'er, Tho' dear ones fill my lonely home no more, Tho' every day I miss the fond caress, Help me to join in others' happiness.

Out of my doubting self O lift me up! Help me to feel that thou art always near, That tho' 'tis night and all around seems drear, Help me to know that though I cannot see, It is my Father's hand that leadeth me.

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