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I AM WITH YOU ALWAY

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 6, 1888

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

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"I AM WITH YOU ALWAY."

'Tis sweet to read the promise He hath given To cheer our hearts along the pilgrim way, But sweeter far to know its blest fulfillment, And humbly walk with Jesus day by day.
To walk with Jesus! who shall tell the gladness Of those whose daily life the Master shares? Who hear his voice so full of love and pity, And rest on him their burdens and their cares.
And this is mine—the joy of knowing Jesus, And walking in the sunlight of his smile; Mine is the peace that floweth like a river, Deeper and broader growing all the while.
No more a transient guest my Saviour cometh, To bless me but a while and then depart; But with me now he evermore abideth, And with his own glad presence fills my heart.
Sometimes, when busy with my daily labor, Yet thinking of the mighty love he bore, Some precious promise unto me he giveth, Oft-read, perhaps, but never mine before.
I know not why he gives his choicest blessings To one so undeserving of his love; But, since he calls, with willing feet I hasten, Content and glad to hear him say, "Well done."
Content to walk in paths of his own choosing, Since he will hold my hand along the way; Content to know that I am journeying homeward, And brighter grows the pilgrim's path each day. —Selected.