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OCCUPY TILL I COME

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 20, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 16.

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OCCUPY TILL I COME.

WORK while it is called to-day; Watch and pray. With both thine hands right earnestly, As in the sight of God most high, Thy calling ply.
Watch, it is the Master calls thee; Pray, it is his ear that hears; Up, shake off thy chilly fears, Mindful that whate'er befalls thee Leaves thee farther on thy way; Watch and pray.
Watch, for demons haunt around thee; Sin and harm beset thy path; Yet be sure that nothing hath Power to hinder or confound thee, So thou faithfully alway Watch and pray.
Pray, lest watching make thee weary; Praying thou shalt never fail; Though the night be long and dreary, Though the dawn be faint and pale, Brightens fast the perfect day; Watch and pray.
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