THAT I MAY KNOW HIM by Emma G. Dietrick

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, Cal. · Nov 12, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 45.

THAT I MAY KNOW HIM.

By Emma G. Dietrick

BY EMMA G. DIETRICK.

I WOULD know thee, O my Saviour, With a faith sublime and true; I would copy thee, my Master, In each little thing I do; Growing daily in thy likeness Till my life shall touch thine own, And a tender, Christlike living Prove me truly thine alone.

I would rise by daily trials, Putting self beneath my feet, Gladly bearing every burden That thy grace shall see is meet. I would leave behind the old things, Pressing on to those more true, Till I reach at last the measure Of thy fullness fresh and new.

Keep me near thee, O my Master, Hold me with thy loving hand, Where thou leadest I would follow, Where thou place me gladly stand. But my human heart grows weary, And my eyes too dim to see. Hold me closely, O my Saviour, Bring me when thou wilt to thee. —Christian Work.