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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Dec 23, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 49.

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PRAYER.

By James W. White

I.
It is not prayer, This clamor of our eager wants, That fills the air With wearying, selfish plaints.
It is not faith To boldly count all gifts as ours— The pride that saith, "For me His wealth He ever showers."
It is not praise To call to mind our happier lot, And boast bright days, God-favored, with all else forgot.
II.
It is true prayer To seek the Giver more than gift, God's life to share, And love—for this our cry to lift.
It is true faith To simply trust his loving will, Which'er he saith— "Thy lot be glad" or "ill."
It is true praise To bless alike the bright and dark, To sing all days Alike, with nightingale and lark.
—Rev. James W. White, in Christian Union.