THINK OF JESUS by Mattie N. Brown

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 13, 1881

THINK OF JESUS.

By Mattie N. Brown

ART thou His follower? Dost thou embrace His doctrine of fellowship, kindness and grace? Seest thou his footsteps? Then follow therein; How sweet to walk only where Jesus hath been.

Hath Satan tempted thee? In such an hour Look thou unto Jesus, he only hath power. He, like you, was tempted; list to his replies, As he stands all alone, with the father of lies.

Has fortune been cruel? have friends been unkind? Have prospects and riches, all left thee behind? Oh think of your Master, forsaken, despised, For enemies smitten, for sinners chastised.

Art thou now afflicted, with maladies sore? Think of his sufferings, the crown that he wore. Hast thou a burden, a sorrow, a care? Hath duty shown thee a cross thou shouldst bear?

Turn, turn you to Gethsemane, over the brook, And see Jesus praying, with agonizing look. Then follow him onward to Calvary's hill, And see him die there, all the law to fulfill.

Dost thou fear, Christian, to cross Jordan's wave? Jesus hath passed through the gloom of the grave. Think only of Jesus, look upward, and say With David, "I'll trust him, he knoweth the way." Shelbyville, Ky. MATTIE N. BROWN.