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Pacific Press Publishing Company · OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA · Sep 26, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 39.

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SWEET COMMUNION.

By Bertha Edythe Strelinger

WHEN you woke from sleep this morning, Tho the hour was rather late, Did you stay to speak with Jesus— And His benediction wait? Did you thank Him for His mercy, For His care through all the night, That no evil had befallen— That no tears now dim your sight?
Did you ask Him for the blessing Of His presence through the day, For His leading safely onward, For His guiding, lest you'd stray? Did you tell Him that you'd gladly Go wherever He would lead; That you'd try to do His bidding, Helping every soul in need?
If you go without these blessings, As you start another day, Be assured your strength will fail you, And you'll faint along the way. O, live closer to the Master; For unless you're very near, Words of love He whispers to you, Will not reach your listening ear!
BERTHA EDYTHE STRELINGER. Detroit, Mich.