This is a bit long, but well worth the read. Make it your prayer!
Father, I know that all my life
Is portioned out for me,
And the changes that are sure to come
I do not fear to see;
But I ask Thee for a patient mind
Intent on pleasing Thee.
Is portioned out for me,
And the changes that are sure to come
I do not fear to see;
But I ask Thee for a patient mind
Intent on pleasing Thee.
I ask Thee for a thoughtful love,
Through constant watching wise,
To meet the glad with joyful smiles,
And to wipe the weeping eyes;
And a heart at leisure from itself,
To soothe and sympathize.
Through constant watching wise,
To meet the glad with joyful smiles,
And to wipe the weeping eyes;
And a heart at leisure from itself,
To soothe and sympathize.
I would not have the restless
will
That hurries to and fro,
Seeking for some great thing to do
Or secret thing to know;
I would be treated as a child,
And guided where I go.
That hurries to and fro,
Seeking for some great thing to do
Or secret thing to know;
I would be treated as a child,
And guided where I go.
Wherever in the world I am,
In whatsoe’er estate,
I have a fellowship with hearts
To keep and cultivate;
And a work of lowly love to do
For the Lord on Whom I wait.
In whatsoe’er estate,
I have a fellowship with hearts
To keep and cultivate;
And a work of lowly love to do
For the Lord on Whom I wait.
So I ask Thee for daily strength,
To none that ask denied,
And a mind to blend with outward life
While keeping at Thy side;
Content to fill a little space,
If Thou be glorified.
To none that ask denied,
And a mind to blend with outward life
While keeping at Thy side;
Content to fill a little space,
If Thou be glorified.
And if some things I do not ask
In my cup of blessing be,
I would have my spirit filled the more
With grateful love to Thee,
More careful, not to serve Thee much,
But to please Thee perfectly.
In my cup of blessing be,
I would have my spirit filled the more
With grateful love to Thee,
More careful, not to serve Thee much,
But to please Thee perfectly.
There are briers besetting every
path
That call for patient care;
There is a cross in every lot,
And an earnest need for prayer;
But a lowly heart that leans on Thee
Is happy anywhere.
That call for patient care;
There is a cross in every lot,
And an earnest need for prayer;
But a lowly heart that leans on Thee
Is happy anywhere.
In a service which Thy will
appoints
There are no bonds for me;
For my inmost heart is taught “the truth”
That makes Thy children “free.”
And a life of self-renouncing love
Is a life of liberty.
~ Anna L. Waring
There are no bonds for me;
For my inmost heart is taught “the truth”
That makes Thy children “free.”
And a life of self-renouncing love
Is a life of liberty.
~ Anna L. Waring
2 comments:
Did you write this poem Anna? It is beautiful and very thought-provoking and true! I'm going to read it again when I have a little more time to read it slower. There is a lot to think about there!
Sorry Victoria, it always bothers me when others don't put who wrote a poem so I can't believe that I forgot to put on who wrote this one! I've fixed it now - it was written by Anna Waring.
I would agree - this poem is a good one to read slowly and thoughtfully. Two of my favorite phrases from the poem are: "Content to fill a little space, if Thou be glorified" and "But a lowly heart that leans on Thee is happy anywhere".
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