2-Though I grow poor and old, He shall my wants supply, 3-When earth shall pass away, In the great judgment day,Jesus is mine, Oh! what a glorious thing, Then to behold my King, On tuneful harps to sing, Jesus is mine. 4-Farewell mortality! Welcome eternity! Jesus is mine. He my redemption is, Wisdom and righteousness, Life, light, and holiness: Jesus is mine. 3—While the ages one by one 135 Roll beneath the rolling sun;- Psalm xxxi. 15. 1-Father, I know that all my Is portion'd out by Thee, life P.M. And the changes which are sure to come, I do not fear to see; But I ask Thee for a present mind 2-I ask Thee for a thoughtful love, 3-I would not have the restless will 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, And a work of lowly love to do, For the Lord on whom I wait. 5-So I ask Thee for the daily strength And a mind to blend with outward life 6-And if some things I do not ask I would have my spirit fill'd the more 7-There are briars 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. 8-In a service which Thy will appoints, For my inmost heart is taught "the truth," 1-Upon the stormy waters 2-One eye shall ever watch it, That A. L. W. 7.6. |