W ITHO U T T H E E / by John Hunter
Puts on my frail humanity, Then using me to do His will He can, in me, His works ful fill. 'Tis His responsibility, His plan, His peace, His power — not me, I rest in His abounding grace And gaze with rapture on His face. "W ithout Me— ye can nothing do" Nothing —- not one —- Thy Word is true. How terribly we fail to see Thy Word which tells us — "W ithout Me." I thought ft meant — without Thy Will, Without Thy help and yet, Lord, still Thy word stands simple, clear and true— Not without these — but with out You. Thou art the Truth, the Life, the Way. All power belongs to Thee — we say, How simple, Lord, could we but see It is not help we heed — but Thee. Then grant me Lord the grace to rest, Quiet, confident, obedient, blest, Believing all Thy promise true— I can do all things, Lord — through You. "In personal witness, it is well to have a train of thought as long as you have a terminal." * * * "Reputation is a bubble which a man bursts when he tries to blow it up for himself."
''W ithout Thee"— Lord, Thy promise stands, That all my work leaves empty hands. It is Thyself, Thy fife in me That brings true blessing all can see. My struggles, tears and wretched strife Are part and parcel of my life. There is a peace, a power, a joy All waiting now me to employ. How strange it is, in days gone by My Christian life was try and try. Now, Lord, I've found the secret true Thy life in me lived through and through. 'Twas easy then to say the phrase "God works in many wondrous ways." But now, 'tis marvelous to see God works His wonders out through me. "Greater is He that in you lives" How great the promise that He gives. His risen life, dynamic power, Are mine to use through every hour. 1simply bring myself and stand Safe in the hollow of His hand. Untold delights and joys exist In having all l so long missed. He clothes Himself with such as me, the indwelling Christ and you relate your problems to Him and you bring everything to Him and you claim His presence and you claim His victory then because of Christ you’re always in the majority. Now this is the quality of iife that these people had and it’s the qual-- ity that you and I can experience.
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