5. Hymn: With Tearful Eyes I Look Around

With Tearful Eyes I Look Around

Author: Charlotte Elliott

1. With tearful eyes I look around;
    Life seems a dark and stormy sea;
    Yet, midst the gloom, I hear a sound,
    A heavenly whisper, "Come to Me."

2. It tells me of a place of rest;
    It tells me where my soul may flee:
    O to the weary, faint, oppressed,
    How sweet the bidding, "Come to Me."

3. When the poor heart with anguish learns
    That earthly props resigned must be,
    And from each broken cistern turns,
    It hears the accents, "Come to Me."

4. When against sin I strive in vain,
    And cannot from its yoke get free,
    Sinking beneath the heavy chain,
    The words arrest me, "Come to Me."

5. When nature shudders, loath to part
    From all I love, enjoy, and see;
    When a faint chill steals o'er my heart,
    A sweet voice utters, "Come to Me.

6. "Come, for all else must fail and die;
    Earth is no resting-place for thee,
    Heavenward direct thy weeping eye,
    I am thy Portion; come to Me."

7. O voice of mercy! voice of love!
    In conflict, grief, and agony,
    Support me, cheer me from above,
    And gently whisper, "Come to Me."

4. Hymn: Still Will We Trust

Still Will We Trust

Author: William H. Burleigh

1. Still will we trust, though earth seem dark and dreary,
    And the heart faint beneath His chastening rod;
    Though rough and steep our pathway, worn and weary,
    Still will we trust in God!

2. Our eyes see dimly till by faith anointed,
    And our blind choosing brings us grief and pain;
    Through Him alone who hath our way appointed,
    We find our peace again.

3. Choose for us, God! Nor let our weak preferring
    Cheat our poor souls of good Thou has designed;
    Choose for us, God! Thy wisdom is unerring,
    And we are fools and blind.

4. So from our sky the night shall furl her shadows,
    And day pour gladness through his golden gates,
    Our rough path lead to flower-enameled meadows,
    Where joy our coming waits.

5. Let us press on, in patient self denial,
    Accept the hardship, shrink not from the loss;
    Our portion lies beyond the hour of trial,
    Our crown beyond the cross.

3. Devotional: Desert Riches

Desert Riches

Edited by Miles J. Stanford

And He said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart,
into a desert place, and rest a while" (Mark 6:31).

    In the early days of our lonely pilgrimage, the desert is nothing but burning heat and barren sand. As we “keep on keeping on,” we see our desert become full of springs and blossom as the rose.  

    “Has the Father led you into the desert? Has He plucked from under your feet all that you depended upon? Then a glorious experience is yours. See if this be not a way whereby God will glorify you! Do not complain about what you have lost, and do not yearn to have it back again, for then you are like Israel who wished to turn back to Egypt. God leads on, and instead of the flesh-pots He gives you bread from heaven, and instead of water from the Nile, water from the Rock. But you must put your trust in Him also in the desert, and through the days of darkness and difficulty. This is possible, however, only for those who have lost their self-assurance in the desert whereto God beckons His children.”  

    “Are there sorrows that sorely test our hearts? Be assured that our Father intends every one of them to be a road for us to Christ; so that we may reach Him and know Him in some character of His love and power, that otherwise our souls had not known.” -C.A.C.

2. Devotional: A Wonderful Guarantee

A Wonderful Guarantee 

by C. H. Spurgeon 

I will strengthen thee. (Isaiah 41:10)      

    When called to serve or to suffer, we take stock of our strength, and we find it to be less than we thought and less than we need. But let not our heart sink within us while we have such a word as this to fall back upon, for it guarantees us all that we can possibly need. God has strength omnipotent; that strength He can communicate to us; and His promise is that He will do so. He will be the food of our souls and the health of our hearts; and thus He will give us strength. There is no telling how much power God can put into a man. When divine strength comes, human weakness is no more a hindrance.         

    Do we not remember seasons of labor and trial in which we received such special strength that we wondered at ourselves? In the midst of danger we were calm, under bereavement we were resigned, in slander we were self-contained, and in sickness we were patient. The fact is that God gives unexpected strength when unusual trials come upon us, We rise out of our feeble selves. Cowards play the man, foolish ones have wisdom given them, and the silent receive in the selfsame hour what they shall speak, My own weakness makes me shrink, but God's promise makes me brave. LORD, strengthen me "according to thy word."

1. December 2015 Archive Index

December 2015 Archive Index

1. Hymn: To Heav'n I Lift My Waiting Eyes

2. Hymn: The Watch by Night

3. Devotional: Sustained

4. Devotional: A Quiet Heart

5. Devotional: Evening Brightens Into Day

6. Devotional: Attitude

7. Hymn: Workman Of God! O Lose Not Heart

8. Devotional: Suffer Patiently