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Quotes by F. R. Havergal
What He tells thee in the darkness, Weary watcher for the day, Grateful lip and heart should utter When the shadows flee away.— filed under Affliction
Teach us, Master, how to give All we have and are to Thee; Grant us, Saviour, while we live, Wholly, only Thine to be.— filed under Consecration
Doubt indulged soon becomes doubt realized.— filed under Doubt
Then bear His likeness too, And as you onward press Ask, "What would Jesus do?"— filed under Following Jesus
Jesus, Master, I am Thine; Keep me faithful, keep me near; Let Thy presence in me shine All my homeward way to cheer. Jesus, at Thy feet I fall, Oh, be Thou my All in All.— filed under Love To Christ And God
Earthly joy can take but a bat-like flight, always checked, always limited, in dusk and darkness. But the love of Christ breaks through the vaulting, and leads us up into the free sky above, expanding to the very throne of Jehovah, and drawing us still upward to the infinite heights of glory.— filed under Love To Christ And God
It is not that I feel less weak, but Thou Wilt be my strength. It is not that I see Less sin, but more of pardoning love in Thee, And all-sufficient grace. Enough! And now All fluttering thought is stilled; I only rest, And feel that Thou art near, and know that I am blest.— filed under Peace
I take this pain, Lord Jesus, From Thine own hand; The strength to bear it bravely Thou wilt command. I am too weak for effort, So let me rest, In hush of sweet submission On Thine own breast.— filed under Resignation
Oh, give Thine own sweet rest to me, That I may speak with soothing power A word in season, as from Thee, To weary ones in needful hour.— filed under Rest
All the lessons He shall send Are the sweetest : And His training, in the end, Is completest.— filed under Trials
Upon Thy word I rest, So strong, so sure : So full of comfort blest, So sweet, so pure - The word that changeth not, that faileth never! My King, I rest upon Thy word forever.— filed under Trust In God
Jesus, my life is Thine, And ever more shall be Hidden in Thee, For nothing can untwine Thy life from mine.— filed under Union To Christ