May 1
Daily Gleanings of the Saintly LifeWednesday after Fourth Sunday in Lent
Abide with us. S. Luke 24:29.
WE fear our own unsteadfastness; "Lord, abide with us." The foe is strong, and we, through our sins, weak; "Lord, abide with us," and be our Strength. We are ever subject to changes, and ebb and flow; "Abide with us, Lord," with Whom "is no change." The pleasures of the world would lead us from Thee; "Abide with us, Lord," and be Thou our joy. The troubles of the world would shake our endurance; "Abide with us, Lord," and bear them in us, as Thou didst bear them for us. Thou art our Refreshment in weariness; Thou our Comfort in trouble; Thou our Refuge in temptation; Thou in death our Life; Thou in judgment our Redeemer.
Thy Right Hand be stretched out, Thy Left be round about, In every peril that we meet!
And, O good Lord, at last, Our many wanderings past, Give us to see Thy realm of light.
From Him can nought my soul divide, Nor life nor death can part us now; I lay my hand upon His Side, And say, My Lord and God art Thou; My God, for Jesu's sake I pray Thy peace may bless my dying day.
In holy baptism long ago I joined me to the living Vine. Thou lovest me in Him, I know, In Him Thou dost accept me Thine; My God, for Jesu's sake I pray Thy peace may bless my dying day.
And I have eaten of His Flesh And drank His Blood—nor can I be Forsaken now, nor doubt afresh, I am in Him and He in me; My God, for Jesu's sake I pray Thy peace may bless my dying day.