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O! TO BE WILLING!

O! to be willing, willing,
Thy will to do day by day,
Obedient, humble and loving—
O! help me, dear Savior, I pray.
Willing that Thou mightest use me,
As forth with glad tidings I go,
That all who are hung’ring and thirsting
God’s mystery now may know.

O! to be willing, willing,
Just to be led by Thy hand;
“A messenger at the gateway,
Only waiting for Thy command;”
Filled with Thy spirit and ready
The message to tell at Thy will;
“Willing shouldst thou not require me,
In silence to wait on Thee still.”

O! to be willing, willing,
Whate’er the task may be,
To do it as thou didst, dear Jesus,
That the world Thy spirit may see.
Rather be willing, willing,
That Jehovah on earth be praised,
To surrender all earthly blessings
And walk the appointed ways.

O! to be willing, willing,
Each step to salvation to take,
To suffer with Thee in “the Holy,”
And gladly all sacrifice make.
To walk in the way with rejoicing,
My lamp trimmed and well filled with oil,
And I’ll soon hear the voice of the Bridegroom
Saying, “Enter and cease from thy toil.”
DR. AGNES HAVILAND.

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— November 1, 1911 —