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Nearer To Thee ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Nearer to Thee I am alone; no human eye Heeds where I am or what I do- How shall I spend the time, what work What pastime shall I now pursue? If Thou, dear Jesus, wert on earth In human form, how soon my feet Should…
So Be It ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

So Be It So be it; 'tis Thy plan not mine, And being Thine is good; My God, my will shall yield to Thine Ere it is understood. So be it; I a child of dust Will not oppose Thy way, Move on, mysterious Will, I trust,…
Backsliding ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Backsliding All I am suffering now is just the portion Brought on myself by falling back from Thee My dearest Friend, in folly most astounding; Oh can I pardoned, rescued can I be? Canst Thou permit me to fall down bef…
Ever At Work ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Ever at Work Ever at work, my weary hands Might never folded be; New tasks were ever given, and There was no rest for me. Others sat quietly at ease From toilsome labor free; I ceased not, for the Master said There …
Weariness ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Weariness Ah is there, anywhere, a sorer heart, Than this sore heart of mine? Jesus, have mercy on me, let me lay Its griefs on Thine. If Thou dost fail me, everything will fail; Pain be too hard to bear; Then dost Tho…
Healing ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Healing Low in the dust of self-abasement lying, O'er a poor, wasted life my heart is sighing, Lord Jesus, heal my soul! I have sought riches, glory, comfort, pleasure; In Thee I saw no beauty, sought no treasure; Lord…
A Wish ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

A Wish Oh that with ready grace my heart could give What God requires; That there within it lived no grasping will No fond desires. It grieves, it pains me that I do not fly O Christ, to Thee, To lay this treasure at T…
Go And Tell Jesus ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Go and Tell Jesus Oh aching heart, oh restless brain, Go and tell Jesus of thy pain; He knows thee, loves thee, and His eye Beams with divinest sympathy. Go and tell Jesus; human ear Thy mournful story may not hear;…
Is It Well With The Child ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Is it well with the child? Yes, it is well! For he has gone from me, From my poor care, my human fallacy, Straight to the Master's school, the Shepherd's love. Blessed are they whose training is above! He will grow up i…
Wherein to Glory ~ Elizabeth Prentiss

Wherein to Glory Lord, have I anything of which to boast, Of aught to glory, Who of myself can only sigh, and tell The old, sad story? Ah, yes! for Thou hast stooped low down to me, Hast kindly sought me, And who an…