Nearer, my God, to Thee. Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! Then, with my waking thoughts Bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! "Of such is the kingdom of Heaven.” THINK, when I read that sweet story of old, How he called little children as lambs to his fold, I wish that His hands had been placed on my head, That His arm had been thrown around me, And that I might have seen His kind look when he said, "Let the little ones come unto me." Yet still to His footstool in prayer I may go, And if I thus earnestly seek Him below, In that beautiful place He has gone to prepare And many dear children shall be with Him there, Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. But thousands and thousands who wander and fall Never heard of that heavenly home; I wish they could know there is room for them all, And that Jesus had bid them to come. I long for the joy of that glorious time, Shall crowd to His arms and be blest. JEMIMA THOMPSON LUKE. 53 |