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February 18 A LITTLE
“Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones.”—
St. Matt. xviii. 10.
“Who hath despised the day of small things?”—Zech. iv. 10.
A little love, a little faith,
A little sorrow for our sin,
From hearts that cherish Thee therein
Which otherwise were homes of death;
Father, Thou askest not for more,
Out of my basket and my store.
A little sorrow for our sin,
From hearts that cherish Thee therein
Which otherwise were homes of death;
Father, Thou askest not for more,
Out of my basket and my store.
A little toil, a little tear
Dropt now and then upon the way,
When unto Thee I kneel and pray—
A little hope, a little fear;
Thou askest but a little shoot,
If in me be the living root.
Dropt now and then upon the way,
When unto Thee I kneel and pray—
A little hope, a little fear;
Thou askest but a little shoot,
If in me be the living root.
A little knowledge of Thy Law,
A little purpose here or there
To sow the precious Promise where
Is not the light or holy awe;
Thou askest but a little deed,
If souls have yet the lasting seed.
A little purpose here or there
To sow the precious Promise where
Is not the light or holy awe;
Thou askest but a little deed,
If souls have yet the lasting seed.
A little time, a little touch
That helps a brother on the road,
Or eases an oppressive load—
A little praise for very much;
Father, not little do I bless
Thy Greatness to my littleness.
That helps a brother on the road,
Or eases an oppressive load—
A little praise for very much;
Father, not little do I bless
Thy Greatness to my littleness.
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