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I
ASKED the Lord to let me do
Some
mighty work for Him;
To
fight amid His battle hosts,
Then
sing the victor’s hymn.
I
longed my ardent love to show,
But Jesus would not have it so.
He
placed me in a quiet home
Whose
life was calm and still,
And gave me little things to
do,
My
daily round to fill;
I
could not think it good to be
Just put aside so silently.
Small
duties gathered round my way,
They
seemed of earth alone;
I,
who had longed for conquests bright
To lay before His
throne,
Had
common things to do and bear,
To watch and strive with daily care.
So
then I thought my prayer unheard,
And asked the Lord once
more
That
He would give me work for Him
And
open wide the door—
Forgetting
that my Master knew
Just what was best for me to do.
Then
quietly the answer came:
“My
child, I hear thy cry;
Think
not that mighty deeds alone
Will
bring thee victory.
The
battle has been planned by Me,
Let daily life thy conquests see.
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