Extracts of Letter to a General Conference Representative Visiting in Africa 91
Thee not to send us away empty. Our souls, our bodies, are Thy
property. Thou has bought us with a price. Not because we are worthy,
but for the sake of Thine own Son, strengthen us, that we may put on
the garment of Thy righteousness.
Thou art gracious and merciful. “If thou, Lord, shouldst mark
iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with
Thee, that Thou mightest be feared.” “For with Thee is the fountain of
life; in thy light shall we see light.”
All Thy works shall praise Thee. Let all Thy creatures worship
before Thy face. May Thy people be united to do Thy will, and to
seek Thee with the whole heart. Give honour unto Thy people; praise
to them that fear Thee, and honour to them that seek Thee. Fill the
mouths of them that hunger for Thy righteousness. Give joy unto Thy
land, and gladness unto Thy city. “The Lord shall reign forever, even
Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations.” Let the horn of Thy servant
David be exalted, and may the light of the son of Jesse shine upon Thy
people.—
Letter 196, 1903
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