THE HINDERED CHRIST.
The Lord Christ wanted a tongue on** day To speak a message of cheer To a heart that was weary and worn and sad. And weighed with a mighty fear. He asked me foi mine, but I was busy quite With my own affairs from morn till night. The Lord Phrist wanted a hand one day To do a loving deed; He wanted two feet, on an errand for Him. To run with gladsome speed; But I had need of my own that day; To His gentle beseeching I answered “Nay.” So all that day I used my tongue. My hand and iny feet as I chose; I said some hasty, bitter words. That hurt one heart, God knows. I busied my hands with worthless play And my wilful feet went a crooked way. And the dear Tx>rd Christ —was 'Ur work undone For lack of a willing heart? 'Only thrOUfll MM dM> H apeak men; Dumb must He he apart. T do not know*, hut T wish to-day I had let the Lord Christ have H*s way.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/WHIRIB19250318.2.17
Bibliographic details
White Ribbon, Volume 30, Issue 356, 18 March 1925, Page 6
Word Count
181THE HINDERED CHRIST. White Ribbon, Volume 30, Issue 356, 18 March 1925, Page 6
Using This Item
Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand is the copyright owner for White Ribbon. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this journal for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. This journal is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this journal, please refer to the Copyright guide