The Big Red One - First Infantry Division - a true account of WWII

During World War II there were many young soldiers. One of those soldiers was Frank Johnson. When the war ended Frank wrote a book called 'One More Hill'. One of the soldiers mention extensively in the book is my husband's uncle Gerald Henderson. Gerald was killed D-day. My husband Jerry was born 2 days later and named after Gerald.

Franks's book was recently published again and is now available at http://firstdivisionmuseum.org/publications/ordering/default.aspx#one_more_hill

This edition contains some maps and photos not in the older copy that I have.

I wrote an article sometime ago about Gerald (called 'Pappy' Henderson in the book) that I am going to re-run here so you will get to know a little about Gerald.

Frank Johnson passed away July, 2013

Here is the article about Gerald.

Gerald’s Story – A Tribute to Valor
This soldier really did lay down his life for his friends.
By Barbara Henderson

John 15:13

Greater love hath no man than this,that a man lay down his life for his friends.

June 6, 1944... So long ago, on a beach so far from the heartland of America, the course of history was changed. The liberation of Europe began, and the life of T/Sgt Gerald Henderson ended.

This is the report of his death given when the Distinguished Service Cross was awarded/accepted by his family after the war ended.

“For extraordinary heroism against the enemy on June 6, 1944, in Normandy France, on D-day, Technical Sergeant Henderson, while exposed to intense enemy artillery, mortar, machine-gun, and small arms fire, heroically supervised the unloading of men and vehicles from his landing craft. Observing that a vehicle from an adjoining landing craft had stalled, he voluntarily drove a truck along the fire swept beech, plunged into the water, and fastened a cable to the vehicle. After towing it safely to shore, he personally carried two wounded occupants to safety and rendered first aid. He returned to the beach and amid bursting shells and devastating small arms fire, courageously continuing his rescue work. While carrying a wounded soldier across the beach to a position of safety a shell landed near this valiant soldier fatally wounding him. His heroic achievements in the initial landing resulted in the saving of many lives and much vital equipment. The self sacrificing devotion to duty, personal bravery and valorous leadership displayed by Technical Sergeant Henderson exemplified the highest tradition of the armed forces. (Auth GO 92, HQ, 21st US Army, 18th infantry, antitank company)”
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I wonder about the men he carried to the safety of the cliffs. I wonder if they knew Gerald in the first place or if they were just strangers in need of help. I wonder if they survived the war. Did they have children already who would have lost their father that day. Were they married? Did their mothers learn that their sons were saved, but Gerald's mother lost her son that day?
And mostly I wonder what these men did with the rest of their lives? Since Gerald's life was cut short so their lives could run a natural course, did they feel any obligation to live their lives in a way that would make Gerald think his sacrifice was worth it that day?
Today, other soldiers are fighting all over the globe. It isn't called a world war this time, but it surely appears to be one. And I know bravery and self sacrifice are not limited to any one generation. There are soldiers today who may wish things were different, but never the less, they will do their duty to the highest measure necessary.
But bravery and self sacrifice are not limited to the battlefield. That is just the obvious place people look for such heroism. In truth, bravery worthy of the highest honor is present all around us, in all levels of society, economics, and cultural variances. The character that allows such bravery to defy extreme adversity is built daily in the lives of men and women and children who just get up and do what is required of them every day. 'One More Hill' is the very appropriate title of the book detailing Frank Johnson's days in the First Infantry Division, and the life of Gerald 'Pappy' Henderson. One more hill could be the theme for anyone facing difficult times and situations. They do their duty, get up, and climb one more hill.

Most days it isn't that hard. Some days it is very hard. And on that occasional day when doing one's duty seems impossible, the individual who has already set the habit of "just getting the job done" will just get the job done that day as well.
I have heard the question, "Have you thanked a vet today?" asked many times over the years. I suppose the question is supposed to make us think of the price paid for our freedom and the American way of life. But how would you thank the veterans who did not return? A proper tribute is in the way each of us lives our lives. There are three things everyone who lives with the blessing of freedom should do.
First, fully acknowledge that complete freedom is only possible through Jesus Christ. But he uses all sorts of people to allow us the freedom we enjoy in every day life
Second, only accept the boundaries in our lives that are imposed by God and national law that doesn't contradict God's law. This means DO love God, keep the commandments, treat others the way you want to be treated, be moderate, and be modest. It also means DO NOT allow your self to be ruled by political correctness, social acceptability, or peer pressure. These things will only add unnecessary complications to your life and hinder you from doing whatever God actually has for you to do.
Third, lay down your life. Surrender to God. True surrender means agreeing to do what God asks of you before you actually know what it is. Then it means doing what you know to do every day. The husband and father who provides for his family often has to set aside many personal wants and ambitions to do what is best for his family. The mother who cares for her children 24 hours a day has to lay down things she wants to do in order to do what needs to be done. The child who obeys his or her parents will set aside their own desire in order to be obedient. Just do your duty - in full measure. What ever your race is for the day - just do it as well and cheerfully as possible.
In full surrender to God, and consistent completion of duty - you will come to realize that your fulfillment could not be greater, and your joy will only grow greater. You will be taking full advantage of the freedom provided by God, and all those He used to provide your freedom. You will effectively have "thanked a vet" by the way you live your life.

Gerald's Song
Our freedom was bought by soldiers of honor, who sleep in the valley of the shadow of death.
Now weeping endures for the night but God promised, joy comes in the morning with a trump and a shout.
I'll see you tomorrow when the trumpet shall sound, the death song from sorrow to victory resounds.
Grave clothes all changed for white robes and crowns, I'll see you and know you when the trumpet shall sound.
Your face in the picture, your laugh in my mind, all fade and grow dimmer one day at a time.
The words on the tombstone may weather away, but your name is on the Father's hand awaiting that day.
I'll see you tomorrow when the trumpet shall sound, the death song from sorrow to victory resounds. Grave clothes all changed for white robes and crowns, I'll see you and know you when the trumpet shall sound.
Our redemption was bought by God's son the Savior, crucified, buried, but rose up the third day.
Ascended to heaven to be with the Father, but coming back to receive us with a trump and a shout.
I'll see you tomorrow when the trumpet shall sound, the death song from sorrow to victory resounds.
Grave clothes all changed for white robes and crowns, I'll see you and know you when the trumpet shall sound.
I wrote these lyrics - but I need someone to write music to go with the lyrics.
Thanks,

Barbara Henderson
barbara@askbh.com

I would be pleased to hear from any readers

Treason Against the Governor of the Nations -

When running for president Obama said the United States is no longer a Christian nation. We can only vote in presidential elections once every 4 years, but we can 'vote' for the God of Creatiion every day by living our lives according to His instructions.

Rebellion Against the Governor of the Nations
by Barbara Henderson


In Iraq a Marine is removed from duty for passing out ‘coins’ with a Christian message on them. Possibly, the Marine was like the Psalmist who wrote Psalm 9. Verses 2-3 day, ‘I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even for good; and my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue.’

I doubt the Marine could help himself. He tried to keep silent. But then he saw the need of the people for The Savior. His heart would not let him ignore the people in need. He had to try to do something to help them find Jesus Christ. He passed out the coins. Moslems protested. He has been removed from duty. God bless him and help him. His concern is probably still for the lost souls of Iraq.

It is a sad fact that Christian soldiers are forbidden from telling proselytizing any religion, faith or practices. (worthynews.com) The military is putting the governors of men above the Governor among the nations.

In Houston, Texas, an “Islamic Awareness’ presentation replaced a PE class. It was required. Parents were not notified. There was no option to allow students to avoid attending the class. The Islamic evangelists at the meeting taught them that:

Adam, Noah, and Jesus are prophets.
There is one god, and his name is Allah.
The 5 pillars of Islam.
How to pray five times a day.
Islamic religious garb. (worldnetdaily.com)

The public schools have gone beyond tolerance of infidels to blatant discrimination against Christianity. Their administrators are in direct rebellion against the Governor among nations.

My son and daughter were homeschooled. They were taught a basic knowledge of all the worlds religions and how they differ from Christianity. I wanted to raise literate children, but I also knew they MUST have knowledge of false teachings in order to understand why it was false. In the school case mentioned above, Islam was presented as the truth. If Islam is true, then Christianity is automatically a lie. They cannot BOTH be true. Christians and Moslems do not serve the same God (god). Christians and Moslems will not spend eternity in the same place. Moslems will spend eternity with Allah. Christians will spend eternity with Jesus Christ.

I would like to take a minute here to warn ALL parents that it is YOUR duty to teach your children WHAT you believe, WHY you believe, and WHERE the differences are in your faith and that of Moslems, Hindus, New Agers, Pagans, Animists, and any other ‘religion’ of the day. Then teach them that God does not allow ANY changes to His word under any circumstances. Teach them the justice of our God, who made even ONE way into heaven. Teach them that the One Way, through Jesus Christ, is sufficient for all who will come to Him. If you don’t ground them in their faith, it might only take one session with an Islamic evangelist to convince them that Islam is a better way. Remember that the public school ideology is that Islam is important enough to get special education time in school, and Jesus Christ is so unimportant He is banned from school entirely. In fact, His name isn’t even supposed to be spoken on school grounds. If you don’t fill your child’s head with truth, someone else will fill it with lies.

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is on a mission to unite world religions. He thinks it would be wonderful to get Christians, Jews, and Moslems united in a program like providing bed nets to stop the spread of malaria. Since malaria is responsible for millions of deaths each year, this is a worthy goal. And, getting the religions of the world working together toward a worthy goal is bound to generate at least a small amount of unity between the religions. Saving lives by controlling malaria is certainly a worthy goal. However, 2 Corinthians 6:14 says, ‘Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?’ Matthew 28:19 instructs Christians to, ‘Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:.’ It does not instruct us to unite the religions of the world.

Of course Christians are supposed to help the sick and needy. However, we should not lightly cast aside our explicit instructions not to join together with unbelievers. Our God is sufficient to help us help others. The Bible gives an example of those who relied on the strength of kings instead of God in 2 Kings 18:21.

Christians are supposed to rely on our God, who is governor among the nations. Psalm 22:28 says, ‘For the kingdom is the LORD’s: and he is the governor among the nations. Christians today don’t acknowledge the power of our God. Why do we expect God to help us when Christians continually look to the world around them for help? We rely on the kings of the earth to save us. But, if they don’t help us, we have a back up plan. We will call on the name of the Lord! Whatever the problem is, we can always call on God if nothing else works.

The world today does not acknowledge that it is the Lord God Almighty of the Bible who is King over all the kings of the earth. There is a dire consequence to ignoring God. Hosea 5:15 says, ‘I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.’

The inhabitants of the earth are in rebellion against the Governor among the nations. They are in rebellion against the God who created them and formed them. It appears to some that God is ignoring His creation. It isn’t that God is ignoring us. He wants Christians to acknowledge their offenses against Him. That means personal offenses and national offenses. God wants the individual Christian to change what is bothering Him in his or her life. THEN we can approach God and ask Him to change what is bothering us in the world around us.

It is the Christian nations that stand out in particular as being in rebellion against the Governor of the Nations because we are HIS children. When my son and daughter were small, I noticed what the children around us were doing, but my main concern was the behavior of MY kids. When they were good, I was happy. When they misbehaved, I was VERY unhappy; and I corrected them. How I corrected them depended on how they responded. I did what ever it took to get their attention. That did include a real spanking on a few occasions.

The Governor of the Nations is getting the attention of His children right now. The hand of God’s protection and blessings is being withdrawn from Christian nations. Evil is advancing. Christians are retreating.

Christians use the lack of faithful Godly leaders as an excuse for the sorry state of affairs in the world. Yet, God is the Governor among the nations. He is righteous. He is PERFECT. I believe God’s priority is the rebellion of His own children. This doesn’t mean He isn’t concerned with the lost of the world. The thing is, in order to present the gospel in a powerful way; the children of God need to have set aside childish things and act like grown up followers of Jesus Christ.

To behave as though the governors of earthly nations are in charge is to give God’s glory to another. This is sin! This is rebellion against God! It has dire consequences for both the earthly governor and the people. Acts 12:23 says, ‘and immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.’ This is speaking of Herod who had set up a day to give a speech to the people. After hearing Herod’s speech, the Bible tells us, ‘And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of god, and not of man.’ (v22) And that was when Herod was destroyed. Specifically, Herod was eaten by worms. Is that what is happening to the nations of the world today? Are we looking to political and spiritual leaders to ‘save us”? Could you describe the moral decay in our nations as ‘being eaten by worms’? (Herod’s death was literal. I am of course speaking in the figurative.)

Obviously, Herod wanted the worship of the people. Perhaps the governors of the world today don’t actually want to be worshiped as a god, but Christians do them a grave disservice by looking to them as the first line of help. The president of the United States is a subject of the Most High God of creation. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is a subject of the Most High God of creation. The leaders of the EU, the UN, OPEC, CFR, and every other powerful organization are but men. They are subject to the God who created them. Some of them are His children by adoption. Many are followers of lies and their own lusts, but they are ALL subject to God Almighty. For them to gather and form plans for the future without consulting God is rebellion. What earthly king would allow his subordinates and assistants to set policies without even consulting him?

According to Psalm 121:2, ‘My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.’ The Lord is Governor among the nations.

Christians today are at a place of decision. Will we continue in rebellion against God? Will we continue looking to the earthly leaders instead of God for help and deliverance? The ungodly will always be in rebellion against God. But, we Christians should not be following after their folly and committing treason against our God. If we truly are Christians, then we owe unconditional allegiance to God. Will we continue to give God’s glory to men and women who will die just like the rest of us?

OR

Will we choose to humble our hearts before and God and ask Him to guide us, direct us, and keep us safe through the perilous times in which we live? Will we acknowledge in meekness that we are helpless, but that through the power of our God we are unstoppable? Will we try to claim God’s glory by doing things on our own in our own way, or begin to do things according to His word? Will we study God’s word so we are not only able to know the truth, but able to teach the truth to others?

The song for this article is ‘To God Be the Glory’. It is God who raised up the mighty nations throughout history. I saw a TV commercial recently that said something like, ‘The strength of this nation (the USA) has always been its men and women.’ That is blatantly untrue. The strength of the United States has never been that the people were harder workers or better people than any where else in the world. Our strength has been that this has been a nation in which the people gave God the glory. Our ancestors looked to God to save them. That was it. Period. As a nation takes God’s glory for themselves, the nation begins to decay, as though worms were eating its foundation.

Barak Obama is quoted on World Net Daily as saying ‘this is no longer a Christian nation’. He wants policies made that are inclusive and acceptable to all faiths. America is a house divided. Luke 11:17 says, ‘But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.’ America is definitely a house divided, as are all the former mighty Christian nations of the world.

Yet, there is hope. The Bible also says in Psalm 33:12, ‘Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. This is not a ‘policy’ that can be set by the government or the current political party in control. This is a decision that must be made in the hearts of the individual citizens of each nation. In the United States, there are enough professing Christians to still call this a Christian nation. What is lacking is that Christians in general do not follow the teachings of the Bible with their whole hearts. Their Christianity does not show in how they live their lives. Today is the day for the individual Christian to choose to actually do the things the Bible says to do. In Luke 6:46 Jesus said, ‘And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Christians, live your lives in a way that gives God the glory. Follow 2 Corinthians 6:17 which says, ‘Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.’ Americans, you can cast one vote in every election, but you can ‘vote’ every day to give God the glory by living your life according to his instructions.

Thank you for reading my article. God bless you.

Barbara Henderson




To God Be the Glory
http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/o/togodbe.htm

To God be the glory, great things He has done;
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life an atonement for sin,
And opened the life gate that all may go in.
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Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory, great things He has done.
O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
To every believer the promise of God;
The vilest offender who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.
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Great things He has taught us, great things He has done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer, and higher, and greater will be
Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

A Beastly Image

The Image of the Beast

There has been only one perfect hero in all of time and eternity. That was of course Jesus Christ - the son of God. In Jesus - the man and the image of the man were exactly the same person. It is always right to follow the example of Jesus. He merits hero worship. He is a hero.

For every other hero recorded throughout history, there is a less than perfect side. Some hero's have a better record than others for things done outside the limelight. A few were truly close to being the person the public perceived them to be. An example of a man who was good by human standards was George Washington. No matter how hard the skeptics may dig through history, they don't seem to be able to find any dirt on him. That's good. Someone known as the father of any country should have a squeaky clean image. But, usually the hero's life shows some character flaws that should not be copied. The Bible is full of hero's and heroines, but in almost every case, some misconduct is included in their biographies. Abraham - patriarch of the Jews - had a son outside of his marriage. Moses - leader of the people and writer of the first 5 books of the Old Testament - had a terrible temper. King David - a man after God's own heart - committed adultery and then murder in an attempt to hide his sin. I think God recorded these things to help us remember that those in authority or public position are still just human beings born with the sin nature like everyone else. They are going to mess up sometimes. It also shows that God forgives every repentant sinner - no matter what their station in life may be.

Today, like never before, celebrities of all sorts are thought of as more than mortal. The lives of these celebrities are very public. It seems the details of their private lives are forced on all the public, whether the public is interested or not. You cannot get through a check out line in the grocery store without being bombarded with magazines and tabloids that reveal the details of celebrities' lives. Headlines are 45% celebrity headlines' 45% weight loss plans; and the remaining 10% covers the rest of what is going on in the world. When Princess Diana died, her death was mourned globally as though she were the sister of everyone alive. Of course I was sympathetic. But I never met the woman. I was very sorry for her family and the people who knew her. At that time, my sister had just died; so I knew first hand what her loved ones and friends were going through. But what I saw around me was NOT NORMAL. How could people who never met her grieve as though they had just lost a beloved family member? I believe it was at least in part because she projected the image of being everything to everyone. She was everywhere you looked smiling from some magazine cover. She was what ever your fantasy might be. Some people may have pretended they were actually the princess. Others may have seen themselves as her good friend. To others she was the ideal woman - or what every man wants in a woman. She was anything their minds wanted her to be.

In real life she was just a mortal human being. She went through a terrible marriage. According to some reports, she suffered from personality disorders. Amidst all the glamour and publicity, there were some very sad aspects to her life. But her image was that of perfection and one living in constant delight. Maybe the public just saw what they wanted to see. Perhaps they were delusional. People are created with a heart that wants to worship the perfect God of creation. He alone is worthy of honor and worship. People who reject God will eventually find someone or something else to adore and worship.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 says:
10. And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12. That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Celebrity obsession has created a delusional public. They love the image of a man or woman as though that is the real person. They have no concept that the IMAGE of a celebrity is NOT the real person. An example is John Wayne. His image was that of the great American hero. He was larger than life. In truth, he was never in the military at all. He had a legal exemption during WWII because of his family. Celebrity obsession may be so appealing to fallen man because it requires nothing of them except blind loyalty. No sins must be confessed, and no changes to the inner person are required.

There is a great danger for those involved in hero worship. They are filling a need to worship God by giving undeserved attention and devotion to a mortal. They have rejected God, His truth, and His righteousness. Their souls are in danger of eternal separation from God in a place called Hell.

Revelation has numerous passages referring to the image of the beast. It is puzzling to understand exactly what the image of the beast may be. The book of Daniel offers some help. First - the great king Nebuchadnezzar had a dream in which he saw an image of a man. This dream foretold of four kingdoms that would exist. His kingdom was the first. Median/Persian was next. Greek was third. And Roman was fourth. The king saw each as part of a human figure made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and then iron mixed with clay. He saw these kingdoms as great achievements of man.

But then Daniel also had a dream. He saw the four kingdoms represented by wild animals - beasts. Daniel saw the kingdoms more as they really were - earthly kingdoms in a world in rebellion against God.

This leads me speculate that it may be possible that the image of the beast spoken of in Revelation is the inward man. His public image will not be that of the evil creature he actually is. His image will be that of a good man; and a leader who is able to get things done.

His image will be the image of the ideal leader that people have longed for throughout history. In truth, inside and outside, the beast will be the poster boy for the sin nature that came to mankind when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. (Of course it is likely that the ‘image of the beast’ will be much more complicated than that, but he still will likely have a public image that is certainly not the man he really is.)

All through history there have been giants of evil whose outward appearance seemed benevolent or good in the beginning. But inwardly, they were servants of the devil. They were beasts.

An example of just such a man from recent history is Adolf Hitler. In the beginning to the people of Germany, his evil nature was not apparent. It seems that they saw not the real man, but an image or perception of what they believed a savior would be. This could not have happened except that first they had rejected the truth - and God then allowed a delusion to come to them. They believed a lie.

Eventually, the beast of Revelation will come on the scene. His actual name is not known. It is just prophesied that he will come, and he will be terrible. His personal image will not show the true character of his evil nature. His image will draw people to him like a magnet. Inwardly, he will be a beast.
To avoid worshipping him will be very difficult for those who come under his authority. People will WANT to worship him anyway. His image or personal charisma will be so appealing and strong that people will just want to follow him. They will want to believe him. They will have already rejected God. Having rejected the truth, they will be ready to believe a lie.

Something will happen to wake up some of the people living at that time. The Bible tells us some will refuse to believe a lie. They will refuse to worship the beast. Most of them will get their heads chopped off for refusing to worship the beast. It is pretty amazing that even though the beast starts chopping off heads, his followers will not notice his beastly nature.

Most of the rest who refuse to worship and take the mark will probably starve to death, or die of exposure to the elements, or be killed in some horrific natural disaster. Living conditions then will be overwhelmingly bad. The Bible just tells us that it is time of trouble such as the world has never seen. There are no words to describe just how bad it really will be.

All people have a private side. It is human nature to show one side to the public, another to those they work with, and another to close friends and family. Certain situations actually require different behavior. The problem comes when the character of the individual is presented as totally different depending on the circumstances and group which he or she is around at the time.

But Jesus was the same person 24 - 7's. He has commanded Christians to be like Him. We are to love one another as Christ loved us. We are to treat others the way we want to be treated. We are supposed to show the love of God to others by the way we live and act. Our inner person is not supposed to be a beast. Who we really are, and our image or how we are perceived by others, is supposed to be the same thing. Honestly, we can't hit the mark of perfection. Like heroes of the Bible, we are all going to stumble and fall occasionally. Thankfully, God is willing to forgive us and still use us. So today is a good day to start improving our own image.

The song for this article is I Am Thine Oh Lord. The chorus says "draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord". Drawing nearer to the Lord is a sure fire way to improve your image.

Thanks for reading this article.

God bless you.

Have a good day.

Barbara Henderson

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http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/a/iatolord.htm

I AM THINE, O LORD
(Draw Me Nearer)
I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.
Refrain
Draw me nearer, nearer blessèd Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessèd Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.
Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.
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O the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!
Refrain
There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.
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