The hours I spend with Thee, dear Lord,
Are very precious ones to me,
I link them to Thy blessed Word,
For mine they are, eternally.

The hours I spend with Thee, dear Lord,
Bring heavenly light and life to me:
They guide me o'er life's rugged road,
And pilot o'er its boisterous sea.

The hours I spend, dear Lord, with Thee,
Are milestones in my journey here,
I learn of Thy great love to me,
And find Thy presence real and dear.

The hours I spend, dear Lord, with Thee,
An earnest are of life above;
For there, in perfect harmony,
Twill all be holiness and love.

Thy cross, dear Lord, it lifteth me,
Thy shame and agony an o'er,
In heaven's glorious scene with Thee,
I soon shall dwell for evermore.

E. H. G.