“Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him” (Psa. 37:7).

Have you loved ones who are heedless?
Knowing not thy blessed Lord,
Seeking from the world their pleasure,
Caring nothing for His Word?
Does this on your spirit weigh?
  Cease not—pray.

Does the waiting oft seem weary?
And the subject of your prayer
Show no sign or shade of turning?
Is it hard for you to bear
That your loved in darkness grope?
  Look up; hope.

Have you warned, besought, entreated;
Told of mercy from above?
Have you left no word unspoken,
Of God’s wondrous gift and love?
Does it seem already late?
  Only wait.

Let your love not cease an instant;
See how God has loved the lost!
Gave His Son, His only loved One.
Think, O think, the awful cost,
And the pains He took to prove
  All His love.

Some one prayed, and hoped, and waited,
When your heart was hard and dark,
Watching for the faintest glimmer
Of the longed-for living spark.
With your heart’s door’s lifted latch
  Keep your watch.

Some one pled at morn and evening
For your heedless, straying soul;
Some one craved the balm of healing,
Which alone could make you whole:
No, it is no weary task
  Just to ask.

God is patient, He is waiting:
Wait with Him, and willingly
Let Him carry all your burdens;
They’re too heavy, far, for thee.
Love and watch, and hope and pray,
  Every day.

In the glory over yonder
You shall find your prayers and tears:
Not e’en one has been forgotten,
Through the weary, anxious years.
Soon you’ll reach that changeless shore,
  Trust Him more.

Do you know the love of Jesus?
Measure it by Calvary’s cross.
Do you know the Father’s tender
Heart that yearneth over us?
Lean your head upon His breast;
  There is rest.
 (From Help and Food, Vol. 28.)