Apart With Him (Mark 6:31)

"Come ye yourselves apart and rest a while" So spake the Master in His thoughtful love.

And still to those who toil amidst the trial He speaks, who now is Lord, enthroned above.

"Come... rest a while" is still so kindly spoken To weary travellers on their homeward way;

To servants (of their Master's love a token) "Come ... rest a while"; abide with Me today.

Tis only "rest a while", and then anon The path must be resumed, the service wrought,

The armour (God-provided) buckled Qn,

And the stern fight with powers of darkness fought.

But tis this time of resting at His feet, This looking at His glorious face "a while";

This listening to His still small voice so sweet, That gives the strength to face again life's trial.

"Apart with Him", far from the noise and din, "Apart with Him", strengthened for days to come;

"Apart with Him", shielded from snare and sin, "Apart with Him", sweet foretaste of our home.

Soon will He call us, not to "rest a while", But with Himself in heaven fully blest,

To bask for ever in our Saviour' 5 smile, To serve Him evermore, and yet to REST.

A..G. Jarvis (sen).

unknown | Nov 1993
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