Devotional for March 1

 

Thus far the Lord hath led me on,

Thus far his power prolongs my days;

And every evening shall make known

Some fresh memorial of his grace.

 

Much of my time has run to waste,

And I, perhaps am near my home:

But he forgives my follies past,

And gives me strength for days to come.

 

I lay my body down to sleep;

Peace is the pillow for my head;

While well-appointed angels keep

Their watchful stations round my head.

 

Thus, when the night of death shall come,

My flesh shall rest beneath the ground,

And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb,

With sweet salvation in the sound.

 

Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: With Tunes for Congregational Worship (1857, Carlton and Porter, New York).