“I’ll
lend you for a little time
A
child of mine to love,
It
may be six or seven years
Or
twenty-two or three,
But
will you, till I call him back,
Take
care of him for Me?
He’ll
bring his smiles to gladden you,
And
should his stay be brief,
You’ll
have his lovely memories
As
solace for your grief.
I
cannot promise he will stay,
Since
all from earth return,
But
there are lessons taught down there
I
want this child to learn.
I’ve
looked this wide world over
In
my search for teachers true,
And
from the throngs that crowd life’s
lanes,
I have selected YOU.
Now
will you give him all your love,
Not
count the labor vain,
Nor
hate Me when I come to call
To
take him back again?”
I
fancied that O heard the say,
“Dear
Lord, Thy will be done,
For
all the joy Thy child shall bring,
The
risk of grief we’ll run.
We’ll
shelter him with tenderness,
We’ll
love him while we may,
And
for all the happiness we have known,
We’ll
forever-grateful stay.
But
should the angels call for him
Much
sooner than we’ve planned,
We’ll
brave the bitter grief that comes,
And
try to understand.”
JESUS
I TRUST IN YOU
