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The Pastor's Prayer

By Richard Baxter.

Lord, it belongs not to my care

Whether I die or live;

To live and serve thee is my share,

And this thy grace must give.

If life be long, I will be glad

That I may long obey;

If short, yet why should I be sad

To soar to endless day.

Christ leads me through no darker rooms

Than he went through before;

He that into God's kingdom comes

Must enter by this door.

Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet

Thy blessed face to see;

For if thy work on earth be sweet,

What will thy glory be!

My knowledge of that life is small,

The eye of faith is dim;

But 'tis enough that Christ knows all,

And I shall be with him

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You are reading The Pastor's Prayer by Richard Baxter, part of Issue 29 of Ministry Today, published in October 2003.

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