Christian Standing and Christian Progress

“I want that adorning divine
Thou only, my God, can’st bestow;
I want in those beautiful garments to shine
Which distinguish Thy household below.

“I want, as a traveller, to haste
Straight onward, nor pause on my way,
Nor forethought nor anxious contrivance to waste
On the tent only pitch’d for a day.

“I want — and this sums up my prayer — To glorify Thee till I die,
Then calmly to yield up my soul to Thy care,
And breathe out, in faith, my last sigh.”
CHARLOTTE ELLIOTT.