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Forsake me not, O Lord.

Psa 38 21

Frequently we pray that God would not forsake us in the hour of trial and temptation but we too much forget that we have need to use this prayer at all times. There is no moment of our life however holy in which we can do without His constant upholding. Whether in light or in darkness in communion or in temptation we alike need the prayer Forsake me not, O Lord. Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe. A little child while learning to walk always needs the nurse's aid. The ship left by the pilot drifts at once from her course. We cannot do without continued aid from above; let it then be your prayer to-day Forsake me not. Father, forsake not Thy child, lest he fall bythe hand of the enemy. Shepherd, forsake not Thy lamb, lest hewander from the safety of the fold. Great Husbandman, forsakenot Thy plant, lest it wither and die. 'Forsake me not, O Lord,'now; and forsake me not at any moment of my life. Forsake me notin my joys, lest they absorb my heart. Forsake me not in mysorrows, lest I murmur against Thee. Forsake me not in the dayof my repentance, lest I lose the hope of pardon, and fall intodespair; and forsake me not in the day of my strongest faith,lest faith degenerate into presumption. Forsake me not, forwithout Thee I am weak, but with Thee I am strong. Forsake menot, for my path is dangerous, and full of snares, and I cannotdo without Thy guidance. The hen forsakes not her brood, doThou then evermore cover me with Thy feathers, and permit meunder Thy wings to find my refuge. 'Be not far from me, O Lord,for trouble is near, for there is none to help.' 'Leave me not,neither forsake me, O God of my salvation!' O ever in our cleansed breast, Bid Thine Eternal Spirit rest; And make our secret soul to be A temple pure and worthy Thee.


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