Quotable

Keep Thou me ever hungry, Lord,

Until I famish for Thy Word—

Thy Word, which is my meat, my bread,

Thy Word, which feeds whenever read.

Keep Thou me ever thirsty, Lord,

Stay not Thy hand till Thou hast poured

Thy living water in my cup

Which I am humbly holding up.

Keep me dissatisfied, dear Lord;

Use thou Thy Spirit’s shining sword

To pierce my foolish self-esteem

And rouse me from my empty dream.

Keep me awake, that I may hear

Thy bugles calling, loud and clear.

Stir Thou my sluggish soul to fight

For Thee beneath Thy banner bright.

Yea, this my prayer, that I may be

Hungry and thirsty, Lord, for Thee,

Dissatisfied with self, awake!

And this I ask for Jesus’ sake.

— Martha Snell Nicholson, “Until He Comes”