As Thy Days Thy Strength Shall Be

 

"Your castles and strongholds shall have bars of iron
and bronze, and as your day, so shall your strength, 
your rest and security, be."
Deuteronomy 33:25

"As thy days thy strength shall be!"

This should be enough for thee,

He who knows thy frame will spare

Burdens more than thou canst bear.

When thy days are veiled in night,

Christ shall give thee heavenly light;

Seem they wearisome and long,

Yet in Him thou shalt be strong

Cold and wintry though they prove,

Thine, the sunshine of His love;

Or, with fervid heat oppressed,

In His shadow thou shalt rest.

When thy days on earth are past,

Christ shall call thee home at last,

His redeeming love to praise,

Who hath strengthened all thy days.

"As Thy Days Thy Strength Shall Be"
(1859)
Frances Ridley Havergal
(1836-1879)
English hymn writer

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Maxfield Parrish

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American painter