GOD'S BEST
1. God has His best
things for the few
That dare to stand
the test;
God has His second
choice for those
Who will not have
His best.
Refrain
Give me, O Lord,
Thy best things,
Let others take the
rest;
I do not want their
good things,
For I have got the
best.
2. It is not always
open ill,
That risks the
promised rest;
The better often is
the foe
That keeps us from
the best.
3. There's scarcely
one but vaguely wants
In some way to be
blest;
'Tis not Thy
blessing, Lord, I seek,
I want Thy very
best.
4. And others make
the highest choice,
But when by trials
pressed,
They shrink, they
yield, they shun the Cross,
And so they lose
the best.
5. I want, in this
short life of mine,
As much as can be
pressed,
Of service true for
God and man;
Help me to be my
best.
6. I want, among
the victor throng,
To have my name
confessed;
And hear my Master
say at last,
"Well done,
you did your best."
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