Let believers on earth imitate the saints in heaven in their nearness to Christ. Let us on
earth be as the elders are in heaven, sitting around the throne. May Christ be the object
of our thoughts, the centre of our lives. How can we endure to live at such a distance from
our Beloved? Lord Jesu, draw us nearer to Thyself. Say unto us, "Abide in Me, and I in
you"; and permit us to sing, "His left hand is under my head, and His right hand doth
embrace me."
O lift me higher, nearer Thee, And as I rise more pure and meet, O let my soul's humility
Make me lie lower at Thy feet; Less trusting self, the more I prove The blessed comfort of
Thy love.