Glorious Praise ‎#18

18. Make Me a Blessing Today

1 O softly the Spirit is whisp’ring to me,
With tender compassion, with pitying plea;
I hear his beseeching, and earnestly pray
That Jesus will make me a blessing today.

Refrain:
Lord, make me a blessing today,
A blessing to some one, I pray;
In all that I do, in all that I say,
O make me a blessing today.

2 Some heart may be longing for only a word,
Whose love by the Spirit is quickened and stirred;
Now grant, blessed Saviour, this service to me,
Of speaking a comforting message for thee. [Refrain]

3 Some soul may be plunged in the darkest despair,
Whose shadows would melt in the sunlight of pray’r;
O give me, dear Saviour, I humbly implore,
The sweet consolation that soul to restore. [Refrain]

4 Come all ye that labor, ye weary and worn,
Come ye who in sorrow or sinfulness mourn;
With me this petition to Jesus convey:
O make me a blessing, dear Saviour, today. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O softly the Spirit is whisp'ring to me
• Title: Make Me a Blessing Today
• Author: Ida Scott Taylor
• Refrain First Line: Lord, make me a blessing today
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1904

Tune Information

• Name: [O softly the Spirit is whisp'ring to me]
• Composer: W. H. Doane