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His bloodO Jesus mine, to thee be honor!I praise thy spirit’s might and fire,which point me to thy blood, thy cross,where God creates new life entire.Praised be the blood that thou hast shed,which overcomes the power of sin.Our eyes fixed on the cross, we battleand watch, though all around looks grim.To see the cross is to see triumph:there every evil’s done away.There no one ever is defeated,by sin’s delusion led astray.My Savior died to conquer sin;I know, for I too tasted death,but will henceforth – O hallelujah! –live for him with every breath.So let this vow hold true for me:no longer shall my life be mine,for thou liv’st in me, dearest Jesus.Beneath thy cross, I’m always thine.Breslau, October 19, 1905On June 12, 1907, in a letter to Emmy (then his fiancée), Eberhard writes,“Look only to Jesus! Heb.12:2! He, the crucified and exalted one who gave usour life of faith, will complete it as well. You will see the same struggle –often rather starkly expressed – in my poems of 1905. An oppressiveawareness of sin is fully conquered only when one looks to the cross.”Jesus aloneI will have no one but Jesus,him I’ll cherish day by day,all my gifts, all my possessionsfor his love will fling away.I will love no one but Jesus,him I’ll serve by day and night.Here on earth, as there in heaven,every place can show his might.I will think of none but Jesus,my own need will now forget,in him only sink my being,for his sake is death well met.I will guide to none but Jesusall those who to me are dear,joyfully prepare their pathwayunto him, whose grace is near.I will lead to none but Jesusall those whom I love on earth,that we all may praise togetherhim who saves us by his birth.I will have no one but Jesus.Hence with lust for earth’s delights!Jesus only shall refresh me,make me happy at his side.I will love no one but Jesus,with the world break once for all,through a holy impulse guided,always ready for his call.Halle, October 28–November 1, 1905P O E M S & R H Y M E D P R A Y E R S:E B E R H A R D A R N O L D 10