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O Lord, when you are all I have,my own star quickly fades from view.At your cross my thirst is quenched:I seek for nothing there but you.When in the fight against the devilanother gains a victory,or when the rescued throngs bow downbefore your cross – what joy for me!I praise you, Lord, for steadfast fighterswho, through your strength, stand in the breach.O lead them on to countless othersbefore death sweeps them out of reach!Yes, Savior, send whoever you willto bring redemption to poor souls.Stir many hands to gather inall sinners into your great halls!No matter what the future holds,may I, like John, lie on your breast.Earth’s greatest conquests cannot tempt me;least in your kingdom, I am blessed.I’ll stand unnoticed happily,rejoice when other men succeed.May all I am return to dust,that I may lie down at your feet.Yes, Lord, if you choose to call meto serve your kingdom’s coming day,I’ll bow before you at your altar,hear your word, at once obey.Then you yourself will shape and mold metill my haughty heart gives in.Then will I yield to thee entirelyin happiness, and even in pain.Halle, October 31, 1905In the fall of 1905, Eberhard moved to Halle, where (at his father’s insistence,though against his own inclination) he continued his studies in theology.As in Breslau, he was soon active in the local chapter of the GermanChristian Student Union.P 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 11