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Rescue them!Lord, the souls we bring to theetoday will listen to thy word.We commend them to thee humbly.Change their hearts, let them be stirred.Jesus, let them ne’er forgethow, on the cross, for them you died.May they contemplate this truthand drive out Satan with his lies.Bring thy peace to them this dayand set thy grace before them too,so that they might, here and in heaven,be counted in thy multitude.Halle, November 1905Christ in the shipBe not afraid, for naught will hurt you,the Lord himself is in the ship!Where Jesus is, no storm can harm you,no wind can throw you on the cliff.Hold on in faith, he will be with you.He stands in front, right in the bow!In all your need he’ll not forsake you.Leave Satan’s fear behind you now.Away with all your fearful trembling,for in your boat is Christ himself!In stillness and in stormy weatherhe leads us safe past rocky shelf.Halle, November 1905Rescue, Lord, the lost of earth,those trapped in sin, those far from you.Though born of dust – as are we all –through you they’ll find redemption too.Bitter shame still separatesso many souls from your kind eyes,but you need men prepared for battle,glad to sacrifice their lives.Have mercy, then, on all who sin.Let witnesses your grace declare.Save them, turn them into children –in your kingdom let them share.Halle, November 1905Before moving to Halle in the fall of 1905, Eberhard spent a vacation onthe North Sea island of Langeoog. He later wrote that seeing the seawhipped into high waves by storm winds, and then turning calm – all in obedienceto the forces of nature – helped him submit to his father’s wishes (i.e.to continue studying theology) and to trust in God’s leading.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 16