---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Sarah E. Mitton
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 17
number: 9
published: 1914-07
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: 'Sarah E. Mitton, "The Lord Will Bless His People," *Improvement Era* 17, no. 9 (July 1914): 859.'
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1709unse
  transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers.
  identifier: improvementera1709unse
start_page: 859
end_page: 859
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1914-07)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1709unse
  publication_year: 1914
  note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1914, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# The Lord Will Bless His People

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APPLICATION OF RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS                                  859

to the accused and wronged    are better qualified to cope with the

;

big questions that are confronting our people continually.

An autho r said:

"Somebody did a golden deed;

Somebody proved a friend in need;

Somebody sang a beautiful song;

Somebody smiled the whole day long;

Somebody thought, 'Tis sweet to live;'

'

Somebody said, 'I'm glad to give;'

Somebody fought a valiant fight;

Somebody lived to shield the right.

Was that somebody you?"

He will surely be right in answering, "Yes," if he's a member

of the Religion class.

TAYLORSVILLE, UTAH

The Lord will Bless His People

The Lord will bless his people,

If they but seek his face;

If    they will trust his promise,

And heed his love and grace.

The God who rules the heavens,

Who bids the winds be still,

Will bless his chosen people,

If they will do his will.

He'll      open heaven's windows,

And send the cooling rain;

Thus crowning earth with blessings

More than she can contain.

Then ever trust his promise,

Each word he will fulfil,

If we but love and serve him

And do his holy will.

God       guides the flying ravens,

Supports the fainting flower,

Our safety is to trust him

To guide us hour by hour.

He made the grassy pastures,

Each blade grows at his will;

Life's aim should be to serve him

And do his holy will.

What worth are we, if from us

His arm he take away?

How quickly would we crumble,

And join earth's vast decay!

He is our constant helper;

He bids our fears be still;

We're obligated         to him;

Then,    strive to    do his will.

I.OGAN,   UTAH                                               SARAH E. MlTTON.