A PERIODICAL FOR YOUNG AND OLD

THE CONFESSION OF FAITH ARTICLE XXXIV (Continued) OF HOLY BAPTISM

In the previous discussion of this article on baptism, the errors in regard to the sacrament were dealt with, since this sacrament should be administered according to the institution of Christ Himself. Today we will try to write something about the doctrine of the Anabaptists, or the Baptists, as they are usually called.

I am certain that my readers know their viewpoints regarding baptism, namely, that only adults are baptized and that by immersion, and that those who were baptized in their youth must be baptized again. They also require a personal confession of faith at that time, as we hope to see later. This means that they are looking for a church of converted people only.

But let us try to follow with our article. We read, “Neither doth this baptism only avail us, at the time when the water is poured upon us, and received by us, but also through the whole course of our life.” This part of the article deals with persons of the church of former days who thought that baptism was connected with the sins of the past, and that when it was administered, the sins committed until then were forgiven. Many therefore did not become baptized in their youth, but postponed it as long as possible, waiting until they became seriously ill or even were on their deathbed. In times of epidemics, earthquakes, disasters or wars, so many people were requesting baptism that the ministers and priests could hardly fulfill their task.

Such things took place because the people did not have a proper understanding of the meaning of baptism. It is not the washing away of the sins of the past. We confess that baptism is a sign and a seal of the washing away of the sins committed both before and after baptism. Baptism is a continual remembrance of what the God of the covenant has said, “For the promise is unto you, and to your children.” Likewise Isaiah wrote, “And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord.” Our fathers have also spoken in this way, which then became the condemnation of the Baptists. They wrote, “Therefore we detest the error of the Anabaptists (that is, against baptism), who are not content with the one only baptism they have once received, and moreover condemn the baptism of the infants of believers, whom we believe ought to be baptized and sealed with the sign of the covenant, as the children in Israel formerly were circumcised, upon the same promises which are made unto our children. And indeed Christ shed His blood no less for the washing of the children of the faithful, than for adult persons.”

The confession relates baptism with God’s covenant and His promises. The Lord made a covenant with Abraham, but the children are also included. God’s covenant is the strong foundation of infant baptism. Under the Old Testament the Israelites with their children were under the Covenant; the Lord called them His children, although they were not all true converted Israelites, but only had an external relationship to the covenant. Without regeneration we miss the incorporation into the covenant. In like manner the basis of infant baptism is the covenant of grace. The question is not whether the children or the parents are regenerated, but in baptism God confirms His covenant to the salvation of the elect and to the comfort of His people. At God’s time the elect become partakers of Christ’s merits, the one in his youth, the other when he is old, all according to God’s free and sovereign pleasure.

Baptism does not take place on the ground of presupposed regeneration, as Kuyper has said. We would only have to show that this is true in our life by our Christian conduct, and are then children of the covenant. Thousands are deceived in this way for a great eternity! We must go back to the time of Christ and of the apostles, who received the commandment from Christ Himself to preach and to baptize, to discover whether infant baptism is right or wrong. It is true that the disciples did not begin by baptizing the children among the Gentiles. Every missionary will first preach God’s Word according to the command of Christ. When they gladly receive the Word, they will be baptized, but then also the little children receive the sacrament.

The Anabaptists have a text in God’s Word which they consider to be a condemnation of infant baptism, but which I believe they have interpreted according to their own viewpoint. In Mark 16:15–16 the Lord Jesus commanded His disciples to preach the gospel all over the world. Then He said, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” It is clear that we find here that first of all we are to believe and then we can be baptized. The Anabaptists say that children cannot comprehend the truth and therefore are unable to believe, which means that we may not baptize a child. Baptism is also a sacrament to strengthen faith, but children cannot exercise faith, and therefore again no baptism for children.

Can we say something against this, for it seems to be written so logically. Yes, we can, because I believe that we have here a misinterpretation of God’s Word. The Lord Jesus gave commandment to His disciples to go out to the Gentiles, who, as stated above, had no knowledge of the Word, but when they accepted the truth after instruction therein, they with their children were baptized. The ground of baptism is not the faith of the children, but is God’s covenant and His promises. The right to baptize does not lie in faith, in the ability to believe, and in conversion, but it is a sign and seal of God’s promises, which can only be received by faith.

It will be too long if we attempt to finish it this time, and therefore we hope the next time, D.V., to continue with this important question, which at times puzzles our young people. If we had a little more knowledge of the truth, I do not think it would be so difficult, young people. Ask the Lord to enlighten our minds, and then there will also be more desire to search the Scriptures, which speak of the Lord, His commandments, and also the institution of the sacraments, which are so often misinterpreted.

Sioux Center, Iowa

BIBLE QUIZ

Dear Boys and Girls,

The book of Proverbs tells us that “a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” There are many words which are spoken every day, both by us and by others. Are they always good words, right words, true words, kind words? How necessary is the warning I once read in a poem—

“O watch your tongue, for many tell
Of slips they’ve had — O learn it well;
Know when to speak, and be content
When silence is most eloquent.”

What a blessing it is if we may always speak well of the Lord and to the good of our neighbor.

In the Bible we find many words spoken by the Lord Himself, but also by men and women of those days. For the quiz this month we will give you a statement from the Bible, and you must tell who spoke those words and where they are to be found. To help you, the answers are according to the alphabet — the first answer begins with A, the second with B, etc.

Who said….?

“Thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.”

“Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not.”

“Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?”

“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?”

“Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee.”

“Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.”

“I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.”

“All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing a-mong my treasures that I have not shewed them.”

“Ye know that with all my power I have served your father. And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times.”

“Make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat.”

“Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets.”

“It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.”

“How shall we order the child and how shall we do unto him?”

“Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste?”

“Was it not told my lord…..how I hid an hundred men of the Lord’s prophets by fifty in a cave?”

“Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me.”

“Let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.”

“My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke.”

“Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.”

“For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world.”

“The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields.”

“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? …Turn you at my reproof.”

“If I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.”

(To give a few helps — the letters k and q are names with a title, the letters v, x and y are not used, and the answer for the letter w is found in the book of Proverbs.)

(Send your answers to Garret J. Moerdyk, 5211 Woodmont Drive, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001.)

The answers to the quiz of last month are as follows—

“Thy Going Out And Thy Coming In” —Psalm 121:8

Tabor -Judges 4:14

Hebron -II Samuel 2:1

Yarn -I Kings 10:28

Galilee -Luke 2:4

Oboth -Numbers 21:10

Ij eabarim -Numbers 21:11

Naomi -Ruth 1:19

Gilgal -Joshua 9:6

Olivet -Acts 1:12

Uz -Job 1:1

Tarshish -Jonah 1:3

Abram -Genesis 12:10

Nehemiah -Nehemiah 2:6

Damascus -Acts 9:3

Thessalonica -II Timothy 4:10

Harod -Judges 7:1

Yonder -Genesis 22:1–5

Cyprus -Acts 13:4

Onesimus -Philemon 1:10–12

Moab -Ruth 1:1

Italy -Acts 18:1–2

Nazareth -Matthew 2:23

Gaza -Judges 16:1

Iconium -Acts 13:50–51

Nob -I Samuel 21:1

Answers were received from the following boys and girls:

Karen VanGinkel

Debbie VanBemden

Sally VanBemden

Mike VanBemden

Scott Van’tZelfde

Renita Schelling

Pamela Schelling

Jolene Vandenberg

Laura Jane Troff

Laurie VanEss

Larry Roelofs

Dan Roelofs

David Roelofs

Kristi Rosendall

Rachel Rosendall

Jeff Rosendall

Randy DeBruine

Julie DeBruine

(California) no name

Ray VanderKooi

Joel VanderKooi

Glen VanderKooi

Beth VanderKooi

James VandenBrink

Brian vanHoepen

Eugene vanHoepen

Karrie Beeke

Sharon Bazen

Ed Bazen

Dan Bazen

Peter Bazen

Anita VanTilburg

Tim Nieuwenhuis

Rob Nieuwenhuis

Alyce Nieuwenhuis

Kristi Boluyt

Peter DenBoer

Len DenBoer

Stacy Seabert

Michele Seabert

Steven VanOostenbrugge

Rich Carlson

Randy Carlson

Shirley Fluit

Cheryl Fluit

Sherry Fluit

Bobby VanderZand

Jason DeSmit

Julie DeSmit

Michael DeSmit

Bobby Hults, Jr.

Cheryl VandeStouwe

Myra VandeStouwe

Douglas Mol

Jim Kraayeveld

Lyle VanRavenswaay

Norm VanRavenswaay

Julie Klarenbeek

Diane Klarenbeek

Leona VandenBrink

Louise Brink

Annette VandenBrink

Mary VanGiessen (2)

Julie VanGemert

Bob Boerkoel

John Boerkoel

Joanne Boerkoel

Jeff Boot

Jeremy A. Boot

Kristi DeVries

Elizabeth VanderMeulen

Constance VanderMeulen

Stephanie Kegel

Doug Post

Vicki Post

Rachel VanDyke

Timothy VanDyke

Darlene Ryniak

Krista Roth

Anita Roth

Lisa VandenToorn

Jonathan Kamp

Daniel Kamp

Tammy VandenToorn

Jon VandenToorn

Hugo Kranendonk

Joanne Kranendonk

Sharon Talbot

Laura Talbot

Mark Talbot

Leah Talbot

Linda Talbot

Cindy Hulshof

Ronald Hulshof

Steven Johnson

Dwaine Johnson

Joan VanGiessen

Liz VanGiessen

Corine Schuurman

Tom Kwekel

Dan Kwekel

Geoffrey Erkelens

Karen Erkelens

John Heystek

Reineke Bertram

Ronald Bertram

Shelley Hoogendoorn

Lisa Hoogendoorn

Bruce denHoed

Sandra VanBeek

Carl Mast

Jeffry Knibbe (2)

Nora Jane Knibbe (2)

Vicki VanGemert

John VanGemert

Joel Schoonbeck

Laurie Bleeker

Mary Rosendall

Kevin Rosendall

Kristi Lamain

Sara Lamain

Petra Muis

Michelle Klaasen

David Klarenbeek

Darwyn Klarenbeek

Arlen Klarenbeek

Leann Klarenbeek

Diana VanDeMoere

Denise VanDeMoere

Sharon denHoed

Arlen denHoed

Sheryl denHoed

Judy VanVoorst

Rachel VanVoorst

Jay VanVoorst

Elaine Frens

Anita Schouten

Estella Schouten

Philip Schouten

Mary Ann Droge

Susan VanRavenswaay

Yvonne Kegel

Brian Kegel

Ken Kievit

Jody Ann Ymker

Henry Vandenberg

Elizabeth Vandenberg

David Vandenberg

Timmy Vandenberg

Bettina Slingerland (2)

Cornells Slingerland (2)

Carrie Witvoet

Debbie Witvoet

Ann VanderMeulen

David VanderMeulen

Frances VanderMeulen

Benjamin VanderMeulen

Karl VanderMeulen

Karen Wesdyk

John Wesdyk

Leslie VanWyk

Jeffrey VanWyk

Edward VanWyk

Lisa Stalker

Kristina Schipper

Tim Lagemaat

Johanna Scholten

Margaret Scholten

Les Lagemaat

Nita Lagemaat

Robert Lagemaat

Lena Neels

Jack Neels

Janet Kardux

Rosemary Kardux

Craig Phillips

David Hoogendoorn (2)

Kent Hoogendoorn (2)

And now we shall try to answer the letters which we have received—

JANET KARDUX - It was nice to receive your letter again, Janet. Did you decide to keep the baby goat which you named Flop? How many other goats do you have? Do you know what Rebekah did with the skins of the kids of the goats which Jacob brought her?

LENA NEELS - What are you doing during the summer holidays, Lena? At the beginning of the holidays, it seems like a long time, but the days go by so quickly. And when we begin, we do not know what will happen during that time. Are you anxious to be back in school again?

JOHN WESDYK - Is a submarine bigger than you thought it would be, John? I am sure it was an interesting tour. I see that you also answered the questions of the Friendly Companion. It is good to be busy with the study of God’s Word.

ELIZABETH VANDENBERG -What does a racoon eat, Liz? And where do you keep it at night? The Bible mentions quite a few different animals, but we do not find that it speaks about racoons. We do know that they were also a part of God’s creation. Give our greetings to your sister.

JODY ANN YMKER - What have you been canning, Jody? Do you have a large garden? Food is such an important thing for us, and it is a wonder when we stop to think how it is produced for us. In one of the psalters we sing, “The creatures look to Thee for food, from day to day supplied.”

ANNETTE VANDEN BRINK -Yes, Annette, the nice weather has arrived. Now we are sometimes complaining because it is too hot. We are not very often in complete agreement with the weather. How did your sister enjoy her trip to the Netherlands?

CARRIE WITVOET - Four more children in the family made your house a busy place, Carrie. I’m sure it must have been quiet after they left again. Do you plan to make any trips during the summer vacation? Quite a few people are travelling during these months.

ANITA SCHOUTEN - We do not understand the purpose of the Lord in the events which take place in our lives and in the world today, Anita. But the Bible tells us that He directs all things. He says, “My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure.”

LOUISE BRINK - It does take more time to put down the texts where the correct answers are found, Louise, but it also shows that you have located it in the Bible. Sometimes you might know the answer, but not know where it would be found. It is good training.

KRISTI BOLUYT - I guess I answered your question in my answer to Louise, Kristi. We may know that the answer should be “David”, or “Saul”, etc., but it is also good that we know where in the Bible we can read about it. Don’t you agree?

ROSEMARY KARDUX - I am sure if we think about it that there are times when we are not good examples to others, Rosemary. Jude wrote that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha are set forth as an example, but we know that they were not examples of good.

KAREN WESDYK - Isn’t it amazing, Karen, how the dolphins can be trained to do certain things. Training takes time and lots of patience, I’m sure. The Bible speaks about training children. Do you know where than can be found?

PHILIP SCHOUTEN - Do you see a lot of seals along the coast of New Zealand, Philip? How far do you live from the sea? We know that the sea is very deep, and it is there that the Lord will cast the sins of his people, so that they will no more be remembered.

DEBBIE WITVOET - I haven’t heard much about your animals of late, Debbie. You didn’t get rid of them, did you? We hope you are having a nice summer. The days are already becoming shorter, showing us that the fall of the year will soon be here.

LEONA VANDEN BRINK -How is the new school addition coming along, Leona? Will it be ready for use in the fall? It will give you quite a lot more space than you had. Are you looking forward to the beginning of school again?

ESTELLA SCHOUTEN - Your letter is the last one this time, Estella. Do you have much snow in New Zealand this winter? We would like to make a trip to New Zealand just to see what it is like, but it is so far away. Give our greetings to your father.

Thanks to all the boys and girls for the answers to the quiz. May your Bible studies be blessed by the Lord so that His Word might live within your hearts. We hope, the Lord willing, to hear from all of you again next month.

With love,

Your friend,

“Uncle Garret”

TRAVELLERS

Many years ago two men came one night to a missionary in Madagascar. They had walked a hundred miles in order to visit him. The missionary asked them, “Do you have a Bible?” Their reply was, “We have seen it and heard it read, but we have only some of the words of David, and they do not belong to us. They belong to our whole family.”

They hesitated when the missionary asked if they had the words of David with them, perhaps fearing lest they might be taken from them. However, the kindness of the missionary being so evident, the one man brought out from within his robe something which appeared to be a roll of cloth. He unrolled it, and within were a few old, torn, dingy pages of the Psalms, which, as he explained, had been read, passed around to others, read again and again, until they were almost worn out. Tears came into the missionary’s eyes. He asked, “Have you ever seen the words of the Lord Jesus, or John or Paul or Peter?” They replied, “Yes, we have seen and heard them, but we have never owned them.”

The missionary then brought out a Testament which he had and which included the Book of Psalms. “Now,” he said, “if you will give me your few words of David, I will give you all his words, and all the words of the Lord Jesus, and John and Paul and Peter besides.”

The men were amazed and delighted. But first they wanted to see if the words of David were the same in the missionary’s book. When they found that they were and that there were many more of them, their joy knew no bounds. They willingly gave up their poor, tattered leaves, took the Testament, thanked the missionary, and bid him farewell. As they started off on their long journey homeward, they were rejoicing as those who have found a great treasure.

Young friends, how long a journey would you make to receive a Bible? How valuable is your Bible to you? As you use your Bibles from day to day, think about these two men who were willing to go to much trouble in order to have such a treasure. You might also read the book, Mary Jones and Her Bible, for an example of how precious the Bible was for some in the past.

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HELP UPON OUR JOURNEY

Now that my journey’s just begun,
My course so little trod,
It were well if ere I further run,
My soul were brought to God.

What sorrows may my steps attend,
I cannot now foretell;
But if the Lord will be my Friend,
I know all will be well.

Then if my earthly friends should die,
And leave me mourning here,
Since God regards the orphan’s cry,
What should I have to fear?

Should I be rich, He’ll guard my heart,
Temptation to withstand,
And make me willing to impart
The bounties of His hand.

Should I be poor, He can supply
Who has my table spread;
Who feeds the ravens when they cry,
And fills His poor with bread.

And if, whatever grief or ill
For me may be in store,
I’m made submissive to His will,
I need not ask for more.

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MAKING CONFESSION AND DISOBEDIENCE

We live in a time of turmoil, demonstrations and blockades. Professors of the truth can experience difficulty under these situations, since usually those who do not wish to participate are viewed as strange. It becomes even more difficult to withdraw from it. Others take part in civil disobedience, notwithstanding the confession which they have made. Especially the young people are exposed to these things.

The Lord requires of us that we be obedient to the government. Paul wrote to the Romans (chapter 13:1) “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” But if the government makes laws which directly conflict with God’s Word, we must be more obedient unto God than unto men. This, however, does not mean that we must or may use force. When in earlier days the Roman Caesars required the Christians to go with them to battle against the enemy, they were valiant soldiers. But when they demanded them to bow before the idols, showing them divine honor, they resolutely refused.

The Lord in His Word, by means of Solomon in Proverbs 24:21, especially warns young people, saying, “My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change.” This is a loving, earnest, and sincere admonition; at the same time it is a threatening, since in verse 22 these words follow: “For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?”

The examples of such calamities are given us in God’s Word. Think of the destruction of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, and of the death of Sheba, the son of Bichri. (II Samuel 20:22).

Our form for the Lord’s Supper points out clearly that the above cannot be coupled with a godly life. We read there: “Therefore, we also, according to the command of Christ and the apostle Paul, admonish all those who are defiled with the following sins, to keep themselves from the table of the Lord, and declare to them that they have no part in the kingdom of Christ; such as…..” Then there follows a list of all kinds of sins, wherein is included “all blasphemers; all those who are given to raise discord, sects and mutiny in Church or State.”

We can say, “It is not my wish to overthrow the government, but only to make known my dissatisfaction”, but that is not true. Through our sin in Adam, our heart is inclined to all evil; yes, we are become revolutionaries. Our existence consists in — “We are lords; we will not come unto Thee.” This concerns also our life in society. Anger can so quickly arise and we need to have so little incitement to cause us to go along with them who promote change.

It is to the dishonor of God, to the detriment of the truth, and also to the harm of our souls if we go along with revolutionary powers. We can never bow our knees before God in the matter, and call upon His Name regarding it. To the contrary, our heart condemns and accuses us. However, if we pay no heed to this and still proceed in it, then it will finally cease to do so.

O professors of the truth, you have stood in the presence of the Lord and given your “Yes” in answer to the questions. May the Lord give a life in accordance to it, and a separation from the seat of the scornful spoken of in Psalm 1. The world looks at the professors of the truth and says, “They also participate.” And in this way others are somewhat reassured. A life according to the confession condemns the worldling, and therefore there is the scornful derision and fury against the non-participant who lives according to God’s Word.

May the Lord give us prayer for the authorities that it might please Him to keep them from the powers of unbelief and, above all, from the despising of God’s Word.

Young people, now that you have made confession, may the Lord enable you to live in the future according to this confession. There are many difficulties, such as ridicule by neighbors or colleagues. That does not improve, but becomes worse, and where shall it end? Nevertheless, a clear conscience is better than to have stepped over the conscience, so that finally the conscience is silent.

Our Catechism in Lord’s Day 39 points out that we are obliged to submit ourselves with due obedience to all in authority over us, since it pleases God to govern us by their hand.

If our confession becomes our experience, we learn to know ourselves as revolutionaries. How the root of bitterness can disturb our heart. O confessing member, may the Lord teach us to pray for submissiveness, but even more for a heart which fears the Lord and walks in His ways. A true Christian is also a good subject, who shall not join with those who try by blockades to gain then-viewpoint. A true Christian is a praying Christian, and therefore a profitable and instructive Christian.

Think how the Bible saints of the Old and New Testament walked. They were also men, but they learned to confess their sins and to seek reconciliation in the blood of the covenant. Christ, the Surety of the covenant, gave the excellent example of honoring authority. He said to the ten lepers which were healed, “Go show yourselves unto the priests.” To the insincere Scribes and Pharisees who tempted Him, He said “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.”

He as Surety has merited salvation for His own and also certainly applies it. May the Lord by His Spirit give us to experience what the poet of Psalm 19 sang,

The law that the Lord has ordained
Is perfect, the soul to restore;
His truth makes the simple most wise,
The truth that is sure ever more.
His precepts are righteous and just,
Rejoicing the heart and the mind;
And all His commandments are pure
Enlight’ning the eyes of the blind.

THE ECLIPSE OF THE MOON

The moon in silver glory shone,
And not a cloud in sight,
When suddenly a shade begun
To intercept her light.

How fast across her orb it spread,
How fast her light withdrew!
A circle, tinged with languid red,
Was all appeared in view.

While many, with unmeaning eye,
Gaze on Thy works in vain,
Assist me, Lord, that I may try
Instruction to obtain.

Fain would my thankful heart and lips
Unite in praise to Thee,
And meditate on Thy eclipse
In sad Gethsemane.

Thy people’s guilt, a heavy load,
(When standing in their room,)
Deprived Thee of the light of God,
And filled Thy soul with gloom.

How punctually eclipses move,
Obedient to Thy will!
Thus shall Thy faithfulness and love
Thy promises fulfil.

Dark, like the moon without the sun,
I mourn Thine absence, Lord!
For light or comfort I have none
But what Thy beams afford.

But, lo! the hour draws near apace,
When changes shall be over;
Then I shall see Thee face to face,
And be eclipsed no more.

REPENT

Grace alone can cure our ills,
Sweeten life with all its cares,
Regulate our stubborn wills,
Save us from surrounding snares:
Though you oft have heard in vain,
Former years in folly spent,
Grace invites you yet again,
Once more calls you to repent.

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OUR PLEA

We know Thy face Thou ‘rt hiding;
Yet turn, Lord, once again:
We mourn our own backsliding;
We mourn the nation’s sin.

Our plea — Thy sovereign mercy,
And honour of Thy Name;
Like as a Father pity,
Put not our hope to shame.

The works of darkness scatter
By Thy Almighty power;
From every form of error
Do “throughly purge Thy floor.”

What yet may be Thy purpose
So hidden from our view;
Thy harvest! Is it plenteous?
Real labourers are but few.

We urge this one petition:
Lord, grant Thy seal divine;
Bless us with true contrition,
With wills absorb’d in Thine.

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