A PERIODICAL FOR YOUNG AND OLD

THE LETTER OF A YOUNG MINISTER TO A YOUNG MAN

“My dear G., — You will be surprised to hear from me. I have often wished to be better acqainted with you; but in these sad parishes we cannot manage to know and be intimate with every one we would desire. And now you have left your father’s roof and our charge; still my desires go after you, as well as the kind thoughts of many others; and since I cannot now speak to you, I take this way of expressing my thoughts to you. I do not know in what light you look upon me, whether as a grave and morose minister, or as one who might be a companion and friend; but really, it is so short a while since I was just like you, when I enjoyed the games which you now enjoy, and read the books which you now read, that I never can think of myself as anything more than a boy. This is one great reason why I write to you. The same youthful blood flows in my veins that flows in yours, the same fancies and buoyant passions dance in my bosom as in yours; so that when I would persuade you to come with me to the same Saviour, and to walk the rest of your life ‘led by the Spirit of God,’ I am not persuading you to anything beyond your years. I am not like a greyheaded grandfather, — then you might answer all I say by telling me that you are a boy. No; I am almost as much a boy as you are; as fond of happiness and of life as you are; as fond of scampering over the hills, and seeing all that is to be seen, as you are.

“Another thing that persuades me to write you, my dear boy, is, that I have felt in my own experience that want of having a friend to direct and counsel me. I had a kind brother as you have, who taught me many things. He gave me a Bible, and persuaded me to read it; he tried to train me as a gardener trains the apple-tree upon the wall; but all in vain. I thought myself far wiser than he, and would always take my own way; and many a time, I well remember, I have seen him reading his Bible, or shutting his closet door to pray, when I have been dressing to go to some frolic, or some dance of folly. Well, this dear friend and brother died; and though his death made a greater impression upon me than ever his life had done, still I found the misery of being friendless. I do not mean that I had no relations and wordly friends, for I had many; but I had no friend who cared for my soul. I had none to direct me to the Saviour — none to awaken my slumbering conscience — none to tell me about the blood of Jesus washing away all sin — none to tell me of the Spirit who is so willing to change the heart, and give the victory over passions. I had no minister to take me by the hand, and say, ‘Come with me, and we will do thee good.’ Yes, I had one friend and minister, but that was Jesus Himself, and He led me in a way that makes me give Him, and Him only, all the praise. Now, though Jesus may do this again, yet the more common way with Him is to use earthly guides. Now, if I could supply the place of such a guide to you, I should be happy. To be a finger-post is all that I want to be — pointing out the way. This is what I so much wanted myself; this is what you need not want, unless you wish.

“Tell me, dear G., would you work less pleasantly through the day — would you walk the streets with a more doleful step — would you eat your meat with less gladness of heart — would you sleep less tranquilly at night — if you had the forgiveness of sins, that is, if all your wicked thoughts and deeds — lies, thefts, and Sabbathbreakings — were all blotted out of God’s book of remembrance? Would this make you less happy, do you think? You dare not say it would. But would the forgiveness of sins not make you more happy than you are? Perhaps you will tell me that you are very happy as you are. I quite believe you. I know that I was very happy when I was unforgiven. I know that I had great pleasure in many sins — in Sabbath-breaking, for instance. Many a delightful walk I have had, — speaking my own words, thinking my own thoughts, and seeking my own pleasure on God’s holy day. I fancy few boys were ever happier in an unconverted state than I was. No sorrow clouded my brow — no tears filled my eyes, unless over some nice storybook; so that I know that you say quite true, when you say that you are happy as you are. But ah! is not this just the saddest thing of all, that you should be happy whilst you are a child of wrath, — that you should smile, and eat, and drink, and be merry, and sleep sound, when this very night you may be in hell? Happy while unforgiven! — a terrible happiness. It is like the Hindoo widow who sits upon the funeral pile with her dead husband, and sings songs of joy when they are setting fire to the wood with which she is to be burned. Yes, you may be quite happy in this way, till you die, my boy; but when you look back from hell, you will say, it was a miserable kind of happiness. Now, do you think it would not give you more happiness to be forgiven, — to be able to put on Jesus, and say, ‘God’s anger is turned away’? Would not you be happier at work, and happier in the house, and happier in your bed? I can assure you, from all that ever I have felt of it, the pleasures of being forgiven are as superior to the pleasures of an unforgiven man, as heaven is higher than hell. The peace of being forgiven reminds me of the calm, blue sky, which no earthly clamours can disturb. It lightens all labour, sweetens every morsel of bread, and makes a sick-bed all soft and downy; yea, it takes away the scowl of death. Now, forgiveness may be yours now. It is not given to those who are good. It is not given to any because they are less wicked than others. It is given only to those who, feeling that their sins have brought a curse on them which they cannot lift off, ‘look unto Jesus,’ as bearing all away.

“Now, my dear boy, I have no wish to weary you. If you are anything like what I was, you will have yawned many a time already over this letter. However, if the Lord deal graciously with you, and touch your young heart, as I pray He may, with a desire to be forgiven, and to be made a child of God, perhaps you will not take ill what I have written to you in much haste. As this is the first time you have been away from home, perhaps you have not learned to write letters yet; but if you have, I would like to hear from you, how you come on — what convictions you feel, if you feel any — what difficulties, what parts of the Bible puzzle you, and then I would do my best to unravel them. You read your Bible regularly, of course; but do try and understand it, and still more, to feel it. Read more parts than one at a time. For example, if you are reading Genesis, read a psalm also; or, if you are reading Matthew, read a small bit of an Epistle also. Turn the Bible into prayer. Thus, if you were reading the 1st Psalm, spread the Bible on the chair before you, and kneel, and pray, ‘O Lord, give me the blessedness of the man,’ etc. ‘Let me not stand in the counsel of the ungodly.’ etc. This is the best way of knowing the meaning of the Bible, and of learning to pray. In prayer confess your sins by name — going over those of the past day, one by one. Pray for your friends by name — father, mother, etc. etc. If you love them, surely you will pray for their souls. I know well that there are prayers constantly ascending for you from your own house; and will you not pray for them back again? Do this regularly. If you pray sincerely for others, it will make you pray for yourself.

“But I must be done. Goodbye, dear G. Remember me to your brother kindly, and believe me your sincere friend.”

R.M. M’Cheyne

BIBLE QUIZ

Dear Boys and Girls,

Every time a sermon is preached in our churches, we hear certain words pronounced at the beginning. They are words taken from Psalm 124. Do you ever think about those words? Since they begin with the word “our”, it cannot mean only the minister who is preaching or the student who is speaking, but includes everyone in church.

But is this true only for the church service and for the short time that we are together in God’s house? We can be sure it is not. We need only read our Bibles and we will find how that the Lord’s help was also in those days given in many different ways and in many different situations, both in spiritual and daily life. You may ask the Lord to teach you as you study your Bibles, and you may also ask His help as you study your school lessons. The psalmist said, “My help cometh from the Lord,” and the poet sang of a “Helper ever near.” We hope that you may learn to know Him as your help — as your only help in every need.

The first letters of the answers spell out nine words from the Psalm mentioned.

Paul before Agrippa said, “Having therefore _________ help of God, I continue unto this day.”

God helped King _________, son of Amaziah, against the Philistines and against the Arabians.

Habakkuk’s prayer was, “O Lord, _________ Thy work in the midst of the years.”

Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, saying, “_________hath the Lord helped us.”

Moses named one of his sons _________, “for,” said he, “the God of my father was mine help.”

When Peter saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, “_________, save me.”

Hannah said to Eli, “For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my _________ which I asked of Him.”

Paul wrote to the Romans, “Like-wise the Spirit also helpeth out _________; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought.”

While in the belly of the fish, Jonah cried out, “_________is of the Lord.”

The Lord said by Hosea, “O _________, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in Me is thine help.”

The women said unto _________, “Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman.”

A father cried out to Jesus and said with __________, “Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief.”

In Psalm 146 we read,’’ ________ is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God.”

In one of the Psalms David cried, “O God, Thou art my God; __________ will I seek Thee.”

Peter said to the lame man, “Such as I have give I thee; in the Name of Jesus Christ of __________ rise up and walk.”

King __________ cried unto the Lord his God, and said, “Lord, it is nothing with Thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power.”

In Hebrews 13 Paul wrote, “The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what __________ shall do unto me.”

The Lord said to the children of Israel, “I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of __________.”

By Malachi the Lord said, “Prove Me now herewith, if I will not __________ you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing.”

In blessing Joseph, Jacob said, “The arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob, even by the God of thy __________.”

The Lord told Moses to tellthe children of Israel, “I will __________ you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God.”

The psalmist prayed, “Keep me as the apple of the eye, ______ me under the shadow of Thy wings.”

Who said to his servant, “Fear not; for they that be with us are more than they that be with them?”

In Isaiah 45 the Lord calls, “__________ unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.”

The Lord said to Isaac, “Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee and will bless thee; I will perform the __________ which I sware unto Abraham thy father.”

Stephen’s prayer as he was stoned was, “Lord Jesus, __________ my spirit.”

David cried in Psalm 40, “Thou art my help and my __________; make no tarrying, O my God.”

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

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

“Man Goeth Forth Unto His Work” -Psalm 104:23

Magistrates -Acts 16:35

Artificer -Genesis 4:22

Nobles -II Kings 21:8

Guard -II Kings 25:8

Officer -Genesis 37:36

Embalm -Genesis 50:2

Tanner -Acts 9:43

Herdman -Amos 7:14

Fuller -II Kings 18:17

Orator -Acts 24:1

Razor -Ezekiel 5:1

Teacher -John 3:2

Horseman -I Kings 4:26

Uri -Exodus 31:2–4

Nurse -Genesis 35:8

Tentmakers -Acts 18:2–3

Overseers -II Chronicles 2:18

Husbandman-Genesis 9:20

Interpreter -Genesis 42:23

Silversmith -Acts 10:24–25

Watchman -II Samuel 18:24

Obadiah -I Kings 18:3

Recorder -II Samuel 8:15–16

Keeper -Nehemiah 2:8

Answers to the quiz have been received from the following boys and girls:

Patricia VandenHoek

Hilda VandenHoek

Stephanie Kegel

Jody Kegel

Jeff Bisschop

Yvonne Bisschop

Bruce denHoed

Sue denHoed

Sherry Fluit

Shirley Fluit Carrie Jo Hoogendoorn

Lisa Hoogendoorn

Shelley Hoogendoorn

Steve VanOostenbrugge

Michele Seabert

Stacy Seabert

Jeffrey Zevenbergen

Robyn VanBeek

Jim VanBeek

Andy VanBeek

Kristi Boluyt

Carl Mast

Vicki Post

Doug Post

Len DenBoer

Peter DenBoer

Pam Schelling

Renita Schelling

Jolene VandenBerg

Liz VanGiessen

Glen VanderKooi (2)

Beth VanderKooi

Glenda Slingerland (3)

Darryl Slingerland (3)

Mark Hoefakker

Tom Hoefakker

Scott Van’tZelfde

Timothy Van’tZelfde

Steve Lubbers

Sally VanBemden

Debbie VanBemden

Jon VandenToorn

Mike VandenToorn

Tammy VandenToorn

Margaret Karelse

Shirley Karelse

Karen Karelse

Michelle Karelse

Kristi Rosendall

Jeff Rosendall

Rachel Rosendall

Rodney VandenZand

Bobby VanderZand

Steven Baum (2)

Cathy Baum (2)

Anita VanTilburg

Jason DeSmit

Julie DeSmit

Michael DeSmit

Troy DeSmit

Maryellen VanBrugge

Michelle VanBrugge (2)

Myra VandeStouwe

Rachel VanVoorst

Janelle VanVoorst

John Schelling

Heidi Fish

Pam Lubbers

Robert Lee VanVeldhuizen

Tim Lagemaat

Les Lagemaat

Robert Lagemaat

Juanita Lagemaat

Robert Boerkoel

John Boerkoel

Joanne Boerkoel

Kim VandenToorn

Lisa VandenToorn

Tricia DeSmit

Steven Johnson

Dwaine Johnson

Jody Ymker

Edward Ymker

Kevin Ymker

John Wesdyk

Karen Wesdyk

Lori Beeke

Amy Beeke

Gary Kersten

Doug Maljaars (2)

Wendy Maljaars (2)

Ed Maljaars (2)

Judy Maljaars (2)

Rick Maljaars (2)

Petra Muis

Kristi Lamain

Sara Lamain

Joan Lamain

Jeff Boot

Jeremy Boot

Trevor Both

Colin Both (2)

Rachel Pluim

Leah Pluim

Tim Nieuwenhuis

Rob Nieuwenhuis

Alyce Nieuwenhuis

Denise VanDeMoere

Diana Lee VanDeMoere

Eric Wielhouwer

Chad Wielhouwer

Jeremy Fluit (2)

Craig Phillips

Ronald Hulshof

Cindy Hulshof

Andy DenDekker

Nathan VanderMale

Connie Nyenhuis

Jeff Nyenhuis

Johanna Scholten

Margaret Scholten

Craig Timmer

Rachel Lynn Timmer

Kristina A. Schipper

Elizabeth VanderMeulen

Constance VanderMeulen

Susan VanRavenswaay (2)

Christine Oskam

Stephen Sporte

Daniel Bazen

Sharon Bazen

Ed Bazen

Dan Kwekel

Tom Kwekel

Philip Schouten

Estella Schouten

Anita Schouten

Helen VanBrugge

Kent Hoogendoorn

Hilda Vanden Hoek

Linda VanBrugge

Corrie VanBrugge

Louise Brink

Leona Brink

Annette Brink

David Elshout

Peter VanderStel

Randy VanderStel

Carrie VanderStel

Lisa Stalker

Jennifer Rose

Leah Talbot

Linda Talbot

Laura Talbot

Sharon Talbot

Jim Talbot

Mark Talbot

Mary Ann Droge

Jacob Leon Droge

Ina Droogendyk

Hennie Droogendyk

Ria Droogendyk

Krista Roth

Anita Roth

Julia Roth

Lenny Roth

Joanna Kranendonk

Hugo Kranendonk

Tim TenElshof

Dick TenElshof

Bobby Hults

Darwyn Klarenbeek (2)

Leanna Klarenbeek (2)

Sharon DenHoed

Sheryl DenHoed

Arlen DenHoed

Vonnie Kegel

Brian Kegel

Debbie Witvoet

Carrie Witvoet

Rob Lagemaat

Karen DeVries

Rosemary Kardux

Frank Kardux

Janet Kardux

Chantel Depatie

John Eckhardt (2)

Susy-Anne Eckhardt (2)

Peter Eckhardt (2)

Susan Kranendonk

Ronald Kranendonk

Reineke Bertram (2)

Ronald Bertram (2)

Melinda De Meester

Kristi Marie DeVries

Stephanie Bos

Benjamin VanderMeulen

Frances VanderMeulen

Karl VanderMeulen

David VanderMeulen

David Rose

Kristi VanVeldhuizen (2)

Sheila VanVeldhuizen (2)

Phyllis VanVeldhuizen (2)

Rhonda VanVeldhuizen

Kevin Knibbe

Jeffry Knibbe

Nora Knibbe

Kevin Hoogendoorn

David Hoogendoorn

And now to answer the letters which we have received:

FRANK KARDUX - Your letter will be the first one, Frank. How many turkeys do you have? Do you know where in the Bible we read about the eating of meat? I suppose you are back in school again. As you study foreign lands you will find that each country has differences in the food they eat.

LEONA BRINK - We had a very dry summer in this area, Leona, so the crops of some farmers were hurt by it. We are continually re-minded in so many ways of our dependency upon the Lord — for rain, for sunshine, for health, for ability, for wisdom. The list can be very long, and there are many examples in God’s Word of them.

ANITA SCHOUTEN - The seasons are also a proof of the great wisdom of the Creator, Anita. We can speak of His wonders from day to day, but in reality we are so limited in knowledge. Man is often proud of his knowledge, but it should humble us before God.

KAREN WESDYK - It sounds as if your summer has been a busy one, Karen. Each city, town and village which we visit has some history connected with it. As we travel along the major highways, we can hardly realize that there was a time when all was fields and forests.

CHRISTINE OSKAM - We were glad to hear from you, Christine, and to have you join in answering the Bible quiz. Do you still miss living in Holland? I am sure you think about it quite often, espe-cially with so many relatives still living there. I looked back and it was 1968 when I started with the Bible quiz. It doesn’t seem possible.

CARRIE WITVOET - Do you know where in the Bible we first read about mountains, Carrie? I’m sure if you think about it, you will have the answer without looking it up. Were you glad to get back to your school books and studies again?

ESTELLA SCHOUTEN - Our congratulations to your father on his birthday, Estella. By this time it is long past, but we hope that he may have many more in the midst of the family. You have experienced how quickly an empty place can come in a family circle.

ROSEMARY KARDUX - I did not know that our visitors were your relatives, Rosemary. Al-though they were not able to stay long, we enjoyed their visit. Perhaps, D.V., you might drop in for a visit some time. It is too bad that there are so many miles separating our congregations.

KRISTI DE VRIES - It was nice to receive your letter, Kristi. We have a canary at our house, but some time ago he quit singing. Don’t you have any boys in your class at school? I hear that the minister pays you a visit every week. Do you like that?

RIA DROOGERS - Your handwriting is very legible, Ria. Do you know where we first read about writing in the Bible? We know that the Lord has caused His Word to be written many years ago, and what a great value we should place upon the Book of books and all that it contains.

REINERE BERTRAM -I do not recall reading anything about the elections in your country, Reineke. Did it turn out as your brother thought it would? We will soon have an election in this country also. I suppose you have heard about it.

JANET KARDUX - Did your uncle and aunt have a safe trip, Janet? A safe journey is expected, but accidents can happen so quickly. The Lord must be acknowledged for His protection every day, but we so seldom think of it in that way. Give them our greetings.

DEBBIE WITVOET - With school starting it means that summer has slipped past again, Debbie. We often look forward to summer, but it is soon gone. Did you spend some time reading during your vacation? Or do you put all books to one side during this time?

PHILIP SCHOUTEN - Did you have any problem keeping the pets separated on Pet Day, Philip? I am sure there wasn’t much studying done that day. Would you like to be a baker? Everyone probably knows one story in the Bible about a baker, but do you know where else a baker is mentioned?

TRINA VAN TOL - We are wondering how you are, Trina, and hope and pray that the Lord has made the operation successful. If the Lord keeps as in Psalm 121, He keepeth well and all shall be well. But the psalmist too cried out at times, “O Lord, my Maker, think on me.”

Thanks to all for your replies to the quiz. We hope that you may prosper to your studies, but especially in your study of God’s Word. There are many bigger books, but there is no better book. The Lord willing, we hope to hear from you again next month. With love,

Your friend,

“Uncle Garret”

LITTLE THINGS

What I am going to tellyou happened long ago. We were children playing games in the school playground when a tall man came across the street from the doctor’s house and came among us. He had a smile as though he was pleased to see us happy, and yet he looked thoughtful. We wondered who he could be.

He stood on the step at the door of the school and beckoned with his hand, so we gathered round. There was something about him that made us like him even before he spoke, and we wondered what he would say to us. “Listen!” he said. “Never despise little things. What is small may become great; little beginnings often have great endings. The sea is made up of drops of water. The mountains are composed of grains of earth, and time is made up of moments. Remember, then,

‘While time is spreading wide
his wings, Take special
care of little things.’

“You have all made paper boats. I made one yesterday, just as I did in my boyhood, and set it sailing down the stream. It went along nicely until it came to where the rivulet divided, one stream to go through the pleasant meadows, the other to the water-wheel. I did not know which way my little boat would take. Then it seemed set fair for the meadows, but at the last moment a little straw turned it towards the mill. Swiftly now it slid along, then into the water-wheel, carried round and destroyed. It was the little straw that brought about its destruction, and what seems a little thing may caüse yours. Be cautious then; be cautious!

‘While care around his shadow
flings, Take special
care of little things.’

The tall man paused, and looked at us as if to see whether he was making an impression on us. He then went on; “A rat bored a little hole through the bank of a river, and the water trickled through. But soon the little hole became larger, and the trickle became a stream. The stream grew bigger till it broke down the bank, and the rushing water carried away nearby cottages and flooded much land. A servant once let a spark from a candle fall among dry straw. It set the barn on fire, and the fire spread to the house and burned that too. If a little hole and a little spark may work so much harm, be careful that no little error or fault of yours may lead you into much evil.

‘While every day its evil
brings, Take special
care of little things.’”

Again the tall man was silent, as thought he would give us time to reflect on what he had said, after which he continued; “Do you know your own hearts? No, you don’t. The heart is the worst of all the evil things in the world. Every bad thought, bad word, and bad deed of a human being comes out of his heart. Look at the oak tree yonder; why, big as it is, it sprang from a little acorn. A little sin in the heart grows faster than a little acorn in the ground, so weed your hearts as carefully as I see you do the school garden.

‘If every heart to evil
clings, Take special
care of little things.’

“Some day you will begin to earn your livings at a trade or other occupation. Beware of ungodly companions; do not begin bad habits; mind that you keep the Sabbath day holy; remember that little samplings of wrong things which may promise you pleasure, may lead you far away from the good way of God’s commandments.

‘While pleasure like a siren
sings, Take special
care of little things.’

This time we thought the tall man had come to a close, but we were wrong, for after a few moments he went on again, “Our lives are made up of seconds, and a second is a very little portion of time; yet do not despise it for you know not how few such little portions may be yours. None can escape death, neither the young nor the old, the fearful nor the bold. Think then of death, but think also of Him who died that they who trust in Him may live forever, even Jesus Christ. Be mindful, then, of the moments, the little portions of time that make up your lives.

‘If time and death can conquer
kings, Take special
care of little things.’”

The tall man here came down from the step, but a sudden thought seemed to strike him, and he again resumed his place. “One more remark, and I have done. Never despise little things, for a small diamond is worth more than a large pebble. Above all things, never despise small texts of Scripture. Here is one; ‘All have sinned.’ Romans 3:23. Here is another; ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinnrs.’ 1 Tim. 1:15. Why, these little texts are worth a large library of common books. Fear God and keep his commandments. Love the Saviour, and while the birds are warbling in the air, and Christian people are singing God’s praises on the earth, join you in their hallelujahs.

‘While earth and air with rapture
rings, Take special
care of little things.’”

Here the tall man ended his remarks, came among us, walked with us round the playground, visited our gardens, talked with us kindly and gave us a number of nice little books, and finally shook hands with us all and bade us farewell. We do not know whether he soon forgot us, but I hardly think that we shall ever forget him or the lesson he gave us about little things.

Young People’s Magazine

SIN

It is said that there is a tree, called the manchineel, which grows in the West Indies. lts appearance is very attractive, and the wood of it is especially beautiful. It bears a fruit like an apple, which looks very tempting and smells very fragrant, but to eat of it is instant death. Its sap or juice is so poisonous that if a few drops of it fall on the skin, it raises blisters and occasions great pain. The natives dip their arrows in the juice so that they may poison their enemies when they wound them. Providence has appointed that near where these trees grow, there also grows a certain white wood, or fig tree, of which the juice, if applied in time, is a remedy for the poison produced by the manchineel.

Sin, like this poisonous fruit, looks pleasant to the eye, and men desire it, eat of it, and die. We may think there is no harm in such a thing — it is of ten said, “It was only a little sin.” But who would eat only a little poison? The least sin, if not forgiven, will ruin our souls for ever. It is fruit which should not be tasted, nor looked upon, nor permitted within our thoughts. It is sin that gives to the darts of Satan all their fiery qualities, and to the arrow of death all its bitterness. All who have looked upon the fruit of this tree have desired it and have eaten of it; and if not delivered from its fatal effects, will surely die. But there is also a remedy. It is the precious blood of the Son of God, which cleanses from all sin.

“All have sinned and come short of the glory of God,” says the Word of God, and how necessary then to realize our poisoned condition and to seek the only remedy. There is no time to be lost! the poison works within us, the disease is increasing every moment. Go then to the great Physician without delay, and plead, “Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me whole.”

Adapted from John Whitecross

MOURNING

Why should the children of a king
Go mourning all their day?
Great Comforter, descend, and bring
Some tokens of thy grace.

Dost thou not dweil in all the saints,
And seal the heirs of heaven?
When wilt thou banish my complaints,
And show my sins forgiven?

Assure my conscience of her part
In the Redeemer's blood;
And bear thy witness with my heart,
That I am born of God.

Thou art the earnest of his love, —
The pledge of joys to come;
And thy soft wings, celestial Dove,
Will safe convey me home.

Watts

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