New-York tribune., 1876-09-04
THE CHURCHES REoPENED.
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tho subject OF their song but simply that they sang
byian5 by which is moant selection from the BOOK
OF Psalms the great treasury OF praise to the Gnurcn OF
to extent down to our own DAY. The ne ar
ritual Of the Jewish Passover shows ba e Jew ~ep sp
the i've following psalms constituting what & Sen ss
sa1 with his disciples in that upper room" just be-
fore crossing the brok Kedron in i1meaie VeW , y,
with the words Thou art my God, and will praise
TIee Thou art my God, and VIII exalt Ihee. give
thanks unS s OFd AnG S iS sung this hymn
I" they went. out to the mount OF o., ,Sa 0ny bav S
city through which the Kedron pours ITS somewhat
scanty r the Shepherd leads His little ioek 70 spot
well known ALL doubtless. but best OF all probably 10
the Master Himself; amid the shades OF the Mount OF
Olives He had often sought rttrement Tor resi- ne9
he iasf ,ne Tor from that hallowed retreat he
10 be dragged to the b;r Of the Roman GOVERNOR anu
~ m Sony as Tet unfoW in the universe and
70 be repeated yet Just the OF such agony
This may remind Us Ihat in sacred song there
Ct1es be found ", Mcod sones %y be- lOn made shs
vehicle for the worthy expression oi despondency as
well of JOY. Music and poetry c0nspro 70 suen use
ns many have found to their great consolation No
s,rlins OF our masters In verse in sweet sounds are
more powerful the emotions than those whea eave
come up from the depths OF suffering s0us-tho wld
melancholy of afflicted genius. What vari0usly apprO
pirate expression OF spiritual detection ana tro1oe we
md IN many Psalms ascribcd to DaStd H. is ln
struetivc remark how often tue tone changes ana
BE assured that there uses O sacred muso ana uses
Of psalms ana OF all holy hymns. whicn some 90, ~
US have never yet learned; and one OF the
soothing and refreshing innuen'e they INSPIRE
I'm tried and suffering souls. thankful remembrance OF
Gods past loving kindness will be 0unn most beipIul as
we go urth meet future advcrses. And u were wen
for s In sncn cs If We betook ourselves not only
to prayer bat 10 praise L0uk at CHRIST ana hs ApCstcs
YOU TRIALS can be greater than tirs Yet before
they went FORTH tue Lord JESUS 90 ds ast great agony
end the disciples loneliness and persecution and DEATH
tLey sang that strangely exuitant psalm.
Passing a broader view Of tie subject, may rclnsK
that OF all the auxiliary forces whcn Christianity bas
ealiVd been more powerful over thc
moral and spiritual affections OF It's disciples than sacred
soag. Mutitudes Of men and women III every lana
whItner the Gospel has come, too narrow or
dull intellect perhaps to take IN It's message tnOusu
the logical apprehension, Lave tsJ ana DCAnOWlcdSod
the power love through the teachings ana III
spratiOns psams aud hymns especially as they have
gether by the power Of music and melody or popular
Character and tone Among populations depraved and
ieciion ut times waking muttudes out OF their impen
tenee and stup0r and bringing them IN deep cOnllOn
10 the 1eet the Savior. Charles Wesleys Dynns d'd
more TO make McthOdism a power in England than all
llc preaching OF his brother John. Good hymns sung
with feeling and fervOr reach the lowest fountains
of moral emotion OFTEN soothing tho soui
TO thoughtful silence. renewing the mem
ury Of forgotten sin, waking aspirations
RIIer nobler life, inspiring the believing heart VITA
10y unspeakabo and full glory. That pant OF our
Christian literature which exists in the form OF hymns IS
tch n all thOso excelences which contribute to refined
feeling TO dcvOut character, and tO molly iie HYMNS
ike those Of the Wcseys, OF keDe or Hcbcr or Cowpe
Montgomery, should be IN every hOusenoid saeie9
anu the suffering; II ministers balm 10 the sr Oi tue
diving II deepest emotion VIC stand round
tic bier OF the dead he II ours, tht amid the DARKEST
eplTit to dumb desondency 10 unde nope by praise
remembering that Wien the aMful obSeuauen OF
GctBsemanG gathered about the savior ana hs useles
they sang nynn," aud thus vent out to the Mount
OF Olives"