Sharp County record., 1888-01-26

coming. and that we snail JON tnenl oi
tLo other side of the river. Oh, glorious
reunion! We can not grasp 1t now'
Eve hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither
have entered into the heart OF man the things
which God hath prepared for them Ina' love
Him. -,
oh what a place of explanation it will
be! ..,.s
see. every day, profound mysteries OF
Providence. There is no question we ask
oftener than Why? There are hunureus
of graves in Greenwood and Laurei Hin
that need to be explained Hospltals lor
the blind and lame, asylums 1or the
;diotic and insane, aims houses LOT the
destitute. and world of pain and mis-"
fort,,n ate that demand more than human
solution. All! God will clear 1t all up.
In the light that pours from m Gne Vnrohe'
M dark mystery can live. Things now
,t+orIv inscrutable will be illumned as
Mainly as though the answer were WRIT
ton on the jasper wall, or
sonrdod in the temple anthem
Bortimeus will thank God that he
was blind: and Lazarus that he was GOV.
cred with sores and Joseph that he was
cast into the pit: and Daniel that he
damned with lions; and Paul that he was
humpbacked; and David that he was
driven from Jerusalem; and that invalid
that for twenty years he could not lift
his head from the pillow; and that WIDOW
that she had such hard work 10 earn
bread for her children. The song VIII oe
all the grander for earth's weeping eyes,
and aching heads, and exhausted hands,
and scourged backs, and martyred
agonies But we can get no loea Oh 'haO
anthem here. We appreciate the power
Of secular music, but do we appreciate
the mower of sacred song? There
is nothing more inspriting to
me- than a whole congregation lifted ON
the wave of holy melody. When we sing
Gonna of those dear old psalms and tunes
thev rouse all the memories OF the past
Whv. some of them were cradle songs III
our fathers house. They are sun spark
ling with the morning dew of thousand
Christian Sabbaths. They were sung by
brothers and sisters gone now-by Voices
that were aged and broken in the music
voices none the less sweet because tney
did tremble and break. When near
these old songs sung, it seems as II all the
old country meeting homes joined IN the
chorus, and city church, and sailors,
bethel, and Western cabins, until
the whole continent lifts the doxology
and the scepters Of eternity beat time IN
the music. Away then with your starve-
limo times that chill the devotiOns OF the
sanctuary and make the people sit silent
when Jesus is marching on to victory.
When generals coma back from victorious
wars. don't we cheer them aud shout
nHuzza, "HuzzaW and when Jesus passes
along in the conquest of the earth, small
we not have for him ono loud, ringing
cheer?
All hail the power of Jesus name? 2.
Let angels PROSTATE fall.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all.
But, nv friends, if music on earth is so
sweet, what will 1t be in Heaven? They
all know the tune there. All the best
SINGERS of the ages will join it-choirs of
wbite-robed children, choirs of patriarchs,
choirs Of apostles. Morning stars clap
ping their cymbals. Harpers with their
barps. Great anthems of God, roll on !!
roll on !-other empires joining the mar.
mony till the thrones are all
full, and the nations all saved
Anthem shall touch anthem, chorus,
ioin chorus, and all the sweet
sounds of earth and Heaven be poured
into the ear of Christ. David of the harp
will be there. Gabriel of the trumpet
will be there. Germany, redeemed, Will
pour it's deep bass voice into the song,
and Africa will add to the music with her
matchless voices.
wish we could anticipate that song. l
wish in our closing hymn to-day we
might catch an echo that slips from the
gates Who knows but that when the
Heavenly door opens to-day to let some
soul through there may come forth the
strain of the jubilant voices until we
catch it? Oh, that as the song drops
down from Heaven it might meet half
way song coming up from earth.
They rise for the doxology, all the null
tttude of the blest! Let US rise with them
and so at this hour the joys of the church
on earth and the joys Of the Church III
Heaven will mingle their chalices, and
the dark apparel of our morning will
seem to whiten into the spotless raiment
of the skies. God grant that through the
rich mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ we
may all get there