The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-01-13
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driven from Jerusalem; and that invaiid
that for twenty years he could not life
his head from the pillow; and that widow
that she had such hard work to earn
bread for her children. The song will be
all the grander for earthis weeping z eyes,
and aching heads, and exhaus tod hands,
and scourged backs, and martyred
agonies. But we can get no idea OF that
anthem here. We appreciate the power
of secular music, but do we appreciate
the power OF sacred song? There
is nothing more inspiriting to
me than a whole congregation lifted on
the wave of holy melody. When va sing
some of those dear old psalms and tunes
they rouse all the memories of the past.
Why, some of them were cradle songs in
our fathers house. They are still spark
ling with tho 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 they
did tremble and break. When / hear
these old songs sung, it seems as il all the
old country meeting homes Joined in the
chorus, and city church, aud sailors
bethel, and Western cabins, until
the whole continent lifts the doxolc
and the scepters Of eternity beat
the music. Away then with -@gy
ling tunes that chill the . % t.ulo III
y,-be1 Tesng a. devotions of the
when coz, g the people sit silent
,,ars - marching on to victory
a. .erals come back from victorious
=, don't we cheer them and shout
Huzza, !" "HuzzaT' and when Jesus passes
along In the conquest Of the earth, shall
we not have for him one loud, ringing
cheers
All hail the power OF Jesus name9
Let angels PROSTATE fall.
Bring forth the royal diadem.
| And crown him Lord OF all
But, my friends, If music on earth is 80
sweet, what will it be in Heaven9 They
all know the tune there. All the best
singers Of the ages viii join it--choirs Of
white-robed children, choirs OF patriarchs,
choirs of apostles. Morning stars clap
ping their cymbaIs. Harpers with their
harps. Great anthems of God, roll ont
roll on !-other empires Joining the har-
mony till the thrones are all
full, and the nations ali saved,
Anthem shall touch anthem, chorus,
! join chorus and ali 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, red6emed viii
pour its deep bass voice into the song,
and Africa will add to the music with hsr
matchless voices.
/ wish we could anticipate that song, I
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 iubilant 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
titude 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 in
Heaven will mingle their chalces, and
the dark apparel Of our morning will
seem to whiten into the spotless raiment
of the skies. God grant that through tho
rich mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ we
I may all get there.