News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-18

prehensible than on the first day
Gazing on the infinite rush of celestial
splendors, where the oceans of delight
meet and pour themselves into the
great heart of God-how soon will we
exhaust the song? Never! Neverl
The old preachers in describing the
sorrows of the lost used to lift up their
hands and shout: 1.-The wrath to
come! The wrath to GOMEZ" Today
lift up my hands, and looking toward
the great future cry: THE JOY to GOMEZ
The bliss to GOMEZ Oh, to wander ON
the banks of the bright river, and yet
to feel that a little further down we
shall find still brighter floods entering
into it! Oh, to stand a thousand years
listening to the enchanting music OF
heaven, and then to find out that the
harpers are only tuning their harps
Finally, | remark, that it will be a
unanimous song. There will no doubt
be some to lead, but. all will be ex-
pected to join. 1t will be grand con-
gregational singing. All the sweet
voices of the redeemed Grand music
it will be when that new song arises.
Luther sings it. Charles Wesley sings
it. Lowell Mason sings it. Our voices
now may be harsh and our ears I'M
cultivated, but, our threats cleared at
last and our capacities enlarged, you
and l will not be ashamed to utter our
voices as loudly as any of them.
GOD GRANT WE MAY ALL SING
Those nations that have always been
distinguished for their capacity in song
will lift up their voices in that melody.
Those who have had much opportuni-
ty to hear the Germans sing will know
what idea mean to give when l say
that the great German nation will pour
their deep, full voices into the new
song. Everybody knows the natural
gift of the African for singing. No
singing on this co9Iinent like that of
Everybody going to Richmond or to
Charleston wants to hear the Africans
sing. But when not only Ethiopia, but
all that continent of darkness lifts up
its hands, and all Africa pours her
great volume of voice into the new
song-that viii be music for you. Add
ed to this are all thu sixteen thousand
millions of children that are estimated
to have gone into glory, and the host
of Young and old that hereafter shall
people the earth and inhabit the stars.
Oh! the new songl Gather it all up!
Multiply it with every sweetness! Pour
| into it every harmony! Grown it with
every gladnessl Belt it with every
| splendor! Fire it with every glory
Toss it to the greatest height Of males
| tv! Roll it to the grandest cycle OF
eternity land then you have but the
faintest conception of what John ex-
perienced when, amidst the magnifi-
cence of apocalyptic vision, he heard
1.-THE new song.
God grant that at last we may all
sing it. But if we do not sing the
praise of Christ upon earth we will
never sing it in heaven. Be sure that
your hearts are now attuned for the
heavenly worship. There is cathe
dral in Europe with an organ at eact
end. Organ answers organ, and the
music waves backward and forward
with indescribable effect. Well, my
friends, the time will come when eartf
and heaven will be but different part:
of one great accord. 1t will be JOY
here and joy there! Jesus here and
Jesus therel Trumpet to trumpet
Organ to organ! Hallelujah to halle
lujahl Until the day break and the
shadows flee away, turn, my beloved
and be thou like roe or young har
upon the mountains Of Betherl"