The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-06
JUBILATE DEC.
Rev. George Edward Walks Sermon
at Trinity,

: =. AT. Trinity Church yesterday morning
1.-THE pastor, Rev. George Edward Walk, de-
. .~liYered a most beautiful sermon to large
*:congregation. He took as his text the
. ,;hupdredth psalm, beginning, 80, be joyful
in the Lord, all We lands, etc"
: =, These words of the jubilate," he began,
'"suggested to GuiIlaume Franc the idea of
writing the beautiful old melody VS. know
as Old Hundred and Isaac Watts gave
us the paraphrase which we have sung
this morning: Before Jehovah's Awful
Throne This psalm and the old tune to
9. (which it seems be so perfectly adapted
makes a very KOhnoOr for the crown of
Jesus, our king. 1t is one of the brightest
=: jewels in his diadem.
d. Take the psalm as whole and it has
.been beautifully described as a bunch of
ifhe grapes of EschOl. IT is a faste-a mere
hint-of the promised land that is to be.
did Caleb and Joshua find in the grapes
a.Ot EschOl an evidence OF the luXuTiance of
.the inheritance to which God had called
.'sihemP Even so may we, In this choice
:.cluster of fruit from the garden Of the
Lord. have foretaste Of the joy that
awaits US"
Continuing, the reverend speaker said he
Thought that in the full spirit of the jubi-
:ate he church to-day should sing a cheer
..fnl.song, take hopeful view of the c0ndi-
- on OF the world and look forward with con-
;: .fdence and joy TO the conquest of the world
Ito the cross Of Christ. The psalm taught that
There Will be JOYFUL state of all the world,
in all lands and for the people in all lands.
christianity will yet triumph over all the
world. 1t IS inevitable because 1t is right.
t: The whole earth is yet to make a
jOyfu noise unto the Lord. What dole
.ful noise il has made. The voice of weep
Ing, of iamentatloD. of sorrow, of cursing,
of bitterness-ths is the voice that for the
most part has prevailed; but 1t will not
WAYS be 50. The noise OF armed hosts
flushing to battle, the clanking o prisoners
chains. the grating of dungeon-dOoTs, the
clash and elamor of conflicting interests
this is the noise that has been most heard
but it will not always be so. The COM
mand. has gone forth, %. be Joyful in the
4ord--make joyful nolse,' and nothing
but joyful noise will satisfy our God
The world is preparing 10 make this
noise. said the speaker. and he believed
that God to-day was putting the spirit into
the hearts of his people that Is irresistible.
There is Brightness, cheeriness.
gladness, joYOusness about the worship
CT Almighty God to-day quite unknown to
the grandfatbers of the present generation.
Men are acquiring better views of God.
1.-The God whom l serve Is very fer
ent being from the God whom my father
served. My father served Coo because he
was afraid of him, and he served because
he was afraid he would hurt him if he id
: not. I serve God because | love him, and
i serve him because it is the most delight
full thingI can do.
'What more can l say? Think of your
high calling. Think of your privileges.
Think of your hopes. Think that the as
,: 'surance of your uDending jOys-of the scr
vice which you now render, Of the hopes
which you now indulge-Sas for its fonn-
.datiOn tie goodness, the mercy and the
truth of GOd. No wonder that the souls
of'men have ever taken fire az the Jublak-
the odd Hundred No wonder that il
thrills our hearts to-day, even as it thrilled
the heart of ancient Israel! May the
Lord make us worthy of our inheritance J"