Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-05

little child was departing. She had been
sick all her days and a cripple. 1t was
MONDAY when she went, and. as the shad-
ow Of death gathered ON her cyclid she
thought it was evening and time to go to
bed. and 50 she said, GOOD night, papa!
Good night. mammal And then she was
gone! 1t was good night" to pain and
good night to tears and good night to
death and good night" to earth, but it
was good morning" TO Jcsus-it was
good morning to heaven. | can think
of no cradle song more beautiful than
Jesus.
Songs For the old.
| next speak Of Christ as the old mans
song. quick music loses its charm for the
aged ear. The schoolgirl asks for a schot-
fish or a glec, but her grandmother asks
for "Balcrma' or the Portuguese
Hymn" FIFTY years of trouble have
tanned the spirit, and the keys of the mu
sic board must have solemn tread.
Though tho voice may be trcmulous, so
that grandfather will not trust it in
church, still he has the psalm book open
before him, and he sings with his soul
He huns his grandchld asleep with the
same tune lie sang 10 years ago in the old
country meeting house. Some day the
choir sings Il tune so old that the young
people do not know it, but it starts the
tears down the cheek Of the aged man.
for it reminds him of the revival scene in
which he participated and of the radiant
faces that long since went to dust and Of
the gray haired minister leaning over the
pulpit and sounding the good tidings Of
great joy.
| was one Thanksgiving day in my pull
pit in Syracuse. and Rev. Daniel Waldo,
at 9S years of age, stood beside me. The
choir sang tune. | said, 81 am sorry
they sang that new tune; nobody seems
to know it, BLESS you, my son. suid
the old man. Il heard that 40 years ago"
There was a song today that touched
the life of the aged with holy fire and
kindled a glory on their vision that your
younger cycslght cannot SEQ. 1t was the
song Of salyation-,IesuS, who fed them
all their lives long; Jesus, who wiped
away their tears; Jesus, who stood by
them when all else failed; Jesus. in whose
name their marriage was conscCratcd AMI
whose resurrection has poured light upon
the graves Of their departed. do you
know meV said the wife to her aged hus-
band who was dying. his mind already
having gone out. He said, mo" And
the son said. Father, do YOU know met"
lie said, NO" The daughter said ia
Their, do you know me- He said, mo"
The minister of the gospel standing by
said, "Do you know JcsusY "Oh, yes"
he said, Il know him, chief among TO-
600, the one altogether lovelyn" Blessed
the Bible in which specialized old age
reads the promise, II will never leave
you. never forsakc you" Blessed the
S'"h on WHl'il tne WORKOUT pilgrim tot
t'rS On tuWara th' welcome or ms Ike
"'e"IeI' n'cSSeu tne hymn oook III Which
the IHlterlhg tongue ana the falllng eyes
huu Jesus me oId man song. when my
il"'hcr hdu petn pul away Tor the resur-
i'cllon' We Tue chHuIeh' came TO the oid
ho"leSteud' ana each one wanted TO take
away lneh'ehto Oh her VINO had loved us
;" long ana loVeu us 30 wei. l think
.ook away 'he pest OF All the mementos;
II was the Ola lash'oned, round glass
sp'ctacleS through Whlch she used to
reao her b'oie' ana put them on, but
'hey were TOO ola for me- and | could not
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=" tne "i's Oh ne"Vth' "heIe the ankles
mat were sim with age have become
timber again, and the spirit, with restored
pyeSlght, stands in rant pXultatiOn cry-
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WET Let me 10 my bosom n.y.
WIN t,a t,,,,,',n. ",r NV !. I',,.
Hido mo a r, saviour, IIido
Till the storm Of life is past.
Safe into the haven guide;
on, receive my soul at last.
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