Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-09-06

For siXtccn wears tlDrc aai htcr no song
in tlc temple. Tins Na- 81 -.-lt loss Ot.
cause the people a.l ALWAYS lc-n srcl-
towci % SIMS irol ,lc uue at creation
when Che morning stars -.n- .H-ctncr .nt
hi Oh, SONS oi Good shouted .n- yoN 90 tfe
marching through tlr s.I ~.. where tHr
sons oi Israel were .cl uF 1.rlm ln tfc
singing. and thc birch o- che Saviour whore
the angels were the choir. tnc Ia,t supper
where tLe Lord Himself was ONE oi tne
singers. zap 90 the new heaven and thc new
earth where they sing the ueN song the
world has had much CD do tri-n music. The
temple service when men lived n r'-A- rc-
huons with God and tine house WAS clean
was beautiful. Some Psalms were written
in the temple in letters oi gold. and the
people chanted them 90 che accompani-
ment of the consecrated Instruments. the
autphoual choir- answered each other. as
Tor example, an the oath Psalm. one choir
would say, Lift up Your heads. d Sc
gates, even Init them zap. ye everlasting
doors, and the King ot glory shall come
IN. and the other choir would respond
w ho - tn.s King oi Ilory only 90 have
the other singers reply. 1.-The Lord oi
Hosts. lie Is the King OF glory but for
sixteen years there had been no song.
First why was this. The best cxpia-
nation IS gwen lu the 2Sth chapter oi H.
Chronicles, the path and 18th verses.
And Ahaz gathered together the vessels
OF the house OF God. and cut in pieces the
vessels OF the house OF God and shut uD
the doors OF the house OF the Lord. and
he made him affairs ia every corner of
Jerusalem. And In every several city OF
Judah ne made hugh places 90 burn ia
cense unto other gods and provoked 90 am
ger the Lord God oi hiS fathers There
Is many hte today without q song. and
10 an such 1 give NV message. The reason
Tor this Is found IN the fact OF sin. Ne -.u
Do our outward acts. but God can keep us
from that II we wlIl let Him and give US
the song once more. We sia IN our de-
slres, buC lie can remove these desires II
We Will but permit Him 20 90 50. and oar
affections may be set ON things above. We
sin m our motives. bat 20 We are HIS there
| Is new PIVOT 10 our nte, and the motives
/ wElch Were most impure may become pure.
indeed. We have Also a bias 60 SIN which
\ comes 10 Us with our birth. but lie can
| counteract lt ID we Wall give Him the right
20 10 SO. II one could throw a stone up
/ nigh enough 1t would come TO the place
/ OF cQulpOise, where the law of cravitati0n
/ would be overcome by the high law which
/ pulls upward. and SO If we did but Weld
ourselves 20 Christ we Ought we would
4 come TO the place where He wOuld over
! power the weakness OF our nature and
/ what We doubtless need IL a sOag to-day
/ II ElAy be the old song we used 90 sing. /.
/ - natural 10 every body 20 sing. the nlow.
boy - he follows his piow. the shepherd
as he keeps ms flock IN the mountains. the
| S.t.'A VI t-r 80 anu NAc u ANtitI on tAt
plain, they all sing. vt critical moment
IN the battle OF Waterloo when the soldier,
were wavering Wellington found out II Wa.
because the band had stopped. lie ordered
the musicians TO play again and the etfCcl
was marvellous. II there would Only be 4
song in our souls to-day and in the church
there would be power. \ mother saw hel
child standing upon the edge OF a preci
pice. She knew II she shouted she NIGH
startle the child 80 that he would fall -,
she attracted his attention by a famihal
song she saug. There are men and womer
standing on the very BRINK of perdition 20
day without hope. buk Il the church ver,