St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-23

which precedes the command to speak
ito one another i'll Psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs" To be filled with
presence of Christ, Who will give the
inspiration for the song, and will help
US to sing it. when we are sitting
under the shadow of severe trial." says
DR.. Meyer, God can wrap us about
with the garment of praise, and fill our
mouths with singing. Although the
fig-tree does not blossom, and there is
no fruit in the vines, yet the soul may
rejoice in the Lord, and JOY in the God
of salvation. You cannot starve man
who is feeding on Gods promises; and
you cannot make the man or woman
wretched who has a clean conscience,
the smile of God, and the love of Jesus
in the SOUL"
A ND what of the theme of this new
n song to the Lord? Shall it be OF
self? All, would it be a new song, il
we should continue to sing of self !?
How much of life is filled up with the
ego? Come now, be frank with thyself
and thy God! How much of your life
have you given up to the singing of
the song of self, it's desires, it's aims,
its ambitions, its qualification? Is il
not about time you began to sing new
song of your Lord and Saviour? An
alyZe David's Psalms. They are not OF
self, except as in self is found the mar
velous operation of Gods love, mercy.
goodness and power 1t Is hard for the
human heart to realize that God finds
no delight in us except as He sees the
character of His blessed Son reflected
in us. The making the Lord the theme
of ones song involves at least four
things: Submission, instruction, ex-
pectation, and alteration. Submission
to the will of God in the experiences of
| life, whatever they may be. How could
one find a new song to sing unto the
Lord if his heart was in rebellion
against the circumstances which sur
rounded it? Instruction in righteous
ness the experiences of life being the
schoOlmaster And with the Lord as
the theme of the life, instruction in
the ways of truth and righteous
ness issues from the experiences of life.
Expectation that waits with faith and
patience for the unfolding of Gods
plans and purposes, knowing that a.
the other end Of the darkest valley Is
the light, and blessing of God. And
alteration that makes Of the Lord q
satisfying portion. A worshipful atti-
tude towards God which receives every
circumstance and condition of life as
the sanctuary in which the soul may
meet its God and commune with Him.
Where we find these four elements,
submission, instruction, expectation,
alteration, the soul will as surely break
forth into the strains of a new song to
its Lord, as nature puts forth her buds
and blossoms under the life-giving rays
Of the glorious sun.
"A ND all the earth is called to sing unto
n the Lord q new song. Not just q
few, not just the mere handful of Chris
tians as compared with the billions Of
people who know not God and cannot
sing unto Him new song, but all the
earth is called upon to join in this glad
refrain. God misses the mute hearts.
The great leader of the orchestra stopped
the scores of instruments violins,
the cellos, the great base viols, the reso-
nant brass instruments, the rolling drum
and all the rest-that we're pouring forth
their mighty volume Of melody, and
cried: Where is the piccolo?" The lit
tie piccolo was missed. The quick ear
of the leader caught the break in the har-
mony when the little instrument was |
silent. The music was not complete |
without its clear, sweet note. And Gods |
quick ear catches the break in the har- |
mony. He misses the voices of those |
who are silent. He calls all the earth to |
sing new song unto Him. The new song
the world needs to sing is of salvation
in Christ Jesus The new song the Chris
tian needs to sing is more and more of |
that salvation as it reaches into every |
channel and current of the life. The
world sings its songs. But they are |
songs Of this life, songs that end in dark
ness ard despair and death, songs that |
begin and end with self, songs that be-
gin with the gladness and joy of phys
ical life and its pleasures, but songs
which end in the gloomy strains of the
dirge. BVt, oh! what joyful experience
II the world would only learn to sing
the new song unto the Lord! The new
song on earth would be caught up in
Heaven and waited back by the angels
over the sinners that had repentes.
There are songs yet to be sung which
those who are singing the new songs to
the Lord now will have share in in the
glorious future. Johns vision shows
us the throne Of God and the assembled
saints singing "a new song saying:
Worthy is the Lamb etc." And after
the dragon and the beast and the false
prophet are overcome by the victorious
Christ there shall burst forth Almighty
song of triumph, new song, for it will
mark the final and complete triumph
over sin and its utter destruction. I'm
that day shall this song be sung IN the
land OF Judah: We have strong city:
salvation will be appointed for walls
and bulwarks.' "And the ransomed q
Jehovah shall return and come with
singing unto Zion" And ''fTom the ut
termost parts Of the earth have we heart
songs: Glory to.the righteous"