Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-31
Christian Endeavor Hour
Conducted by Grace Livingston Hill Lutz.

For Sunday, November 1, 1906
Topic: Songs Of the Heart. XI The sleepless
Watcher (Consecration meeting) Psalm
cxxi.
/ will lift up mine eyes unto the hills
from whence cometh my help.
2. My help cometh from the Lord.
which made heaven and earth.
When in 1863 the Turks threatening all
Europe. besieged Vienna the emperor had
fled and the inhabitants could no longer
hold out against their terrible enemies,
even behind stone walls, their one hope
was in the King of Poland, to whom they
| had sent an urgent request for assistance.
He could only come over the northern
mountains, and so for two horrible
months morning and evening and all day
long they looked toward the hills for their
help. On the morning of September IL the
sun arose in unusual brilliancy, and as
! they looked they saw it was reflected into
| their faces by the glitter from the weap-
ons of their deliverers, and so truly help
came from the hills to them, for that day
a decisive battle was fought which saved
Vienna.
Whether the psalmist here referred to
the holy hill of Zion. where rested the
ark of the covenant, and Mount Moriah,
as some say it should read: Shall l lift
up mine eyes to the hills? Does my help
come from thence?" referring to the hills
on which were built the shrine of the
heather deities, it matters little, for IN
either case the psalmist leaves no doubt
in whom he trusts. There might be dam
ger that an earthly succor might fail,
there could be none with such Helper.
He made the heaven and the earth, there
fore nothing could hinder Him, and there
was no danger that He would not know
the trouble because He was otherwise
occupied.
3. He will not suffer thy foot to be
moved; he that keepeth thee will not
slumber
4. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall
neither slumber nor sleep.
A father took his little child out into
the fields one hot Sabbath day. The child
ran about picking wild flowers and bring
ing them to his father. saying Pretty,
pretty At last the father fell asleep,
and while he slept the child wandered
away When the father aWoke he could
not anywhere find his darling. He ran
hither and thither calling him, but re-
ceiyed no answer. AT last with fear and
trembling he ran to the edge OF a precl-
pice at some distance from the field, and
form of his darling lying many feet be-
low. WEAKNESS may overcome an earth
~ watcher but our Lord-keeper never
sleeps No WEAKNESS can overcome Him.
He. has us in mind constantly.
When the Black Prince in a critical part
of the battle sent to his father for succor
the king made answer: Il am not SO
careless a father as not to see when help
is needed, or 50 faithless general as
not to send it at the right time" We
sometimes think God has forgotten U.s.
and His promises have failed because
help does not come Immediately when we
think ii should. God is watching. He
knows just how the battle goes with US,
and He wants us To win the battle. If He
helps us always before we have fought
at all we should not grow into strong,
self-reliant soldiers. He wishes us to
win. and We may safely trust Him TO
send help at the right time. lie will not
make a mistake. Hasenkamp says: God
helps MS out Of one trouble into another
until we come to leave all with Him"
. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord liz
thy shade upon thy right hand.
u The sun shall not smite thee by day.
nor the moon by night.
Z The Lord shall preserve thee from all
evil he shall preserve thy soul
: The Lord shall preserve thy going out
aud thy coming Ia from this time forth.
aud even for cyermorc.
Old Nanny lived alone In u cottage In