The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11

length his mightler work OF redemp.
tion. He made man by his breath; he
saves him by his blood. 1t is In what
ne has done for mans redemption that
he is to be forever glorified, and while
the symphony of the stars still rings
In his ears, yet here, at the Red sea.
is sweeter music for his heart than
theirs, and of such delight to him that
he writes down every word of It as q
part of Holy Scripture.
No song had Israel In Egypt, but
signs and groans and cry. But now
they are out of Egypt and Canaan
looms before their eyes. The chains
of bondage were snapped on the Pass
over night when, sheltered by that all
protecting blood, the judgment that
fell upon Egypt passed over them
Now their dellverance Is a realization
Pursued by Pharaoh's armies and
hemmed in between the mountains and
the sea, they cry out in a frenzy OF
despair. When 10 the sea divides and
through 1t they go dry-shod and un-
harmed to the other side. And look
ing back they saw the sea that had
opened to let them out of Egypt cles.
ing TO shut them out and closing over
their enemies. Then they salgl
The passage of the sea has put them
In a wilderness, and yet they sing
And the wilderness is just what this
world has become to those who know
what that mighty work of the cross
has done for them and who, in spirit,
have seen just beyond the wilderness
the heavenly Canaan to which that
cross has secured an enduring title
And this song Of praise from the
hearts of redeemed sinners who have
looked across the place of death anC
beheld triumphant Savior is what
our Father God is waiting still to hear
And now can we sing, for by this
way of the sea have we come into this
pilgrim path with God. 1t is the shep
herds hand that holds that rod
stretched out across the sea. Ant
our Shepherd who glveth his life fol
the sheep has opened for us a safe
path through his DEATH That "strong
east wind" of adversely blowing
through all that night of his
anguish on the cross, where fol
our sins he was nailed, has
cleared a way for us by which we pass
out of Egypt, out Of the whole sphere
to which the 'law Of sin and death
applies. Christ's death, In all Its value
is ours, and our hearts, once desolate
because Of sin, have now song.
In vain does one look In this sons
for anything that man has done. Such
note would make an awful discord
Every word Of this is the celebration
of what Jehovah has done, and Its frs
strain tells Of the source of all praise
II will sing unto Jehovah for he hath
triumphed gloriously." II is this thai
makes melody In the heart. AS Israel
saw, so have we seen triumphant
Savior. and that sets the heart a-sing
ing.
The second measure celebrates the
deliverance. It was all the work o.
God. We only looked on. Alone h,
wrought and without any assIstanc
from us. Alone he finished that worl
to which we could add nothing saw
10 mar 1t.
But not power alone Is necessary 70
salvation, and the third stanza tells Of
Gods holiness. GLORIOUS In holiness
is he who has saved us, 30 that tn
very holiness that was against US a
sinners Is now on our side making u
secure. And here Is another source o
praise.
And this gives complete assurance
as to the future. for Thou leadest II
thy mercy the people thou hast re
deemed: thou guidest them with I'll,
might to thy holy habltation." Their
are no misgivings as to the end AM
no slandering God with expressions o
railwaysdoubt and fear. Such thing
cannot exist In the heart that know
the triumph of Christ
In the fourth measure Of the son
they see all enemies laid low. An
the Christian counterpart Of this Is tn
challenge of Rom. $3.50. If God b
for Us who can be against us7 WIN
Is be that condemnethr
The song closes with the land q
promise as the end Of the Journey
Thou shalt plant them In the noun
tain Of thine inheritance And In thes
words we hear our Lord saying 10 u
Il 20 to prepare place for you
that where ! am there ye shall D
also" A prepared place for . pr
pared people. and God leading the va
into IL. There Is no more 10 say an
the song closes.
o soul. hast thou learned to s.ns