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Show JOY o for a MORNING IN THE Mark 9:24 faith that will not shrink Though pressed by a many That will not tremble on foe, the brink Of any earthly woe; That will not complain murmur no chastining rod, Beneath the grief But in the hour of pain or Will lean upon its God; A faith that shines more bright and clear When tempests rage without, In darkness feels Lord, give me I'll taste e'en an faith a this, the hallowed bliss now William H. Bathurst in Hymns for the life has its despair. We droop anymore. Quitting out God in the fter than us. " a ••• Living Church) problems. And problems tend to get hands in for as eternal home. (#316 by Every fear, doubt. no such no whate're may come, And then, Of knows danger, That when in seems our heads in weaver's Weeping shuttle, and are may endure for a (7:6) worthy not the effort and with • •• Having in saying, "My days no our hope are swi spent without hope.trBut there is good news join we down. We throw up hopelessness. It's to offer the best way out. world."(Eph. 2:12) us Job night, but joy cometh in the morning.: (!'Psalm 30: 56) Like Job nothing seems to be right. Material goods have become has been torn asunder. The flesh is rotten and disease is no words of comfort but sleep and spend the are filled with night tossing and self-righteous tuing. and scarey dreams. The pressures of water seem We are higher scarce. rampant. Friends have fault finding. terrified with than Family ever We turn to nightmares and the heats of seem get hotter and hotter. But know that the promise of God is, 'hen thou to through shall not overflow thee;when thou walkest of us like the are man cted from childhood with who needs persistent convulsions gnash his teeth. He tries ti commit suicide So the father takes his son less, and powerless. They There is is right:' up depends Life is on help. for VII e believe, For that and whether it made out of the are that tribulation worketh perience, hope; broad in our And hearts hope in grinds down only are we the patience; maketh not And ashamed, ••• a man of God's creation, polishes or Almighty print shop God him made are we glory in tribulations ••• and ex because the love of God is shed also we old an patience, experience; by the Holy Spirit who given crowm possible are stuff that will last when the go:' unto us. For when without strength, in due time Christ died for the only things all sign hanging ing really gets tough. "'Being justified by faith knowing In the midst of problem. to solve the weak,faith But finds them the stuff he's made of'Those who trust the good stuff. out of by jumping into fire and into water. thou canst quit. or grindstone a un (Mark 9: 23) give up need to no nothing do him, If "Jesus saith unto him that believeth." to can a were yet ungodly." (Romans 5:1-6) Not are the sons we of His eternal glory. God will not put any There will be always. but joy cometh in So let more the than (Luke 5: 4) we can brighter days ahead. It bear. Trouble ••• really doesn't last Weeping may endure for a night, morning.n(Psalm 3O:5b) despair. Let us be strong in the time For the words of Jesus to His tired and worn-out comfort us. Instead of of us take oourage in the midst of us temptation. sails upon dwelling in shallow For the winds of G(i)d"'.s Grace hope d be ready to soar. , that make him foam at the mouth and disciples to the has been affli- son His condition is uncontrolable and spirit. dumb a bearable. He has dispair, (Isaiah 43:2) for another. His help rivers, they the thou shalt not be fire, the the flame kindle upon thee." burned, neither shall Many thee; and through be with passest through the waters, I will are waters, "Launch still disciples out into the blowing. We of should deep.n need but lift the "Give to the winds your God hears your Through waves Wait for His (Verse sighs fears, Hope and counts your and clouds and storms He time, so shall the my sail I Though heavy hope tears, God shall lift up your gently soon clears the way; end in joyous day." aft with light but today; lift, And torn with many If night undismayed; # 422 "Give To The Winds Your Fears") 1 I feel the winds of God Today and be a drenching spray, rift; the water's crest, And Christ my bark will use I'll seek the at His behest seas And brave another cruise. It is the wind of God that dries My vain, regretful tears, Until with braver thoughts shall rise The purer, brighter If cast shores of selfish Or on pleasure And I'll If ever I should put back I high It bears to was name .. <.: _ shown, the blood-red Thy ease be,. forget Thy love_ And how that love Lift years; flag above; alone. Great Pilot of my onward way, Thou wilt not let me drift; I fell the winds of God Today today; my sail I lift. ( # 449 by Jessie Adams in Hymns for the Living Church) head, |
