. Life and light for woman . he angel host be stirredTo hover oer the Incarnate Word With adoration!Well might the air with bliss be fraught,And splendor passing human thought ; Glad tidings of great joy are broughtTo every nation! VI. t welcome, then, this happy mornOn which the Saviour, Christ, was born !With flowers his infant brow adorn — Lilies and roses. Glory to God for his dear Son,And peace on earth, through suffering won;Heavens hallelujah is begun —And never closes. CHRISTMAS DAT. VII. iSJesus was born this Christmas tide —^ Born that he might be crucified;The sad-glad tidings, waft
. Life and light for woman . he angel host be stirredTo hover oer the Incarnate Word With adoration!Well might the air with bliss be fraught,And splendor passing human thought ; Glad tidings of great joy are broughtTo every nation! VI. t welcome, then, this happy mornOn which the Saviour, Christ, was born !With flowers his infant brow adorn — Lilies and roses. Glory to God for his dear Son,And peace on earth, through suffering won;Heavens hallelujah is begun —And never closes. CHRISTMAS DAT. VII. iSJesus was born this Christmas tide —^ Born that he might be crucified;The sad-glad tidings, waft them wide Beyond the him all nations may be blessed,In him all weary ones find rest —Poor wanderers in the farthest West, And Indias daughters. VIII. fur thanks this day to God we liftFor his unutterable Gift,And bid the good news circle swift, On eagle pinion,Till earth permits a little childTo lead her with attraction mild,And every utmost region wildOwns his dominion ! Richard Wilton, in ** India 4 LIFE AND LIGHT. HAST THOU FAITH? BY MRS. W. B. CAPKON. Oisr the 26th of June, when I went to Pasuraalai, to attend to ourweekly prayer-meeting, I was anxious to see the She had come to a friends house to be taken careof, for her last days were come. I found her mind very clear, andher voice stronger and more natural than I could have was glad to see me. I said to her: I am very glad to see you once more, S . You are nearly through with your life on earth; and how does itseem to you as you think over the past, and look into the future ? She replied: Jesus is a great Saviour. I believe He has for-given all my sins. I then asked, What verse in the Bible comes oftener than anyother into your mind ? The blood of Jesus Christ his Son oleanseth us from all sin. ^Pausing a moment, she added, I rest upon it. I then said a few words on praying to have every corner of theheart opened to Him. To this she replied: There is a ver
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