. When the song begins. about the giving. [76] €^e 3J0? of t^e CWg [77] That evening, when the Carpenter swept outThe fragrant shavings from the workshop floor, And placed the tools in order, and shut toAnd barred for the last time the humble door, And, going on His way to save the world,Turned from the laborers lot forever more,I wonder—was He glad f That morning, when the Carpenter walked forthFrom Josephs doorway, in the glimmering light, And bade His holy mother long farewell, And, through the rose-shot skies with dawning bright, Saw glooming the dark shadows of the cross, Yet, seeing, set
. When the song begins. about the giving. [76] €^e 3J0? of t^e CWg [77] That evening, when the Carpenter swept outThe fragrant shavings from the workshop floor, And placed the tools in order, and shut toAnd barred for the last time the humble door, And, going on His way to save the world,Turned from the laborers lot forever more,I wonder—was He glad f That morning, when the Carpenter walked forthFrom Josephs doorway, in the glimmering light, And bade His holy mother long farewell, And, through the rose-shot skies with dawning bright, Saw glooming the dark shadows of the cross, Yet, seeing, set His feet toward Calvarys height,I wonder—was He sad f (Ah, when the Carpenter went on His way, He thought not for Himself of good or ill;One was His path, through shop or thronging menCraving His help, een to the cross-crowned hill,In toiling, healing, teaching, suffering, allHis joy, His life, to do the Fathers will;And earth and heaven are glad1 —S. Alice Raulett. [78] CHAPTER SEVENTH C^e gjot of tije €vo$$. E are not accustomed toassociate joy with theexperiences of the item in the storyof the terrible hours whenJesus was in the hands ofHis enemies, tells of suffering. Yet there is nodoubt that there was joy in the Redeemersheart in the midst of all His anguish. OneNew Testament writer tells us that for thejoy that was set before Him He endured thecross, despising shame. In one sense, Christsenduring of the cross includes His whole seems certain, at least, that from the be-ginning of His public ministry He was awareof the manner of His death. When in Hisvillage home in Nazareth He heard the callto go out to begin His Messianic work, Heknew to what He was is easy to find hints of joy in the story as [79] Wtym t^e ^>ottg Begins He moved toward the cross. It may seemstrange to look at the seven words on thecross to find hints of joy, and yet more thanone of these has its note of gladness. Thesaddest of them all was that uttered in thed
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