The song of our Syrian guest . astening his fangs in the throat ofa helpless member of the flock. Butthe shepherd is with them. He knowswhat to do even at such a time. Heleaps to a rock or hillock that he maybe seen and heard. Then he lifts hisvoice in a long call, something like awolfs cry: Ooh! ooh! On hearing this the sheep remem-ber the shepherd; they heed his voice;and, strange to tefl, the poor, timidcreatures, which were helpless with 29. l0(*0lfr^ terror beiore, instantly rushGvCSt with all their strength into asolid mass. The pressure isirresistible; the wolf is overcome;frequently he


The song of our Syrian guest . astening his fangs in the throat ofa helpless member of the flock. Butthe shepherd is with them. He knowswhat to do even at such a time. Heleaps to a rock or hillock that he maybe seen and heard. Then he lifts hisvoice in a long call, something like awolfs cry: Ooh! ooh! On hearing this the sheep remem-ber the shepherd; they heed his voice;and, strange to tefl, the poor, timidcreatures, which were helpless with 29. l0(*0lfr^ terror beiore, instantly rushGvCSt with all their strength into asolid mass. The pressure isirresistible; the wolf is overcome;frequently he is crushed to death, whilethe shepherd stands there on a rockcrying, Ooh! ooh! / WILL FEARNO EVIL: FOR THOU ART WITH me: He paused, looking questioningly atone and another. Yes, I said at last, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. He bowed his satisfaction in silence. THY ROD AND THY STAFF — this also is true to hfe; the double expression covers the whole round \ .^ °^ protecting ror the shepherds carry a H^^of^Ovrcrook for guiding the sheep ^rixn Gyg^tand a weapon suitable fordefending them, the staff and the rod;one for aiding them in places of needalong peaceful ways, the other for de-fense in perils of robbers and wildbeasts. This saying describes as only ashepherd could how much those words mean, «THOU ART WITH what shall I say of the next words, ^THEY COMFORT ME?Ah, madam, you should see the sheepcuddle near the shepherd to under-stand that! The shepherds call, Ta-a-a-a, ho-o-o, and the answering patterof feet as the sheep hurry to him are fitsounds to be chosen out of the noisyworld to show what comfort God givesto souls that heed his voice; and thosesounds have been heard in my countrythis day as they were the day thisshepherd psalm was written! [31 lOf *Ovr* ^ ^^^ ^^ silence a momentWUCSl ^^si^g ^s ^f t^^ sounds werein his ear. With quiet animation he lifted histhm hand and continued: Now hereis where you drop th


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