. When the song begins. ppiness 91 IX. Obedience that Pleases Christ 105 X. Friendship with Christ 117 XI. The Unrecognized Christ 131 XII. Living up to Our Prayers 145 XIII. Finishing Our Work 159 XIV. What Doest Thou Here 173XV. Courage to Live Nobly 185 XVI. Get Leave to Work 199 XVII. Into the Desert 211 XVIII. His Brother Also 223 XIX. The Odor of the Ointment 235 XX. Under the All-Seeing Eye 247 Wfyzn ttye ^>ong TBegfng [i] Back of the gloom— The bloom!Back of the strife—Sweet flowering meadows that glow and gleam,Where the winds sing joy and the daisies the sunbeam
. When the song begins. ppiness 91 IX. Obedience that Pleases Christ 105 X. Friendship with Christ 117 XI. The Unrecognized Christ 131 XII. Living up to Our Prayers 145 XIII. Finishing Our Work 159 XIV. What Doest Thou Here 173XV. Courage to Live Nobly 185 XVI. Get Leave to Work 199 XVII. Into the Desert 211 XVIII. His Brother Also 223 XIX. The Odor of the Ointment 235 XX. Under the All-Seeing Eye 247 Wfyzn ttye ^>ong TBegfng [i] Back of the gloom— The bloom!Back of the strife—Sweet flowering meadows that glow and gleam,Where the winds sing joy and the daisies the sunbeams color the quickening clod,And faith in the future, and trust in of the gloom—The bloom! Fronting the night— The light!Under the snows—The rose!And the vales sing joy to the misty hills,And the wild winds ripple it down the rills;And the far stars answer the song that swellsWith all the music of all the bells !Fronting the night—The light! —Frank L. Stanton. [2] CHAPTER FIRST W^tn t^e ^ong Begins. HEY have a saying in theEast that in Orientalcountries the birds neversing, the flowers have nofragrance, and the womennever smile. Heathen re-ligions put no sweetness into life, kindle nojoy in the heart, start no songs. They donot comfort sorrow nor wipe away the religion of the Bible is one of glad-ness. It teaches us to sing, not only on thehappy days, but on the dark days as Old Testament has much music in the New Testament is full of song. Itopens with an overture by a great choir ofangels. The first message to the shepherds,announcing the birth of the Saviour, told ofjoy for all who would accept it. Christmarked out the way of joy in all His offered rest of soul to all who would come [3] to Him, take His yoke upon them and learnof Him. He said He would give His own peaceto those who would let it into their expressed a desire that His joy might befulfilled in the lives of His friends. He badeHis followers b
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