Singing

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SOME African soldiers from Nigeria were sent to the Far East on duty—very far from their dear native land. They had to put up with very hard conditions but were so patient and cheerful that some of the folk among whom they lived asked, “Why are you so happy when you are so far from home?”
One man answered for the rest. “Here,” he said, touching his tunic pocket, “we have a wonderful Book —it is God’s Book. We read it tether every night. It speaks to us in our own language. It is music to our own hearts. It tells of the Lord Jesus who died because of our sins so that we are forgiven. Now we bong to Him and He cares for us always.” And as if he could say more by singing he, joined by his companions, sang this lovely song:
“O happy day! that fixed my choice
On Thee, my Saviour and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad.
Happy day! happy day!
When Jesus washed my sins away!
He taught me how to watch and pray,
And live rejoicing every day.
Happy day! happy day!
When Jesus washed my sins away.”
Wide, wide as the ocean,
High as the heavens above;
Deep, deep as the deepest sea,
Is my Saviour’s love.
I, though so unworthy,
Still am a child of His care,
For His Word teaches me
That His love reaches me,
Everywhere.
By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Ephesians 2:88For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:8).
“For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.” Psalms 103:1111For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. (Psalm 103:11)
ML-06/22/1969