A LIFE OF SONG Glad Day When Jesus Found Me" - and others
Still W ill I Trust (Isaiah 41:10.) Still will I trust, though all my hopes lid shattered In broken fragments at my feet; Though all my plans, like driven leaves, are scattered By winds of darkness and defeat. For in my need I hear my Savior saying-, In answer to my pleading and my praying, “I am thy God, be not afraid; I will be near, be not dismayed!” Yea, in the deepest shadows of death’s valley, Where sorrows circle me around; When all the powers of darkness seem to rally,- And scarce a ray of light is found; Then will 1 trust in Christ with great 1 rejoicing, In Him who once again His love is ?* voicing — ;> “I am thy God, be not afraid; -, I will be near, be not dismayed!” , With child-like trust, whate’erbetide ^ And from His hand His strength and love receiving, As in His presence 1 abide. Thus shall 1 journey on to His glad morrow, Where 1 shall hear Him say, “Lay down thy sorrow, Come dwell with Me in realms above. Where all is light, and life, and love —Albert Simpson Reitz So will I walk with Christ, in faith believing, Circumstances? How we pet them, How we give them right of way! But the Master never planned that We should be beneath their sway. We who know Him walk the highways Where the victors all have trod. Circumstances cannot conquer In the presence of our God. Paul made circumstances serve him, Made them glorify His Lord; Turned each trial into blessing As he boldly preached the word. “These things turned to my advantage” This old worrier used to say; “For our good they work together” Though the darkness shroud the day. Why should Christians live beneath them, And not walk the heights with Him? Circumstances? We’re above them, Though they often seem so grim. “More than victors” — this the promise, And Christ bids us cast out fear; t For we triumph o’er all testing With the Master ever near. . —Albert Simpson Reitz Circumstances (Phil. 1:12, 19)
Albert Simpson Reitz has made every effort to show men and women, through both words and music, that the Christian life is a living, vital reality. His service will long be re membered, for his writings have glori fied the Lord JesUs Christ who de clared, “ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Frequently, poems and music by Dr. Reitz are used over the air. Re cently, Don McNeil of radio’s famed “ Breakfast Club” read “Teach Me to Pray.” While seated listening to the broadcast with his little grand-daugh ter, when she heard that he had writ ten the poem, she asked in astonish ment, “ But Grand-daddy, why do you have to learn to pray? Don’t you know how yet?” In whatever he has done,
Dr. Reitz has composed many songs from the piano.
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