598 THE KING’S BUSINESS that God would avert the threatened plague; infidels mocked, papers in other states, even as far away as Cincinnati, ridiculed, but the people were in ex tremity. All over the threatened regions they1 met for. prayer, business stopped, and people gave themselves to prayer, and God heard. The day following the Day of Prayer, there was a most remarkable change in the weather never known before nor since, frost and snow in late April came and destroyed the hatching grasshoppers. Other things occurred, and what grass hoppers escaped death left the State never to return. There was a most abundant harvest. The infidel society that had published protests against the Day of Prayer and that had ridiculed it were absolutely silenced; they did not even attempt to say anything. God had answered prayer. But it was really a Day of Prayer. That was what was needed at this present time, but we have fallen on days when people are willing to do anything rather than pray and meet the conditions of prevailing prayer. When will this nation, and when will the Church, and when will the ministers return to God and really pray? Hail to the Lord’s Anointed By JAMES MONTGOMERY H A IL to the Lord’s anointed, Great David’s greater Son! — Hai), in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free, To take away transgression, And reign in equity. Kings shall fall down before Him, And gold and incense bring; All nations shall adore Him, His praise all peoples sing; For He shall have dominion O’er river, sea and shore, Far as the eagle’s pinion Or dove’s light wing can soar.
For Him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend, His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end; The mountain dews shall nourish The seed in weakness sown, Whose fruit shall spread and flourish. And shake like Lebanon.
He comes with succor speedy To those who suffer wrong, To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong; T o give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light, Whose souls condemned and dying, Were precious in His sight. By such shall He be feared While sun and moon endure— Beloved, obeyed, revered; For He shall judge the poor, Through changing generations, With justice, mercy,’ truth, While stars maintain their stations Or moons renew their youth.
O’er every foe victorious He on His throne shall rest, From age to age most glorious, All-blessing and all-blest;.': The tide of time shall never His covenant remove; His name shall stand forever; That name to us is love.
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