Sunday Companion Ezra 3:11-13 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks to the LORD; because he is good… During the persecution in Madagascar, a number of native Christians would assemble at midnight in the house of the missionary for religious instruction. On one occasion they said, "Mr. Ellis, we must sing." "No," said he, "it is as much as your lives are worth to be heard." They continued to talk about the love of Christ, and then exclaimed again, "Sing we must." He cautioned them, and they added "We will sing in a whisper" So on their bended knees they quietly sang a hymn. "But I could only weep," said the missionary, who knew their peril. (Sunday Companion.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. |
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