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Dr. Valpy, the author of a great many class-books, wrote the following simple lines as his confession of faith: —

"In peace let me resign my breath,

And Thy salvation see;

My sins deserve eternal death,

But Jesus died for me."Valpy is dead and gone; but he gave those lines to dear old Dr. Marsh, the Rector of Beckenham, who put them over his study mantel-shelf. The Earl of Roden came in and read them. "Will you give me a copy of those lines?" said the good earl. "I shall be glad," said Dr. Marsh, and copied them. Lord Roden took them home and put them over his mantel-shelf. General Taylor, a Waterloo hero, came into the room and noticed them. He read them over and over again, while staying with Earl Roden, till his lordship remarked, "I say, friend Taylor, I should think you know those lines by heart." He answered, "I do know them by heart; indeed, my very heart has grasped their meaning." He was brought to Christ by the humble rhyme. General Taylor handed those lines to an officer in the army, who was going out to the Crimean War. He came home to die; and when Dr. Marsh went to see him, the poor soul, in his weakness, said: "Good sir, do you know this verse that General Taylor gave to me? It brought me to my Saviour, and I die in peace" To Dr. Marsh's surprise, he repeated the lines: —In peace let me resign my breath, etc.Only think of the good which four simple lines may do! Oh, tell the good news! Never mind how simple the language. Tell it out.

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KJV: Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

WEB: Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.