SIGNS OF THE TIMES. "Behold the fig tree." The Lord once said, that, when we see We know at once the time of year, We know that Summer then is near; So in the world, when we descry, By vision of our mental eye, Plague, famine, earthquake, battle, strife, Yet, if we view the scene aright, And have not dimmed our inner sight, HOPE AMID BILLOWS. "The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly, But yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier." Come, let us to the mountain flee, Standing upon the eternal Rock, Of furious passions shall subside. The Word of God has mightier force |