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430 - Augustine Died.
He said, "What I pray God for is that ... He will call me from this world to Himself." When he was too weak to read the Psalms he ordered them printed in large letters and placed them on his wall.
1840 - The Birthday of Ira B. Sankey.
Ira Sankey was called "the golden voice singer" and was associated with Dwight Moody. He wrote the beautiful song, "The Ninety and Nine" along with "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" and "O, Safe to the Rock" and others.
THE NINETY AND NINE
There were ninety and nine that safely lay
In the shelter of the fold,
But one was out on the hills away,
Far off from the gates of gold.
Away on the mountains wild and bare.
Away from the tender Shepherd's care,
Away from the tender Shepherd's care.
"Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine;
Are they not enough for Thee?"
But the Shepherd made answer: "Tis of mine
Has wondered away from me,
And although the road be rough and steep
I go to the desert to find my sheep,
I go to the desert to find my sheep."
But none of the ransomed ever knew
How deep were the waters crossed;
Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through
Ere He found His sheep that was lost.
Out in the desert He heard its cry -
Sick and helpless, and ready to die.
Sick and helpless, and ready to die.
"Lord, whence are those blood-drops all the way
That mark out the mountain's track?"
"They were shed for one who had gone astray
Ere the Shepherd could bring him back."
"Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?"
"They are pierced tonight by many a thorn.
They are pierced tonight by many a thorn."
But all thro' the mountains, thunder-riven,
And up from the rocky steep,
There rose a cry to the gate of Heaven,
"Rejoice! I have found my sheep!"
And the angels echoed around the throne,
"Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!
Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!"
When Sankey would practice people would gather outside of his house just to hear him sing in his "golden voice."
1906 - The Death of the Blind George Matheson.
George Matheson was the author of "O, Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go."
O LOVE THAT WILT NOT LET ME GO
O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul on Thee;
I give Thee back the life l owe,
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
O Light that follow'st all my way,
I yield my flick'ring torch to Thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in Thy sunshine's glow
May brighter, fairer be.
O Joy that seekest me thro' pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow thro' the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.
O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to hide from Thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
1928 - W. A. Criswell was Ordained.
W. A. Criswell has for many years been pastor of the famous First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, and is a warm-hearted Gospel preacher. Pray for him today.
1996 - Charles and Diana Divorce.
After four years of separation, Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and his wife, Princess Diana, formally divorce.
On July 29, 1981, nearly one billion television viewers in 74 countries tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana Spencer, a young English schoolteacher. Married in a grand ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral in the presence of 2,650 guests, the couple's romance was, for the moment, the envy of the world. Their first child, Prince William, was born in 1982, and their second, Prince Harry, in 1984.
Before long, however, the fairy tale couple grew apart, an experience that was particularly painful under the ubiquitous eyes of the world's tabloid media. Diana and Charles announced a separation in 1992, though they continued to carry out their royal duties. In August 1996, two months after Queen Elizabeth II urged the couple to divorce, the prince and princess reached a final agreement. In exchange for a generous settlement, and the right to retain her apartments at Kensington Palace and her title of "Princess of Wales," Diana agreed to relinquish the title of "Her Royal Highness" and any future claims to the British throne.
In the year following the divorce, the popular princess seemed well on her way to achieving her dream of becoming "a queen in people's hearts," but on August 31, 1997, she was killed with her companion Dodi Fayed in a car accident in Paris. An investigation conducted by the French police concluded that the driver, who also died in the crash, was heavily intoxicated and caused the accident while trying to escape the paparazzi photographers who consistently tailed Diana during any public outing.
Prince Charles married his longtime mistress, Camilla Parker Bowles, on April 9, 2005. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charles-and-diana-divorce)
He said, "What I pray God for is that ... He will call me from this world to Himself." When he was too weak to read the Psalms he ordered them printed in large letters and placed them on his wall.
1840 - The Birthday of Ira B. Sankey.
Ira Sankey was called "the golden voice singer" and was associated with Dwight Moody. He wrote the beautiful song, "The Ninety and Nine" along with "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" and "O, Safe to the Rock" and others.
THE NINETY AND NINE
There were ninety and nine that safely lay
In the shelter of the fold,
But one was out on the hills away,
Far off from the gates of gold.
Away on the mountains wild and bare.
Away from the tender Shepherd's care,
Away from the tender Shepherd's care.
"Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine;
Are they not enough for Thee?"
But the Shepherd made answer: "Tis of mine
Has wondered away from me,
And although the road be rough and steep
I go to the desert to find my sheep,
I go to the desert to find my sheep."
But none of the ransomed ever knew
How deep were the waters crossed;
Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through
Ere He found His sheep that was lost.
Out in the desert He heard its cry -
Sick and helpless, and ready to die.
Sick and helpless, and ready to die.
"Lord, whence are those blood-drops all the way
That mark out the mountain's track?"
"They were shed for one who had gone astray
Ere the Shepherd could bring him back."
"Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?"
"They are pierced tonight by many a thorn.
They are pierced tonight by many a thorn."
But all thro' the mountains, thunder-riven,
And up from the rocky steep,
There rose a cry to the gate of Heaven,
"Rejoice! I have found my sheep!"
And the angels echoed around the throne,
"Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!
Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!"
When Sankey would practice people would gather outside of his house just to hear him sing in his "golden voice."
1906 - The Death of the Blind George Matheson.
George Matheson was the author of "O, Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go."
O LOVE THAT WILT NOT LET ME GO
O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul on Thee;
I give Thee back the life l owe,
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
O Light that follow'st all my way,
I yield my flick'ring torch to Thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in Thy sunshine's glow
May brighter, fairer be.
O Joy that seekest me thro' pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow thro' the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.
O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to hide from Thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
1928 - W. A. Criswell was Ordained.
W. A. Criswell has for many years been pastor of the famous First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, and is a warm-hearted Gospel preacher. Pray for him today.
1996 - Charles and Diana Divorce.
After four years of separation, Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and his wife, Princess Diana, formally divorce.
On July 29, 1981, nearly one billion television viewers in 74 countries tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana Spencer, a young English schoolteacher. Married in a grand ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral in the presence of 2,650 guests, the couple's romance was, for the moment, the envy of the world. Their first child, Prince William, was born in 1982, and their second, Prince Harry, in 1984.
Before long, however, the fairy tale couple grew apart, an experience that was particularly painful under the ubiquitous eyes of the world's tabloid media. Diana and Charles announced a separation in 1992, though they continued to carry out their royal duties. In August 1996, two months after Queen Elizabeth II urged the couple to divorce, the prince and princess reached a final agreement. In exchange for a generous settlement, and the right to retain her apartments at Kensington Palace and her title of "Princess of Wales," Diana agreed to relinquish the title of "Her Royal Highness" and any future claims to the British throne.
In the year following the divorce, the popular princess seemed well on her way to achieving her dream of becoming "a queen in people's hearts," but on August 31, 1997, she was killed with her companion Dodi Fayed in a car accident in Paris. An investigation conducted by the French police concluded that the driver, who also died in the crash, was heavily intoxicated and caused the accident while trying to escape the paparazzi photographers who consistently tailed Diana during any public outing.
Prince Charles married his longtime mistress, Camilla Parker Bowles, on April 9, 2005. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charles-and-diana-divorce)