What a Blind Soldier Wanted to Hear
When a Salvation Army officer was conducting a song service in the wards of the hospital at Bazeilles, France, where there were many wounded American soldiers during the World War, a blind lad asked them to sing something for him. The choice was appropriate and pathetic as he expressed a desire to hear the old hymn:
“Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on!”
One can easily imagine that the words prayerfully expressed the deepest desire of his soul.
The theme of this chapter is impressively brought home concerning a girl who was