I will ever give to Thee.”
This confidence of immortality is also shared by others as seen on a memorable occasion when
Ministers Sang Their Hope
Many ministers had assembled to pay their last tribute to a comrade who had fallen while in the ranks of service. Words of commendation were spoken concerning the fidelity and devotion of the one whom God had called in the prime of life. Prayers were offered. Soon the body, accompanied by the bereaved relatives, would start for the little cemetery in the boyhood home. But before leaving the church where the services were conducted, the ministers stepped forward, surrounded the casket, and united their voices in singing:
“There’s a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar;
For the Father waits over the way,
To prepare us a dwelling-place there.”
The refrain voiced the assurance of immortality cherished and preached by that company of pastors:
“In the sweet by-and-by,