The Prayer of a Soldier’s Child

Lord Jesus, hear my simple prayer,
Which mother bids me say tonight;
Preserve with all Thy loving care
My daddy, dear, who’s gone to fight
For good King George across the sea,
And bring him safely back to me.
O God of mercy, let us rise
Triumphant o’er our cruel foe.
Receive each man who nobly dies,
And comfort every heart of woe.
Lord, guide us to the happy day
When deadly strife has passed away,
God bless my mother, keep her brave
And patient through her hours of pain;
And Thou, whose grace alone can save,
Bring daddy back to her again.
Look after him, I pray, till then,
For Jesus’ sake, our Lord. Amen.

W.S.L.
From the “Daily Chronicle.”

One has often heard of the wonderful way in which God has permitted the actual Bible to be the means of preserving life. The following incident has just recently come under the notice of the secretary of the Scripture Gift Mission: — A young officer was given a Bible, which he had promised to carry in his hip pocket. His mother had written on the fly-leaf two verses from the ninety-first Psalm, “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee,” etc. This he had done. A German shrapnel burst quite close to him, and a piece of it struck the Bible, cutting it through to the ninety-first Psalm, and blackening the very page, and instead of going right through his body, glanced off and wounded him in the back, thus saving his life. The incident was also the means in God’s hands of leading him to the Saviour.
Life of Faith

The work of God is still going on among the soldiers on Salisbury Plain, as the following incident will show: — One of the thirteen who decided for Christ was a friend of burglars, who was often intoxicated, yet deeply thoughtful. He said he always believed in God, never allowing a night to pass, even when under the influence of liquor, without praying. The work of the Lord Jesus was explained, and various passages carefully scanned. Then St. John 14:1 was read to him with the comment, “I know you believe in God; now listen, and you can almost imagine the Saviour is speaking: Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in Me.’” “Let’s see it!” he said. Then whilst slowly reading it he ejaculated, “Well―I’m―blowed!”