Father and mother were Christians, on their way to heaven. They taught their children in their early days, the Word of God, and one after another trusted in Jesus, and confessed His name.
Three little cousins came to visit them, and also were won for Christ, and went back to their homes to testify for Him. It was a pleasant sight to see that family circle all happy in the love of Christ, and to hear them sing, as they sat together,
Heaven wears a brighter blue,
Earth a robe of sweeter green,
All around, a happy hue,
By my former eyes unseen;
Brighter scenes around me wheel,
Brighter stars around me shine;
Everywhere I only feel,
I am Christ’s, and He is mine.
This was the secret of their joy: they had Christ. Reader, have you Christ? Christ alone can make a happy heart, and a happy home.
ML 10/16/1938