The following lines portray the Christian warfare: I thought that the course of the Christian to heaven Would be bright as the summer and glad as the morn. Thou show’ dst me the path; it was dark and rough, All rugged with rocks, all tangled with thorn; I dreamed of celestial rewards and renown; I asked for the palm branch, the robe, and the crown; I asked, and Thou show’dst me a cross and a grave. {8T 212.4} | |
Vidnesbyrd for menigheden bind 8 kapitel 33. 212. Fra side 212 i den engelske udgave. | tilbage |
De følgende liner skildrer den kristnes krigsførelse: |