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Dear Church Hill Faith Family,
For my Weekly Word, I am sharing with you a poem by George MacDonald, a 19th century Christian Scottish writer, entitled Sabbath Bells. In the poem, humanity is presented as “thirsty travelers” in the desert who Christ is calling to drink of the “living waters” which He offers us.
Sabbath Bells
By George MacDonald
Oh holy Sabbath bells,
Ye have a pleasant voice!
Through all the land your music swells,
And man with one commandment tells
To rest and to rejoice.
As birds rejoice to flee
From dark and stormy skies
To brighter lands beyond the sea
Where skies are calm, and wings are free
To wander and to rise;
As thirsty travelers sing,
Through desert paths that pass,
To hear the welcome waters spring,
And see, beyond the spray they fling
Tall trees and waving grass;
So we rejoice to know
Your melody begun;
For when our paths are parched below
Ye tell us where green pastures glow
And living waters run.
In Christ,
Pastor Nicholas
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