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Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

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FIRE IN OUR HEARTS<br />

AWAKE O ZION!<br />

On the last day at Ashburnham we stood and sang to the<br />

Lord, ‘for the one I love a song about his v<strong>in</strong>eyard’ (Is 5:1).<br />

With eyes open, and appreciat<strong>in</strong>g one another, we worshipped<br />

<strong>in</strong> tongues. Many such moments would l<strong>in</strong>ger — not the least<br />

when a bashful Marion sang to us from Psalm 16: ‘As we dwell<br />

here <strong>in</strong> y<strong>our</strong> presence, there is such peace and security.’<br />

We paused and took stock. Three hundred peculiar people<br />

be<strong>in</strong>g knit together <strong>in</strong> one heart — what a task! But we were<br />

confident and felt ready for anyth<strong>in</strong>g. On that hot, dry, summer<br />

even<strong>in</strong>g we sang a new hymn:<br />

His great power <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g we shall know,<br />

Although days of battl<strong>in</strong>g lie ahead...<br />

Little did we know the storms prepared for <strong>our</strong> Zion battleship.<br />

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