I really love Thy ray.
7. Thou healing sun! Thou hope of man! I really love Thy ray. Oh, righteous Lord! oh, glorious King! I bow to Thee and pray: Oh, may Thou soon ascend Thy throne And quickly show Thy face; Thy heav'nly kingdom may Thou found And grant all men Thy grace. 8. The truth should triumph and be king, And freedom should be queen; But falsehood, which has rampant run, Head of the world is seen. We ask Thee, Truth, to quickly come And bring Thy light from heav'n; The foe be crushed and all Thy sons Into Thy bosom giv'n.
(Hymns, #960)
THE WELSH REVIVAL The Welsh revival was brought in through Evan Roberts. He was not educated at all; in fact, he was only a coal miner. Yet he brought in the greatest revival in the world—the Welsh revival. Wales was a big place, but Roberts worked mainly in one small chapel. He did not have complete sermons ready for delivery. His
speaking was only a few sentences. Sometimes he would pray a little, but the congregation would always leave weeping or leave dancing. Their meetings did not have a set time for opening and closing and were not held in fixed places. They met at any place and at any time. People could come in the middle of the night or in the early morning. Almost every family was revived, and prayer meetings were conducted in every household. No one knew who the preachers were. Sometimes one person would stand up and call a hymn. At other times someone would stand up and read a verse. Mrs. Penn-Lewis came from a Quaker background. She was a very strict person. Out of curiosity she joined these meetings. The scene she saw was a mess: Some mothers were nursing their babies; others were taking their meals. Some were praying, while others were singing. Outwardly, there was mayhem; the