n the
monastery, and they begged her to sing after dinner. She asked her
sister to join in prayer that the King's message might be given, and
that it might search some hearts. As there were different nationalities
present, she very simply but gracefully said she was going to sing from
the Holy Scriptures, repeating the words in German and Italian, and then
sang Handel's "Comfort ye," "He shall feed His flock," and afterwards,
"Rest in the Lord." An Italian professor of music, with many others,
thanked her, and were expressing their admiration to her sister, when
Frances bade them "good night," remarking to her sister, "You see,
Marie, I gave my message, and so it is better to come away."

An instance illustrating the singing powers and also the friendliness of
this sweet singer is recorded by Rev. S.B. James, D.D., in his _Frances
Ridley Havergal, a Lecture Sermon_.[1] "After a garden-party in
Somersetshire where she had almost exhausted herself, she happened to
overhear her hostess's regret that the servants had not been present.
'Oh, if it is work for the Master,' she exclaimed, 'of course I can do
it.' And though she had been just stung by a bee upon the hand, and was
suffering intense pain, she threw off hat and gloves, took her seat
eagerly at the piano, and ... impressed a whole retinue of servants with
the beautiful piece from the _Messiah_, 'Come unto Me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.' And when it was
all done she stood up and said, 'Now I am going to tell you what _you_
must do when you have yourselves accepted the invitation,' and she sang
out before that humble spell-bound audience, 'Tell it out among the
heathen that the Lord is King.' ... One person at least was turned to
righteousness on that musical afternoon."

[Footnote 1: Quoted in _The Sisters_. Charles Bullock, B.D., p. 100.]

The ministry of song of F.R. Havergal will chiefly be remembered,
however, by the goodly heritage of poetry which she has left to the
Church of Christ, and in which she being dead yet speaketh. Here it is
that her great influence is still felt. She had the happy gift of
expressing the deep breathings of the consecrated soul in whole-hearted
loyalty to the blessed Master. She strove to regard the Lord Jesus as a
real living and personal Friend. She longed to be entirely yielded up to
His service, and she put the thoughts of her heart, which had been
warmed by the indwelling Spirit, in real a