y disappeared under
the leaves of the tree. My days are like that shadow--perhaps not like
that only. You may have seen in the very bright moonlight shadows lying
across the street till they looked solid as if they were something, so
much so that the young colt started from them. But a cloud passed over
the moon and where was the shadow? My days are like that. "But thou, O
Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations."
The remembrance of man is calling to mind those who are no more; the
remembrance of God is calling to mind Him that is unseen. "Thy
remembrance shall endure unto all generations. Thou shalt arise and have
mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time is come.
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust
thereof. So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the
kings of the earth thy glory." Not only will his days endure but his
kingdom will endure; not only will it endure but it will go forward with
a perpetual progress. "Thou shall arise and have mercy upon Zion." The
Lord is building a city in the world, a city that hath foundations, a
city that is compacted together, a city that has its families and houses
and companies, its solemnities and social joys; a city that is all one
brotherhood though composed of every nation and kindred and people. The
Lord will arise in his strength to build this city and one of the signs
for his time to favour her is when her children take pleasure in her
stones and favour the dust thereof. We have that sign in our day. God's
children are taking pleasure in the stones of Zion and favouring the dust
thereof. Let us then, looking at the sign, lift up our eye for the
fulfilment of the promise, "When the Lord shall build up Zion, He shall
appear in his glory." We are trying to build Zion and the Lord is
pleased to see it; but let us call upon Him--"Appear in thy glory! Do
thou come and build! Give us the living stones, bring them to us by thy
power out of the rocks, out of the heights and depths we cannot reach
unto wilt thou not bring living stones to thy temple?" Call and He will
come and He will build, and "the heathen shall fear the name of the
Lord."

You will say, "They have not heard it yet"--but they shall. You say many
that have heard it do not fear it, but they shall, they shall fear the
name of the Lord--"and all the kings of the earth thy glory." The kings
fear his glory!