Watch, earnestly watch, the Lord's approach is nearing ;
Pray, fervently pray, no man can know the hour ;
Like as a thief at night is His appearing ;
He cometh to judge the world in truth and power.
Watch ye, pray ye, soldiers of the Lord ;
Work ye, wait ye, trusting in His word ;
Keep His commandments ? and His law obey,
And He will reward you in the last great day.
2.
Work, joyfully work, all ye who know
His chastening;
Wait, patiently wait, for your reward is nigh;
Lift up your heads, the day of rest is hastening ;
Rest, glorious rest, with Jesus by and by.
3.
Trust, loyally trust, and as to Him
thou'rt clinging,
Keep, faithfully keep the Saviour's
blest commands ;
Then in thy heart the blest assurance
ringing,
Know surely thy name is written in His hands.
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It’s a man looking over his family during the British Raj in India. There were many cases of cannibalism and he feared someone would try to kill and eat his children or wife. I acknowledge this is a difficult picture to look at— but I included it for a reason. Many people in the US/West aren’t even aware of the terrible famines that swept through India and which are comparable to the holocaust in deaths (an estimated ~30 million people have died in famines in India). This was taken from the Great Famine of 1876–1878, which was far worse than the infamous Bengal Famine. It was caused by a crop failure/drought and was exacerbated by the crown’s export of wheat abroad. In total, 5.6 - 9 million people died (it’s hard to get exact figures). And within huge statistics like these, are forgotten stories. These are individuals and families, who slowly faced the despair of knowing they had no food and would have no food in the near future. They faced the horror of knowing there was
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