The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1913, Page 33

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The Lutheran Pioneer,

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A MISSIONARY MONTHLY.

PUBLISHED BY THE EvancenicaL Lutmeran SynopicaL Conxrerence or Nori AMERICA.

REV. F. J. LANKENAU, Epiror.

Entered at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo., as second-class matter.

Vol. XXXV.

Ascension.

Rejoice, and with triumphant songs
Praise ye the King: of earth and sky!
Ile that was dead has burst the thongs
Of darkness, and ascends on high.
Victorious over death and hell,

The Conqueror goes with God to dwell,

Raised from the tomb, He goes before

To give His chosen saints abode

With God's clect, where evermore

They'll praise their Savior and their God.
Yes, Jesus reigns; all foes must now

To their almighty Conqueror bow.

So live forever, glorious Lord,
To crush Thy foes and guard Thy friends!
O angel host, come and adore
The King whose kingdom never ends.
Forever reign, victorious King!
*Let every tongue His glory sing.

A. EL.

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Pentecost.

Forty days after His triumphant _
resurrection, Jesus met His disciples for
the last time. The place of meeting was
the Mount of Olives, near Jerusalem.
From here the Lord ascended to the glory
at the right hand of His Father in
heaven. ‘The disciples were now  or-
phaned, as it were. They were no longer
to enjoy the visible presence of their dearest Friend.
But before leaving them, Jesus had told them that
they should remain in Jerusalem until He had sent
them the Holy Ghost as their constant Companion
and Guide. So the faithful followers of Jesus re-
turned to Jerusalem, and remained there quietly in

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ST. LOUIS, MO., MAY, 1913.

anticipation of the fulfillment of the promise of the
Master. *. :

And now the day of Pentecost, the tenth day
after Jesus’ ascension and the fiftieth, after His
resurrection, had come. ‘The disciples to the num-
ber of one hundred and twenty, men and women,