Our Lord came in order to make His blessings flow as far as the curse could be found. Like a warrior in one of the old stories, He fell upon the adversary. The strong man was bound; his house was sacked like Troy. Only folly would return to that house, thinking to find any treasure there now. The treasure has been taken away and is now numbered among countless trophies in the house of the Lord. We may indeed boast when we remember there was a time when we were taken into exile, and all the articles from our Temple were taken away with us, and set up in an unholy city. Our music then was
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