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THE SONG OF THE ANGELS.

224 THE SONG OF THE ANGELS. the angels rejoice because a sinner re- pents. I. Who are sinners? The Bible says, "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." So that, dear children, you and I are called sin- ners in the Bible, and whenever we re- pent and return to God, for "we all like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way," then "there will be joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth." Now I will tell you what I mean by a sinner what I understand the Bible to mean by a sinner. I mean that little boy Digitized by Google