Loren Eiseley in his book...
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Loren Eiseley in his book, The Immense Journey, records an incident of tramping through the woods one day until he came to the edge of a clearing where he decided to take a rest. He was more tired than he realized and soon fell sound asleep. When he awoke he had a sense of danger around him. On the limb of a nearby tree an enormous raven had a squirming nestling in his beak. The nestling's parents flew helplessly around in circles expressing their outrage. The raven was indifferent to their pleas and gulped down the nestling. The other birds took up the cry against this killer. No one dared attack the raven, but the binds cried out of their misery. It was almost as if they were all pointing as one to this bird of death.
And then Eiseley reported something that moved him poignantly. After the singing ceased, a song sparrow began to sing hesitantly, and then the other birds picked up the cue, and suddenly the whole forest was alive with beautiful music. Despite the threatening raven, they were singing as they were born to sing. Eiseley commented: "In simple truth they had forgotten the raven, for they were the singers of life, and not of death."
Surely this is a parable of the great Hallelujah chorus that will be sung by those who sit down at the marriage supper of the Lamb.
- Hasler
And then Eiseley reported something that moved him poignantly. After the singing ceased, a song sparrow began to sing hesitantly, and then the other birds picked up the cue, and suddenly the whole forest was alive with beautiful music. Despite the threatening raven, they were singing as they were born to sing. Eiseley commented: "In simple truth they had forgotten the raven, for they were the singers of life, and not of death."
Surely this is a parable of the great Hallelujah chorus that will be sung by those who sit down at the marriage supper of the Lamb.
- Hasler
