Zion's Harp
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A Letter from Prison
The following account is a quotation from a letter signed by 150 recruits in the prison of Petrovaradin as they wrote to brethren in Switzerland.

They arrested us on the third day after calling us to arms.  They did so because we could not carry guns nor swear oaths.  Then they locked us into a low, narrow, dirty room with a wet floor.  We wondered what would become of us, and we were sad until a brother began to sing:
We thank Thee precious Saviour dear,
That we are not left weary,
As poor neglected orphans here
On lonely ways so dreary.
‘Mid people strange, in foreign land
And where our speed has no demand,
As foolish ones regarded.
Nay not as orphans stand we here.
To us, o Lord, at all times near
Thy presence is accorded.
Zion’s Harp #204
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​After this hymn, the words of the Saviour came into our minds: “Fear not little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”  Then some officers came to us wondering why we sang and what kind of people we were.
               Afterward, they brought us to Petrovaradin into the prison, where they have kept us to this day.  As many as 34 men occupy one room.  At first, we had to sleep on the bare boards, but now conditions have somewhat improved.
               On the Lord’s Day we have meetings in the morning and in the afternoon, and during the week we meet three times—on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday evening.  In the meetings, we go to the Living Fountain that quenches our thirst.  There we find the Living Bread and know that he who eats of it will live forever.

Heritage of Faith, page 158

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Special thanks to the Apostolic Christians who diligently labored to keep their rich musical heritage alive when most other denominations forsook it in the challenging battle of changing cultures.
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Thanks be to those souls who labored to write and compose this treasure of praise, many now only known to GOD!

Above all, thanks, praise, and glory be to GOD!
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    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
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    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
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