SUBMISSION OF THE QUEEN
When Queen Victoria of England was only a girl, she was instructed in matters of court etiquette. “You are to go to hear “The Messiah” tomorrow night, and when they sing through the oratorio and come to the “Hallelujah Chorus,” we shall all rise, but you are the queen; sit still.” But when the chorus came to the place where they sang “King of kings and Lord of lords,” she rose and bowed her head. This was at the beginning of her reign. Near the end of her long reign, she was listening to a powerful sermon on the second coming of Christ. Afterward she asked the preacher to come to the queen’s box. Her majesty said to the preacher, “Dr. Farrar, I wish that the Savior might come while I am still on the throne, because I should like to take the crown of England and lay it at his feet.” From “Is He Your King?” by Robert W.…
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