old, her face is all wrinkled, her hands shake, she _must_ die
soon, she can't live more than a year or so, the Lord Jesus is
standing by her, and talking to her. He is saying, 'Give me thy
heart, give me thy heart.'

"She says she is so old and so wicked, she has been a bad wife, a
bad mother, and bad friend; she is an awful drunkard.

"'Never mind,' says Jesus, 'Give me thy heart, I'll forgive thee,
poor sinner; I'll make that black heart white.'

"Then she gives it to Him, and she is happy, and her whole face is
changed, and she is not at all afraid to die.

"Now, do you see that man? He is just out of prison. What was he in
prison for? For beating his wife. Oh! what a villain, what a coward!
How cruel he looks! Respectable people, and kind people, don't like
to go near him, they are afraid of him. What a strong, brutal face he
has! But the blessed Jesus isn't afraid. See, He is standing by this
bad man, and He says, 'Give me thy heart.'

"'Oh! go away,' says the man; 'do go away, my heart is too bad.'

"I'll not go away without thy heart,' says Jesus; ''tis not too bad
for me.'

"And then the man, just because he can't help it, gives this heart,
and hard as stone it is, to Jesus, and Jesus gives it back to him
quite soft and tender, and there's no fear that _he_ will beat
his wife again.