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... hath ' taught us . ' There is no doubt but that the Lord's Prayer was as familiar in ancient days in England , and as much used , as it is now There are extant many ancient forms : one in the Saxon homilies of A.D. 700 , and another of ...
... hath ' taught us . ' There is no doubt but that the Lord's Prayer was as familiar in ancient days in England , and as much used , as it is now There are extant many ancient forms : one in the Saxon homilies of A.D. 700 , and another of ...
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... hath subdued the strength of fire ; it hath bridled the rage of lions ; hushed anarchy to rest ; extinguished wars ; appeased the elements ; expelled de- mons ; burst the chains of death ; expanded the gates of heaven ; assuaged ...
... hath subdued the strength of fire ; it hath bridled the rage of lions ; hushed anarchy to rest ; extinguished wars ; appeased the elements ; expelled de- mons ; burst the chains of death ; expanded the gates of heaven ; assuaged ...
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... hath not ' known Thee , but I have known Thee ; ' who can ever fathom the depth of those words ? ' Could we but pray with fervour , even were Satan himself to appear , instantaneously ' he would fly ; were the very gates of hell ' to ...
... hath not ' known Thee , but I have known Thee ; ' who can ever fathom the depth of those words ? ' Could we but pray with fervour , even were Satan himself to appear , instantaneously ' he would fly ; were the very gates of hell ' to ...
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... hath taught us thus that we are saved . He hath given to us the assurance of our acceptance in the Beloved . So the spirit is that of the child in self - abandonment and surrender . My ' Beloved is mine , and I am His . ' ' He loved me ...
... hath taught us thus that we are saved . He hath given to us the assurance of our acceptance in the Beloved . So the spirit is that of the child in self - abandonment and surrender . My ' Beloved is mine , and I am His . ' ' He loved me ...
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Rule. So speaks the Psalmist over and over again , " My soul hath a longing and a desire to enter ' into the courts of the living God . ' So have all the saints been men of prayer , for they could not have been saints without this long ...
Rule. So speaks the Psalmist over and over again , " My soul hath a longing and a desire to enter ' into the courts of the living God . ' So have all the saints been men of prayer , for they could not have been saints without this long ...
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Page 143 - And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was.
Page 18 - There are in this loud stunning tide Of human care and crime, With whom the melodies abide Of th' everlasting chime ; Who carry music in their heart Through dusky lane and wrangling mart, Plying their daily task with busier feet, Because their secret souls a holy strain repeat.
Page 97 - O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Page 48 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near.
Page 29 - My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Page 49 - O thou by whom we come to God— The life, the truth, the way ; The path of prayer thyself hast trod ; Lord, teach us how to pray.
Page 159 - LORD, how happy should we be ^-^ If we could cast our care- on Thee, If we from self could rest ; And feel at heart that One above In perfect wisdom, perfect love, Is working for the best.
Page 82 - If we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us : but, if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Page 107 - And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled...
Page 29 - Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling; ' Naked, come to Thee for dress, Helpless, look to Thee for grace; Foul, I to the fountain fly; Wash me, Saviour, or I die.