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... become alien- ated . It is rarely , indeed , that love increases with the increase of riches . Luxurious possessions appear to be a forcing - bed in which the seeds of sleeping vices waken into strength . For one thing , selfishness is ...
... become alien- ated . It is rarely , indeed , that love increases with the increase of riches . Luxurious possessions appear to be a forcing - bed in which the seeds of sleeping vices waken into strength . For one thing , selfishness is ...
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... becomes " big " and ugly ; the other grows in strength and beauty . Now the wonder is this , that we , too , may be ... become clothed in the graces of the Spirit . When we are in the field of the lilies we may appear unto the Lord as ...
... becomes " big " and ugly ; the other grows in strength and beauty . Now the wonder is this , that we , too , may be ... become clothed in the graces of the Spirit . When we are in the field of the lilies we may appear unto the Lord as ...
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... become opaque , that they may be always trans- parent , so that through the seen we may behold the unseen . This is a gift of the Spirit , and it may be ours . He will anoint our eyes with the eye - salve of grace , and everything will ...
... become opaque , that they may be always trans- parent , so that through the seen we may behold the unseen . This is a gift of the Spirit , and it may be ours . He will anoint our eyes with the eye - salve of grace , and everything will ...
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... becomes both a thanksgiving and a reconsecration . Now perhaps our hopes are thin because our praises are scanty . Perhaps our expectations are clouded because our memories are dim . There is nothing so quickens hope as a journey among ...
... becomes both a thanksgiving and a reconsecration . Now perhaps our hopes are thin because our praises are scanty . Perhaps our expectations are clouded because our memories are dim . There is nothing so quickens hope as a journey among ...
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... becoming a saint - to follow the immediate call of the Lord . And it is the one condition of be- coming an expert listener . Every time I hear the voice , and follow , I sharpen my sense of hearing , and the next time the voice will ...
... becoming a saint - to follow the immediate call of the Lord . And it is the one condition of be- coming an expert listener . Every time I hear the voice , and follow , I sharpen my sense of hearing , and the next time the voice will ...
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Page 113 - Take my hands, and let them move At the impulse of Thy love. Take my feet, and let them be Swift and " beautiful" for Thee. Take my voice, and let me sing Always, only, for my King. Take my lips, and let them be Filled with messages from Thee.
Page 62 - In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime.
Page 294 - Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God ; he riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
Page 318 - Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved, saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him (for he was naked) and did cast himself into the sea.
Page 249 - The healing of his seamless dress Is by our beds of pain; We touch him in life's throng and press, And we are whole again.
Page 54 - Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Page 312 - Surely they are my people, children that will not lie : so he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
Page 61 - And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Page 323 - She shall be sportive as the fawn That wild with glee across the lawn Or up the mountain springs ; And hers shall be the breathing balm, And hers the silence and the calm Of mute, insensate things.
Page 286 - The men of grace have found Glory begun below ; Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets.