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... Jesus Christ as a refuge in time of trouble , as to exalt Him as thechiefest of ten thousand " blessings . As His people , we have " promise of this life , as well as of that which is to come . " Should we not , there- fore , go on our ...
... Jesus Christ as a refuge in time of trouble , as to exalt Him as thechiefest of ten thousand " blessings . As His people , we have " promise of this life , as well as of that which is to come . " Should we not , there- fore , go on our ...
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Heavenly thoughts lady Catherine Long. Jesus , " and learnt from Him , His holy and His happy lessons ? bringing , from His enlivening presence , the " fresh glad radiance of the morning star ? " " O , brothers ! let us leave the shame ...
Heavenly thoughts lady Catherine Long. Jesus , " and learnt from Him , His holy and His happy lessons ? bringing , from His enlivening presence , the " fresh glad radiance of the morning star ? " " O , brothers ! let us leave the shame ...
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... Jesus remembered us when in the garden of Gethsemane , -in that garden of agony ! let us think of Him in our gardens of pleasure and delight . And even should the winds at times sweep roughly over them , and they not always retain their ...
... Jesus remembered us when in the garden of Gethsemane , -in that garden of agony ! let us think of Him in our gardens of pleasure and delight . And even should the winds at times sweep roughly over them , and they not always retain their ...
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... Jesus , who walk not after the flesh , but after the Spirit . " 66 Wherefore comfort one another with these words ; " and " having these promises , dearly be- loved , let us cleanse ourselves - perfecting holi- ness in the fear of the ...
... Jesus , who walk not after the flesh , but after the Spirit . " 66 Wherefore comfort one another with these words ; " and " having these promises , dearly be- loved , let us cleanse ourselves - perfecting holi- ness in the fear of the ...
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... Jesus for your friend . He is one in whom you will find no flaw ; He is one of whom , if you really get acquainted with Him , you will never weary ; and one who , if once you really go to Him , will never weary of you . He is a friend ...
... Jesus for your friend . He is one in whom you will find no flaw ; He is one of whom , if you really get acquainted with Him , you will never weary ; and one who , if once you really go to Him , will never weary of you . He is a friend ...
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Page 137 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short. It remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; and they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 155 - Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy: for she can so inform The mind that is within us, so impress With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary intercourse of daily life, Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb Our cheerful faith that all which we behold Is...
Page 72 - I have nought that is fair?" saith he; "Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves.
Page 81 - One adequate support For the calamities of mortal life Exists — one only; an assured belief That the procession of our fate, howe'er Sad or disturbed, is ordered by a Being Of infinite benevolence and power; Whose everlasting purposes embrace All accidents, converting them to good.
Page 68 - Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Page 73 - He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where He was once a child. "They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints, upon their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear.
Page 183 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of Nature, and, though poor, perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who, with filial confidence inspired, Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say, 'My Father made them all...
Page 2 - SOMETIMES a light surprises The Christian while he sings; It is the Lord who rises With healing in his wings; When comforts are declining, He grants the soul again, A season of clear shining, To cheer it after rain.
Page 14 - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, That the spices thereof may flow out.
Page 251 - Just as I am Thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve ! Because Thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come...