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... earth , with its God to dwell . Thou hast loosened thine anchor of trust below ; Thy fixt eye is rais'd where thy hopes abide ; And steadily thou , while the tempests blow , In safety and peace thy frail bark shalt guide . Yet there is ...
... earth , with its God to dwell . Thou hast loosened thine anchor of trust below ; Thy fixt eye is rais'd where thy hopes abide ; And steadily thou , while the tempests blow , In safety and peace thy frail bark shalt guide . Yet there is ...
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... earth all scatter'd o'er his drooping head , Speak ere his lips ; —and when his words are given , A nation's wail of woe ascends to Heaven . - There sat an old man by the lone way - side ; - All anxiously his dim eyes strain'd along The ...
... earth all scatter'd o'er his drooping head , Speak ere his lips ; —and when his words are given , A nation's wail of woe ascends to Heaven . - There sat an old man by the lone way - side ; - All anxiously his dim eyes strain'd along The ...
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... Weep ! house of Israel , weep ! and make thy moan ; That wafted sigh was Eli's latest groan . Weep ! for thine ancient judge and father , weep ! Who rests on earth in death's untroubled sleep . FAITH , HOPE , AND CHARITY . Faith , Hope 16.
... Weep ! house of Israel , weep ! and make thy moan ; That wafted sigh was Eli's latest groan . Weep ! for thine ancient judge and father , weep ! Who rests on earth in death's untroubled sleep . FAITH , HOPE , AND CHARITY . Faith , Hope 16.
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... earth thy thoughts on high Are evermore intent ; And thy bright glance , upsent , Discerneth things unseen by fleshly eye . On viewless pinions borne Thou passest lightly o'er The bleak ungenial shore , The serious calmness of thy brow ...
... earth thy thoughts on high Are evermore intent ; And thy bright glance , upsent , Discerneth things unseen by fleshly eye . On viewless pinions borne Thou passest lightly o'er The bleak ungenial shore , The serious calmness of thy brow ...
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... earth ! And beautiful in youth thy ever radiant face ! No cloud of earthly woe , How dark soe'er it seem , Hath power to quench the beam Of golden light that in thy breast doth glow ; To thee , sweet Hope ! ' tis given To glance from earth ...
... earth ! And beautiful in youth thy ever radiant face ! No cloud of earthly woe , How dark soe'er it seem , Hath power to quench the beam Of golden light that in thy breast doth glow ; To thee , sweet Hope ! ' tis given To glance from earth ...
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art thou bade Balak beam behold beneath blandest blessed bosom bow'd breath'd brethren bright brow child clave clouds command confest dark desolate doth E'en earth earthly Egypt's lord evermore faith false friend father's fear fear no evil Felix glad glorious glory grace grave's cold hath blest heart heaven heavenly holy hope Hophni and Phinehas hour Israel Israel's JEPHTHAH life's lifted light lofty lone lordly meek mercy mourn Naomi ne'er night o'er perfect day Peter Philistines pleasure's pour'd prayer pride radiance rais'd rest RIVINGTON secret seem'd shade shalt sigh silent sin's slumber smile song songs of praise sorrow spake spirit strove suffering sweet tear tender thanksgiving thee thine eye THOU art Thou hast thought throne thy breast thy side thy soul thy youth to-morrow's touch'd trembling turn'd unto vext voice watch'd weary weeping wend Whilst word wounds
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Page 70 - Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter ; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out. and wept bitterly.
Page 11 - There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Page 73 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Page 14 - I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
Page 30 - Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Page 71 - Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Page 13 - And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things : but one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Page 82 - And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man.
Page 54 - For whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons ; for what son is he whom the Father chasteneth not ? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons.
Page 58 - And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.