The Story of the Notable Prayers of Christian HistoryD. Lothrop, 1880 - 304 pages |
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Page 261
... My friends , no one , not in my position , can appreciate the sadness I feel at parting . To this people I owe all I am . Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century ; here my children were born , and here one of them lies buried ...
... My friends , no one , not in my position , can appreciate the sadness I feel at parting . To this people I owe all I am . Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century ; here my children were born , and here one of them lies buried ...
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The Story of the Notable Prayers of Christian History (1880) Hezekiah Butterworth No preview available - 2009 |
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Alleluia Amen angels answer army Assyria battle beautiful beginning beseech blessed body born called cause Christian church comfort command cross dark dead death deliver desire devotion didst died divine early earth enemies England English eternal eyes faith Father forever forgive friends give given glory grace grant hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven heavenly honor hope hour hymn Jesus Christ John King kingdom land light live look Lord Lord Jesus mercy mind morning never night pass peace poor praise prayed prayer present promised receive Redeemer religious remember rest sake Saviour seemed servant sins soul spirit stand strength suffer thanks Thee Thine things Thou art Thou hast thought thy Holy true truth turn unto voice Washington wilt young
Popular passages
Page 298 - What conscience dictates to be done, Or warns me not to do, This, teach me more than hell to shun, That, more than heaven pursue.
Page 170 - AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice.
Page 47 - God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Page 24 - His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light ; He had horns coming put of his hand : And there was the hiding of his power.
Page 299 - Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
Page 22 - Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent : I have cut off like a weaver my life : he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
Page 23 - Behold, for peace I had great bitterness : but Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption : for Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back.
Page 287 - What though in lonely grief I sigh For friends beloved, no longer nigh, Submissive still would I reply,
Page 297 - FATHER of all ! in every age, In every clime adored, By saint, by savage, and by sage, Jehovah, Jove, or Lord...
Page 26 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, * neither shall fruit be in the vines. The labor of the olive shall fail, * and the fields shall yield no meat ; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, * and there shall be no herd in the stalls : Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, * I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Story of the Notable Prayers of Christian History |
| Author | Hezekiah Butterworth |
| Publisher | D. Lothrop, 1880 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 304 pages |
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