The Silent Pastor: Or, Consolations for the SickJ. Munroe and Company, 1848 - 186 pages |
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... holy communion we mean want or suf- fering . It ought not so to be , but so it is , when most is withheld from us , and not when we are most bountifully supplied , are we most given to thanksgiving . Accord- ingly , were we asked to ...
... holy communion we mean want or suf- fering . It ought not so to be , but so it is , when most is withheld from us , and not when we are most bountifully supplied , are we most given to thanksgiving . Accord- ingly , were we asked to ...
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... holy , noble , perfect , all affections , all aspirations , gather round the idea of Death , till it recurs at all our best moments , and be- comes an abiding thought of peace and joy .... It is no slight privilege to have that grand ...
... holy , noble , perfect , all affections , all aspirations , gather round the idea of Death , till it recurs at all our best moments , and be- comes an abiding thought of peace and joy .... It is no slight privilege to have that grand ...
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... holy temper , - we can vindicate the supremacy of mind over body , we can , in defiance of our liabilities , minister plea- sure and hope to the gayest who come prepared to receive pain from the spectacle of our pain ; we can , here as ...
... holy temper , - we can vindicate the supremacy of mind over body , we can , in defiance of our liabilities , minister plea- sure and hope to the gayest who come prepared to receive pain from the spectacle of our pain ; we can , here as ...
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... holy light through thy darkened chamber . That which is against thee , is not as that which is for thee . Calamity , a dark speck in thy sky , seemeth to be against thee ; but God's goodness , the all - embracing light and power of the ...
... holy light through thy darkened chamber . That which is against thee , is not as that which is for thee . Calamity , a dark speck in thy sky , seemeth to be against thee ; but God's goodness , the all - embracing light and power of the ...
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... holy hallelujah of solemn praise should ascend from man to God , it might well be at the departure of one who had died in the triumph of Christian hope , and the burial of whose body is but the sig- nal of the spirit's welcome by angels ...
... holy hallelujah of solemn praise should ascend from man to God , it might well be at the departure of one who had died in the triumph of Christian hope , and the burial of whose body is but the sig- nal of the spirit's welcome by angels ...
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Page 74 - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Page 25 - And when the ground was white with snow, And I could run and slide, My brother John was forced to go, And he lies by her side". "How many are you, then, "said I, "If they two are in heaven?
Page 142 - And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces and worshipped God, saying, Amen, blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever, Amen.
Page 127 - Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Page 130 - Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me; bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies; who satisfieth thy mouth with good things so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Page 131 - As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 168 - NEARER, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me ; Still all my song shall be, — Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee...
Page 129 - Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.
Page 129 - The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; And if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, Yet is their strength labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Page 74 - For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee : for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.