The Silent Pastor: Or, Consolations for the SickJ. Munroe and Company, 1848 - 186 pages |
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... hours before he closed his eyes , never to re - open them , bade his son " thank God for pain ? " We might enumerate , almost to any extent , instances of a similar kind ; we might refer to Cowper , to whose mental and bodily sufferings ...
... hours before he closed his eyes , never to re - open them , bade his son " thank God for pain ? " We might enumerate , almost to any extent , instances of a similar kind ; we might refer to Cowper , to whose mental and bodily sufferings ...
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... hours . In his feverish dreams he resumes suspended tasks , stands at the wonted desk and writes , makes sales , calculates accounts ; or he revisits favorite places , sits beneath the tree on the rock which he rested by when a child ...
... hours . In his feverish dreams he resumes suspended tasks , stands at the wonted desk and writes , makes sales , calculates accounts ; or he revisits favorite places , sits beneath the tree on the rock which he rested by when a child ...
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... hours than his , which are spent with pallet , pen , or chisel in hand , however spent alone . Intelligence with him has put off its dignities , and genius has done with her creations . The hands which hang down and the feeble knees are ...
... hours than his , which are spent with pallet , pen , or chisel in hand , however spent alone . Intelligence with him has put off its dignities , and genius has done with her creations . The hands which hang down and the feeble knees are ...
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... hours , as He is in these . But many other objects were in- terposed , which turned the thoughts from Him , or attracted to themselves what should have been His alone . In the captivity which has torn it away from them , it is restored ...
... hours , as He is in these . But many other objects were in- terposed , which turned the thoughts from Him , or attracted to themselves what should have been His alone . In the captivity which has torn it away from them , it is restored ...
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... hours , cherished amidst every vicissitude , having borne the soul onward in peace " through all time of its prosperity and all time of its tribulation , " remains to cheer and strength- en it in the season of desolation , decay , and ...
... hours , cherished amidst every vicissitude , having borne the soul onward in peace " through all time of its prosperity and all time of its tribulation , " remains to cheer and strength- en it in the season of desolation , decay , and ...
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Popular passages
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.