Daily thoughts of comfort for the year; written and selected by E.G.1882 |
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Page 21
... grief will not come , or if it must , Do not forecast : And while it cometh , it is almost past , Away , distrust ! My God hath promised : He is just . G. HERBERT . BUT they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their JANUARY 21 .
... grief will not come , or if it must , Do not forecast : And while it cometh , it is almost past , Away , distrust ! My God hath promised : He is just . G. HERBERT . BUT they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their JANUARY 21 .
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... right and holy conversation . GUARD well thy lips , none can know What evil from the tongue may flow ; What guilt , what grief , may be incurred By one incautious word . SUFFICIENT unto the day is the evil thereof . ST FEBRUARY 16 .
... right and holy conversation . GUARD well thy lips , none can know What evil from the tongue may flow ; What guilt , what grief , may be incurred By one incautious word . SUFFICIENT unto the day is the evil thereof . ST FEBRUARY 16 .
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... much comfort and devotion in prosperities . IMITATION OF CHRIST . LITTLE Sometimes weighs more than much , When it has no relief ; A joyless life is worse to bear Than one of active grief . NOT my will , but Thine , be done . MAY 16 .
... much comfort and devotion in prosperities . IMITATION OF CHRIST . LITTLE Sometimes weighs more than much , When it has no relief ; A joyless life is worse to bear Than one of active grief . NOT my will , but Thine , be done . MAY 16 .
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... faith and holy obedience . Why is my heart with grief opprest ? Can all the pain I feel or fear Make thee , my soul , forget thy rest , Forget that God , Thy God , is near ? JUNE 11.-St. Barnabas . WHATSOEVER ye shall ask of the JUNE 10 .
... faith and holy obedience . Why is my heart with grief opprest ? Can all the pain I feel or fear Make thee , my soul , forget thy rest , Forget that God , Thy God , is near ? JUNE 11.-St. Barnabas . WHATSOEVER ye shall ask of the JUNE 10 .
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... book ! infinite sweetness ! let my heart Suck every letter , and a honey gain ; Precious for any grief in any part , To clear the breast , to mittify all pain . ́HEREFORE gird up the loins of your mind , WH JUNE 13 .
... book ! infinite sweetness ! let my heart Suck every letter , and a honey gain ; Precious for any grief in any part , To clear the breast , to mittify all pain . ́HEREFORE gird up the loins of your mind , WH JUNE 13 .
Common terms and phrases
afflictions armour of God art thou bear bless blest bright cast Christian comfort consolation Cross darkness death Divine Divine grace E. P. DUTTON earth eternal everlasting evil faint faith Father fear fear no evil gentle glory God's grief happy hath heart Heaven holy hope humble IMITATION OF CHRIST ISAIAH JAMES iv JOHN JOHN XV labour lead live look Lord lowly LUKE MATT meek mercy nearer never night pain path patience peace PETER iii pray prayer promise PROV PSALM CXIX PSALM XXXVII rejoice rest righteousness salvation Saviour seek servants shine sins sorrow soul spirit strength strife suffer sunshine sure sweet teach Thine things THOMAS A KEMPIS Thou art Thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thoughts Thy grace Thy Light Thy love thyself to-day toil trial trouble true trust unto wait watch weak weary word would'st
Popular passages
Page 60 - Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ...
Page 60 - He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
Page 2 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning! Dawn on our darkness and lend us Thine aid! Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid!