The Silent Pastor: Or, Consolations for the SickWalker, Wise, & Company, 1864 - 183 pages |
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... Hold on my heart in thy believing ! Whate'er my God ordains is right , I cannot always , always trace the way , Anonymous I cannot , cannot say , All as God wills , who wisely heeds , Beyond the smiling and the weeping , Abide with me ...
... Hold on my heart in thy believing ! Whate'er my God ordains is right , I cannot always , always trace the way , Anonymous I cannot , cannot say , All as God wills , who wisely heeds , Beyond the smiling and the weeping , Abide with me ...
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... hold upon us ; we are no more slaves to our irregular passions ; the honors of the world are no allurement to us ; its wealth we slight , finding that , be our pittance ever so small , it will serve us to our journey's end . At such ...
... hold upon us ; we are no more slaves to our irregular passions ; the honors of the world are no allurement to us ; its wealth we slight , finding that , be our pittance ever so small , it will serve us to our journey's end . At such ...
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... our summons cometh , we hold back and cry , " Not yet , spare us a little longer ? ” 66 6 It will be well for us not to pass too hastily over the Christian's conception of heaven . What does it matter CHRISTIAN VIEW OF SICKNESS . 13.
... our summons cometh , we hold back and cry , " Not yet , spare us a little longer ? ” 66 6 It will be well for us not to pass too hastily over the Christian's conception of heaven . What does it matter CHRISTIAN VIEW OF SICKNESS . 13.
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... hold with Him a spiritual inter- course , that shall do more than any thing else can , to raise us in the scale of being , to assimilate us to the Infinite ? —Not only , however , will our sickness introduce us to the more immediate ...
... hold with Him a spiritual inter- course , that shall do more than any thing else can , to raise us in the scale of being , to assimilate us to the Infinite ? —Not only , however , will our sickness introduce us to the more immediate ...
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... hold the Christian faith in its power . They know not Christ , and therefore the sting of death is not at all taken away . We see not how any other explanation can be given ; for such a dread of death is altogether inconsistent with ...
... hold the Christian faith in its power . They know not Christ , and therefore the sting of death is not at all taken away . We see not how any other explanation can be given ; for such a dread of death is altogether inconsistent with ...
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Page 97 - My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations ; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Page 158 - I HEARD the voice of Jesus say Come unto Me and rest; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast. I came to Jesus as I was, Weary and worn and sad ; I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say Behold I freely give The living water; thirsty one, Stoop down and drink, and live.
Page 80 - 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 19 - 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 145 - 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 99 - I LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Page 160 - Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling; ' Naked, come to Thee for dress, Helpless, look to Thee for grace; Foul, I to the fountain fly; Wash me, Saviour, or I die.
Page 103 - He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall; but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Page 146 - I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. 3 There let the way appear Steps unto heaven; All that Thou sendest me In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee...
Page 87 - Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.