The Silent Pastor: Or, Consolations for the SickWalker, Wise, & Company, 1864 - 183 pages |
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... mercy ! -But another joy awaits us still . There also shall we meet apostles , martyrs , philan- thropists , philosophers - all , who by being faithful unto death , have won the crown of life , and with them shall we participate in the ...
... mercy ! -But another joy awaits us still . There also shall we meet apostles , martyrs , philan- thropists , philosophers - all , who by being faithful unto death , have won the crown of life , and with them shall we participate in the ...
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... mercy which descends to repair them . We do not admit to our minds freely enough the lights which might gild , if they could not dissipate , the clouds which brood over them . God forbid that we should represent as less than they are ...
... mercy which descends to repair them . We do not admit to our minds freely enough the lights which might gild , if they could not dissipate , the clouds which brood over them . God forbid that we should represent as less than they are ...
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... mercy more sensibly , than in the solitude created by a hopeless disease . The stillness necessary to the shattered frame is propitious to the holiest thoughts and emotions . The humiliations which are attend- ant upon infirmity and ...
... mercy more sensibly , than in the solitude created by a hopeless disease . The stillness necessary to the shattered frame is propitious to the holiest thoughts and emotions . The humiliations which are attend- ant upon infirmity and ...
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... mercy , which “ tem- pers the blast to the shorn lamb , " does not suffer these to be the ordinary and permånent forms of affliction . No , thou sittest down in thy still cham- ber , and sad memories come there , or it may be , strange ...
... mercy , which “ tem- pers the blast to the shorn lamb , " does not suffer these to be the ordinary and permånent forms of affliction . No , thou sittest down in thy still cham- ber , and sad memories come there , or it may be , strange ...
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... mercy which are its foundation .. It does not doubt that all is right , for it relies on divine wisdom . It does not doubt that all will be well , for it confides in perfect love ; and , taking up the words of the apostle , it says ...
... mercy which are its foundation .. It does not doubt that all is right , for it relies on divine wisdom . It does not doubt that all will be well , for it confides in perfect love ; and , taking up the words of the apostle , it says ...
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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.