Annals of the PoorS. Sonnenschein, LeBas & Lowrey, 1886 - 151 pages |
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Page 67 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village- Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Page 116 - Did you ever consider what it is to be a member of Christ, a child of God, and an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven...
Page 149 - Lord to prepare his ways ; to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God ; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Page 29 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened and heard ; and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 101 - And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 100 - Forgive, blest shade, the tributary tear, That mourns thy exit from a world like this ; Forgive the wish that would have kept thee here, And stayed thy progress to the seats of bliss • No more confined to grov'ling scenes of night, No more a tenant pent in mortal clay, Now should we rather hail thy glorious flight, And trace thy journey to the realms of day.
Page 111 - Hail ! glorious gospel ! heavenly light) whereby We live with comfort, and with comfort die ; And view beyond this gloomy scene the tomb, A life of endless happiness to come.
Page 153 - This lovely bud, so young and fair, Call'd hence by early doom, Just came to show how sweet a flower In Paradise would bloom...
Page 89 - Stranger ! if e'er by chance or feeling led, Upon this hallowed turf thy feet should tread, Turn from the contemplation of the sod, And think on her whose spirit rests with God. Lowly her lot on earth — but He who bore, Tidings of grace and blessings to the poor, Gave her, his truth, and faithfulness to prove, The choicest treasures of his boundless love — (Faith that...
Page 29 - Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the LOED, and that thought upon His name.