Wayside wisdom for wayfarers; or, Voices from silent teachers. By the ed. of 'Hymns for the household of faith' (J.W.).mrs J Williamson 1873 |
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... feet be ready to stumble . The profits of this volume are devoted to two little ORPHAN HOMES , conducted on the family system , in the neighbourhood of Bath , where a humble effort is made ( in dependence on the promises given to those ...
... feet be ready to stumble . The profits of this volume are devoted to two little ORPHAN HOMES , conducted on the family system , in the neighbourhood of Bath , where a humble effort is made ( in dependence on the promises given to those ...
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... feet have swerved , His chastening turned me back ; That more and more a providence Of love is understood , Making the springs of time and sense Sweet with eternal good ; That death seems but a covered way Which opens into The Book of ...
... feet have swerved , His chastening turned me back ; That more and more a providence Of love is understood , Making the springs of time and sense Sweet with eternal good ; That death seems but a covered way Which opens into The Book of ...
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... feet . Strange looked it there : the willow streamed Where silvery waters near it gleam'd , The lime - bough lured the honey - bee To murmur by the desert's tree , And showers of snowy roses made A lustre in its fanlike shade . There ...
... feet . Strange looked it there : the willow streamed Where silvery waters near it gleam'd , The lime - bough lured the honey - bee To murmur by the desert's tree , And showers of snowy roses made A lustre in its fanlike shade . There ...
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... feet would on these waters wild Be firm as on this sand . " But life has storms more awful yet , Waves rougher than yon sea ; Then do not thou in these forget That Jesus is with thee . " Care not what others have to do— What may Sea ...
... feet would on these waters wild Be firm as on this sand . " But life has storms more awful yet , Waves rougher than yon sea ; Then do not thou in these forget That Jesus is with thee . " Care not what others have to do— What may Sea ...
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... feet , Free as the hind he makes , and fleet , To speed my course above . THE BISHOP ONDERDONK . Teachers of Trust . HE child leans on its parent's breast , Leaves there its cares and is at rest ; The bird sits singing by its nest , And ...
... feet , Free as the hind he makes , and fleet , To speed my course above . THE BISHOP ONDERDONK . Teachers of Trust . HE child leans on its parent's breast , Leaves there its cares and is at rest ; The bird sits singing by its nest , And ...
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Page 125 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 89 - The bird that soars on highest wing Builds on the ground her lowly nest ; And she that doth most sweetly sing, Sings in the shade when all things rest In lark and nightingale we see What honour hath humility. " When Mary chose the better part, She meekly sat at Jesus' feet ; And Lydia's gently-opened heart Was made for God's own temple meet.
Page 114 - Some murmur, when their sky is clear And wholly bright to view, If one small speck of dark appear In their great heaven of blue. And some with thankful love are filled, If but one streak of light, One ray of God's good mercy gild The darkness of their night.
Page 7 - THERE is a Book, who runs may read, Which heavenly Truth imparts, And all the lore its scholars need, Pure eyes and Christian hearts. The works of God above, below, Within us and around, Are pages in that Book, to show How God Himself is found.
Page 227 - I dare not choose my lot ; I would not, if I might ; Choose Thou for me, my God ; So shall I walk aright.
Page 21 - All as God wills, who wisely heeds To give or to withhold, And knoweth more of all my needs Than all my prayers have told.
Page 227 - THY way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be ! Lead me by Thine own hand, Choose out the path for me. Smooth let it be, or rough, It will be still the best ; Winding or straight, it leads Right onward to Thy rest.
Page 94 - ETHEREAL minstrel ! pilgrim of the sky ! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound ! Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground ! Thy nest which thou canst drop into at will, Those quivering wings composed, that music still!
Page 223 - his own bitterness ; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Page 20 - No longer forward nor behind I look in hope or fear ; But, grateful, take the good I find, The best of now and here.