The Christian's GiftJohn P. Jewett and Company, 1857 - 308 pages |
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... Lord recompense thy work , and a full re- ward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel , under whose wings thou art come to trust . " The uttered prayer of the princely kinsman , the dearest wish of the widow's heart , is fulfilled ...
... Lord recompense thy work , and a full re- ward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel , under whose wings thou art come to trust . " The uttered prayer of the princely kinsman , the dearest wish of the widow's heart , is fulfilled ...
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... Lord manifests himself , and the Angel of the Covenant draws The discipline of sorrow has done its work , Calvary opens , and in that sure refuge he finds rest and peace to his soul . near . And these are calamities that come upon us in ...
... Lord manifests himself , and the Angel of the Covenant draws The discipline of sorrow has done its work , Calvary opens , and in that sure refuge he finds rest and peace to his soul . near . And these are calamities that come upon us in ...
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... Lord , Who didst vouchsafe for man to die ; Thy smile is sure , thy plighted word No change can falsify ! I bent before thy gracious throne And asked for peace with suppliant knee ; And peace was given - nor peace alone , But faith ...
... Lord , Who didst vouchsafe for man to die ; Thy smile is sure , thy plighted word No change can falsify ! I bent before thy gracious throne And asked for peace with suppliant knee ; And peace was given - nor peace alone , But faith ...
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... Lord of the Sabbath , and almost as marvel- lously as was Saul the persecutor ; but even in such cases , the work is rarely performed , without the help of religious ordinances ; for the awakened conscience , the inquiring soul , will ...
... Lord of the Sabbath , and almost as marvel- lously as was Saul the persecutor ; but even in such cases , the work is rarely performed , without the help of religious ordinances ; for the awakened conscience , the inquiring soul , will ...
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... Lord Jesus ! Would that the spirit of worldliness had no other lodgement , than in the bosom of the unre- newed ; but alas , it acts too often , like a wither- ing blast , or a consuming fire upon the Christian's vital energies . And is ...
... Lord Jesus ! Would that the spirit of worldliness had no other lodgement , than in the bosom of the unre- newed ; but alas , it acts too often , like a wither- ing blast , or a consuming fire upon the Christian's vital energies . And is ...
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Page 238 - Angels ! assist our mighty joys ; Strike all your harps of gold ; But, when you raise your highest notes His love can ne'er be told.
Page 70 - AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud : and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire...
Page 145 - Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Page 171 - For what shall I praise Thee, my God and my King? For what blessings the tribute of gratitude bring ? Shall I praise Thee...
Page 103 - Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay.
Page 291 - And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation...
Page 152 - Then shall the good stand in immortal bloom, In the fair gardens of that second birth ; And each bright blossom mingle its perfume With that of flowers which never bloomed on earth.
Page 116 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair ; persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed...
Page 70 - And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
Page 138 - Thou fool ! that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain. But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.