A Manual for Use at Funerals: Consisting of Scripture Readings, Poems, and Prose Selections from Various Sources |
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[ 2 Sam . xii . ] H And it carne to pass , when the man of God saw the woman afar
off , that he said to his servant : Run now , I pray thee , to meet her , and say unto
her , Is it well with thee ? is it well with thy husband ? is it well with the child ?
[ 2 Sam . xii . ] H And it carne to pass , when the man of God saw the woman afar
off , that he said to his servant : Run now , I pray thee , to meet her , and say unto
her , Is it well with thee ? is it well with thy husband ? is it well with the child ?
Page 89
66 No set words or thoughts will enable us to meet death trustfully . Such trust is
God's gift , and the more we detach ourselves from all save Himself , the more
freely He will give us ” this , as all other blessings . Once attain to losing self in
God ...
66 No set words or thoughts will enable us to meet death trustfully . Such trust is
God's gift , and the more we detach ourselves from all save Himself , the more
freely He will give us ” this , as all other blessings . Once attain to losing self in
God ...
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Or shall not , rather , glad , gleesome children , with flowing hair and merry eyes ,
go with laughter through its doorways , to meet “ their angels ” who “ do always
behold the face of their Father in heaven ” ? Let us not forget that there are two ...
Or shall not , rather , glad , gleesome children , with flowing hair and merry eyes ,
go with laughter through its doorways , to meet “ their angels ” who “ do always
behold the face of their Father in heaven ” ? Let us not forget that there are two ...
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... chane we love die , the , & we ching beter hope , Loctu wish that we thee Zuss
to drawn , was long as we loor ws shall life [ Col. R. f . Ingnool hare meet chain
gam , for we not discernime CMS . may نے ع in het 106 SELECTED THOUGHTS .
... chane we love die , the , & we ching beter hope , Loctu wish that we thee Zuss
to drawn , was long as we loor ws shall life [ Col. R. f . Ingnool hare meet chain
gam , for we not discernime CMS . may نے ع in het 106 SELECTED THOUGHTS .
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... thee no warrat caust for lears to come me with Eunit wanne : an of the latere un
gold . in , Let us arise anu 5v Not in vain Is the summons come for us to meet him
; He will stay , And darken our sun ; He will stay A desolate night , a weary day .
... thee no warrat caust for lears to come me with Eunit wanne : an of the latere un
gold . in , Let us arise anu 5v Not in vain Is the summons come for us to meet him
; He will stay , And darken our sun ; He will stay A desolate night , a weary day .
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Page 30 - But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, And there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die : And their departure is taken for misery, And their going from us to be utter destruction ; But they are in peace.
Page 38 - And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
Page 63 - Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 37 - Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up, 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Page 77 - And I saw a new heaven and a new earth : for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away ; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Page 60 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings : for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Page 64 - Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is : For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green ; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Page 101 - Life ! we've been long together Through pleasant and through cloudy weather; 'Tis hard to part when friends are dear — Perhaps 'twill cost a sigh, a tear; — Then steal away, give little warning, Choose thine own time; Say not Good Night, — but in some brighter clime Bid me Good Morning.
Page 102 - FEAR death ? — to feel the fog in my throat, The mist in my face, When the snows begin, and the blasts denote I am nearing the place, The power of the night, the press of the storm, The post of the foe ; Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form, Yet the strong man must go...
Page 63 - Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.