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... village on the water of Ayr ) and its neighbourhood to be their minister . The call , as every minister of sincere heart would wish , was cordial and unanimous . The situation of the village , although this was only a secondary ...
... village on the water of Ayr ) and its neighbourhood to be their minister . The call , as every minister of sincere heart would wish , was cordial and unanimous . The situation of the village , although this was only a secondary ...
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... village before her , and she was received with joy . The meekness and innocence of her countenance was a passport into the hearts of all with whom she conversed ; and the young as well as the old , the rich as well as the poor ...
... village before her , and she was received with joy . The meekness and innocence of her countenance was a passport into the hearts of all with whom she conversed ; and the young as well as the old , the rich as well as the poor ...
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... village , whither Mr. Bruce had chosen to retire . Everything was soon put in order for their departure . And now the vene- rable pastor , with Andrew and Mary holding each other by the hand , before him , and his wife by his side ...
... village , whither Mr. Bruce had chosen to retire . Everything was soon put in order for their departure . And now the vene- rable pastor , with Andrew and Mary holding each other by the hand , before him , and his wife by his side ...
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... village , through which their road lay . But the grief of the villagers was ex- cessive . They saw their spiritual guide , their comforter , their adviser , their friend , in the coldness and severity of a winter morning , with his wife ...
... village , through which their road lay . But the grief of the villagers was ex- cessive . They saw their spiritual guide , their comforter , their adviser , their friend , in the coldness and severity of a winter morning , with his wife ...
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... village , and , in fact , did almost everything but what was becoming the character of a clergyman . The parishioners regarded him with horror , and fled from his presence as they would have done from a beast of prey . In no place in ...
... village , and , in fact , did almost everything but what was becoming the character of a clergyman . The parishioners regarded him with horror , and fled from his presence as they would have done from a beast of prey . In no place in ...
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Page 55 - The Lord is on my side, I will not fear what man doeth unto me.
Page 35 - I'll not want ; He makes me down to lie ' m m In pastures green ; He leadeth me The qui- et wa - ters by. 205 1 THE Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want ; He makes me down to lie In pastures green ; He leadeth me The quiet waters by.
Page 12 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, — Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Page 34 - Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim, Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.
Page 12 - A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year. Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his place; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour, Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More skilled to raise the wretched than to rise.
Page 32 - The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Page 82 - Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory : where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained ? Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer ; thy name is from everlasting.
Page 35 - Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear none ill ; For thou art with me ; and thy rod And staff me comfort still.
Page 23 - Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace. He stablishes the strong, restores the weak, Reclaims the wanderer, binds the broken heart, And...
Page 1 - Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.