Onward: Or, The Mountain Clamberers : a Tale of Progress |
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Onward: Or, the Mountain Clamberers; A Tale of Progress (Classic Reprint) Jane Anne Winscom No preview available - 2018 |
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ascended Aunt auntie beautiful beloved beside Bible blessed Boosa bright Brodick brother child Christ Christian clouds colporteur cottage countenance darling dear dear father earnest Edward Arnold Ethelda and Rowland Ethie Excelsior eyes faith father feel felt friends gentle Gertrude girl glory God's grandpapa hand happy Harry's hear heard heart heaven heavenly holy hope Hubert Hubert longed inquired Iona Isle of Arran Jamie Clark Jeanie Jesus Jesus of Nazareth knew lady Lamlash light little Harry looked Lord ma'am Miss Alleyne morning mother mountain never night Oban old Colin once onward passed Peter poor pray prayer precious precious father promise Rabbi rest Rowly Salome Saviour seemed Sir Claude sister soon sorrow soul speak spirit Staffa stood sure talk tears tell thank thee things thou thought told trust unto walked whilst window wish words young
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Page 112 - Speak gently ! it is better far ^To rule by love than fear — Speak gently — let not harsh words mar The good we might do here.
Page 165 - ... There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise : the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer ; the conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; the locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; the spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings
Page 222 - Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Page 83 - is come in the flesh : and that the blood of " Jesus Christ his son cleanseth from all sin.
Page 208 - For thou, within no walls confined Inhabitest the humble mind ; Such ever bring thee where they come, And going, take thee to their home.
Page 127 - Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be. Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!
Page 314 - Then kneeling down, to Heaven's eternal King, The saint, the father, and the husband prays: Hope "springs exulting on triumphant wing," That thus they all shall meet in future days, There ever bask in uncreated rays, No more to sigh, or shed the bitter tear, Together hymning their Creator's praise. In such society, yet still more dear; While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere.
Page 48 - Commit thy way unto the Lord, and He will bring it to pass.
Page 98 - Ask, and you shall have ; seek, and you shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Page 291 - Higher than angels' thoughts can be : How can I in those courts appear Without a wedding garment on ? Conduct me, Thou life-giver, there, Conduct me to Thy glorious throne ! And clothe me with Thy robes of light, And lead me through sin's darksome night, My Saviour and my God ! MIDNIGHT HYMN OF THE RUSSIAN CHURCHES, SUNG AT EASTER.