A Manual for Use at Funerals: Consisting of Scripture Readings, Poems, and Prose Selections from Various Sources |
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Page 83
... smile on us in the bosom of death , as if thou wert alive . We see thy glory still , like sunset on a mountain's head . Hindu . He who in the morning has seen the right way , may in the evening die without regret . — Confucius . It is ...
... smile on us in the bosom of death , as if thou wert alive . We see thy glory still , like sunset on a mountain's head . Hindu . He who in the morning has seen the right way , may in the evening die without regret . — Confucius . It is ...
Page 91
... smiles , and whisper into our hearts a belief that they are present . The heart bids us believe it possible ; and oh ! what- ever good thing the heart bids us believe , let us do our best to believe it ; for God has put it there , and ...
... smiles , and whisper into our hearts a belief that they are present . The heart bids us believe it possible ; and oh ! what- ever good thing the heart bids us believe , let us do our best to believe it ; for God has put it there , and ...
Page 102
... which grieve . Tears mingle more per- fectly than smiles , and the chain of family love on earth becomes much stronger when some of its links are in heaven . We need to learn that the purpose of the tree 102 SELECTED THOUGHTS .
... which grieve . Tears mingle more per- fectly than smiles , and the chain of family love on earth becomes much stronger when some of its links are in heaven . We need to learn that the purpose of the tree 102 SELECTED THOUGHTS .
Page 108
... smile that comes like a starry light To calm the terror and grief we feel ; He comes to help and to save and to heal : Then let us , baring our hearts and kneeling , Sing , while we wait this Angel's sword , - " Blessed is he that ...
... smile that comes like a starry light To calm the terror and grief we feel ; He comes to help and to save and to heal : Then let us , baring our hearts and kneeling , Sing , while we wait this Angel's sword , - " Blessed is he that ...
Page 111
... smile quenched forever , and stilled the sprightly shout . O frail , frail tree of Life , that upon the greensward strows Its fair young buds unopened , with every wind that blows ! So come from every region , so enter , side by side ...
... smile quenched forever , and stilled the sprightly shout . O frail , frail tree of Life , that upon the greensward strows Its fair young buds unopened , with every wind that blows ! So come from every region , so enter , side by side ...
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A. C. Swinburne A. H. Clough Absalom Alfred Tennyson Alice Cary angels Anonymous beautiful behold Blessed breath bright bright promise canst child cloud cometh dark days go dead dear death doth dust earth eternal evermore eyes faint fair faith Father fear feel feet flowers forever Frances Anne Kemble friends gentle Gerald Massey give giveth his beloved glory God's gone grave grief hand hath heart heaven holy hope Horatius Bonar immortal J. G. Whittier Leopold Schefer life's light live look Lord Mary Howitt mercy morning mortal never night o'er pain passed patient peace Poems prayer Quiet Hours righteousness river saith say unto Schaff & Gilman shadow shine sing sleep smile sorrow soul spirit stars strength Sursum Corda sweet tears tender thine things thou art thou hast thou shalt thought troubled trust truth voice wait weary weep wisdom