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Page 83
Thy face seems to 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 .
Thy face seems to 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 .
Page 91
Some may be lielping us , just as we help the bee , or the wounded bird ; spirits of
dear friends , who still pity our tears , rejoice in our smiles , and whisper into our
hearts a belief that they are present . The heart bids us believe it possible ; and ...
Some may be lielping us , just as we help the bee , or the wounded bird ; spirits of
dear friends , who still pity our tears , rejoice in our smiles , and whisper into our
hearts a belief that they are present . The heart bids us believe it possible ; and ...
Page 102
A part of the blessing upon those who mourn comes by learning the greatness of
their loss . Hearts which rejoice cannot come so near to each other as hearts
which grieve . Tears mingle more perfectly than smiles , and the chain of family
love ...
A part of the blessing upon those who mourn comes by learning the greatness of
their loss . Hearts which rejoice cannot come so near to each other as hearts
which grieve . Tears mingle more perfectly than smiles , and the chain of family
love ...
Page 108
But do not shudder and do not fear ; Hold your breath , For a kingly presence is
drawing near , Cold and bright Is his flashing steel , Cold and bright The smile
that comes like a starry light To calm the terror and grief we feel ; He comes to
help ...
But do not shudder and do not fear ; Hold your breath , For a kingly presence is
drawing near , Cold and bright Is his flashing steel , Cold and bright The smile
that comes like a starry light To calm the terror and grief we feel ; He comes to
help ...
Page 111
Once more the gates are opened ; an infant group go out , The sweet 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 !
Once more the gates are opened ; an infant group go out , The sweet 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 !
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Page 36 - LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? who shall dwell in thy holy hill ? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Page 145 - OH yet we trust that somehow good Will be the final goal of ill, To pangs of nature, sins of will, Defects of doubt, and taints of blood; That nothing walks with aimless feet; That not one life shall be destroy'd, Or cast as rubbish to the void, When God hath made the pile complete...
Page 20 - 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 71 - ... also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets...
Page 62 - 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 31 - It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Page 30 - Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour : I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Page 78 - Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart : Be strong, fear not : behold your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense ; he will come and save you.
Page 39 - I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith : that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death ; if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
Page 24 - Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth ; therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. For He maketh sore, and bindeth up ; He woundeth, and His hands make whole. He shall deliver thee in six troubles ; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
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| Title | A Manual for Use at Funerals: Consisting of Scripture Readings, Poems, and Prose Selections from Various Sources |
| Author | Christopher Rhodes Eliot |
| Compiled by | Charles Jason Staples, Christopher Rhodes Eliot |
| Publisher | [s.n.] : Printed for the compilers, 1886 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 230 pages |
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