The Religious Souvenir: A Christmas, New Year's and Birth Day PresentKey, Mielke and Biddle, 1832 - Gift books |
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... darkness that veils the tomb , When the damps of death to thy brows shall start , And the life - blood ebbs from thy freezing heart ? — Away with it else ! —it is worse than vain To cherish a hope that shall fail thee then ! But hope ...
... darkness that veils the tomb , When the damps of death to thy brows shall start , And the life - blood ebbs from thy freezing heart ? — Away with it else ! —it is worse than vain To cherish a hope that shall fail thee then ! But hope ...
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... dark vale , to call me thus to mind . Back to that rural spot where all things mourn , Perchance , some time my wandering feet will turn , Stand by thy grave and weep , and mingle tears With his , who chose thee in his bloom of years ...
... dark vale , to call me thus to mind . Back to that rural spot where all things mourn , Perchance , some time my wandering feet will turn , Stand by thy grave and weep , and mingle tears With his , who chose thee in his bloom of years ...
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... dark world of ours ; As if , like beacon - lights , their ray To us were kindly given , To guide our thoughts from earth away , And point our hopes to heaven . Are they the dwelling place of those Who here on earth have trod , The path ...
... dark world of ours ; As if , like beacon - lights , their ray To us were kindly given , To guide our thoughts from earth away , And point our hopes to heaven . Are they the dwelling place of those Who here on earth have trod , The path ...
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... dark woods , and the sea , And floods from their unfathom'd deeps Lift up their voice to Thee . Monarch of majesty and might ! How was thy power displayed , When yonder firmament of light And all the world were made ! How grand ! -how ...
... dark woods , and the sea , And floods from their unfathom'd deeps Lift up their voice to Thee . Monarch of majesty and might ! How was thy power displayed , When yonder firmament of light And all the world were made ! How grand ! -how ...
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... darkness . But why ? That faith may , in this darkened hour , perform her perfect work , by trusting , for sup- port , for deliverance , or for the harmonious adjustment of these discordant affairs , in God alone , who ' is able to do ...
... darkness . But why ? That faith may , in this darkened hour , perform her perfect work , by trusting , for sup- port , for deliverance , or for the harmonious adjustment of these discordant affairs , in God alone , who ' is able to do ...
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affection affectionate afflicted angel avalanches beautiful behold blessing bosom bright character Cher child Christ Christian clouds countenance dark dear death deep delight devo dogs dread dream duty earth Engraved eternal faith father favour fear feeling Gehazi glorious glory grave hand happy harps hath heard heart heaven holy honour hour Israel Issachar Jews Judea light lips living look Lord mastiffs ment mercy mind mother mountain mourn murmur neath ness never night o'er pain parents passed patriarch Pennine Alps perish PHILADELPHIA piety pleasure prayer present prophet quadrupeds reader recollection religion religious Sabbath sacred Saint Bernard salvation Saviour scene seemed seen Shunamite Shunem Sir Thomas Lawrence smile snow solemn Somers soon soul spirit suffering sweet tears tender Tertullian thee thine things THOMAS DICK thou thought thy hope TILDEN tion traveller unto voice wisdom young youth
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Page 285 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Page 268 - And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; ye shall find the babe wrapped...
Page 104 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Page 76 - And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Page 98 - The Lord bless thee, and keep thee : the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee : the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Page 104 - Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears to our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee.
Page 187 - Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
Page 187 - And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her : and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Page 87 - By thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion ; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us.
Page 73 - Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.