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Thou ! thou shalt ne'er decay , When like a fever's dream This dark brief life shall seem , And earth shall pass like fleeting shade away ; Wide - hearted Charity ! In bright Eternity Thou ! thou ! shalt still shine on in pure and ...
Thou ! thou shalt ne'er decay , When like a fever's dream This dark brief life shall seem , And earth shall pass like fleeting shade away ; Wide - hearted Charity ! In bright Eternity Thou ! thou ! shalt still shine on in pure and ...
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... dream , my son , That mocks thy ear with mimic tone ; - I did not call thee ; -hence away , And rest in peace till dawning day ; — And be thy prayers to heaven addrest , Lest thoughts unholy soil thy breast . " Again , the boy before ...
... dream , my son , That mocks thy ear with mimic tone ; - I did not call thee ; -hence away , And rest in peace till dawning day ; — And be thy prayers to heaven addrest , Lest thoughts unholy soil thy breast . " Again , the boy before ...
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... dream bereaves The lad of rest , nor night wind's sweep , - Nor phantom of fantastic sleep ; - But , that a vision from the Lord , Or holier still , that God's own word Hath breath'd upon the midnight wind , And stirr'd the youthful ...
... dream bereaves The lad of rest , nor night wind's sweep , - Nor phantom of fantastic sleep ; - But , that a vision from the Lord , Or holier still , that God's own word Hath breath'd upon the midnight wind , And stirr'd the youthful ...
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... vain phantom of a troubled dream , His hour of recent trial - time doth seem : Its sufferings overpaid by that rich word , That testify'd the pleasure of the Lord ! THE GLADSOME HOUR . We will remember the name of c 6 35.
... vain phantom of a troubled dream , His hour of recent trial - time doth seem : Its sufferings overpaid by that rich word , That testify'd the pleasure of the Lord ! THE GLADSOME HOUR . We will remember the name of c 6 35.
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... dreams by toil or care ; Except for other's woe to shed no tear , Tranquillity companion of thy way , The music of thy thoughts serene and clear ; If such a lot adorn thy earthly day , Well may thy grateful heart its cheerful joy dis ...
... dreams by toil or care ; Except for other's woe to shed no tear , Tranquillity companion of thy way , The music of thy thoughts serene and clear ; If such a lot adorn thy earthly day , Well may thy grateful heart its cheerful joy dis ...
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art thou bade Balak beam behold beneath blandest blessed bosom bow'd breath'd brethren bright brow child clave clouds command confest dark desolate doth E'en earth earthly Egypt's lord evermore faith false friend father's fear fear no evil Felix glad glorious glory grace grave's cold hath blest heart heaven heavenly holy hope Hophni and Phinehas hour Israel Israel's JEPHTHAH life's lifted light lofty lone lordly meek mercy mourn Naomi ne'er night o'er perfect day Peter Philistines pleasure's pour'd prayer pride radiance rais'd rest RIVINGTON secret seem'd shade shalt sigh silent sin's slumber smile song songs of praise sorrow spake spirit strove suffering sweet tear tender thanksgiving thee thine eye THOU art Thou hast thought throne thy breast thy side thy soul thy youth to-morrow's touch'd trembling turn'd unto vext voice watch'd weary weeping wend Whilst word wounds
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Page 70 - Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter ; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out. and wept bitterly.
Page 11 - There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Page 73 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Page 14 - I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
Page 30 - Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Page 71 - Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Page 13 - And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things : but one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Page 82 - And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man.
Page 54 - For whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons ; for what son is he whom the Father chasteneth not ? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons.
Page 58 - And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.