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Page 121 - Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Page 121 - Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Page 116 - Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear ; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Page 8 - The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Page 21 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Page 102 - Nor street of shining gold. Suffice it if — my good and ill unreckoned, And both forgiven through Thy abounding grace — I find myself by hands familiar beckoned Unto my fitting place. Some humble door among Thy many mansions, Some sheltering shade where sin and striving cease, And flows forever through heaven's green expansions The river of Thy peace. There, from the music round about me stealing, I fain would learn the new and holy song, And find at last, beneath Thy trees of healing, The life...
Page 24 - That is the heart for watchman true Waiting to see what God will do, As o'er the Church the gathering twilight falls : No more he strains his wistful eye, If chance the golden hours be nigh, By youthful Hope seen beaming round her walls.
Page 85 - And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Page 118 - And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men ; but God knoweth your hearts : for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Page 101 - Father, let Thy Spirit Be with me then to comfort and uphold! No gate of pearl, no branch of palm I merit, Nor street of shining gold. 5 Suffice it if— my good and ill unreckoned. And both forgiven through Thy abounding grace— 1 find myself by hands familiar beckoned Unto my fitting place...