A Manual for Use at Funerals: Consisting of Scripture Readings, Poems, and Prose Selections from Various Sources |
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... child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli . And the word of the Lord was precious in those days ; there was no open vision . And it came to pass at that time , when Eli was laid down in his place , and his eyes began to wax dim ...
... child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli . And the word of the Lord was precious in those days ; there was no open vision . And it came to pass at that time , when Eli was laid down in his place , and his eyes began to wax dim ...
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... children of God . Blessed are they which are perse- cuted for righteousness ' sake : for theirs is the kingdom . of heaven . Blessed are ye , when men shall revile you , and persecute you , and shall say all manner of evil against you ...
... children of God . Blessed are they which are perse- cuted for righteousness ' sake : for theirs is the kingdom . of heaven . Blessed are ye , when men shall revile you , and persecute you , and shall say all manner of evil against you ...
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... CHILDREN . At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus , say- ing , Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven ? And Jesus called a little child unto him , and set him in the midst of them , and said , Verily I say unto you ...
... CHILDREN . At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus , say- ing , Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven ? And Jesus called a little child unto him , and set him in the midst of them , and said , Verily I say unto you ...
Page 64
... child , the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven . And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me . But whoso shall cause one of these little ones which believe in me to stumble , it were better for him that ...
... child , the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven . And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me . But whoso shall cause one of these little ones which believe in me to stumble , it were better for him that ...
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... child , while it was alive ; but when the child was dead , thou didst arise and eat bread . And he said , While the child was yet alive , I fasted and wept : for I said , Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me , that the child ...
... child , while it was alive ; but when the child was dead , thou didst arise and eat bread . And he said , While the child was yet alive , I fasted and wept : for I said , Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me , that the child ...
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Absalom Alice Cary angels Anonymous beautiful behold Blessed breath bright promise canst child Christ cloud cometh crown darkness days go dead dear death divine Dora Greenwell doth earth eternal evermore eyes faith Father fear flowers forever friends Gerald Massey give giveth his loved glory God's grace grave grief hand hands to God happy hath heart heaven hireling shepherd holy hope Horatius Bonar Hymns immortal Jesus keep life's light live look Lord loved ones sleep mercy mighty morning mortal mystery never night o'er pass patience peace Poems pray prayer Prov Putnam Quiet Hours rest righteousness Robert Browning saith say unto Schaff & Gilman shadow shadows fall shine smile sorrow soul spirit stars suffering Sursum Corda sweet tears tender tender mercies thee thine things thou art thou hast thou shalt thought trust truth Verily voice weary weep Whittier wisdom
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Page 30 - But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, And there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die : And their departure is taken for misery, And their going from us to be utter destruction ; But they are in peace.
Page 38 - 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 61 - Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 37 - Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up, 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Page 75 - And I saw a new heaven and a new earth : for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away ; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Page 58 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings : for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
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 105 - Life ! we've been long together Through pleasant and through cloudy weather; 'Tis hard to part when friends are dear — Perhaps 'twill cost a sigh, a tear; — Then steal away, give little warning, Choose thine own time; Say not Good Night, — but in some brighter clime Bid me Good Morning.
Page 105 - FEAR death ? — to feel the fog in my throat, The mist in my face, When the snows begin, and the blasts denote I am nearing the place, The power of the night, the press of the storm, The post of the foe ; Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form, Yet the strong man must go...
Page 61 - Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.