A Manual for Use at Funerals: Consisting of Scripture Readings, Poems, and Prose Selections from Various Sources |
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... SPIRIT . There is a spirit in man : and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding . [ Job xxxii . ] Jesus said unto her , I am the resurrection , and the life : he that believeth in me , though he were dead , yet shall ...
... SPIRIT . There is a spirit in man : and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding . [ Job xxxii . ] Jesus said unto her , I am the resurrection , and the life : he that believeth in me , though he were dead , yet shall ...
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... Spirit and the bride say , Come . And let him that heareth say , Come . And let him that is athirst come . And whoso- ever will , let him take the water of life freely . [ Rev.xxii . ] THE DEEP WATERS . Save me , O God ; for the waters ...
... Spirit and the bride say , Come . And let him that heareth say , Come . And let him that is athirst come . And whoso- ever will , let him take the water of life freely . [ Rev.xxii . ] THE DEEP WATERS . Save me , O God ; for the waters ...
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... spirit made diligent search . Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he be favorable no more ? Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? doth his promise fail for evermore ? Hath God for- gotten to be gracious ? hath he in anger shut up ...
... spirit made diligent search . Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he be favorable no more ? Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? doth his promise fail for evermore ? Hath God for- gotten to be gracious ? hath he in anger shut up ...
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... spirit of God dwelleth in you ? If any man defile the temple of God , him shall God destroy ; for the temple of God is holy , which temple ye are . [ 1 Cor . iii . ] Behold , I come quickly : hold that fast which thou hast , that no man ...
... spirit of God dwelleth in you ? If any man defile the temple of God , him shall God destroy ; for the temple of God is holy , which temple ye are . [ 1 Cor . iii . ] Behold , I come quickly : hold that fast which thou hast , that no man ...
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... spirit indeed is willing , but the flesh is weak . He went away again the second time , and prayed , saying , O my Father , if this cup may not pass away from me , except I drink it , thy will be done . [ Matt . xxvi . ] There hath no ...
... spirit indeed is willing , but the flesh is weak . He went away again the second time , and prayed , saying , O my Father , if this cup may not pass away from me , except I drink it , thy will be done . [ Matt . xxvi . ] There hath no ...
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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.