A Memoir of Captn. W. T. Bate, R. N.R. Carter & Bros., 1859 - 278 pages |
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Page 198 - O God, Thou art my' God; early will I seek Thee: My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is ; To see Thy power and Thy glory, So as I have seen Thee in the sanctuary.
Page 224 - Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
Page 38 - Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever.
Page 45 - TEACH me, my God and King, In all things Thee to see, And what I do in anything, To do it as for Thee...
Page 201 - Thou hast spared me. Wherefore with my utmost art I will sing Thee, And the cream of all my heart I will bring Thee. Though my sins against me cried, Thou didst clear me ; And alone, when they replied, Thou didst hear me. Seven whole days, not one in seven, I will praise Thee. In my heart, though not in Heaven, I can raise Thee.
Page 170 - tis not for nought ; All earthly loss is heavenly gain : Men heed thee not, men praise thee not ; The Master praises : what are men ? Go labour on ! enough, enough, If Jesus praise thee, if He deign To notice e'en thy willing mind — No toil for Him shall be in vain.
Page 228 - Mr. Bonar, like the Master, has the tongue of the learned to speak a word in season to him that is weary.
Page 66 - Toil on, faint not, keep watch and pray, Be wise the erring soul to win ; Go forth into the world's highway, Compel the wanderer to come in. 6 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice : For toil comes rest, for exile home ; Soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom's voice, The midnight peal, " Behold, I come !
Page 85 - That calls the unwonted villager abroad With all her little ones, a sportive train, To gather king-cups in the yellow mead, And prink their hair with daisies, or to pick A cheap...
Page 171 - How easy is it for God to effect his purposes in a moment. What are inveterate prejudices? when once the Lord shall set to his hand! In prayer, I had a most precious view of Christ, as a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.