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... at this moment ; but I know , ' he added earnestly , ' that as He has shown Himself to me , and very close at hand too when I most needed Him , so He will show Himself again when I shall need Him most of all 43 Christian Sunsets .
... at this moment ; but I know , ' he added earnestly , ' that as He has shown Himself to me , and very close at hand too when I most needed Him , so He will show Himself again when I shall need Him most of all 43 Christian Sunsets .
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... close at hand now ! ' " But his work was not quite finished yet . For a few days longer he was to linger on the bank of the river , to bear still more blessed testimony to his Saviour's transforming power ; for in these waiting days his ...
... close at hand now ! ' " But his work was not quite finished yet . For a few days longer he was to linger on the bank of the river , to bear still more blessed testimony to his Saviour's transforming power ; for in these waiting days his ...
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... close ; I shall then be well attended ; This my Father knows . ' And so she sang herself away to everlasting bliss , and passed into the unveiled presence of the Saviour who had been so manifestly and blessedly with her . " Her brother ...
... close ; I shall then be well attended ; This my Father knows . ' And so she sang herself away to everlasting bliss , and passed into the unveiled presence of the Saviour who had been so manifestly and blessedly with her . " Her brother ...
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... close where we expected it to begin , what use should be made of existing opportunities for accom- plishing the purpose of being , and doing per- manent service for the good of others and the honour of God ! " Whatsoever thy hand ...
... close where we expected it to begin , what use should be made of existing opportunities for accom- plishing the purpose of being , and doing per- manent service for the good of others and the honour of God ! " Whatsoever thy hand ...
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... close of his two years residence at Bath he removed to the sole pastorate of a church in Birmingham , where he continued his ministry till finally laid aside by the disease under which he ultimately sank . What his ministry was at ...
... close of his two years residence at Bath he removed to the sole pastorate of a church in Birmingham , where he continued his ministry till finally laid aside by the disease under which he ultimately sank . What his ministry was at ...
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Page 378 - Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall ; May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all.
Page 45 - Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
Page 278 - So fades a summer cloud away ; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er ; So gently shuts the eye of day ; So dies a wave along the shore.
Page 1 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileged beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of Heaven.
Page 313 - He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
Page 419 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole; Till, o'er our ransomed nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
Page 185 - Were I to adopt the figurative language of Bunyan I might date this letter from the land of Beulah, of which I have been for some weeks a happy inhabitant. The celestial city is full in my view. Its glories beam upon me, its breezes fan me, its odors are wafted to me, its sounds strike upon my ears, and its spirit is breathed into my heart.
Page 12 - ROCK of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee ! Let the water and the blood, From Thy riven side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power.
Page 223 - Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord ; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.
Page 304 - JUST as I am, without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come.