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... wants to see them assured and trustful , keep- ing in the Divine presence as their proper sphere , and having the Lord for their ever- lasting light , and God for their glory , But death has to be endured ; and so long vi Preface .
... wants to see them assured and trustful , keep- ing in the Divine presence as their proper sphere , and having the Lord for their ever- lasting light , and God for their glory , But death has to be endured ; and so long vi Preface .
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... glory . Only a good tree can bring forth good fruit ; and they that sow to the Spirit reap life everlasting . Holiness in life is the necessary condition of happiness in death . There is no fear in love , while they that are Christ's by ...
... glory . Only a good tree can bring forth good fruit ; and they that sow to the Spirit reap life everlasting . Holiness in life is the necessary condition of happiness in death . There is no fear in love , while they that are Christ's by ...
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... glory , her Majesty presented a Bible to the ambassador from his court , and said , ' Tell the prince that this is the secret of England's greatness . ' We know also that when an ingenious Yorkshire farmer invented a plough , and ...
... glory , her Majesty presented a Bible to the ambassador from his court , and said , ' Tell the prince that this is the secret of England's greatness . ' We know also that when an ingenious Yorkshire farmer invented a plough , and ...
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... glory to glory , even as by the Spirit of the Lord . " Her sufferings at the last were severe , but her mind was kept in the perfectness of peace . The feelings with which she con- templated her end , and the life beyond , could not be ...
... glory to glory , even as by the Spirit of the Lord . " Her sufferings at the last were severe , but her mind was kept in the perfectness of peace . The feelings with which she con- templated her end , and the life beyond , could not be ...
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... glory . It was with a perfect ecstasy of soul that she saw the moment arriving that would usher her into His pre- sence , and set her at liberty to serve Him with activity and follow Him whithersoever He led . When 36 Christian Sunsets .
... glory . It was with a perfect ecstasy of soul that she saw the moment arriving that would usher her into His pre- sence , and set her at liberty to serve Him with activity and follow Him whithersoever He led . When 36 Christian Sunsets .
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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.