Breathings of the better life [extracts from religious writings, ed. by L. Larcom].Virtue&Company, 1872 - 255 pages |
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beauty behold beneath blessed blest bliss breath bright calm Christ Christian creatures cross dark death deep delight desire divine DORA GREENWELL doth dwell earth earthly eternal everlasting evermore eyes faith Father feel friends fulness gilt edges give glorious glory God's grace happy hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy hope human infinite inspiration Jesus JOHN JOHN BUNYAN JOHN CAIRD JOHN TAULER JOHN XV JOHN Xvii kingdom Lamb of God light live Lord love Thee MATTHEW HENRY mind morning nature never night o'er ourselves pain partakers pass peace perfect prayer PSALM pure quickened Rejoice rest righteousness Saviour sea of glass shine sing song sorrow soul spirit Steel Engravings suffering sweet THEOLOGIA GERMANICA Thine things THOLUCK THOMAS A KEMPIS Thou art Thou didst Thou hast thoughts throne Thy presence true truth unto virtue voice weary words yearning
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Page 120 - Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God ; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood.
Page 126 - Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be. Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!
Page 25 - THERE is a book, who runs may read, Which heavenly truth imparts, And all the lore its scholars need, Pure eyes and Christian hearts. The works of God above, below, Within us and around, Are pages in that book, to show How God Himself is found.
Page 114 - It was no path of flowers, Through this dark world of ours, Beloved of the Father, thou didst tread ; And shall we in dismay Shrink from the narrow way, When clouds and darkness are around it spread?
Page 19 - The light of truth to us display, And make us know and choose thy way ; Plant holy fear in every heart, That we from God may ne'er depart.
Page 245 - BRIEF life is here our portion, Brief sorrow, short-lived care ; The life that knows no ending, The tearless life is there.
Page 136 - But love ye .your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again ; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest : for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Page 46 - THE prayers I make will then be sweet indeed If Thou the spirit give by which I pray: My unassisted heart is barren clay, That of its native self can nothing feed : Of good and pious works thou art the seed, That quickens only where thou say'st it may : Unless Thou show to us thine own true way No man can find it: Father ! Thou must lead.
Page 179 - For all things are yours ; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come ; all are yours ; and ye are Christ's ; and Christ is God's.
Page 127 - I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven; All that Thou sendest me In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!