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? Breathings of the Better Life - Page 132edited by - 1867 - 285 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Before thy Father's face, Thou hast prepared a place, That where thou art, there they may also be. It was no path of flowers, Through this dark world...thou, who art our life ! Be with us through the strife ! Was not thy head by earth's fierce tempests bowed ? Raise thou our eyes above, To see a Father's... | |
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| H. D. - 1843 - 438 pages
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