Sermons Preached in Boston on the Death of Abraham Lincoln: Together with the Funeral Services in the East Room of the Executive Mansion at Washington |
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Page 21 - arm of Him of whom it is written, " He giveth power to the faint, and to them that have no might He increaseth the strength." Yes, he leaned upon his arm. He recognized and received the truth, that the kingdom is the Lord's and He is the governor among the nations. He remembered that God is
Page 7 - Lord, let me know my end and the number of my days, that I may be certified how long I have to live. Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were but a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of Thee. And verily every man living is altogether vanity ; for
Page 59 - GIVE IT UNTO THY SEED ; I HAVE CAUSED THEE TO SEE IT WITH THINE EYES, BUT THOU SHALT NOT GO OVER THITHER. So MOSES, THE SERVANT OF THE LORD, DIED THERE IN THE LAND
Page 258 - Rich in saving common sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity, sublime. O voice, from which their omens all men drew, O iron nerve, to true occasion true, O fallen at length that tower of strength, Which stood four square to all the winds that blew. His
Page 163 - BRIDE-CHAMBER MOURN AS LONG AS THE BRIDEGROOM is 'WITH THEM ? BUT THE DAYS WILL COME WHEN THE BRIDEGROOM SHALL BE TAKEN FROM THEM, AND THEN SHALL THEY FAST. I
Page 289 - culmination of his fame, he may be more to us in the coming years, than he could have been had he still tarried in the flesh. He died as a martyr dies. " The voice at midnight came; He started up to hear: A mortal arrow pierced his frame; He fell, but felt no fear. * * * * • " His spirit, with a bound, Burst its encumbering clay;
Page 109 - OF THE BRIDE-CHAMBER MOURN AS LONG AS THE BRIDEGROOM is WITH THEM ? BUT THE DAYS WILL COME WHEN THE BRIDEGROOM SHALL BE TAKEN FROM THEM, AND THEN SHALL THEY FAST.
Page 368 - future; thanks to all. Peace does not appear so far distant as it did. I hope it will come soon, and come to stay; and so come as to be worth the keeping for all future time.
Page 212 - All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and He doeth according to his will, in the armies of heaven, and among
Page 368 - be forgotten. At all the water's margins they have been present, not only on the deep sea, the broad bay, and the rapid river, but also up the narrow, muddy bayou, and wherever the ground was a little damp, they have been, and made their tracks. Thanks to all for the great republic, for the principles by which it lives and keeps alive for man's