Daily readings for a year [ed.] by E. SpoonerSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1880 - 315 páginas |
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Página 26
... rich and weary , that at least , If goodness lead him not , yet weariness May toss him to My breast . HERBERT . JANUARY 30 . These are wells without water . - 2 PETER ii . 17 . It is the ignorance of the emptiness of things below that ...
... rich and weary , that at least , If goodness lead him not , yet weariness May toss him to My breast . HERBERT . JANUARY 30 . These are wells without water . - 2 PETER ii . 17 . It is the ignorance of the emptiness of things below that ...
Página 53
... rich , take what Thou wilt away . COWPER . We must all know , if we pause and think , that no outer thing did ever truly and sufficiently satisfy our needs ; that we have never yet known any worldly joy which we should be content to ...
... rich , take what Thou wilt away . COWPER . We must all know , if we pause and think , that no outer thing did ever truly and sufficiently satisfy our needs ; that we have never yet known any worldly joy which we should be content to ...
Página 57
... rich and divine abundance when knowledge is scanty and superficial . And it is clear that in Scripture , wisdom is the loftier and more sacred of the two . Wisdom is the prin- cipal thing , therefore get wisdom . But what is wisdom ? In ...
... rich and divine abundance when knowledge is scanty and superficial . And it is clear that in Scripture , wisdom is the loftier and more sacred of the two . Wisdom is the prin- cipal thing , therefore get wisdom . But what is wisdom ? In ...
Página 63
... rich in significance , is that little parable which He told them , of the rich fool who , in his greedy , God - forgetting , presumptuous selfish- ness , would do this and that , and who , as though there were no such thing as death ...
... rich in significance , is that little parable which He told them , of the rich fool who , in his greedy , God - forgetting , presumptuous selfish- ness , would do this and that , and who , as though there were no such thing as death ...
Página 76
... rich , becoming poor , To give us riches that endure ; He , who was high , becoming low , That we might to His stature grow ; He , who was God , becoming man , To save us by His wondrous plan . O Saviour ! Thou this day didst take A ...
... rich , becoming poor , To give us riches that endure ; He , who was high , becoming low , That we might to His stature grow ; He , who was God , becoming man , To save us by His wondrous plan . O Saviour ! Thou this day didst take A ...
Términos y frases comunes
affliction angels apostle art thou behold Bible blessed Boyle Lectures Christ Christian Cloth boards comfort CORINTHIANS creatures crown dark death delight desire divine doth dwell earth earthly eternal evil eyes faith Father fear feel flesh give glorious glory God's grace happiness hath hear heart heaven heavenly Hebrew holy Holy Spirit honour hope hour IMITATION OF CHRIST infinite J. H. NEWMAN Jerusalem Jesus Jews KEBLE King kingdom knowest labour light live look Lord mercy mighty heart mind natural never Old Testament ourselves peace perfect PETER ii pleasure Pontius Pilate Post 8vo praise pray prayer PSALM religion rest saints Saviour Scripture seek sing sins sorrow soul spirit sufferings sweet Thee THESSALONIANS thine things Thou art thou hast thou shalt thought thyself treasure true truth unto virtue voice wilt wings wisdom word worldly
Pasajes populares
Página 26 - I should (said he) Bestow this jewel also on my creature, He would adore my gifts instead of me, And rest in Nature, not the God of Nature : So both should losers be. Yet let him keep the rest, But keep them with repining restlessness : Let him be rich and weary, that at least, If goodness lead him not, yet weariness May toss him to my breast.
Página 294 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her amorous descant sung...
Página 35 - Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.
Página 173 - And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
Página 236 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight ; they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant ; And all for love and nothing for reward : Oh why should heavenly God to men have such regard) THE SEASONS.
Página 147 - Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him ? Till seven times ? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times : but, Until seventy times seven.
Página 151 - Not there, not there, my child! Is it where the feathery palm-trees rise, . And the date grows ripe under sunny skies ? Or 'midst the green islands of glittering seas, Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze, And strange bright birds on their starry wings, Bear the rich hues of all glorious things? Not there, not there, my child!
Página 6 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid ; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our Infant Redeemer is laid.
Página 151 - Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand — Is it there, sweet mother, that better land ? " " Not there, not there, my child...
Página 303 - Come, then, and, added to thy many crowns, Receive yet one, the crown of all the earth, Thou who alone art worthy ! It was thine By ancient covenant, ere Nature's birth ; And thou hast made it thine by purchase since, And overpaid its value with thy blood.