The life of the soul in the worldSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1881 - 369 páginas |
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... ourselves as to the fate that awaits them beyond the grave ; we turn the matter over and over , but we cannot satisfy ourselves ; it seems a riddle without the answer , and all attempts at solution leave us only weary and sore at heart ...
... ourselves as to the fate that awaits them beyond the grave ; we turn the matter over and over , but we cannot satisfy ourselves ; it seems a riddle without the answer , and all attempts at solution leave us only weary and sore at heart ...
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... ourselves . To us it is more than it was to mankind of old . Then it told men that God was their Creator , that they were His by right . Since then the Cross has been reared up upon this earth of ours , and One has mounted it and died ...
... ourselves . To us it is more than it was to mankind of old . Then it told men that God was their Creator , that they were His by right . Since then the Cross has been reared up upon this earth of ours , and One has mounted it and died ...
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... ourselves of it every day and many times a day ; and so the divine prayer begins , not " O my God , " as we might have expected , but " Our Father . " The antidote for sin , for worldliness , the antidote for the fashionable ungodliness ...
... ourselves of it every day and many times a day ; and so the divine prayer begins , not " O my God , " as we might have expected , but " Our Father . " The antidote for sin , for worldliness , the antidote for the fashionable ungodliness ...
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... ourselves into the way of the ever - flowing stream of blessing . The publican in the temple , the thief upon the cross , David before . Nathan , in how short a time was each of these justified , pardoned , saved ! There is no ...
... ourselves into the way of the ever - flowing stream of blessing . The publican in the temple , the thief upon the cross , David before . Nathan , in how short a time was each of these justified , pardoned , saved ! There is no ...
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... ourselves , and fear that God is wearied of us too , and that He will give us up in disgust , if He has not given us up already ? * Righteousness ! what know we of righteousness ? Our righteousness indeed is filthy rags ; repentance is ...
... ourselves , and fear that God is wearied of us too , and that He will give us up in disgust , if He has not given us up already ? * Righteousness ! what know we of righteousness ? Our righteousness indeed is filthy rags ; repentance is ...
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beautiful become better blessed body bring called CHAPTER Christ Christian Church comes common creatures Cross daily darkness dead death desire earth enemy eternal evil existence eyes face faith fall Father fear feel follow gifts give given God's grace hand happiness hard hear heart heaven Holy hope human infinite instinct Jesus keep laws leave light live look Lord lost man's master means mind mystery nature never once ourselves pass passions peace perfect poor present pure receive remember rest revelation ruin rule seems seen ship side silence sins sometimes sorrow soul speak spiritual stand suffering surely taken tells temptation thee things thou thought true truth turn voice waste watch weary whole wonderful worship
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Página 277 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Página 58 - Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : Fear God, and keep his commandments ; for this is the whole duty of man : for God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Página 218 - I do not ask my cross to understand, My way to see ; Better in darkness just to feel thy hand, And follow thee.
Página 90 - I DO not ask, O Lord, that life may be A pleasant road ; I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me Aught of its load ; I do not ask that flowers should always spring Beneath my feet ; I know too well the poison and the sting Of things too sweet. For one thing only, Lord, dear Lord, I plead, Lead me aright — Though strength should falter, and though heart should bleed — Through Peace to Light.
Página 208 - Let us swear an oath, and keep it with an equal mind, In the hollow Lotos-land to live, and lie reclined On the hills like gods together, careless of mankind. 155 For they lie beside their nectar, and the bolts are hurled Far below them in the valleys, and the clouds are lightly curled Round their golden houses, girdled with the gleaming world...
Página 26 - For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Página 164 - The King's daughter is all glorious within ; her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework : the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
Página 221 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Página 368 - Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear ; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house ; so shall the King greatly desire thy beauty : for He is thy Lord ; and worship thou Him.
Página 126 - Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene, — one step enough for me.