The African Repository, Volume 19American colonization society., 1843 - African Americans |
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Page 239 - And the Lord said unto him, go through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
Page 154 - Lord, with flowing heart I'd praise thee, For the bliss thy love bestows; For the pardoning grace that saves me, And the peace that from it flows. Help, 0! Lord, my weak endeavor; This dull soul to rapture raise : Thou must light the flame, or never Can my love be
Page 239 - seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice, in a province, marvel not at the matter, for he that is higher than the highest regardeth ; and there be higher than they.
Page 148 - The righteous perisheth and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
Page 130 - The Lord God is a sun and a shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: and no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly
Page 154 - And the light of hope revealing, • Bade the blood-stained cross appear. 3. " Lord, this bosom's ardent feeling Vainly would my lips express: Low before thy footstep kneeling, Deign thy suppliant's prayer to bless: Let thy grace, my soul's chief
Page 112 - Its design, as set forth in an article of its constitution, was to act "in co-operation with the General Government and such of the States as might adopt regulations on the subject." Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee and Georgia were the first to respond to the invitation invoking their assistance. They passed resolutions recommending
Page 154 - Lord, my weak endeavor; This dull soul to rapture raise : Thou must light the flame, or never Can my love be warmed to praise. 2. "Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee. Wretched wand'rer,
Page 188 - look with encouragement for that guidance and support which may enable us to steer with safety the vessel in which we are embarked. The prudence and temperance of your discussions within these
Page 252 - Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes."