Voices from the Silent Land: Or, Leaves of Consolation for the Afflicted |
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... . " The world is but a feverish rest , To weary pilgrims sometimes given , When pleasure's cup has lost its zest , And glory's hard - earned crown is riven . Here , softer than the dews of even Fall peaceful Spencer, Hood, Hemans, Melvill,
... . " The world is but a feverish rest , To weary pilgrims sometimes given , When pleasure's cup has lost its zest , And glory's hard - earned crown is riven . Here , softer than the dews of even Fall peaceful Spencer, Hood, Hemans, Melvill,
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... lost . In the winter men gird their clothes close about them , but in the summer they let them hang loose . In the winter of adversity many a Christian girds his heart close to God , to Christ , to godliness , to duties , who , in the ...
... lost . In the winter men gird their clothes close about them , but in the summer they let them hang loose . In the winter of adversity many a Christian girds his heart close to God , to Christ , to godliness , to duties , who , in the ...
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... lost nothing of that presence of God that once thou hadst with thy spirit ? Hast thou lost none of those warmings , meltings , quicken- ings , and cheerings that once thou hadst ? Hast thou lost nothing of thy communion with God , nor ...
... lost nothing of that presence of God that once thou hadst with thy spirit ? Hast thou lost none of those warmings , meltings , quicken- ings , and cheerings that once thou hadst ? Hast thou lost nothing of thy communion with God , nor ...
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... lost of years , ' Mid all the changes of this life , Its thousand joys and fears , We love to think that round ye move , Making an atmosphere of love . Ye are not dead to us ; But as bright stars unseen , We hold that ye are ever near ...
... lost of years , ' Mid all the changes of this life , Its thousand joys and fears , We love to think that round ye move , Making an atmosphere of love . Ye are not dead to us ; But as bright stars unseen , We hold that ye are ever near ...
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... lost , not perished . We are sure that to them , to whom to live it was Christ , to die will be gain . Where are they ? They are where they are perpet- ually and perfectly blessed in the immediate vision and enjoyment of God , within ...
... lost , not perished . We are sure that to them , to whom to live it was Christ , to die will be gain . Where are they ? They are where they are perpet- ually and perfectly blessed in the immediate vision and enjoyment of God , within ...
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affliction ANDREWS NORTON angels bear beauty behold beloved BERNARD BARTON better blessed blest bosom breast breath bright brow cheerful child Christ Christian comfort consolation dark dead dear death didst divine grace doth dust dwell earth earthly ELIZA COOK ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING eternity evil eyes faith Father fear flowers forever giveth gloom glory God's grave grief hand happy hast lost thy hath heaven heavenly holy hope immortal Jesus life's light living look Lord MADAME GUYON mercy mortal mother Mount of Olives mourn N. P. WILLIS never night o'er pain passed peace praise prayer rejoice rest resurrection rocky steps saints Savior shalt shining bands sigh silent land SIMON DACH sing sleep smile song sorrow soul spirit stars stranger band suffering sweet tears tender thee thine things thou art thought tomb trouble unto voice weary weep WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT wilt
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Page 256 - While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 256 - In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying place. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
Page 18 - Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set, but all — Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death...
Page 160 - Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him : for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Page 54 - He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know At first sight if the bird be flown ; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
Page 155 - Although my house be not so with God; yet He hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although He make it not to grow.
Page 26 - We watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. " ' So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. " ' Our very hopes belied our fears ; Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. " ' For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed ; — she had Another morn...
Page 84 - FRIEND after friend departs ; Who hath not lost a friend ? There is no union here of hearts, That finds not here an end : Were this frail world our only rest, Living or dying none were blest.
Page 236 - For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Page 26 - The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.