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... Changes 177 The churlish Farmer 178 Desolation 180 The Doors being shut . 182 Trying Times 183 The two Busts 184 Indigestion 186 The Basket of Summer Fruit 187 The Lasket Lane 189 God's Presence On Dress The bitter Fruits of War 192 193 ...
... Changes 177 The churlish Farmer 178 Desolation 180 The Doors being shut . 182 Trying Times 183 The two Busts 184 Indigestion 186 The Basket of Summer Fruit 187 The Lasket Lane 189 God's Presence On Dress The bitter Fruits of War 192 193 ...
Page 63
... told me . I can bear much ; but this I could not bear , for there was no end to it ! " To change the subject , I spoke of God's glo- rious creation , of gay flowers and of green leaves , 64 WHY IS IT ? of sun , moon , Why is it?
... told me . I can bear much ; but this I could not bear , for there was no end to it ! " To change the subject , I spoke of God's glo- rious creation , of gay flowers and of green leaves , 64 WHY IS IT ? of sun , moon , Why is it?
Page 115
... changes are great that take place from the season of youth to that of grey hairs . In my day , the pulling down of old houses , and the ' building up of new ones ; the deaths of old men , and the coming into notice of young men ; the ...
... changes are great that take place from the season of youth to that of grey hairs . In my day , the pulling down of old houses , and the ' building up of new ones ; the deaths of old men , and the coming into notice of young men ; the ...
Page 116
... changes of the world , look to Him who changes not , and fix my heart where true joys are alone to be found . EDMUND HAWKER . I HARDLY thought , at one time , that Edmund Hawker would outrun Old Humphrey ; but it is even so , and he has ...
... changes of the world , look to Him who changes not , and fix my heart where true joys are alone to be found . EDMUND HAWKER . I HARDLY thought , at one time , that Edmund Hawker would outrun Old Humphrey ; but it is even so , and he has ...
Page 120
... changes of the world , changes not ; but is " the same yesterday , and to - day , and for ever . " Of Him the poet beautifully says- One there is above all others , Well deserves the name of friend , His is love beyond a brother's ...
... changes of the world , changes not ; but is " the same yesterday , and to - day , and for ever . " Of Him the poet beautifully says- One there is above all others , Well deserves the name of friend , His is love beyond a brother's ...
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Abel Austin affliction BALD-HEADED SEXTON BAMBOROUGH CASTLE Banian tree basket of summer BERNARD GILPIN blessed branch BRINKBURN PRIORY broken Canaan Celts Cheviot Hills Christian churlish comfort corn corncrake dark death deceived delight earth endure enemies eternal everlasting evil faith fear fire glory God's goodly grace grave green hand happy head hear heart heaven holly bush holy hope humble Jesus Christ joyful noise kind Lasket Lane look Matt mercy mind neighbours never night Old Humphrey passed peace pearls PHILIP OF MACEDON pilgrim pleasant pointer dog poor praise prayer Redeemer rejoice rest rich Saviour SCOTTISH BORDER season Sing smutted sorrow soul spirit summer fruit thee things thou art thought tion tongue trouble truth unbro unto the Lord village walked William Symington wind word wound young youth
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Page 52 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
Page 10 - LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Page 96 - What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also : I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
Page 41 - For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind : but the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Page 160 - For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness : all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Page 77 - As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth : For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 179 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 45 - OsING unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
Page 96 - God indeed ; Without our aid he did us make : We are his flock, he doth us feed ; And for his sheep he doth us take.
Page 20 - Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.