The Distant Hills: An AllegoryGeneral Prot. Episcopal S.S. Union, Daniel Dana Jr., Agent, 1844 - 104 pàgines |
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Pàgina 3 - Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live , Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die.
Pàgina 122 - And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Pàgina 122 - And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held : and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth...
Pàgina 45 - He only can the cause reveal, Why, at the same fond bosom fed, Taught in the self-same lap to kneel Till the same prayer were duly said, Brothers in blood and nurture too, Aliens in heart so oft should prove ; One lose, the other keep, Heaven's clue ; One dwell in wrath, and one in love.
Pàgina 118 - Whom a thousand years are as one day and one day as a thousand years...
Pàgina 44 - He says that there is joy in heaven in the presence of the angels of God " over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who need no repentance.
Pàgina 78 - Sweet is the smile of home ; the mutual look When hearts are of each other sure; Sweet all the joys that crowd the household nook, The haunt of all affections pure ; Yet in the world even these abide, and we Above the world our calling boast: Once gain the mountain top, and thou art free : Till then, who rest, presume; who turn to look, are lost.
Pàgina 32 - ... and gave them new vigour and strength. ©. In the same way, also, Holy Baptism not only purifies us from past sins, but endues us with the strength of the Holy Spirit, to enable us to walk in newness of life. Why did the stranger tell them that they were now the adopted children of his Father ? &. Because by Baptism we are made members of Christ, and children of God.
Pàgina 121 - That of the wise and foolish virgins. We are told that while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. (®. And so also in the Old Testament, in speaking of the deaths of the Kings of Israel and Judah, it is generally said of each of them, that