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and they, that bare him, stood still. Young man, I say unto thee, Arise!

And he said, And he, that was dead, sat up, and began to speak; and he delivered him to his mother.

Now when John had heard, in the prison, the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he, that should come, or do we look for another?

Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things, which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them: And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

At that time, Jesus said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. All things are delivered unto me of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he, to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

Come unto me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls: For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

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OUR FATHER, which art in heaven, &c.

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COME, said Jesus' sacred voice,
Come and make my paths your choice
I will guide you to your home;
Weary pilgrim, hither come!

Ye, who, tossed on beds of pain,
Seek for ease, but seek in vain;
Ye, whose swollen and sleepless eyes
Watch to see the morning rise:

Ye, by fiercer anguish torn,
In remorse for guilt who mourn,
Here repose your heavy care:
A wounded spirit who can bear?
Sinner, come! for here is found
Balm that flows for every wound;
Peace that ever shall endure,
Rest eternal, sacred, sure

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Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God!

He, whose word cannot be broken,
Formed thee for his own abode.

On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.
See the streams of living waters,
Springing from eternal love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters,
And all fear of want remove.

Who can faint while such a river

Ever flows their thirst to assuage? Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, Never fails from age to age.

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THE way of the Lord is strength to the upright; but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. The lips of the righteous feed many; but fools die for want of wisdom.

The righteous shall never be removed; but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

The memory of the just is blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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Teacher. Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is:

Pupils. That I may know how frail I am.

T. Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: P. Verily, every man, at his best state, is altogether vanity.

T. Surely, every man walketh in a vain show: P. Surely, they are disquieted in vain.

T. He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them:

P. And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.

T. Deliver me from all my transgressions:

P. Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

T. When thou with rebukes dost correct man

for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth:

P. Surely every man is vanity.

T. Withhold not thy tender mercies from me, O Lord!

P. Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

T. Let all those, that seek thee, rejoice and be glad in thee:

P. Let such, as love thy salvation, say continually, The Lord be magnified.

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And it came to pass, that Jesus went through the corn-fields, on the Sabbath-day, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that, which is not lawful to do, on the Sabbath-days?

And Jesus, answering, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungered, and they, which were with him; how he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shew-bread, and gave also to them, that were with him, which is not lawful to eat, but for the priests alone?

And he said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: Therefore, the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.

And it came to pass also on another Sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, who had a withered han

And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath-day; that they might accuse him.

And he saith to the man, which had the withered hand, Stand forth. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath-days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? but they held their peace.

And when he had looked round about on them, with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored, whole as the other.

And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians how they might destroy him. But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all.

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OUR FATHER, which art in heaven, &c.

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YE Christian heroes! go, proclaim
Salvation in Emanuel's name :
To distant climes the tidings bear,
And plant the Rose of Sharon there.

He'll shield you with a wall of fire;
With holy zeal your hearts inspire;
Bid raging winds their fury cease,
And calm the savage breast to peace.

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