The Infirmary; Or Sketches of Practical Benevolence. A Poem, EtcG.B. Whittaker ... W. Joy ... J. Nisbet ... J. Webb and C.B. Merry ... Dicey and Smithson, 1828 - English poetry - 112 pages |
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... , while Faith bestows her wings ; And shouting angels open wide the gates Of Heaven to welcome you to everlasting bliss . END OF CANTO 1 . THE INFIRMARY . CANTO II . THE ADVANTAGES OF BENEVOLENCE 30 [ CANTO I. THE INFIRMARY .
... , while Faith bestows her wings ; And shouting angels open wide the gates Of Heaven to welcome you to everlasting bliss . END OF CANTO 1 . THE INFIRMARY . CANTO II . THE ADVANTAGES OF BENEVOLENCE 30 [ CANTO I. THE INFIRMARY .
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... everlasting love ! Yes ! Such the great reward , the glorious rest That waits on all the spirits of the just Who , rich in love , in faith and mercy blest , In His unchanging word for ever trust Whose voice shall rouse them from the ...
... everlasting love ! Yes ! Such the great reward , the glorious rest That waits on all the spirits of the just Who , rich in love , in faith and mercy blest , In His unchanging word for ever trust Whose voice shall rouse them from the ...
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J. H. MATTHIASON. ETERNAL Justice , great tremendous power Who sit'st enthroned in everlasting light , Far , far above the reach of outward eye Or dark corporeal sense ; but beaming down With intellectual radiance on the soul , Shed'st ...
J. H. MATTHIASON. ETERNAL Justice , great tremendous power Who sit'st enthroned in everlasting light , Far , far above the reach of outward eye Or dark corporeal sense ; but beaming down With intellectual radiance on the soul , Shed'st ...
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... everlasting judgment opens . There stands the guilty wretch that spent his life In wanton useless waste ; profuse in all But acts of mercy , charity , and love : Who spent it in transgressing what he knew To be the inward judgment of ...
... everlasting judgment opens . There stands the guilty wretch that spent his life In wanton useless waste ; profuse in all But acts of mercy , charity , and love : Who spent it in transgressing what he knew To be the inward judgment of ...
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J. H. MATTHIASON. His God's proclaimed everlasting will ; Tho ' violated Conscience , warning loud His headstrong wickedness , cried from within , Oh listen and repent , ' yet still went on , And smother'd in his breast the friendly ...
J. H. MATTHIASON. His God's proclaimed everlasting will ; Tho ' violated Conscience , warning loud His headstrong wickedness , cried from within , Oh listen and repent , ' yet still went on , And smother'd in his breast the friendly ...
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ampton angels Aspley awful balm beams Bedford Behold BENEVOLENCE bestow'd Bethesda bids blessings blest bliss bounteous bounties breast breathes bright burst camels CANTO II celestial Conscience conscious guilt conscious heart cries crown'd cruelty curse dare death delight divine dreadful dust e'en e'er earth END OF CANTO everlasting eyes faint faith fate fear feel frowns gates gentle glorious glory gracious groaning guilty heart Hackney hand happiness Harden'd head Heaven heavenly hope House 2 copies INFIRMARY judgment Justice Kempston kindling light living Lord love divine Maker's mercy Mercy's mighty mortal nature Nature's naught ne'er never Northampton o'er peace pleasure poor praise prostrate receiv'd repent righteous round Samaritan scenes seem'd shut skies smiles songs soul stands stings strife sweet sweet Mercy's tears thee thou toil treasure trembling triumphant trust Twas voice wants waste Wisdom word wounds wrath wretch wretchedness yield
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Page 2 - For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Page 2 - Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep-market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.