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afflicted appeared babe beautiful behold believe beloved beneath blessed blood blooming store blossom bosom breath bright buds CHAPTER character cheerful child Christian Christmas rose church countenance crooked fingers dark dear death delicate delight demnation divine divine grace Doghery dumb boy earth Eben-ezer endeared eternal exquisite faith father feeling felt flowers garden gaze glorious glory gospel grace Guernsey Lily hand Hannah More's happy heart heart's-ease heaven holy hope Ireland Irish Jack Jessamine Jesus Christ knew Lauristinus leaves light look Lord Marie mercy mind never O'Neil once parterre passed perfect petals plant poor popery pray prayer precious privilege protestantism racter reader rejoice rich rose-trees Satan scene scripture season shamrock shining shrub smile sorrow soul spirit suffering sure sweet sympathy tears tender things thought tint tion told trees tribulation unto varigated word
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Page 60 - People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His Name. 4 Blessings abound where'er He reigns; The prisoner leaps to lose his chains ; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest.
Page 279 - But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Page 221 - Ye woodlands all, awake : a boundless song Burst from the groves ! and when the restless day, Expiring, lays the warbling world asleep, Sweetest of birds, sweet Philomela, charm The listening shades, and teach the night His praise.
Page 77 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number : he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power ; not one faileth.
Page 157 - God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility ; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen.
Page 47 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Page 285 - Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to them that /shall be heirs of salvation ? Heb.
Page 317 - ... not that I speak in respect of want; for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound ; every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Page 131 - Godliness hath the promise of this life, as well as of that which is to come.
Page 316 - None of these things move me ; neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.