 | Henry Woodward - 1838 - 438 pages
...have fortitude to go into the presence of their God, and say unto him, " Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight ; make me as one of thy hired servants." It is at such a point of transition, at such a crisis of its destiny, that the soul views... | |
 | Joseph Fearn - 1844 - 270 pages
...quitted it the penitent and humbled malefactor. The prayer had been offered, "I have sinned against Heaven and in thy sight ; make me as one of thy hired servants ;" — and it had been registered in heaven ; and having paid the penalty which the violated... | |
 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - English fiction - 1846 - 424 pages
...and, like a haunting demon, these thoughts drove her onward. " I will go to my father, and will say, I have sinned before Heaven and in thy sight, make me as one of thy hired sen-ants ! " At that very time, poor Jeffkins sate in his solitary home, and thought upon his daughter... | |
 | Edinburgh tales - 1846 - 460 pages
...and, like a haunting demon, these thoughts drove her onward. " I will go to my father, and will say, I have sinned before Heaven and in thy sight, make me as one of thy hired servants ! " At that very time, poor Jeffkins sate in his solitary home, and thought upon his daughter... | |
 | Mary Matilda Howard - 1854 - 292 pages
...her arms, and whispered gently, ' ' I will arise, and go to my Father, and will say unto Him, Father, I have sinned before Heaven and in Thy sight, make me as one of thy hired servants. Do with me what thou wilt, only take away my sins and keep me with Thee.' ' From that time... | |
 | William Garden Blaikie - Bible - 1880 - 84 pages
...his baseness, and sending on his humble confessions and petitions : " Father, I have sinned against Heaven and in thy sight ; make me as one of thy hired servants ! '' Other psalms — for example, the Hundred and thirtieth, the Thirty-second, and the Fortieth... | |
 | James Jershon Jezreel - 1881 - 314 pages
...the prodigal saw that no one gave unto him, he said : I will arise, and go to my Father, and say : I have sinned before heaven, and in thy sight ; make me as thy hired servant. — When the Lord had given Abraham great substance, and he had no child, Sarah... | |
 | Gertrude Martineau - Ethics - 1881 - 258 pages
...close, and feel that only thus can it be purified. The prodigal son — "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in Thy sight ; . . . make me as one of Thy hired servants." He asJcs for the punishment. All this with regard rather to the punishment brought to the... | |
 | William Garden Blaikie - Bible - 1882 - 588 pages
...his baseness, and sending on his humble confessions and petitions : " Father, I have sinned against Heaven and in thy sight ; make me as one of thy hired servants ! " Other psalms — for example, the Hundred and thirtieth, the Thirty-second, and the Fortieth... | |
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Heaven and in thy sight, make me as one of thy hired servants ! " At that very time, poor Jeffkins sate in his solitary home, and thought upon his daughter and wept. 