The cup of consolation; or, Bright messages for the sickbed, by an invalid1880 |
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ANON APRIL AUGUST beauty behold birds bless blue bright C. H. SPURGEON calm cast Christ Christian cloud comfort COTTA FAMILY dark DECEMBER deep Divine doth earth earthly eternal everlasting evermore faith Father fear FEBRUARY flowers GENNESARET GEORGE MATHESON GERALD MASSEY give gladness gloom glory God's GOULBURN grace grass green hand hath heart heaven heavenly holy hope HUGH MACMILLAN JANUARY Jesus John iv LADY POWERSCOURT leaves light living LL.D look Lord mercy morning mountain murmur Neath never night NOVEMBER o'er OCTOBER praise prayer rejoice RESTFUL RHYTHMS Saviour SEPTEMBER shadow shine sing sleep song sorrow soul spirit spring stars storm summer sunshine sweet Tempted and tried tender Thine things Thou art Thou art mindful Thou hast thou shalt thought tree trust unto voice wait weary wind wings word ye stars
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Page 96 - Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy: for she can so inform The mind that is within us, so impress With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary intercourse of daily life, Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb Our cheerful faith that all which we behold Is...
Page 154 - O that I had wings like a dove : for then would I flee away, and be at rest.
Page 274 - Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, And turneth the shadow of death into the morning, And maketh the day dark with night: That calleth for the waters of the sea, And poureth them out upon the face of the earth : The Lord is his name: That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, So that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Page 37 - And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, "Fear not; I am the first and the last. I am he that liveth and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Page 26 - For his anger endureth but a moment ; in his favour is life : weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Page 257 - Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Page 266 - My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations ; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Page 153 - And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Page 282 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: but it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
Page 129 - A man's heart deviseth his way : but the LORD directeth his steps.