In Christo: A memoir of S. Blott1865 |
Términos y frases comunes
accordion admiration afterwards Ahithophel angels anguish BASSINGBOURNE beautiful beloved Bible blessing blinded brother brow called calm CHAPTER child Christian darkness days go deacon dear father death dream earth eternal eyes face fair farmer fear felt fire fortune gaze glorious glory God's grave happily happy hear heard heart heaven Hitchin honour hour Jesus Christ John JOHN WARREN knew lady laughed life's light lips look Lord Lottie Mark Lane Master memoir memory mind morning mother never night nine o'clock once pain parents passed peace perhaps Philistines poor pray prayer quiet rejoicing religious rest ROYSTON Sabbath Samuel Blott Sandalphon Satan Saviour Saxon scarcely seemed sleep smile sometimes song sorrow soul spirit strong struggling Sunday school surely sweet tears tender thee things Thou thought tired toil told tradesman weary wine yeast young youth
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Página 81 - And with them the Being Beauteous Who unto my youth was given, More than all things else to love me, And is now a saint in heaven. With a slow and noiseless footstep Comes that messenger divine, Takes the vacant chair beside me, Lays her gentle hand in mine. And she sits and gazes at me With those deep and tender eyes, Like the stars, so still and saint-like, Looking downward from the skies.
Página 11 - Israel, Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour : I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Página 130 - A boy's will is the wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts." Strange to me now are the forms I meet When I visit the dear old town; But the native air is pure and sweet, And the trees that o'ershadow each well-known street, As they balance up and down, Are singing the beautiful song, Are sighing and whispering still: "A boy's will is the wind's will, 80 And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.
Página 135 - Chant only one hymn, and expire With the song's irresistible stress ; Expire in their rapture and wonder, As harp-strings are broken asunder By music they throb to express. But serene in the rapturous throng, Unmoved by the rush of the song, With eyes unimpassioned and slow, Among the dead angels, the deathless Sandalphon stands listening breathless To sounds that ascend from below...
Página 134 - HAVE you read in the Talmud of old, In the Legends the Rabbins have told Of the limitless realms of the air, — Have you read it, — the marvellous story Of Sandalphon, the Angel of Glory, Sandalphon, the Angel of Prayer ( How, erect, at the outermost gates Of the City Celestial he waits, With his feet on the ladder of light...
Página 148 - Calm on the bosom of thy God, Fair spirit, rest thee now ! E'en while with us thy footsteps trod, His seal was on thy brow. Dust to its narrow house beneath ! Soul to its place on high ! They that have seen thy look in death, No more may fear to die.
Página 105 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers : for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? and what concord hath Christ with Belial?
Página 130 - There are thoughts that make the strong heart weak, And bring a pallor into the cheek, And a mist before the eye. And the words of that fatal song Come over me like a chill: "A boy's will is the wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.
Página 114 - He that is down needs fear no fall; He that is low no pride; He that is humble ever shall Have God to be his guide.
Página 141 - Tis sweet, as year by year we lose Friends out of sight, in faith to muse How grows in Paradise our store.