Memoir of Mrs. Mary E. Van Lennep: Only Daughter of the Rev. Joel Hawes, D.D. and Wife of the Rev. Henry J. Van Lennep, Missionary in TurkeyBelknap and Hamersley, 1848 - 382 pages |
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... happy , still it was evi- dent that her thoughts were on other things . A week or two had passed in this way , when one day she was seen to be more than usually tender and thought- ful . An invalid friend was in the family , and this ...
... happy , still it was evi- dent that her thoughts were on other things . A week or two had passed in this way , when one day she was seen to be more than usually tender and thought- ful . An invalid friend was in the family , and this ...
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... happy , I have found God . " Her mother stood in silence , her hand still upon the latch , having been arrested by the grateful sur- prise ; when Mary , supposing that she waited for an expla- nation of her not having retired earlier ...
... happy , I have found God . " Her mother stood in silence , her hand still upon the latch , having been arrested by the grateful sur- prise ; when Mary , supposing that she waited for an expla- nation of her not having retired earlier ...
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... happy season in her youthful days . She said it was in her memory " like a long , bright , happy dream ; " " it was unlike the rest of her life , it was so free from care , and so full of happiness and peace . " And it may be added ...
... happy season in her youthful days . She said it was in her memory " like a long , bright , happy dream ; " " it was unlike the rest of her life , it was so free from care , and so full of happiness and peace . " And it may be added ...
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... happy - delighting rather to place the May crown on the head of a friend , than to wear it herself . At the little concerts in which she bore a part , her gratification rose to its height , when some young friend sung with more than ...
... happy - delighting rather to place the May crown on the head of a friend , than to wear it herself . At the little concerts in which she bore a part , her gratification rose to its height , when some young friend sung with more than ...
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... happy influ- ence in the formation of her Christian character , than Mary Jane Chester , afterwards Mrs. Hovey . " Ever alive to the best interests of her pupils , she could not pass by the occasion when one or more of them professed ...
... happy influ- ence in the formation of her Christian character , than Mary Jane Chester , afterwards Mrs. Hovey . " Ever alive to the best interests of her pupils , she could not pass by the occasion when one or more of them professed ...
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Page 34 - twere not in joy to charm me, Were that joy unmixed with Thee. 5 Take, my soul, thy full salvation ; Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care ; Joy to find, in every station, Something still to do or bear. Think what Spirit dwells within...
Page 363 - Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear Invade thy bounds: no mortal woes Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, While angels watch the soft repose.
Page 35 - Haste thee on from grace to glory, Armed by faith and winged by prayer; Heaven's eternal day's before thee, God's own hand shall guide thee there. Soon shall close thy earthly mission, Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days, Hope shall change to glad fruition, Faith to sight and prayer to praise.
Page 100 - Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wand'ring from the fold of God ; He, to save my soul from danger, Interposed his precious blood.
Page 34 - JESUS, I my cross have taken, All to leave, and follow Thee; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my All shalt be. Perish, every fond ambition, All I've sought, or hoped, or known; Yet how rich is my condition ! God, and heaven, are still my own.
Page 381 - I shine in the light of God, His likeness stamps my brow, Through the shadows of death my feet have trod, And I reign in glory now ! No breaking heart is here, No keen and thrilling pain, No wasted cheek, where the frequent tear Hath rolled and left its stain.
Page 34 - Let the world despise, and leave me; They have left my Saviour too; Human hearts and looks deceive me, Thou art not like them untrue; And whilst Thou shalt smile upon me, God of wisdom, love, and might, Foes may hate, and friends disown me, Show Thy face, and all is bright. 3 Go then, earthly fame and treasure, Come, disaster, scorn and pain ; In Thy service, pain is pleasure, With Thy favour loss is gain. I have called Thee, Abba, Father...
Page 363 - There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest. There the prisoners are at ease together ; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.
Page 382 - Ye are walking still through the valley of tears, But I wait to welcome you. Do I forget ? Oh, no ! For memory's golden chain Shall bind my heart to the hearts below, Till they meet and touch again. Each link is strong and bright, And love's electric flame Flows freely down, like a river of light, To the world from which I came.
Page 381 - And the glorious walls of heaven still ring With my new-born melody ! No sin, no grief, no pain, Safe in my happy home ! My fears all fled, my doubts all slain, My hour of triumph, come...