Daughters of the Cross: Or, Woman's MissionDayton and Wentworth, 1855 - 250 pages |
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Page 31
... beautiful hymn been composed for them , it could not have been more appropriate ; and as they stood upon the deck of the wave - washed Car- avan , it must have been the sentiments of all their hearts . " Scenes of sacred grace and ...
... beautiful hymn been composed for them , it could not have been more appropriate ; and as they stood upon the deck of the wave - washed Car- avan , it must have been the sentiments of all their hearts . " Scenes of sacred grace and ...
Page 67
... beautiful evening in March , left with their fellow- workers and fellow - sufferers , and sailed down the Irrawaddy , bidding farewell to the golden city with- in whose walls they had suffered so much and been sustained by God so long ...
... beautiful evening in March , left with their fellow- workers and fellow - sufferers , and sailed down the Irrawaddy , bidding farewell to the golden city with- in whose walls they had suffered so much and been sustained by God so long ...
Page 90
... beautiful and sublime stanza of Watts , - ' Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are ; While on his breast I lean my head , And breathe my life out sweetly there . ' " One who stood near her said , ' O Death , where is ...
... beautiful and sublime stanza of Watts , - ' Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are ; While on his breast I lean my head , And breathe my life out sweetly there . ' " One who stood near her said , ' O Death , where is ...
Page 103
... beautiful and thrilling description of a Sabbath in an island where , a few years before , was nothing but idol worship , heathen rites and ceremonies , and ignorant superstitions . " At an early hour of the morning , even before we had ...
... beautiful and thrilling description of a Sabbath in an island where , a few years before , was nothing but idol worship , heathen rites and ceremonies , and ignorant superstitions . " At an early hour of the morning , even before we had ...
Page 120
... beautiful town passed through the period of child- hood . She was educated with missionary sympa- thies and feelings . All the circumstances under which she was placed were calculated to invest the holy enterprise with sacred ...
... beautiful town passed through the period of child- hood . She was educated with missionary sympa- thies and feelings . All the circumstances under which she was placed were calculated to invest the holy enterprise with sacred ...
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Popular passages
Page 75 - JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
Page 84 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Page 201 - Hark! they whisper; angels say, Sister spirit, come away! What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath? Tell me, my soul, can this be death?
Page 90 - Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on His breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there.
Page 14 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till, o'er our ransomed nature, The Lamb, for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
Page 86 - It has omnipotence for its support. Jesus ' shall have the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession.
Page 271 - The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Page 142 - For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend ; To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end.
Page 111 - Welcome to a Land of Rest ! Thus the choir of angels sing, As they bear the soul on high, While with hallelujahs ring All the regions of the sky.
Page 100 - 1! meet again? Oft shall glowing hope expire, Oft shall wearied love retire, Oft shall death and sorrow reign, Ere we all shall meet again.