Daughters of the Cross: Or, Woman's MissionDayton and Wentworth, 1855 - 250 pages |
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... shore , in vale and glen , in city and in solitude . It was a noble design , one full of grandeur and glory , as far sur- passing the crusade of Peter the Hermit as the ↓ noonday sun surpasses the dim star of evening . Its 12 HARRIET ...
... shore , in vale and glen , in city and in solitude . It was a noble design , one full of grandeur and glory , as far sur- passing the crusade of Peter the Hermit as the ↓ noonday sun surpasses the dim star of evening . Its 12 HARRIET ...
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... shores ; she had not realized the great fact that every darkened tribe constitutes a part of the universal brotherhood of man ; her heart had not been touched by the spirit of the great commis- sion , “ Go ye into all the world , and ...
... shores ; she had not realized the great fact that every darkened tribe constitutes a part of the universal brotherhood of man ; her heart had not been touched by the spirit of the great commis- sion , “ Go ye into all the world , and ...
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... shores to preach salvation by grace in heathen countries ; that those who were agitating the subject were branded as fanatics , and the cause itself was subject to un- just suspicions and contempt ; consequently the subject had an ...
... shores to preach salvation by grace in heathen countries ; that those who were agitating the subject were branded as fanatics , and the cause itself was subject to un- just suspicions and contempt ; consequently the subject had an ...
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... shores where no mother's kind hand could lift her an- guished head nor smooth her fevered pillow . But at other times her spirit soared above the toil and sorrow , and dwelt with rapture upon the bliss , of seeing some of the poor ...
... shores where no mother's kind hand could lift her an- guished head nor smooth her fevered pillow . But at other times her spirit soared above the toil and sorrow , and dwelt with rapture upon the bliss , of seeing some of the poor ...
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... shore sent up its wail , or echoed forth the fervent prayer ; but in the homes of the people , in the heart of God , these holy men and women were remembered . Had that beautiful hymn been composed for them , it could not have been more ...
... shore sent up its wail , or echoed forth the fervent prayer ; but in the homes of the people , in the heart of God , these holy men and women were remembered . Had that beautiful hymn been composed for them , it could not have been more ...
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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.