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Page 65 - HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress : My God; in him will I trust.
Page 38 - Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear ; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house ; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty : for he is thy Lord ; and worship thou him.
Page 51 - That country so bright and so fair, And oft are its glories confessed ; But what must it be to be there...
Page 94 - If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not ; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it ? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it ? and shall not he render to every man according to his works...
Page 68 - LORD, how happy should we be If we could cast our care on Thee, If we from self could rest ; And feel at heart that One above In perfect wisdom, perfect love, Is working for the best.
Page 67 - He always wins who sides with God, To him no chance is lost ; God's will is sweetest to him when It triumphs at his cost. 4 111 that God blesses is our good, And unblest good is ill ; And all is right that seems most wrong, If it be his dear will...
Page 94 - If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not...
Page 50 - And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, by stretching forth thine hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
Page 69 - Henceforth, then, It matters not if storm or sunshine be My earthly lot, bitter or sweet my cup; I only pray, God fit me for the work; God make me holy, and my spirit nerve For the stern hour of strife.
Page 16 - I question the Lord's security, and haggle with him about the amount of the loan ; if, professing that I am their steward, I keep ninety-nine parts in the hundred as the emolument of my stewardship ; how, when God hates liars and punishes...