Sunset; or, The evening of life [extracts].1845 |
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Abide affect afflicted angel's ANON apostle appear appear before God autumn beauty Behold blessings blissful breath bright brighter CHEAPSIDE Christ cloud crown dark death death comes decay delight desire Didst dissolution dying earth earthly Ebenezer eternal home evangelical exertion eyes faith fear feel friends fruits future glorious glory gospel grace hand heart heavenly holy Holy Spirit Hope of Heaven immortal improvement indolence intellectual rumination Jesus less life's light lighten linger lives look back lustre mercies mind mortal nature ness never night o'er pain past path peace piety pleasure praise prayer present progress redeeming religion repose rest righteousness salvation Saviour scene season setting sun shining sider sink smile soon sorrow soul spirit spring sting strength sunbeams SUNSET sweet home tabernacle tear TEULON thee things thou art thou hast thought thy sun transfigured-and trust truth virtues waited weary wisdom young youth
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Página 71 - For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
Página 80 - SUN of my soul, thou Saviour dear, It is not night if thou be near ; Oh may no earthborn cloud arise, To hide thee from thy servant's eyes.
Página 41 - For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind...
Página 93 - The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So, calm are we when passions are no more! For then we know how vain it was to boast Of fleeting things, so certain to be lost.
Página 27 - And they drew nigh unto the village whither they went ; and he made as though he would have gone further : but they constrained him, saying, Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.
Página 77 - The promise of the morrow Is glorious on that eve, Dear as the holy sorrow , When good men cease to live. When brightening ere it die away Mounts up their altar flame, Still tending with intenser ray To heaven, whence first it came.
Página 54 - Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven : And how they might have borne more welcome news.
Página 95 - AT evening time let there be light ; Life's little day draws near its close ; Around me fall the shades of night, The night of death, the grave's repose To crown my joys, to end my woes, At evening time let there be light.