The Mothers' friend, ed. by Ann Jane, Volumes 5-7Ann Jane 1864 |
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angels Annie answered asked beautiful Bible blessing bright bright eyes cheek child Christ Christian cold comfort dark darling dear death dying earnest earth eyes face faith father fear feel felt flowers FRAGMENTS FOR SPARE gazed gentle give God's gone grave hand happy Havier hear heard heart heaven heavenly Hodder holy hope husband influence Jesus John Hampden John Locke knew lips lisp little girl live London look Lord Mabel Howard Macintosh mamma Mary meet mind morning mother mother's prayers never night NOTICES OF BOOKS parents passed pious poor POOR JACK pray remember replied rest Ruth Sabbath Saviour seemed sister smile soon sorrow soul SPARE MOMENTS speak spirit sweet tears tell thee things thou thought told trust voice Walford weary wife window words YOUNG FRIENDS
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Page 222 - Anew shall paint the plain; The woods shall hear the voice of spring, And flourish green again: But man departs this earthly scene, Ah!
Page 228 - Yet still to His footstool in prayer I may go, And ask for a share in His love, And if I thus earnestly seek Him below, I shall see Him and hear Him above...
Page 49 - They cross the stream and are gone for aye. We may not sunder the veil apart That hides from' our vision the gates of day...
Page 106 - THERE is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains.
Page 18 - He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Page 25 - My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Page 26 - Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; And the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Page 49 - Over the river, the boatman pale Carried another — the household pet ; Her brown curls waved in the gentle gale — Darling Minnie!
Page 30 - THERE is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted...
Page 68 - Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind ; Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need, in Thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come...