The Old Helmet, Volume 2Robert Carter & Brothers, 1864 |
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Page 211 - And He bearing His cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: where they crucified Him, and two other with Him, on either side one, and JESUS in the midst.
Page 337 - For the Lord hath chosen Zion ; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever ; here will I dwell ; for I have desired it.
Page 25 - Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten ; Every clod feels a stir of might. An instinct within it that reaches and towers...
Page 239 - Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool : where is the house that ye build unto Me? and where is the place of My rest? For all those things hath Mine hand made...
Page 129 - The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Page 39 - Remember the word that I said unto you, the servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you : if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Page 107 - Do unto others as you would that others should do unto you.
Page 199 - I have no cares, O blessed will! For all my cares are thine: I live in triumph, Lord! for thou Hast made thy triumphs mine.
Page 16 - HOW happy are they, Who the Saviour obey, And have laid up their treasure above ; Tongue can never express The sweet comfort and peace Of a soul in its earliest love.