In the Land of the Condor: A Story of Tarapaca |
Common terms and phrases
asked Ballan Ballantyne's Baptist Barnes beautiful began bird bless Bolivian children brother Buenos cacti Cape Horn Chili Christ Christian church condor Cuzco desert of Tarapaca door earth English faith father feel Galilee girl gospel grew guanaco hand happy heard heart heaven Henry Ballantyne hills Holley's hymn Incas Indian Iquique Jane Holley Jane's Joco John Myles Juana kindergarten land Land of Fire little animals live looked marmoset mission missionary Moave mother mountains never night nitrate oficinas Old Amanda old Barney Holley Palm Garden parrot Pavilion Peru Peruvian plain prayed pupils Quechua rose sang Santa Marta seemed seen ship silent sing soul South America spirit stars stood story strange Sunday-school Swansea teach things Thomas Bridges thou thought torches town trees Tupungato Upward Wings Valparaiso voice Welsh wish woman wonderful words
Popular passages
Page 147 - Give me a calm, a thankful heart From every murmur free ; The blessings of thy grace impart, And make me live to thee. 3 " Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend ; Thy presence through my journey shine, And crown my journey's end.
Page 124 - The God of Abraham praise, At whose supreme command From earth I rise, and seek the joys At his right hand : I all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame, and power ; And him my only portion make, My shield and tower.
Page 109 - ... went throughout all Syria ; and they brought unto him all sick people, that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy ; and he healed them.
Page 190 - UP and away, like the dew of the morning, Soaring from earth to its home in the sun, — So let me steal away, gently and lovingly, Only remembered by what I have done. My name and my place and my tomb, all forgotten, The brief race of time well and patiently run, So let me pass away, peacefully, silently, Only remembered by what I have done.
Page 125 - Jesus' blood. 4 He by Himself hath sworn ; I on His oath depend ; I shall, on eagles' wings upborne, To heaven ascend: I shall behold His face, I shall His power adore, And sing the wonders of His grace For evermore.
Page 109 - And seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain: and when He was set, His disciples came unto Him: and He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying, "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
Page 162 - HOW happy is the pilgrim's lot; How free from every anxious thought, From worldly hope and fear ! Confined to neither court nor cell, His soul disdains on earth to dwell, He only sojourns here.
Page 98 - It was my guide, my light, my all, it bade my dark forebodings cease ; and through the storm and danger's thrall it led me to the port of peace.
Page 98 - Once on the raging seas I rode, The storm was loud, the night was dark, The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed The wind that tossed my foundering bark.