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Page 207 - Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail...
Page 196 - Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Page 51 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no meat ; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls : Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 270 - Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils : for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Page 447 - Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Page 99 - I HEARD the voice of Jesus say, ' Come unto Me and rest ; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast.' I came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad ; I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, ' Behold, I freely give The living water ; thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live.
Page 227 - Seek ye the Lord while He may be found ; call upon Him while He is near.
Page 206 - REMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them...
Page 22 - ... not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
Page 50 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Nearing Home: Comforts and Counsels for the Aged Making of America |
| Author | William Edward Schenck |
| Editor | William Edward Schenck |
| Publisher | Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1868 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 22 Jun 2006 |
| ISBN | 1425551548, 9781425551544 |
| Length | 468 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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