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To turn the hearts of the fathers to the children , and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just ; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord . g St. John xxi . 15 , 16 , 17 . The prayer is heard - else why so deep His 304 St.
To turn the hearts of the fathers to the children , and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just ; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord . g St. John xxi . 15 , 16 , 17 . The prayer is heard - else why so deep His 304 St.
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| Title | The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays Throughout the Year |
| Author | John Keble |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | W. Baxter, 1827 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 367 pages |
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