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Popular passages
Page 175 - The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light : they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Page 110 - For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying; Fear not, Paul ; thou must be brought before Cesar ; and lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Page 193 - For scarcely for a righteous man will one die ; yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Page 29 - And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, and set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law : for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
Page 43 - THE midday sun, with fiercest glare, Broods o'er the hazy, twinkling air ; Along the level sand The palm-tree's shade unwavering lies, Just as thy towers, Damascus, rise To greet yon wearied band. The leader of that martial crew Seems bent some mighty deed to do, So steadily he speeds, With lips firm clos'd and fixed eye, Like warrior when the fight is nigh, Nor talk nor landscape heeds.
Page 184 - Whence but from Heaven could men, unskilled in arts, In several ages born, in several parts, Weave such agreeing truths? or how or why Should all conspire to cheat us with a lie? Unasked their pains, ungrateful their advice, Starving their gain and martyrdom their price.
Page 93 - Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the waters under the earth.
Page 181 - The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea : for they were fishers. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Page 39 - And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
Page 13 - Swiftly and straight each tongue of flame Through cloud and breeze unwavering came, And darted to its place of rest On some meek brow of Jesus blest. Nor fades it yet, that living gleam, And still those lambent lightnings stream ; Where'er the Lord is, there are they ; In every heart that gives them room, They light His altar every day, Zeal to inflame and vice consume. Soft as the plumes of Jesus...