Hours of sadness: or, Instruction and comfort for the mourner |
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... heart , and to render his sorrow a holy and purifying principle . As the pangs which are felt upon the dissolu- tion of endearing connections are among the se- verest , so , if we are but faithful to ourselves , they may prove to be ...
... heart , and to render his sorrow a holy and purifying principle . As the pangs which are felt upon the dissolu- tion of endearing connections are among the se- verest , so , if we are but faithful to ourselves , they may prove to be ...
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... hearts ; even then will we manifest our submission to thine infinite wisdom . Although the fig - tree shall not blossom , neither shall fruit be on the vines ; though the labour of the olive shall fail , and the fields yield no meat ...
... hearts ; even then will we manifest our submission to thine infinite wisdom . Although the fig - tree shall not blossom , neither shall fruit be on the vines ; though the labour of the olive shall fail , and the fields yield no meat ...
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... hearts , and sets our whole life , as in a mirror , before us . There he discovers to us the treachery of the world , and invites us by the exhibition of its vanity , to prepare for a better . Thither he sends his messengers of peace to ...
... hearts , and sets our whole life , as in a mirror , before us . There he discovers to us the treachery of the world , and invites us by the exhibition of its vanity , to prepare for a better . Thither he sends his messengers of peace to ...
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... heart withered with care , and why are thine eyes sunk with watching ? Rest quietly on thy couch , steep thine eyelids in sleep , wrap thyself in sleep as in a garment , -for he careth for thee : He is with thee , he is about thee , he ...
... heart withered with care , and why are thine eyes sunk with watching ? Rest quietly on thy couch , steep thine eyelids in sleep , wrap thyself in sleep as in a garment , -for he careth for thee : He is with thee , he is about thee , he ...
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... heart , and remembrance broods over the past ; When in the house and in the way , in solitude and in society , the well known image floats and hovers before your eyes ; When it will not be excluded ; when it thrusts itself between you ...
... heart , and remembrance broods over the past ; When in the house and in the way , in solitude and in society , the well known image floats and hovers before your eyes ; When it will not be excluded ; when it thrusts itself between you ...
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