Literary and Religious SketchesPress of T. Harries, 1832 - 240 Seiten |
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Literary and Religious Sketches (Classic Reprint) John Newland Maffitt Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2018 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Africa America American Colonization Society ancient angel army battle beautiful Bible blessed blood bosom breath bright brow called Canaan Christ Christian church clouds crown dark death deep destined earth earthly emotion empire eternal Ethiopia faith fathers flame genius gloom glorious glory grandeur hand hath heard heart heaven heavenly hills holy honor hope human immortal infidelity Isle aux Noix Jerusalem Jesus Judea king land light living Lord mighty millions mind missionary Montgomery moral morning Mount of Olives mountain Napoleon nation never night noble numbers o'er pale Palestine patriot peace poetry promise Quebec Red Sea Reginald Heber religion Richard Montgomery roar rocks roll ruin sacred scenes shore song sorrow soul spirit splendor star star of Freedom Stony Point storm sublimity tears temple thee thou thousand throne thunder tion tomb triumph unto vales virtue voice waters waves winds wonder
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 60 - How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
Seite 96 - One song employs all nations ; and all cry, " Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us !" The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy ; Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
Seite 232 - Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? Be not deceived : neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Seite 190 - And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Seite 232 - We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints...
Seite 214 - Touched with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame ; He knows what sore temptations mean, For He has felt the same.
Seite 189 - I WILL sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Seite 234 - And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken : and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
Seite 61 - She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there!
Seite 65 - Human happiness has no perfect security but freedom; freedom none but virtue; virtue, none but knowledge; and neither freedom, nor virtue, nor knowledge has any vigor, or immortal hope, except in the principles of the Christian faith, and in the sanctions of the Christian religion.