The Sure Harvest; Or, Annals of Ennersleigh. A Story of Hard Times. [With Illustrations.]Religious Tract Society, 1884 - 208 pages |
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Page 20 - 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 169 - Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, And hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, =» Therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, And shalt set it with strange slips : In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, And in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish : »s But the harvest shall be a heap In the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
Page 17 - COME, ye that love the Lord, And let your joys be known ; Join in a song with sweet accord, While ye surround his throne.
Page 94 - Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Page 154 - Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Page 17 - The men of grace have found Glory begun below ; Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets.
Page 208 - He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
Page 122 - I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Page 65 - Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: 6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 23 - O GOD, who declarest thy almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity; mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, running the \ray of thy commandments, may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.