The good child's gift bookHoulston and Wright, 1861 - 154 pages |
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angels asked beautiful Bible breast bright Christ Christian crown delight ding divine dong dwell dying earth eyes faith father fear feet flower forget gentle give glory God's grace hand happy hear heart heavenly HENRY BACON holy HONOUR YOUR PARENTS Jesus John Tillotson Johnny kind labour leuk life's light little boy little child Little children little girl live looked Lord Lord's prayer lowly massa mercy seat minister morning mother sad Mount Etna never Newfoundland dog night o'er peace poor praise pray prayer precious replied Rover Sabbath Bell Sabbath day Sabbath school Saviour seed shining shining band shoes sing sissy slave sleep smile soon sorrow soul spirit stranger Suffer little children sweet tears in heaven tell thee things thou thought throne Tiny toil told took unto voice wealth weep Willie wish word young youth
Popular passages
Page 124 - And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
Page 105 - Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep ; If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take ; And this I ask for Jesus
Page 118 - I live for those who love me, For those who know me true, For the heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit too ; For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do.
Page 123 - His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Page 123 - And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of .Man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Page 123 - He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment ; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Page 74 - My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Page 74 - Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Page 16 - I'd better roll away." The blade on which it rested, Before the day was done, Without a drop to moisten it, Would wither in the sun.
Page 6 - Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above.