The good child's gift bookHoulston and Wright, 1861 - 154 pages |
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angels answered arms asked beautiful began Bible bless bright called child Christ Christian crown dear deep died divine dwell early earth eyes face faith father fear feet flower give given glory God's grace grow hand happy head hear heard heart heaven holy honour hopes hour Jesus kind labour learned light little child little girl live looked Lord master meet mind minister morning mother never night o'er once orders parents pass peace poor praise pray prayer precious replied rest rich Rover Sabbath Sabbath Bell Sabbath day Saviour seed shining sing slave sleep smile soon soul spirit sweet tears tell thee things thou thought Tiny toil told took true voice wealth wish 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.