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An Offering of Sympathy to the Afflicted: Especially to Bereaved Parents Francis Parkman No preview available - 2016 |
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adversity affection affliction amidst angel anguish apostle armor of God beauty believe benevolence bereavement better blessed bright calamity called character cheerful cherished child Christ Christian comfort consolation darkness dead dear death delight disappointment divine doctrine duty dwelling earth earthly eternal evil faith fear feel FRANCIS PARKMAN friends give glory God's gone grave grief hand happiness hath heart heaven heavenly Father holy hope human immortality JAMES MUNROE Jehovah Jesus Jesus Christ Jesus wept light ligion live look Lord loss mercy mind mortal mourn nature ness never object ourselves pain parents peace pleasure prayer present prosperity Providence rection rejoice religion SAMUEL DANFORTH Saviour solace solemn sorrow soul spirit stoicism submission suffering sympathy teach tears tender tender mercies thee things thou art thought tion trials trouble trust truth turb unto virtue WALTER SCOTT weep wisdom words
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Page 29 - THERE is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel.
Page 16 - When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee, When thou walkest through the fire Thou shalt not be burned, Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour...
Page 245 - Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father : for my Father is greater than I.
Page 104 - The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
Page 11 - While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 91 - Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the LORD : (for we walk by faith, not by sight :) we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the LORD.
Page 212 - Oh ! it is hard to take to heart the lesson that such deaths will teach ; but let no man reject it, for it is one that all must learn, and is a mighty, universal Truth. When Death strikes down the innocent and young, for every fragile form from which...
Page 131 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends ; for the hand of God hath touched me.
Page 30 - We will be patient, and assuage the feeling We may not wholly stay ; By silence sanctifying, not concealing, The grief that must have way.
Page 152 - The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.