Memoir of the Life of Henry Ware, Jr, Volume 1American Unitarian Association, 1874 |
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Page 205 - He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
Page 186 - I could not possibly give you one of the ' arguments,' you cruelly hint at, on which any doctrine of mine stands. For I do not know what arguments mean, in reference to any expression of a thought. I delight in telling what I think ; but if you ask me how I dare say so, or why it is so, I am the most helpless of mortal men.
Page 16 - LORD, I ascribe it to thy grace, And not to chance as others do, That I was born of Christian race, And not a Heathen, or a Jew.
Page 98 - ... pressing towards the mark for the prize of your high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Page 168 - IT is not what my hands have done, That weighs my spirit down, That casts a shadow o'er the sun, And over earth a frown; It is not any heinous guilt, Or vice by men abhorred; For fair the fame that I have built, A fair life's just reward; And men would wonder if they knew How sad I feel with sins so few.
Page 161 - Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Page 113 - Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry ; We 're marching through Immanuel's ground* To fairer worlds on high.
Page 15 - While others early learn to swear, And curse, and lie, and steal, Lord, I am taught thy name to fear, And do thy holy will. Are these thy favours, day by day, To me above the rest? Then let me love thee more than they, And try to serve thee best.
Page 27 - My tongue repeats her vows ; — "Peace to this sacred house !" For here my friends and kindred dwell : And, since my glorious God Makes thee his blest abode, My soul shall ever love thee well.
Page 15 - I take my walks abroad, How many poor I see ! What shall I render to my God For all his gifts to me? Not more than others I deserve, Yet God hath given me more : For I have food, while others starve, Or beg from door to door.