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accept affections Amen behold believe beseech thee better blessed blood body bring called Christian comfort continually dear death delight desire divine draw duty dwell earth enable eternal everlasting evil eyes faith Father fear feel flesh follow fruit give glorious glory Gospel gracious grant grow hand happy hath hear hearts heaven heavenly heavenly Father honour hope humble HYMN Jesus Christ keep light live look Lord mind Morning never night ourselves pardon peace pleasure praise pray PRAYER present promises providence receive Redeemer rest righteousness salvation Saviour seek serve sing sinners sins souls Spirit strength suffer thank thine things thou art thou hast thoughts throne thy grace thy holy thy love thy mercy thy name true trust truth unto thee
Popular passages
Page 55 - My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin.
Page 19 - But the Father said to his servants. Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found And they began to be merry.
Page 127 - And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 59 - Come, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, "To be exalted thus.
Page 158 - What thou shalt to-day provide Let me as a child receive ; What to-morrow may betide, Calmly to thy wisdom leave : 'Tis enough that thou wilt care ; Why should I the burden bear...
Page 127 - Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill. For thou, O Lord, art with me still: Thy friendly rod shall give me aid. And guide me through the dreadful shade.
Page 100 - Lord to prepare his ways ; to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God ; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Page 37 - MY dear Redeemer and my Lord, I read my duty in thy word ; But in thy life the law appears Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such deference to thy Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine, I would transcribe and make them mine.
Page 68 - Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God : All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down; Did e'er such love and sorrow meet ? Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Page 111 - O blest abode! I shall be near and like my God! And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The pocket prayer book [compiled by R. Wilkinson]. |
| Author | Pocket prayer book |
| Editor | Rebecca Wilkinson |
| Edition | 10 |
| Published | 1834 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 6 Apr 2006 |
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