The Cross at the Front: Fragments from the TrenchesFleming H. Revell Company, 1917 - 191 pages |
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altar angels arms Army asked barbed wire barn battle beautiful bells bicycle billets Blighty brave called cemetery cheerfulness child Christ Christian church cloud comrades courage crater cross curtain of fire darkness dead death door drink dug-out English entered Euston Station eyes feet flowers four lads France Front German God's gone grave guns heart Herod humility hymn inspiration Jesus khaki kitten knew lads light limp live look Lord Man's Land Maurepas Montauban mother never night officer parapet passed peace Pharisees poppies prayed prayer Put your light regiment road ruins sang seen shadow shell side sight singing sleep soldiers Somme sorrow soul spirit stood street sweet teetotallers Ten Commandments terror by night Thee things Thou Tommy Tommy's trenches turn unto village Virgin voice walked watched wind women words worship wounded Ypres
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Page 34 - Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies: Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!
Page 123 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day, Are yet a master light of all our seeing...
Page 122 - When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
Page 172 - In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Page 16 - While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyelids close in death, When I soar to worlds unknown, See Thee on Thy judgment throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.
Page 31 - Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene, — one step enough for me.
Page 155 - WHEN I survey the wondrous cross, On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride.
Page 15 - Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be. Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!
Page 33 - ABIDE with me ; fast falls the eventide ; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide ; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Page 38 - JUST as I am, without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come.