This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...blest Deliverer's feet, Whom even to heavenly tears thy woe could move. And which to Him, the All-seeing and All-just, Was loveliest--that quick zeal, or lowly trust? Oh! question not, and let no law be given To those unveilings of its deepest shrine By the wrung spirit made in outward sign. Free service from the heart ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...blest Deliverer's feet, Whom even to heavenly tears thy woe could move. And which to Him, the All-seeing and All-just, Was loveliest--that quick zeal, or lowly trust? Oh! question not, and let no law be given To those unveilings of its deepest shrine By the wrung spirit made in outward sign. Free service from the heart is all in all to heaven. THE PENITENT ANOINTING CHRIST'S FEET There was a mournfulness in angel eyes, That saw thee, woman! bright in this world's train, Moving to pleasure's airy melodies, Thyself the idol of the enchanted strain. But from thy beauty's garland, brief and vain, When one by one the rose-leaves had been torn; When thy heart's core had quivered to the pain Through every life-nerve sent by arrowy scorn; When thou didst kneel to pour sweet odours forth On the Redeemer's feet, with many a sigh And showering tear-drop, of yet richer worth Than all those costly balms of Araby; Then was there joy, a song of joy in heaven, For thee, the child won back, the penitent forgiven! THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM AT THE CROSS Like those pale stars of tempest-hours, whose gleam Waves calm and constant on the rocking mast, Such by the Cross doth your bright lingering seem, Daughters of Zion! faithful to the last! Ye, through the darkness o'er the wide earth cast By the death-cloud within the Saviour's eye, Even till away the heavenly spirit passed, Stood in the shadow of his agony. O blessed faith! a guiding lamp that hour Was lit for woman's heart! To her, whose dower Is all of love and suffering from her birth, Still has your act a voice--through fear, through strife, Bidding her bind each tendril of her life To that which her deep soul has proved of holiest worth. MARY MAGDALENE BEARING TIDINGS OF THE RESURRECTION Then was a task of glory all thine o...
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Good+ 12mo. 262pp. Blue cloth boards. Blind embossed decoration to boards. Gilt titles and decoration to spine. Aeg. Light bump and wear to extremities. Name to fpdwn. Note in pencil to rpdwn. Soiling to rear endpapers. Some foxing.
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