"Whene'er I take my walks abroad,How many poor I see!What shall I render to my GodFor all his gifts to me?"
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"What bliss will fill the ransomed souls, when they in glory dwell, to see the sinner as he rolls, in quenchless flames of hell."
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"Joy to the world, the Lord is come / Let earth receive her King / Let every heart, prepare him room / And heaven and nature sing."
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"In Job and the Psalms we shall find more sublime ideas, more elevated language, than in any of the heathen versifiers of Greece or Rome."
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"There is a dreadful Hell, And everlasting pains; There sinners must with devils dwell In darkness, fire, and chains."
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"What's amiss I'll strive to mend,And endure what can't be mended."
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"Reason is the glory of human nature, and one of the chief eminences whereby we are raised above our fellow-creatures, the brutes, in this lower world."
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"Whatever brawls disturb the street, There should be peace at home."
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"Was it for crimes that I had done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!"
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"Nothing tends so much to enlarge the mind as traveling."
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"Among all the accomplishments of youth there is none preferable to a decent and agreeable behavior among men, a modest freedom of speech, a soft and elegant manner of address, a graceful and lovely deportment, a cheerful gravity and good-humor, with a mind appearing ever serene under the ruffling accidents of human life."
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"Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed! Heavenly blessing without number Gently falling on thy head."
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"No, I'll repine at death no more, But with a cheerful gasp resign To the cold dungeon of the ground These dying, withering limbs of mine. Let worms devour my wasting flesh, And crumble all my bones to dust:-- My God shall raise my frame anew, At the revival of the just."
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"To see the dull indifference, the negligent and thoughtless air that sits upon the faces of a whole assembly, while the psalm is upon their lips, might even tempt a charitable observer to suspect the fervency of their inward religion."
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"Instructors should not only be skilful in those sciences which they teach, but have skill in the method of teaching, and patience in the practice."
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"Kind words toward those you daily meet, Kind words and actions right, Will make this life of ours most sweet, Turn darkness into night."
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"The passions are the gales of life; and it is religion only that can prevent them from rising into a tempest."
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"Do not expect to arrive at certainty in every subject which you pursue. There are a hundred things wherein we mortals. . . must be content with probability, where our best light and reasoning will reach no farther."
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"Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur and repine, To see the wicked placed on high, In pride and robes of honor shine. But oh, their end, their dreadful end, Thy sanctuary taught me so, On slipp'ry rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below."
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"A flower, when offered in the bud, is no vain sacrifice."
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