Children in Heaven: Or, the Infant Dead Redeemed by the Blood of Jesus

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Michigan Publishing, 1865 - 356 páginas
Excerpt from Children in Heaven or the Infant Dead Redeemed by the Blood of Jesus: With Words of Consolation to Bereaved Parents

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Página 162 - PRAISE OUR GOD ;" and they responded when the voice of a great multitude was heard, " as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia : for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." The hope is not altogether without warrant, therefore, that Christians who have lost infant
Página 135 - wait long for an opportunity of saving his little fellows. The cruel Herod, fearful of losing his throne because the true King of the Jews was born, " sent forth and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under" (Matt. ii. 16 ;) and, though the one he sought
Página 131 - Another remarkable passage, often cited by advocates of our doctrine, occurs in the book of Jonah (iv. 10, 11,) where God, answering with rebuke the unmerciful complaint of the disappointed prophet, says : " Should I not spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six-score thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their
Página 145 - Jes"us said unto them, Yea, have ye never read : Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings, thou hast perfected praise?" This Scripture is taken from the second verse of the eighth Psalm, where we read: "Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings, hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies ; that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Página 188 - is no flock, however watched or tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead; The heart of
Página 154 - What brought them to that world above? That heaven so bright and fair, Where all is peace, and joy, and love ; — How came those children there? Singing glory, &c. Because the Saviour shed his blood, To wash away their sin; Bathed in that pure and precious flood, Behold them white and clean ! Singing glory, &c.
Página 137 - Then were brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them and pray (that he should touch them, Mark and Luke.) And the disciples rebuked them (those that brought them, Mark,) and when Jesus saw it, he was
Página 154 - AROUND the throne of God in heaven, Thousands of children stand ; Children, whose sins are all forgiven; A holy, happy band, Singing glory, glory, glory be to God on high. In flowing robes of spotless white See every one arrayed : Dwelling in everlasting light, And joys that never fade. Singing glory,
Página 80 - And saints upon their garments white. These sacred blossoms wear." And the mother gave in tears and pain The flowers she most did love; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The reaper came that day ; 'Twas an angel visited the green earth, And took the flowers away!
Página 217 - Lord is the death of his saints." How beautiful and glorious must be the infant dead ! "Oh, when a mother meets on high, The babe she lost in infancy, Hath she not then, for pains and fears, The day of woe, the watchful night, For all her sorrows, all her tears, An

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