...Jesus, receive my spirit.' ' Lord, give me patience, may patience have its perfect work.' ' When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.' About three o'clock in the morning, he inquired what time it was, and when told, he replied, ' I thought...

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...glory. His trophies are the servants of sin, now made servants of righteousness. We say, "When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers." Not that heaven's gates were shut before to Jew or Gentile walking humbly after the law each had, but...

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...Father. When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man : thoii didst not abhor the Virgin's womb. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death : thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. any intrinsic improbability. It rests originally on the statement of a writer whose authority a of...

...sublime hymn called the Te Dcum, which may perhaps have been grounded on this very text: ' When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.' Two things are implied in this promise : Heaven is open : and, Ye shall see it. 1. Heaven is open,...

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...so in Christ shall all be made alive. DAILY SERVICE. Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. Te Deum. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; for he hath visited and redeemed his people ; and hath...

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...that delightful portion of our Church service, the Te Deum: " When thou hadst overcome the sharpttess of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers." A FEW GOOD REASONS FOR BEING A CHURCHMAN. 1 . I am a Churchman, because I know of no Church that holds...