Occupation: Poet Birth: December 19, 1808 Death: May 31, 1889
Beyond the smiling and the weeping, I shall be soon; Beyond the waking and the sleeping, Beyond the sowing and the reaping, I shall be soon! Love, re….
Christian, your whole life is to be one continuous following of the Lord..
Do not heed the jar of man's warring opinions. Let God be true and every man a liar. The Bible is the Bible still. If any man lack wisdom, let him as….
Thy way, not mine, O Lord, however dark it be; lead me by thine own hand; choose out the path for me..
Upon a life I did not live, upon a death I did not die; another's life, another's death, I stake my whole eternity..
A few more years shall roll, A few more seasons come; And we shall be with those that rest, Asleep within the tomb. A few more storms shall beat On t….
Think truly, and thy thoughts shall the world's famine feed. Speak truly, and each word of thine Shall be a fruitful seed. Live truly, and thy life s….
The soul and eternity of one man depends upon the voice of another.
In the day of prosperity we have many refuges to resort to; in the day of adversity, only one..
Have I then no work to work in this great matter of my pardon? None. What work canst thou work? What work of thine can buy forgiveness or make thee f….
In order to grow in grace, we must be much alone. It is not in society that the soul grows most vigorously. In one single quiet hour of prayer it wil….
I praise the God of grace; I trust His truth and might; He calls me His, I call Him mine. My God, my joy and light.
In all unbelief there are these two things: a good opinion of one's self, and a bad opinion of God..
Life is a journey, not a home; a road, not a city of habitation; and the enjoyments and blessings we have are but little inns on the roadside of life….
I looked for the church and I found it in the world; I looked for the world and I found it in the church..
Faith is not our saviour. It was not faith that was born at Bethlehem and died on Golgotha for us. It was not faith that loved us, and gave itself fo….
Teach us by your lives..
Less, less of self each day, And more, my God, of Thee!.
Bold preaching is the only preaching that is owned of God..
It is easier to speak about revival than to set about it..
I heard the voice of Jesus say.