Occupation: Poet Birth: December 19, 1808 Death: May 31, 1889
Out of His fulness we receive, and grace for grace, — like wave upon wave..
Thus is Jesus in all respects fitted for his mighty work of redeeming. He is very man and very God. He is the seed of the woman, the seed of Abraham,….
Faith does not come to Calvary to do anything. It comes to see the glorious spectacle of all things done, and to accept this completion without a mis….
It is not opinions that man needs: it is TRUTH. It is not theology; it is God. It is not religion: it is Christ. It is not literature and science; bu….
Be much alone with God, and take time to get thoroughly acquainted. Converse over everything with Him. Unburden yourself wholly -every thought, feeli….
A ministry of power must be the fruit of a holy, peaceful, loving intimacy with the Lord..
All unbelief is the belief of a lie..
The gospel comes to the sinner at once with nothing short of complete forgiveness as the starting-point of all his efforts to be holy. It does not sa….
I came to Jesus as I was, weary and worn and sad; I found in Him a resting place, and he has made me glad..
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..
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….
It is easier to speak about revival than to set about it..
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….
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….
I heard the voice of Jesus say.
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….
The soul and eternity of one man depends upon the voice of another.
Christian, your whole life is to be one continuous following of the Lord..
Thy way, not mine, O Lord, however dark it be; lead me by thine own hand; choose out the path for me..
In all unbelief there are these two things: a good opinion of one's self, and a bad opinion of God..