Missionary reminiscences; or, Jamaica retraced |
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African amidst amongst appeared attended Baptist barque bless blood brethren BRIGGATE bright buckra Burchell Calabar chapel cholera Christ christian church circumstances dare dear death Divine grace dwelling dying emancipation enquired eternal evil exclaimed eyes faithful Farewell feel flogged fruit Garrigues glorious gospel hand happy heart heaven holy hope horses island Jamaica Jericho kind labour land listened live look Lord Jesus Lowndes massa mercy mind minister missionary Missis Montego Bay morning mother Myal neber negro never night Obeah passed pastor peace pimento plantains planters poor pray prayer preach religion Rio Bueno Sabbath Sabbath-school Sam Sharp Saviour seemed servant sinner sins slave slavery soon soul spirit suffered sugar supple-jack sweet tears tell thee thought throng told trees voice weep West-India whilst whole William Knibb woman wonder word
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Page 48 - JERUSALEM, my happy home, Name ever dear to me ; When shall my labours have an end In joy, and peace, and Thee 1 When shall these eyes Thy heaven-built walls And pearly gates behold ? Thy bulwarks with salvation strong, And streets of shining gold ? Oh when, thou city of my God, Shall I thy courts ascend, Where congregations ne'er break up, And Sabbaths have no end...
Page 84 - We give thee hearty thanks, for that it hath pleased thee to deliver this our brother out of the miseries of this sinful world ; beseeching thee, that it may please thee, of thy gracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom...
Page 20 - There's not a chain That hellish foes, confederate for his harm, Can wind around him, but he casts it off With as much ease as Samson his green withes. He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and though poor perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own.
Page 79 - Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law : that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Page 24 - Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea ! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Page 106 - Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them : for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee ; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Page 6 - They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand; the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms. Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide.
Page 100 - Verily I say unto you ; There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life.
Page 18 - The faint old man shall lean his silver head To feel thee; thou shalt kiss the child asleep, And dry the moistened curls that overspread His temples, while his breathing grows more deep; And they who stand about the sick man's bed, Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, And softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful to his burning brow.
Page 41 - He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He opened not his mouth.