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Heavenly dawn

F. M. S. · 1879 · Scanned text · Free in the US

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Author
F. M. S.
Language
English
Published
1879
Length
44,062 words · about 3 h 5 min
Sections
14 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
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Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (14)
  1. Front matter about 1 min
  2. Section I. Page about 1 min
  3. Section III. Nature 189 about 1 min
  4. SECTION IV. ^anfenobn. here am i 285 under 1 min
  5. SECTION V. (DrigmaL under 1 min
  6. SECTION VI. ^nifenobn, memories 357 under 1 min
  7. Section VII under 1 min
  8. I. Home Life about 58 min
  9. II. To MY Friends about 24 min
  10. III. Nature about 48 min
  11. IV. Chamber Of Sickness about 18 min
  12. V. Closet Of Prayer about 22 min
  13. VII. Satisfied about 7 min
  14. VIII. Heaven about 3 min

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Front matter

BY ^

MARGARET H. MORRIS.

V

Section I. Page

OLD HOMES 23

HOME, SWEET HOME 24

HOME 26

FATHER 33

THE FAMILY 35

MAKING OTHERS HAPPY 36

GENTLE AVORDS 37

GENTLY CHECK A CHILD 38

THE child's PRAYER 39

THE HOME SERVICE 4I

SEEDS 42

SOWING IN HOPE 44

ONLY 46

DO SOMETHING 47

SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY ... 48

don't LET MOTHER DO IT ... • 49

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PAGE

WORK TO-DAY 5I

TRUST AND FOLLOW 53

TEACH ME THY LESSONS,

LORD 53

ONWARD COURAGEOUSLY. . 56

PRAISE HIM 58

THE GOLDEN SIDE 59

life's GOLDEN LEAVES. . . 6 1

MAIDENHOOD 65

TO THE BRIDE G"]

A MEMORY 68

A PICTURE 71

A TWILIGHT SCENE 73

TWILIGHT 74

THE OLD FAMILY CRADLE. Zd

THE HEART KNOWETH ITS

OWN BITTERNESS .... 92

SILENCE UNDER TRIALS . . 93

WAITING 98

OLD LETTERS lOI

THOUGHTS OF AGE. ..... I08

LOVE THE OLD IIO mnfenobjn*

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MY GOOD OLD-FASHIONED MOTHER 112

MY mother's face 114

MY MOTHER 1^7 grandmother's SERMON 121

THE SUNSET OF LIFE 13°

THE SPIRIT OF CONSOLATION 135

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SECTION 11.

TO MY FRIENDS ^39

GRANT ME, O GOD, A STAR TO BE 1 42

TO MY FRIENDS H3

CAST THY BURDEN 144

QUESTION NOT H5

DO RIGHT ^4-0

COMMUNION ^ 5°

THE INVITATION : • • ^ 5^

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PAGE

DIFFICULTIES 1 55

THE SHADOW AND THE LIGHT 160

LITTLE BY LITTLE 164

LINKS IN THE CHAIN 166

DO JUSTLY 168

MIZPAH 168

JESUS ONLY 170

A SONG OF THANKS I7I

PRAYER 172

THOUGHTS AT THE GRAVE OF

A FRIEND 173

EXPRESSIVE SILENCE I75

TRIFLE NOT 180

FINISH THY WORK 181

HIDDEN LIFE 182

AT THE LAST 184

KNOWING AS WE ARE KNOWN. 1 85

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Section III. Nature 189

MYSTERIES OF NATURE I90

THE BEST TEACHER I92

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^Enknoton, morning 194

^non, NOON 195

^onar, evening 19^

H. (2!5rant, night 197

i^lOOmfieltl, THE SEASONS I98

Scripture, the months 199

gj, 13. OTiaterturg* the snow-wreath — 204

5Rnltnobn. wanderings 206

«« THE alpine cataract. 21$

«« THE MOUNTAIN STREAM. 219

<« AFTER THE STORM 22$

" SPRING 227

«* BIRDS 228

IS. S- SWlti^, THE WOOD-THRUSH 23O

(DrigmaL \ ^ praise-meeting of

F. M. S. J THE BIRDS 235

5Enltnob3n, to a sea-gull 253

(jT^^ l^OSSetti* CONSIDER THE LILIES OF

THE FIELD 256

^UnkltOton, THE PRAISE-MEETING OF

THE FLOWERS 257

31. (^. iL3)0nS. CONSIDER THE LILIES . . 262

5Enifeno \nn. evening thought 264

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5Etti&^tlCt0tt» AUTUMN IN THE WOODS 266

" THE AUTUMN FOREST. 268

J^. IST^alL LEAFLESS TREES .... 277

^Se Spirit's (EJanfle. the works of god . 281

SECTION IV. ^anfenobn. here am i 285

" beneath his wing. . 286

«• CALLED aside 288

" CLINGING TO THEE . . 29O

" HE KNOWETH BEST . . 292

«« HE STIRRED MY NEST 294

" ALL, ALL IS KNOWN

TO THEE 296

«« WORDS OF COMFORT . 298

" JESUS, MY SAVIOUR,

LOOK ON ME . . . 299

" MEMORIALS 30I

" THE SINGLE HEAD OF

WHEAT 303

" KNOW THYSELF 309

" THE SECRET SPRING. 3IO

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watch for the morning 313

quietly rest 3i 5

all's well 317

god ever near 318

past and present 3i9

a thought 320

psalm xvi. 5 , 322

SECTION V. (DrigmaL

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THE CLOSET OF PRAYER 325

RETIREMENT AND PRAYER 326

MY VESPER-SONG 327

PRAYER AND PRAISE 330

THY WILL BE DONE 331

PRAYER FOR DIVINE STRENGTH. . 332

THE ANGEL OF THE LORD 335

THE HOUR OF PRAYER 336

THE HOURS OF EVENING CLOSE . . 337

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5EnknClton» the parting spirit 338

" THE EVENING SERVICE 34D

'• NIGHT-MUSINGS 342

JIJ. iHOCire* MIDNIGHT HYMN 343

^Enknolun* still with thee 345

MORNING PRAYER IN ILLNESS .... 347 liSlaring, psalm xxiv. i — 354

SECTION VI. ^nifenobn, memories 357

'* LIGHT 358

** SLEEPING 358

*♦ THE saint's DEPARTURE 364

** FOLD HER hands GENTLY 366

^. IB, ^. I LOVE THY GRAVE 369

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> THE BLESSEDNESS OF TEARS 37O

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A LITTLE WAY 37 1

FATHER AND MOTHER 373

FOLD THEM 373

SUNSET 374

THE PILGRIMAGE PATH 374

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Section VII

i^eabenlg Baton.

satisfied 377

life's years 378

western light 380

heavenly dawn 38i

THE VOICE OF THE LORD 382

THE NEW SONG 383

ON THE THRESHOLD 384

THE BORDER-LAND 385

THE OTHER WORLD 388

MANY MANSIONS 39O

I SHALL BE SATISFIED 39 1

Contents.

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Section VIII. Page Heaven 395

REST 396

HEAVENLY REST 399

OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEA- VEN 400

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