...bound to do by my oath of allegiance, from which I know no power on earth that can absolve me. The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord. His ways are inscrutable, and I humbly submit to his decrees, which are all founded in wisdom....

...possessions, the believer u able to say, ' It is the Lord ; let him do what seem. '!I him good.' ' The r him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine the Lord !' ' Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and seen the end of the Lord, that he is very pitiful.'...

...shore,) stood by herself, and every now and then wrung her hands, crying, with a woeful voice, " The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord ;" — but it was manifest to all that her faith was fainting within her. But of all the piteous...

...graves ? Think not that they, who were Christians indeed, could be guilty of such ingratitude. " The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away — blessed be the name of the Lord ! " were the first words they had spoke by that bedside ; during many, many long years of...

...angels of God.' " When the sentence was pronounced, he cheerfully said, with meek resignation — " The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord." His prison hours were enviable, not composed merely, but full of joy. " Oh, how good news...

...angels of God.' " When the sentence was pronounced, he cheerfully said, with meek resignation — " The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord." His prison hours were enviable, not composed merely, but full of joy. " Oh, how good news...

...bloody corpse on the heath, and lifting up his hands to heaven, in a tone of resignation, said, " The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord !" After a short consultation, it was determined to carry the dead body to a neighbouring...

...graves 1 Think not that they, who were Christians indeed, could be guilty of such ingratitude. "The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away — blessed be the name of the Lord !" were the first words they had spoke by that bedside ; during many, many long years of weal...

...graves ? Think not that they, who were Christians indeed, could be guilty of such ingratitude. " The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away — blessed be the name of the Lord !" were the first words they had spoke by that bedside ; during many, many long y ears of...

...earthen floor, without cordial for his lips, or potatoes to point out to a crying infant, — often we have heard him whisper to himself, (and to another...giveth, and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord." Such men need not always make bad neighbours. In the early progress of the fever, before...