 | John Wilson - 1842 - 380 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | John Galt - 1842 - 410 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1831 - 622 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | James Aikman - 1842 - 604 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 422 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | James Aikman - 1842 - 586 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Robert Pollok - 1842 - 348 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick Fay - 1843 - 956 pagina’s
...make them happy. They are in heaven, where I hope to meet them soon. Their sufferings are over. 'The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord !'" Harry felt as if he could have shrugged his shoulders; but he contented himself with the... | |
 | Scotland free church, gen. assembly - 1867 - 1220 pagina’s
...Church and the community. But it was God's time, and it was best. We bow in humble acquiescence. ' The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord.'" Thereafter the General Assembly engaged in prayer, Dr Henderson conducting the devotions,... | |
 | 1831 - 480 pagina’s
...crying infant, — often we have heard him whisper to himself, (and to another who heard him !) " The Lord 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... | |
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The Lord giveth, and the Lord ' taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord. 
