Maltbie Davenport Babcock: A Reminiscent Sketch and Memorial

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Fleming H. Revell, 1904 - 161 pages

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Page 90 - It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log, at last, dry, bald, and sere: A lily of a day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the plant, and flower of light. In small proportions, we just beauties see: And in short measures, life may perfect be.
Page 48 - Be strong! We are not here to play — to dream, to drift. We have hard work to do and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle — face it; 'tis God's gift.
Page 20 - And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well. How good is man's life, the mere living ! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses forever in joy...
Page 48 - For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Page 2 - This is the death of Death, to breathe away a breath And know the end of strife, and taste the deathless life, And joy without a fear, and smile without a tear; And work, nor care to rest, and find the last the best.
Page 72 - Lord, I pray That for this day I may not swerve By foot or hand From Thy command, Not to be served, but to serve. This, too, I pray, That for this day No love of ease Nor pride prevent My good intent, Not to be pleased, but to please. And if I may, I'd have this day Strength from above To set my heart In heavenly art, Not to be loved, but to love.
Page 75 - Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire ; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
Page 51 - Until He rests in me. I need not journey far This dearest Friend to see. Companionship is always mine; He makes His home with me. I envy not the Twelve; Nearer to me is He. The life He once lived here on earth He lives again in me. Ascended now to God My Witness there to be, His witness here am I because His Spirit dwells in me. 0 glorious Son of God, Incarnate Deity, 1 shall forever be with Thee Because Thou art with me.
Page 134 - Then recess past, alack, I turn me slowly back, On my hard bench, My hands to clench, And set my heart To learn my part. These lessons Thou dost give To teach me how to live, To do, to bear, To get and share. To work and play, And trust alway. What though I may not ask To choose my daily task ? Thou hast decreed To meet my need. What pleases Thee, That shall please me. Some day the bell will sound, Some day my heart will bound, As with a shout That school is out And lessons done, I homeward run.
Page 20 - Oh, the wild joys of living ! the leaping from rock up to rock, The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair. And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold dust divine, And the...

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