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Quotes by Horatius Bonar
In the day of prosperity we have many refuges to resort to; in the day of adversity, only one.— filed under Adversity
The love of Christ constraineth us. Yes, for me, for me He careth With a brother's tender care; Yes, with me, with me He shareth Every burden, every fear.— filed under Christ's Love
For toil comes rest, for exile, home; Soon shalt thou hear the bridegroom's voice, The midnight peal: "Behold, I come."— filed under Christian Service
Up, then, with speed, and work; Fling ease and self away - This is no time for thee to sleep - Up, watch, and work, and pray!— filed under Earnestness
Beyond the smiling and the weeping, I shall be soon; Beyond the waking and the sleeping, Beyond the sowing and the reaping, I shall be soon! Love, rest, and home - Sweet hope! Lord, tarry not, but come! Heaven is my Fatherland, Heaven is my home.— filed under Heaven
Fade, fade, each earthly joy; Jesus is mine! Break every earthly tie; Jesus is mine; Dark is the wilderness; Earth has no resting-place; Jesus alone can bless; Jesus is mine.— filed under Love To Christ And God
Thus while I journey on, my Lord to meet, My thoughts and meditations are so sweet, Of Him on whom I lean, my strength, my stay, I can forget the sorrows of the way.— filed under Negligence
Thy way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be! Lead me by Thine own hand; Choose out the path for me.— filed under Resignation
Less, less of self each day, And more, my God, of Thee !— filed under Selfishness
Sincerity and truth form the basis of every virtue. Be what thou seemest; live thy creed; Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made ; Let the great Master's steps be thine.— filed under Sincerity
How fast we learn in the day of sorrow! Scripture shines out in a new effulgence; every verse seems to contain a sunbeam, every promise stands out in illuminated splendor; things hard to be understood become in a moment plain. -— filed under Sorrow