Twelve Meditations and Twelve Spiritual Songs on the Twenty-Third Psalm - Softcover

Paton, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0217412408 ISBN 13: 9780217412407

Publisher: General Books LLC, 2012

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870. Excerpt: ... XI. HOME. Oh, dear is a Father's hearth, And sweet--a Mother's abode; But dearer far is that spot on Earth Where we meet to worship God: For the House of the Lord is our Home--Our own--our Eternal Home! Oh, strong tho' soft are the ties Which Brothers and Sisters bind; But stronger the love that never dies 'Mong the saved and blood-washed Kind: For the House of the Lord is their home-Their own--their Eternal Home. Oh, fair were the Temple gates, Where Jehovah's footsteps trod; But a fairer Temple yet awaits The Church of the living God: For the House of the Lord is her Home--Her own--her Eternal Home. Oh, firm tho' this old Earth stands, Yet shall it be thunder-riven; But I have a House not made with hands, Eternal in yonder Heaven: For the House of the Lord is my Home--My own--my Eternal Home! 0 The Spirit of the Twenty-third Psalm. PSALM XXIII. 1. The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. 2. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth beside the still waters. 3. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness For His Name's sake. 4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. 5. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; My cup runneth over. 6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. XII. tjjhe Spirit of the @wer»tu-third ffsalm. HEN one has traced the splendid career of an earnest, heroic, God-like worker, something remains to be done still after we have perused his annals and cast the volume aside--namely, to gather up from amid the details the one all-regulating principle which underli...

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About the Author:

The material which John G Paton had collected over the years were compiled and edited by his brother Rev James Paton who supported John Paton in Scotland. Rev Paton was an author and Presbyterian minister in Scotland.

About this edition

• Publisher: General Books LLC
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0217412408
• ISBN 13: 9780217412407
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48