| 1835 - Počet stránok 1024
...for me now; I feel the influence." After which, more composedly, he added from a favourite hymn, " Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there." Mrs. Close remarked to... | |
| 1842 - Počet stránok 622
...paradise. And when his mother, sorrowing for herself, but praising God on his behalf, quoted the lines, "Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are," he repeated, with great emphasis, evidently speaking from his own experience, " O yes ! that he can."... | |
| 1822 - Počet stránok 276
...her departure to the heavenly country, was the truth happily expressed by the poet, made manifest : " Jesus can make a dying bed, Feel soft as downy pillows are ; While on his breast I lean my head And breathe my life out sweetly there." POETRY. THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM.... | |
| Brief memoirs - 1822 - Počet stránok 140
...extreme. Sitting by his side, with his dear head reclining on my bosom, I repeated softly to him — " Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there." He said, " That is very... | |
| 1823 - Počet stránok 622
...appeared to brighten, and in her departing moments she experienced the sentiment of the poet : — . " Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are. While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there." Her happy spirit attended... | |
| 1822 - Počet stránok 500
...strong was his faith and hope in the God of his salvation, that with his expiring breath he sung, " Jesus can make a dying bed, Feel soft as downy pillows are." And we have many instances of the old martyrs, over whose minds the pangs of death, inflicted in the... | |
| Edward Sutleffe - 1824 - Počet stránok 638
...enough to witness the peace and composure with which she hailed the messenger of death, exclaiming — " Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, On thy kind arms I lean my head, And gently breathe my life out there." She recovered from the fever,... | |
| S B Haslam - 1824 - Počet stránok 658
...stretch her wings in haste. Fly fearless through death's iron gate, Nor feel the terrors as she past ! 4 Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my lite out sweetly there ! fleshly nature dread to... | |
| James Janeway - 1824 - Počet stránok 262
...do 1 But why do I complain ; he makes all my bed in my sickness." She then repeated those lines, ' Jesus can make a dying bed, Feel soft as downy pillows are.' " Yes," he replied, " he can, he does, I feel it." CHAP. V. General Outlines of hi> Character. To develop... | |
| Timothy East - 1825 - Počet stránok 390
...hope I do not deceive myself. No ! I can trust my dear Saviour, whose love is so free, so abundant ! " Jesus can make a dying bed, Feel soft as downy pillows are." Though I have some fear of passing the dark valley, yet, through Christ, I shall be able to fight my... | |
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