Hail, Father, whose creating call
Unnumbered worlds attend;
Jehovah, comprehending all,
Whom none can comprehend!
In light unsearchable enthroned,
Whom angels dimly see,
The fountain of the Godhead owned,
And foremost of the Three.
From Thee, through an eternal now,
The Son, Thine offspring, flowed;
An everlasting Father Thou,
An everlasting God.
Nor quite displayed to worlds above,
Nor quite on earth concealed;
By wondrous, unexhausted love,
To mortal man [...]
Posts Tagged ‘England’
Samuel S Wesley Jr. – death, Nov. 6, 1739
Posted in died today, poet British, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 11/6/1739, born 2/10/1690, brother of the famous revivalists John and Charles Wesley, Christ Church Oxford, died this date, England, head mastership Tiverton Free School, London, named for father Samuel S Wesley Sr., Samuel education at Westminster School, Samuel Jr. promoter of infirmary, Samuel S Wesley Jr., today in history, Westminster on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mary Fawler Hooper Maude – birth, Oct. 25, 1819
Posted in born today, lady writer, poet British, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 10/25/1819, “Thine forever, Bloomsbury, born this date, England, England, Flintshire, God of love, London, Mary Fawler Hooper Maude, Overton, Thine forever! God of love, today in history on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thine forever! God of love,
Hear us from Thy throne above;
Thine forever may we be
Here and in eternity.
Thine forever! Lord of life,
Shield us through our earthly strife;
Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way,
Guide us to the realms of day.
Thine forever! O how blest
They who find in Thee their rest!
Savior, Guardian, heavenly Friend,
O defend us to the [...]
Michael Wigglesworth – birth, Oct. 18, 1631
Posted in End times, born today, poet American, today in history, tagged 10/18/1631, born this date, died 6/10/1705, England, Lincolnshire, Malden, Massachusetts, Michael Wigglesworth, Middlesex County, The Day of Doom, today in history, Wrawby on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Day of Doom
Still was the night, Serene & Bright,
when all Men sleeping lay;
Calm was the season, & carnal reason
thought so ‘twould last for ay.
Soul, take thine ease, let sorrow cease,
much good thou hast in store:
This was their Song, their Cups among,
the Evening before. (stanza 1)
Michael Wigglesworth was born this date, 10/18/1631, at Wrawby, Lincolnshire [...]
First Modern Mission Society – founded, Oct. 2, 1782
Posted in Evangelist to World, QQQuaint Quality Quotes, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 10/2/1782, “Expect great things from God – Attempt great things for God”, Baptist Missionary Society, Cary quote, England, founded this date, He became England's first great missionary, India, just 21 years of age, London, most famous, started by William Carey on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Baptist Missionary Society was founded this date, 10/2/1782, in London, England. This first modern mission society was started by William Carey when he was just 21 years of age. He later became England’s first great missionary to India.
Cary is known for more than one quote but one of the most famous is – “Expect [...]
Thomas Tenison – birth, Sep. 29, 1636
Posted in born today, holy living, opposing wrong, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 1636, 1701, 9/29/1636, Archbishop of Canterbury, bishop of Lincoln, born this date, Cambridge, died 12/14/1715, England, found the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (1701), founded a free library, London, opponent of the Church of Rome, reign of James II, Thomas Tenison, today in history, voice for Jesus Christ on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thomas Tenison was born this date 9/29/1636, near Cambridge, England. He was a voice for Jesus Christ during the reign of James II. He served as bishop of Lincoln and archbishop of Canterbury and founded a free library. One source said he was “a strenuous opponent of the Church of Rome.” Probably the most important [...]
Michael Faraday – birth, Sep. 22, 1791
Posted in Creator or Creation, Jesus Christ, QQQuaint Quality Quotes, born today, philosophy, science, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 'Observations On Mental Education', 1 mile south of London Bridge, 1791, 1848, 1854, 9/22/1791, apprenticed to a bookbinder, at the last, “His [Faraday's] soul was above all littleness and proof to all egotism”, “university education”, become a minister, born this date, consistent with the laws of nature, consists in teaching the mind to resist its desires & inclinations, crowd of black passions, crushed in silence and secrecy, December 15, deep faith, died in 1867, discoveries in chemistry, discoveries in electro-magnetism, disgusting revolutions, England, every department of daily life, Experimental researches in chemistry and physics (1859), Faraday, Faraday a Christian, Faraday as a Discoverer, Faraday communication, Faraday concentration, Faraday discrimination, Faraday innovation, Faraday organization, Faraday traveled eighteen months with him, five essential entrepreneurial skills, his assistant, incredible scenes, John Tyndall, learning much by reading (after work), lecture, Letter to C. Schrenbein, make his confession at twenty-nine, May 6, Michael Faraday, natural philosophy, Newington, Nothing is too wonderful to be true, one of ten children, philosophically at work in the pursuit of science, poor blacksmith, position with Sir Humphrey Davey, Presbyterian, Prince Consort, proved to be right, pursued truth., Royal Institution, Sandamanian, scientific investigator, self-education, strong belief, success, The world little knows, today in history, true scientist, twenty-two, under high sounding phrases, unworthy motives ruled for the moment on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I will simply express my strong belief, that that point of self-education which consists in teaching the mind to resist its desires and inclinations, until they are proved to be right, is the most important of all, not only in things of natural philosophy, but in every department of daily life.
– Michael Faraday
‘Observations [...]
J. Hudson Taylor – Sailed, Sep. 19, 1853
Posted in QQQuaint Quality Quotes, sea OR shore, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 9/19/1853, China, England, from Liverpool, J. Hudson Taylor, set sail, this date, three-mast clipper on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.”
“I have seen many men work without praying, though I have never seen any good come out of it; but I have never seen a [...]
Christopher Wordsworth – birth, Oct. 30, 1807
Posted in born today, poet British, today in history, uncategorized, tagged Church of England, today in history, England, 1885, born this date, 1807, Lincoln, bishop of Lincoln, O day of rest and gladness, O day of joy and light, Christopher Wordsworth, 10/30/1807, Bocking, Essex, nephew to William Wordsworth, Harrow Boys School, archdeacon of Westminster, Christopher, Greek scholar, published commentary of the Bible, 127 hymns, died 3/20/1885 on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
O day of rest and gladness, O day of joy and light,
O balm of care and sadness, most beautiful, most bright:
On Thee, the high and lowly, through ages joined in tune,
Sing holy, holy, holy, to the great God Triune.
On Thee, at the creation, the light first had its birth;
On Thee, for our salvation, Christ rose [...]
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