Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger;
There He lay, the undefiled, to the world a Stranger:
Such a Babe in such a place, can He be the Savior?
Ask the saved of all the race who have found His favor.
Angels sang about His birth; wise men sought and found Him;
Heaven’s star shone brightly forth, glory [...]
Posts Tagged ‘England’
Joseph Simpson Cook – birth, Dec. 4, 1859
Posted in Canada, Jesus Christ, born today, christmas poems, today in history, tagged Canada, Methodist, today in history, England, born this date, Toronto, Joseph Simpson Cook, 12/4/1859, Durham County, emigrated to Canada, Wesleyan College, McGill University, in Montreal, United Church of Canada, “Gentle Mary Laid Her Child”, died 5/27/1933 on December 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
John Bowring, Sir – death, Nov. 12, 1872
Posted in Jesus Christ, died today, poet British, uncategorized, tagged 11/23/1872, “In the Cross of Christ I Glory”, Boheman, Danish, deep interest in God, Devon, died this date, Dutch, England, fluent in 20 languages, French, German, governor of Hong Kong, Italian, John Bowring, John Bowring Sir, knighted by Queen Victoria, natural abilities in languages, phenomenal God–given strength, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, see 10/17/2009 of this blog, Serbian, several high government positions to foreign countries, Sir John Bowring, Spanish, speaking 80 more, Swedish, tell us of the night, today in history, trade/ manufacture in woolen goods, twenty some others, twice in Parliament, Watchman, worldly fame on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Watchman, tell us of the night,
What its signs of promise are.
Traveler, o’er yon mountain’s height,
See that glory beaming star.
Watchman, does its beauteous ray
Aught of joy or hope foretell?
Traveler, yes—it brings the day,
Promised day of Israel.
Watchman, tell us of the night;
Higher yet that star ascends.
Traveler, blessedness and light,
Peace and truth its course portends.
Watchman, will its beams [...]
Henry Francis Lyte – buried, Nov. 20, 1847
Posted in poet British, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 11/20/1847, 1818, attended Trinity College, “Abide with Me Fast Falls the Eventide”, “Jesus I My Cross Have Taken”, Bath, born 6/1/1793, buried this date, Dublin, Ednam, England, English poetry, expired in France, France, Henry Francis Lyte, I my cross have taken, Ireland, Jesus, last pastorate in Lower Brixham, Lyte married Anne Maxwell, minister of Monaghan, Nice, Scotland, started for Italy, suffered asthma and consumption, today in history, Trinity College MA, William Maxwell on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus, I my cross have taken, all to leave and follow Thee.
Destitute, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my all shall be.
Perish every fond ambition, all I’ve sought or hoped or known.
Yet how rich is my condition! God and Heaven are still mine own.
Let the world despise and leave me, they have left my Savior, too.
Human [...]
William Pitt, Earl of Charham – birth, Nov. 15, 1708
Posted in QQQuaint Quality Quotes, born today, philosophy, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 11/15/1708, 1754, 1851, A Compendium of English Literature, “General Advice to Youthful Student”, Bath, born this date, Charles D. Cleveland, E.C.& J.Biddle, England, Hayes, If you are not right towards God, January 14, Kent, Philadelphia, Pitt “He never hesitated to rebuke in severest terms his own country when he saw she was in the way of wrong doing”, Pitt died May 11 1778, quotes above are from a letter, said to have placated no magnates to have refused all bribes, the wits and rakes of Cambridge, today in history, under his influence England became the most powerful country on the globe, Westminster, William Pitt, William Pitt Earl of Charham, you can never be so towards man. on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If obliged to differ…do I with all possible candor, and an unprejudiced desire to find and ascertain truth, with an entire indifference to the side on which truth is found.
– William Pitt, “General Advice to Youthful Student,” in A Compendium of English Literature, ed. Charles D. Cleveland (Philadelphia: E.C.& J.Biddle, 1851), 642.
If you [...]
Edward Mote – death, Nov. 13, 1874
Posted in Jesus Christ, died today, poet British, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 11/13/1874, “I do not want the chapel I only want the pulpit…when I cease to preach Christ then turn me out of that”, “My Hope Is Built”, Baptist pastorate, born 1/21/1797, died this date, Edward Mote, England, Horsham, Jesus worked with wood, London, Mote, My hope is built on nothing less, offered him the church title, On Christ the solid Rock I stand, successful cabinetmaker, Sussex, today in history on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly trust in Jesus’ Name.
Refrain
On Christ the solid Rock I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness seems to hide His face,
I rest on His unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Christopher Wordsworth – birth, Oct. 30, 1807
Posted in born today, poet British, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 10/30/1807, 127 hymns, 1807, 1885, archdeacon of Westminster, bishop of Lincoln, Bocking, born this date, Christopher, Christopher Wordsworth, Church of England, died 3/20/1885, England, Essex, Greek scholar, Harrow Boys School, Lincoln, nephew to William Wordsworth, O day of joy and light, O day of rest and gladness, published commentary of the Bible, today in history 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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