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. 2. When darkness seems to hide His face, [...]
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John Donne – death, Mar. 31, 1631
Posted in converted to Christ, died today, education, holy living, poet British, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 1/24/1573, 1623-1624, 3/31/1631, anti-catholic works, any man’s death diminishes me, “No man is an island entire of itself, because I am involved in Mankind, born on Bread Street, contains his most quoted line, Death be not proud, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, died this date, Donne, earlier poetry is undesirable, first educated by Jesuits, For whom does the bell toll? It tolls for thee, I joy that in these straits I see my west, Ignatius his Conclave, Is the Pacific Sea my home?, John Donne, later works show a clear spiritual side, London, markable poet-preachers, ordained for Church of England, Pseudo-Martyr, published, Since I am coming to that holy room, studied at Oxford and later Cambridge, twenty-one when he left the Roman Catholic system, We think that Paradise and Calvary, Whilst my physicians by their love are grown on March 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness Since I am coming to that holy room, Where, with thy choir of saints for evermore, I shall be made thy music; as I come I tune the instrument here at the door, [...]
John Donne – preached last sermon, Feb. 15, 1631
Posted in converted to Christ, European writer, heaven, love, poet British, today in history, war, worship, tagged 2/15/ 1631, As peace is of all goodness, ” greatest of the English tongue, born in 1573, brought his last sermon, died 3/31/1631, except we get nearer and nearer our home, heaven by it., in the nature of it, it is not current money in the use of it, John changed from a “love poet, John Donne, London, minister, No man is an island entire of itself, on this date, preaching the Gospel of Christ, Tribulation is treasure, war is an emblem a hieroglyphic of all misery on February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery.” “Keep us, Lord, so awake in the duties of our callings that we may sleep in Thy peace and wake in Thy glory.” “No man is an island entire of itself…” (the beginning of his most quote) [...]
John Wesley – wrote, Jan. 25, 1738
Posted in converted to Christ, European writer, QQQuaint Quality Quotes, today in history, tagged 1/25/1738, 8:45 PM, Aldersgate Chapel, his journal he again turned, How many modern pastors are unconverted?, I felt my heart strangely warmed, I have a fair summer religion, I went to America to convert the Indians, John Wesley, let death look me in the face, London, May 24th 1738, missionary, my spirit is troubled, on this date, penned in journal, Wesley come to America, Wesley was converted to Christ, Who shall convert me on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On this date, 1/25/1738, John Wesley is said to have penned in his journal, “I went to America to convert the Indians. But oh! Who shall convert me? I have a fair summer religion…But let death look me in the face, and my spirit is troubled.” He had come here as a “missionary.” (How many [...]
Joseph Swain – death, Apr.16, 1796
Posted in died today, poet British, today in history, worship, tagged 1791, 4/16/1796, apprenticed to an engraver, “O Thou in Whose Presence My Soul Takes Delight”, Baptist congregation, conversion to Christ, died this date, East Street, expressing poetic thought, in hymns, Joseph Swain, London, remembered today, today in history, Walworth on April 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
O Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight, On whom in affliction I call, My comfort by day, and my song in the night, My hope, my salvation, my all. Where dost Thou at noontide resort with Thy sheep, To feed on the pastures of love? Say, why in the valley of death should [...]
Francis Bacon – death, Apr. 9, 1626
Posted in death, QQQuaint Quality Quotes, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 1/22/1561, 4/9/1626, “Of Studies”, Bacon Francis, Bacon was born, died this date, England, Essayes, Francis Bacon, Highgate, London, near London, today in history on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The more discordant, therefore, and incredible, the divine mystery is, the more honour is shown to God in believing it, and the nobler is the victory of faith. There are two books laid before us to study, to prevent our falling into error; first, the volume of the Scriptures, which reveal the will of God; [...]
Rodney “Gipsy” Smith – birth, Mar. 31, 1860
Posted in born today, converted to Christ, QQQuaint Quality Quotes, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 3/31/1860, 8/4/1947, born this date, converted, Cornelius let his son to Christ, Cornelius Smith, Epping Forest, Gipsy became a Methodist evangelist, gypsy tent, he died aboard the Queen Mary, how to be saved, in American a number of times, Jesus revealed in me, London, near Wanstead, on his way here when, Rodney “Gipsy” Smith, Rodney was about 15, Salvation Army, traveled preaching and singing on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Christ, the Transforming Light, Touches this heart of mine, Piercing the darkest night, Making His glory shine. Refrain: Oh, to reflect His grace Causing the world to see Love that will glow, Till others shall know Jesus revealed in me. Rodney “Gipsy” Smith born was born this date, 3/31/1860, in a gypsy tent, in [...]
George Fox – death, Jan. 13, 1691
Posted in died today, holy living, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 1/13/1691, 1669, Anabaptist, Anglican Church, “Quakers”, born 7/?/1624, Church of England, died this date, direct communion with God, each individual, England, Fenny Drayton, Fox, George Fox, Holy Spirit's, human heart, Leicestershire, London, Margaret Fell, Puritans, Society of Friends, wandering minister on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
George Fox died this date, 1/13/1691, at London England. As a boy/young man he associated with some Puritans and some Anabaptist. These associations may well have lead Fox (at about 23) to leave the Church of England (Anglican Church) and become a wandering minister. Fox and the Society of Friends (“Quakers”) which he founded in [...]
Edward Mote – death, Nov. 13, 1874
Posted in died today, Jesus Christ, 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 [...]
