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When this passing world is done,
When has sunk yon, glowing sun,
When we stand with Christ in glory,
Looking o'er life's f1nished story,
Then, Lord, shall I fully know —
Not till then — how much I owe.

— Robert Murray M'Cheyne Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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One gem from that ocean is worth all the pebbles from earthly streams.

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The sea ebbs and flows, but the rock remains unmoved.

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When you are reading a book in a dark room, and come to a difficult part, you take it to a window to get more light. So take your Bibles to Christ.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

We must not close with Christ because we feel Him, but because God lias said it, and we must take God's word even in the dark.

Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

Remember, you are not a tree, that can live or stand alone. You are only a branch. And it is only while you abide in Christ, as the branch in the vine, that you will flourish or even live.

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