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And added, " Tis enough, He, our precious Emmanuel, has purchased, has promised all." He earnestly replied, " He is all, He is all," and then said, " I will go." I said, " To joys above ; Lord, help me to follow you," to which he replied, " Amen."
At Evesham, in August, 1739, Charles Wesley says, a drunken servant of Mr. Seward s was struck. \Vcd., Aug. 22. This morning the work upon poor Robin appeared to be God s work. The words that made the first impression were
Tis mercy all, immense and free, For, O my God, it found out me !
He now seems full of sorrow, and joy, and astonishment, and love. The world, too, set to their seal that he belongs to Christ.
Dr. B. Gregory gives an attractive picture (Recollections, p. 55) of his father s colleague at Patrington, Rev. William Kaye, who reached home one Saturday from his week s round of appointments, and died the same evening. His last words were, No condemnation now I dread, c. After repeating the verse he added, Yes, Jesus is the foundation of my hope, and then died.
��Hymn 361. I heard the voice of Jesus say.
DR. H. BONAR (70).
Appeared in Hymns Original and Selected, 1846, headed The Voice from Galilee. His son says that it was written several years before. In his rough manuscript book ver. 2 has freely take instead of thirsty one, and vcr. 3 reads
Look unto Me, thy day shall break, And all thy path be bright.
His son has published the page of the note-book on which this hymn was first written in Hymns of Horatius Bonar. It is in pencil, much worn and faded, with a sketch of a head such as he used to draw on the margin of his note-books. When travelling or out walking he always had one of these books in his pocket, and jotted down any idea or fragment of verse that occurred to him and seemed likely to be of service.
This hymn was Bishop Fraser of Manchester s favourite after When the weary, seeking rest.
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