The Heroes of Albany: A Memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County of Albany, who Sacrificed Their Lives During the Late War in Defense of Our Nation 1861-1865, with a View of what was Done in the County to Sustain the United States Government; and Also Brief Histories of the Albany Regiments |
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Page 534 - JESUS ! lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly While the billows near me roll, While the tempest still is high. Hide me, O my Saviour ! hide, Till the storm of life is past ; Safe into the haven guide ; Oh, receive my soul at last...
Page 668 - O'er all those wide-extended plains Shines one eternal day; There God the Son forever reigns, And scatters night away. 4 No chilling winds, or poisonous breath, Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more.
Page 667 - Lord, who causeth all things to work together for good to those who love him: ' Be still, and know that I am God.
Page 191 - We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives Who thinks most — feels the noblest — acts the best.
Page 191 - Earth to earth, and dust to dust, the solemn priest hath said ; So we lay the turf above thee now, and we seal thy narrow bed ; But thy spirit, brother, soars away among the faithful blest, Where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest. And when the Lord shall summon us, whom thou hast left behind, May we, untainted by the world, as sure a welcome find! May each, like thee, depart in peace, to be a glorious guest, Where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest...
Page 194 - Council will attend his funeral in a body, and wear the usual badge of mourning. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be signed by the Mayor and Clerk, and sent to the family of the deceased.
Page 519 - ... shall be called to give an account of the deeds done in the body.
Page 37 - The object of the Commission was to promote the spiritual and temporal welfare of the officers and men of the United States army and navy, in co-operation with chaplains and others.
Page 614 - Saviour raised from the dead, that he was the only son of his mother, and she a widow .' It happened unluckily for poor widow Browu that her cottage stood quite alone.
Page 460 - We direct that a copy of these minutes be transmitted to the family of the deceased and published in the papers.