Memoirs of the Life and Religious Labors of Sunderland P. Gardner (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Memoirs of the Life and Religious Labors of Sunderland P. Gardner (Classic Reprint) written by Sunderland P. Gardner and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Religious Labors of Sunderland P. Gardner Sunderland P. Gardner. A mournful spell rests on our gathering now. A seat is empty and a presence flown; A saint has felt the death-seal on his brow, A servant to his sure reward is gone. We loved his presence, for it ever gave A pure and steady beacon-light of truth, A help to the tired laborers in the field, A loving counsellor to the listening youth. He knew thy law, and labored to the end Thy ever-righteous mandates to fulfill; But he has gone - the orphans ready friend, The heart that beat so generously is still. His seat is vacant, yet there must remain A halo from his bright example won, And while we know for him "to die is gain," Help us to feel and say, "Thy will be done." Give thou, dear Lord, to those who loved him well, A calm submission to thy high decree, 'Till they may leave earth's sorrow and earth's strife To join him in a blest eternity. For though thou hast in thy appointed time Recalled the loved one thou so kindly gave, Thou wilt remember those who bow in tears As Jesus bowed and wept o'er Lazarus' grave. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.