Nearer, my God, to Thee--
Nearer to Thee--
E'en though it be a cross
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Nearer, my God, to Thee--
Nearer to Thee--
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song shall be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.

If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.

As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, read more

As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to God.

God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the depths of the soul.

God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the depths of the soul.

God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.

God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.

The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do

The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do

God always takes the simplest way.

God always takes the simplest way.

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. read more

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.

God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools
Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more.
Wisdom and read more

God's Wisdom and God's Goodness!--Ah, but fools
Mis-define thee, till God knows them no more.
Wisdom and goodness they are God!--what schools
Have yet so much as heard this simpler lore.
This no Saint preaches, and this no Church rules:
'Tis in the desert, now and heretofore.