Tell Me, You Bright Stars That Shine

 TELL ME, YOU BRIGHT STARS THAT SHINE

From Hickes' Devotions

Tell me, you bright Stars that shine

Round about the Lamb's high throne;

How, through bodies once like mine,

How are you thus glorious grown?

Hark! with one voice they reply;

This was all our happy skill;

We on Jesus fixed our eye,

And His eminent followers' still.

As we clearly saw their mind

Set and ruled, we ordered ours:

Both this state alone designed,

Up towards this strained all our powers.

Taught by Temperance we abstained

From all less — for greater goods:

Slighting little drops, we gained

Full, and sweet, and lasting floods.

Arm'd with Fortitude, we bare

Lesser evils, worse to fly:

Mortal death we durst out-dare,

Rather than for ever die.

Justice we observed, by giving

Every one their utmost due:

That in peace and order living,

All might freely heaven pursue.

Prudence governed all the rest;

Prudence made us still apply

What was fittest, what was best,

To advance great Charity.

On these golden wheels of grace,

That Love's fiery chariot bear,

We arrived at this blest place:

Follow us and never fear.

Day-By-Day Virtures

 The prayer contained in these verses,
by Ethelwyn Wetherald, is a good one
for everybody to offer:

 

Day-By-Day Virtues 

For strength we ask
For the ten thousand times repeated task.
The endless smallnesses of every day.

No, not to lay
My life down in the cause I cherish most,
That were too easy. But whate'er it cost,

To fail no more
In gentleness toward the ungentle, nor
In love toward the unlovely, and to give

Each day I live.
To every hour with outstretched hand its
meed
Of not-to-be-regretted thought or deed.

Inspiration

 The following lines on "Inspiration" were penned by Bishop Doane, of Albany N.Y.:

Inspiration

Chisel in hand stood a sculptor boy,

With his marble block before him;

And his face lit up with a smile of joy

As an angel dream passed o'er him.

He carved that dream on the yielding stone

With many a sharp incision;

In heaven's own light the sculptor shone,

He had caught that angel vision.

Sculptors of life are we, as we stand,

With our lives uncarved before us;

Waiting the hour when, at God's command,

Our life dream passes o'er us.

Let us carve it then on the yielding stone,

With many a sharp incision;

Its heavenly beauty shall be our own--

Our lives, that angel vision

Peace

 The following outlook toward universal peace was written by George Frederick Knowles:

Peace

When navies are forgotten

And fleets are useless things,

When the dove shall warm her bosom

Beneath the eagle's wings;

When memory of battles

At last is strange and old,

When nations have one banner

And creeds have found one fold;

When the Hand that sprinkles midnight

With its powdered drifts of suns

Has hushed this tiny tumult 

Of sects and swords and guns;

Then hate's last note of discord

In all God's worlds shall cease,

In the conquest which is service,

In the victory which is peace.

Life of St. James Major in Stained Glass Design

An elaborate execution of important events in St. James Major's life in stained glass design.

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Elijah rides away in a firey chariot...

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The simple shepherd and his flock banner

 

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Walking to church...

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A Christ filled home banner...

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Baby thinking hard...

 

"I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10

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"The Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

"Cast all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:6-7

"For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:10

"When the cares of my heart are many...cheer my soul, Lord." Psalm 94:19

"Sufficient for the day is it's own trouble." Matthew 6: 34

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Repeating Floral Page Dividers

 

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Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseth

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Vintage Orchestra Performers

Orchestra member plays the harp.

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Orchestra member playing the piano.

Orchestra member playing the viola.

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Xylophone Clip Art

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Little Boy by Illustrator John Rae

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Santa's Good List...

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Sanctus Stephanus

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Sanctus Joannes Ev.

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Goodwill Mosaic

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Nativitas Domini

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Gloria in excelsis Deo

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Had a Tough Weekend?

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Little Children Illustrated by John Rae

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Praying in the dark...

 

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Mardi Gras revelers from long ago...

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Father Time gives Baby New Year a ride...

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Announcing The New Year...

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Simple "Happy New Year" Banners

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In with the new..., out with the old.

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Passing experience, taking on courage....

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