It sweetens every bit of work to think that I am doing it i… - Elizabeth Prentiss

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It sweetens every bit of work to think that I am doing it in humble, far-off, yet real imitation of Jesus.

Elizabeth Prentiss

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Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (26 October 1818 – 13 August 1878) was an author, well known for her hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ" and the didactic story Stepping Heavenward (1869).

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Alexander Maclaren Charles Haddon Spurgeon Thérèse of Lisieux Teresa of Ávila John Newton

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Ah, what a life is theirs who live in Christ;
How vast the mystery!
Reaching in height to heaven, and in its depth
The unfathomed sea!

Lay hold on Christ with both your poor, empty hands.

It is a religion of principle that God wants from us, not one of mere feeling.

It sweetens every bit of work to think that I am doing it in humble, far-off, yet real imitation of Jesus. - Elizabeth Prentiss

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