| Edition |
[1st American ed.] |
| Description |
384 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
"Acknowledgments" (bibliographical): p. 7-12. |
| Contents |
pt. 1 -- We are comforted when we consider the glory and wisdom of creation -- In the beginning -- The sun by day, the moon and stars by night -- The couds, rain and rainbows -- Fountain and stream, ice and snow -- The seasons -- Flowers birds, and winged creatures -- Animals -- pt. 2 -- The comfort we have in delighting in each other -- Children of yesterday -- Children of today -- Lovers -- Saints and heroes -- Ordinary folk -- pt. 3 -- The comfort of faith -- The love of God -- The praise of Christ our Lord -- The remembrance of his birth, cross, resurrection and ascension -- The holy spirit, the comforter, and His gifts -- The search -- The finding -- pt. 4 -- Comfort in tribulation -- In illness -- In old age -- When facing bereavement and death -- In darkness and aridity -- The comfort of repentance and forgiveness -- The comfort of the word, and of prayer -- pt. 5 -- The comfort we have in living in the world of the imagination -- Heaven -- The angels -- The world of poet, musician and artist -- The world of ships and the sea, fish and fishers -- The fairy world -- The world of home -- To end with, a few comic verses. |
| Subject |
Religious poetry.
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Poetry.
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