Henry Van Dyke
Henry Van Dyke
Henry Jackson van Dykewas an American author, educator, and clergyman...
love prayer fall
Ere thou sleepest, gently lay Every troubled thought away; Put off worry and distress As thou puttest off thy dress; Drop thy burden and thy care In the quiet arms of prayer. Lord thou knowest how I live, All I'VE DONE AMISS FORGIVE; ALL OF GOOD I'VE TRIED TO DO STRENGTHEN, bless and carry through; All I love in safety keep While in Thee I fall asleep.
spring adventure soul
Faith is an adventure; it is the courage of the soul to face the unknown. But that courage springs from the hope and confidence of the soul that its adventure will succeed.
heart blessing wish
Let me but find it in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray, "This is my work; my blessing, not my doom; Of all who live, I am the one by whom This work can best be done in the right way."
heaven way needs
Heaven often seems distant and unknown, but if He who made the road... is our guide, we need not fear to lose the way.
zest age lasts
I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest, because the road's last turn will be the best.
life flower new-day
Hours fly, Flowers die: New days, New ways: Pass by! Love stays.
love heart immortal
Love is the heart s immortal thirst to be completely known and all forgiven.
self-esteem soul prison
Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul.
sweet heart home
Every house where love abides And friendship is a guest, Is surely home, and home sweet home For there the heart can rest.
love way immortality
There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully and cheerfully as we can.
positive ambition political
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
thanksgiving gratitude kindness
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
song sweet laughter
If all the skies were sunshine Our faces would be fain To feel once more upon them The cooling splash of rain. If all the world were music, Our hearts would often long For one sweet strain of silence, To break the endless song If life were always merry, Our souls would seek relief, And rest from weary laughter In the quiet arms of grief.
inspirational death character
What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.