Quotes from Horatius Bonar

In the day of prosperity we have many refuges to resort to; in the day of adversity, only one.

Thy way, not mine, O Lord, however dark it be; lead me by thine own hand; choose out the path for me.

Bold preaching is the only preaching that is owned of God.

Less, less of self each day, And more, my God, of Thee!

In all unbelief there are these two things: a good opinion of one's self, and a bad opinion of God.

A ministry of power must be the fruit of a holy, peaceful, loving intimacy with the Lord.

I came to Jesus as I was, weary and worn and sad; I found in Him a resting place, and he has made me glad.

Christian, your whole life is to be one continuous following of the Lord.

Teach us by your lives.

It is to the dead that the life comes; it is to the unloveable that the love comes; it is to the lost that the salvation comes.

In religion faith does not spring out of feeling, but feeling out of faith. The less we feel the more we should trust. We cannot feel right till we have believed.

Sow truth, if thou the truth wouldst reap: Who sows the false shall reap the vain.

I praise the God of grace; I trust His truth and might; He calls me His, I call Him mine. My God, my joy and light

Think truly, and thy thoughts shall the world's famine feed. Speak truly, and each word of thine Shall be a fruitful seed. Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed.

The soul and eternity of one man depends upon the voice of another

Up, then, with speed, and work; Fling ease and self away-- This is no time for thee to sleep-- Up, watch, and work, and pray!

Up, then, with speed, and work; Fling ease and self away This is no time for thee to sleep Up, watch, and work, and pray!

How fast we learn in the day of sorrow! Scripture shines out in a new effulgence; every verse seems to contain a sunbeam, every promise stands out in illuminated splendor; things hard to be understood become in a moment plain.

Sincerity and truth form the basis of every virtue. Be what thou seemest; live thy creed; Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.

Less, less of self each day, And more, my God, of Thee!

Thy way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be! Lead me by Thine own hand; Choose out the path for me.

Thus while I journey on, my Lord to meet,My thoughts and meditations are so sweet,Of Him on whom I lean, my strength, my stay,I can forget the sorrows of the way.

Fade, fade, each earthly joy; Jesus is mine! Break every earthly tie; Jesus is mine; Dark is the wilderness; Earth has no resting-place; Jesus alone can bless; Jesus is mine.

Beyond the smiling and the weeping, I shall be soon; Beyond the waking and the sleeping, Beyond the sowing and the reaping, I shall be soon! Love, rest, and home Sweet hope! Lord, tarry not, but come!