^c6 o >- Mary J* L. McDonald Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/fearnotquotationOOdjddrich FIARNOT Quotations of Courage from the Holy Bible ►J^ Followed by Inspiring Thoughts from Later Sources ►I^ ►P ►J^ ►I^ ►I^ Selected by D. J. D. and E. W. ^^^r^Hr^^^^~r^!u. Paul Elder and Company 6& San Francisco &* New York © ^tx ^ ? Copyright, 1906, by Paul Elder and Company M^..^ ^^ -^d 9FEAR NOT« ' PREFACE " I'm afraid " — how easily the phrase rises to our lips ! As if life were a game of chess, we fear to make a move, in doubt how it will be met by another. One moment's call within, to " Halt ! " and we realize our professed faith is weak, unreal. In reading the Holy Scriptures we frequently meet the command, "Fear not,'* followed by comforting words of strength and encouragement. Many of these Promises and Com- mands are here collected with added thoughts of "living saints and dead'* whose words and deeds alike challenge us to fear not — for "the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God" conquers with the same power as when first spoken. .^ w -^ ^ D.J.IX The Pines, Dickinson, Texas. Hi 1^)1^1 «FEARNOT« Why Live and Not Be Glorious Life's more than breath, and the quick round of blood, 'Tis a great spirit and a busy heart ; The coward and the small in soul scarce do live. One generous feeling, one great thought, one deed Of good, ere night, would make life longer seem Than if each year might number a thousand days. Spent as is this by nations of mankind. We live in deeds, not years ; in thoughts, not breaths ; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. W^e should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives W^ho thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. Life's but a means unto an end, — that end, To those who dwell in Him, He most in them. Beginning, mean, and end of all things, — God. Why will we live and not be glorious ? Philip James Bailey, ^FEARNOTS VPPPI Fear not : • . • God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day. Geneaia i : J9'20. Be ye not afraid, neither doubt, for God is your guide. Eadraa xvi : 75. Give us this day our daily bread, we pray, And give us likewise. Lord, our daily thought, That our poor souls may strength- en as they ought. And starve not on the husks of yester- day. PhiUipa Brooka. ®FEAR NOT* But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. Paalma xciv: 22, Thou shalt not be afraid for the ter- ror by night ; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday, Pamlma xci: 5*6, Do we believe in the existence of a spiritual Kingdom, a life of supernatural power, the working of the laws of Life that are as inevitable as they are in- scrutable ? Let us live as if we believed so. From Dear Feast of Lent Palm Sunday. «FEARNOT« Be not afraid, only believe. St. Mark v: 36. . . . And whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. Acta xui: 26. This was the first angelic word The startled shepherds heard — "Fear not!" Beloved, it comes to you, A celestial message sweet and true. As true for you as it was for them In the lonely fields of Bethlehem ; As sweet today as it was that night. When the glory dazzled their mortal sight. Frances R. Havergal. »FEARNOT« Fear thou not: . . . Let not thine hands be slack. zechtruh m: is. Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness; . . • fear ye not the re- proach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. laauh u: r. It is not to taste sweet things, but to do noble and true things^ and vindicate himself under God's Heaven as a god- made Man, that poorest son of Adam dimly longs. Show him the way of doing that, the dullest day-drudge kindles into a hero. Thommm Cmrlyle. *FEARNOT* . . . Fear not the gods of the Amorites in whose land ye dwell. Judges Ti: 10. With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. // Chronicles xxxil: 8. Courage does not consist in the ab- sence of fear, but in the subjugation of fear. Some of the bravest men have had the most intense perception of dan- ger, and the most sensible apprehension of its fatal consequences. Cardinal Manning, «iFEARNOT* And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; Fear not. Judges vi: 33. Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. IsMiah xl: 10. I came from God, and I'm going back to God, and I won't have any gaps of death in the middle of my life. George MacDonald. 9iFBARNOT« Fear not, O land ; be glad and rejoice : for the Lord will do great things. Joel ii: 21. The Lord is my light and my sal- vation; of whom shall I fear? Psalms xxvii: 1, He that abideth in Him will bring forth much fruit; and bringing forth much fruit is Happiness. The infallible receipt for Happiness then is to do good ; and the infallible receipt for doing good is to abide in Christ, Drummond. «FEARNOT« • . . Fear not, neither be dismayed. Deuteronomy xxxi: 8, Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. P9Mim» cxv: n. There is no power in the world so irrepressible as the power of personal holiness. A man's gifts may lack op- portunity, his efforts be misunderstood and resisted, but the spiritual power of a consecrated will needs no opportun- ity, and can enter where the doors are shut. Yes, in this strange and tangled business of human life there is no ener- gy that so steadily does its work as the mysterious, unconscious, silent, unob- trusive, impenetrable influence which comes from a man who has done with all self-seeking. The BiBhop of Oxford, I i»FEARNOT« Fear not, stand still, and see the sal- vation of the LO R D . Exodus xiV ; 13, Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. Job xxxvi: 5. O divine Lx)ve, I have not loved Thee strongly, deeply, warmly enough, . . I beseech Thee, accept me and use me a little for Thy glory. I have done nothing for Thee yet, and I would like to do something. Oh, do, do, I beseech Thee, accept me and my service and take Thou all the glory. DtLvid UvJngBtonm. »FEARNOT« Thus saith the LORD that made thee, . . . which will help thee: Fear not. lemiah x/iV: 3, It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. Pamlma cxviii: 9. It is no delusion, no dream of a hot brain, no error of a too confiding soul, that has made the children of God de- light to trust in His Providential aid W^hen Grod, in deed and in truth, is present and dominant in the soul of a man. He can and He will give to that soul a real guidance. Henry Septimum Sutton, 10 «FBARNOTC But fear not thou, . . . for, behold, I will save thee from afar off. Jeremiah xlvi: 27* For the LORD Crod is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory : no good thing vAU he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Psalms Ixxjuv : 11, Do thou have God before thine eyes, and contend not with peevish words. Thomas a Kempia^ 11 »F£AR NOT« . . . Peace be to you, fear not. Gexieaia xJiii: 23, O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! Deuteronomy r ; 29, Mind, it is our best work He wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think He must prefer quality to quantity. George McDonmlfL 12 i^FBAR NOT« . . . Why are ye fearfiil, O ye of lit- tle faith ? St Matthew^ viii . Q6, . . • Fear not; the LORD shall fight for you. Exodum xiV ; 13, 14. Every trouble is an opportunity to win the grace of strength. Whatever else trouble is in the world for, it is here for this good purpose: to develop strength. Fortunately, every day is crowded with care. Every day to every one of us brings its questions, its worries, and its tasks, — brings its sufficiency of trouble. Thus we get our daily spiritual exercise. Every day we are blessed with new opportunities for the development of strength of soul. Rev. George Hodgea, D.D. 13 9IFBAR NOTii The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. PsAlma cxviii: 14, Fear not ; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. lamimh xli: 10. It is thy duty to put on the new man and to be changed into another man. It is thy duty ofttimes to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty to leave undone what thou wouldst do. Thomms a Kempia. 14 SFEAR NOT« When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid : yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Proverbs iU: 24. ... I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. j^^^ ^,^, ^^. Only believe, in spite of all present discouragement, that God will assur- edly fiilfil, and is now fulfilling. His promise, even though we are not con- scious of His operation. And Cjod will indeed fiilfil His Word. selected. 15 SFEARNOTS And, behold, an hand touched me, . . . then said he unto me, Fear not. Dmniel x: 10, 12. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Hebrewa xiii: 6. Come hither, all whom pain Doth arraign, Bringing all your sins to sight — Come hither, all ; Taste, and Fear not; God is here In this cheer. And on sin doth cast the fright. Rev. George Herbert, 16 * FEAR NOT* ... It is I ; be not afraid. St Matthew xiv: Q7. Arise therefore, . . . doubting nothing. Acta x: 20. The struggle for self-mastery, the desire to overcome pride and sensuality, to bring rebellious passion into the sub- jection of the spirit, are not things to be feared. As the pine on the moun- tainside has more stability than the sycamore of the vale, because of the tempests it has endured, so does the soul attain the true fibre of Christian virtue and perfection by triumphing over the storms of passion and the aridity of doubt. Rair, P. /. Healy, S. T. D. 17 * FEAR NOT* For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot ; yea, thou shalt be stead- fast, and shalt not fear. j^^ ^ . ^5 And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shalt walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD. Zechariah x: 1^4 The healthy sense of progress, which is necessary to the strength and happi- ness of men, does not consist in the anxiety of a struggle to attain a higher place or rank, but in gradually perfect- ing the manner and accomplishing the ends of the life which we have chosen, or which circumstances have deter- mined for us. ^„3;^^. 18 SFEAR NOT* Fear not, little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasxire to give you the kingdom. S^, j^^jte rU: 32. ©SB* . . . For there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few. 1 Samuel xiV: 6. God regards the personality of man. He persuades, He invites, He knocks at the door of the soul, but man must respond, for even to God the Will of man is sacred, and even from Him it suffers no violence. j,,^^^^ Thompson. 19 9IFEAR NOT* And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not ExoduB XX.* 30, . . . The Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear. JaatMh xir: 3, God gives us always strength enough and sense enough for what He wants us to do : if we either tire ourselves or puzzle ourselves, it is our own fault. And we may always be sure whatever we are doing, that we cannot be pleas- ing Him, if we are not happy ourselves. Ruakin, 20 HiFEAR NOT* And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed. Joshua viii: 1. Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid ; for the LORD Jehovah is my strength and my song. Isaiah xii: 2. Grant us the knowledge that we need To solve the questions of the mind ; Light Thou our candle while we read. And keep our hearts from going blind. Enlarge our vision to behold The wonders Thou hast wrought of old. Reveal Thyself in every law, And gild the towers of Truth with holy awe. van Dyke. 21 *FEAR NOT* Fear none of those things which thou Shalt suffer. Revelation ii: 10, Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing : for G^ ^s my defence, and the god of my mercy. p.^^, ^, ^^^ Fight like a good soldier: and if thou sometimes fall through frailty, take again greater strength than before, trusting in my more abundant grace, and take great heed of vain pleasing of thyself and of pride. Thomas a Kempis. 22 SFBARNOT9I Also thou shall lie down, and none shalt make thee afraid. ^^^ ^.. ^g Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed : for the Lord thy God is with thee wither- soever thou goest j^^t,^^ y, p. Train yourself to find good in what seems evil; to make of disaster an op- portunity for your courage ; to master suffering by patience; to learn from sorrow, sympathy. ^, 3^ ^^„,^^^ 23 aiFBARNOT^ ... Ye shall not be afraid of the face of man ; for the judgment is God's. Deuteronomy i : 1 7. He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God ; and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. Romans iv: 20, 3L Earth is for work, heaven for wages; this life for the battle, another for the crown ; time for employment, eternity for enjoyment. g„,;^,.,. k 24 *FEARNOT* Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee : thou saidst, Fear not. Lamentations Hi: 57, . . . Deal covirageously, and the LORD shall be with the good. 11 Chroniclea xix: It. Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes absolutely contented with the life he is living, with the thoughts he is thinking, and the deeds that he is doing — when there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger which he knows that he was meant and made to do because he is called a child of God. p^.^,;^^ brooks. 25 * FEAR NOT* He shall deliver thee in six troubles : yea, in seven there shall no evil touch *^- Job v: 19. ... Be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee. Ezekielii: 6. Bayard Taylor, who overcame so many difficulties in the course of his courageous life, once said finely: "The soul must sweat blood. Nothii^ is well done that is done easily." 26 SiFEAR NOT« Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. St. Matthew x: 31, Let not your heart be troubled : ye believe in God, believe also in me. St. John xiv: 1. Think not thyself wholly left, al- though for a time I have sent thee some tribulation, or even have withdrawn thy desired comfort ; for this is the way to the kingdom of Heaven. T/iomas « Kempim. 27 SFEARNOTS For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not ; I will help thee. j^^^ ^. jj Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me ; • • • I will not be afraid often thousands of people. P3^3 ^... j^ 5. To work fearlessly, to follow earn- estly after truth, to rest with a childlike confidence in God's guidance, to leave one's lot willingly and heartily to Him — this is my sermon to myself. If we could live more within sight of heaven, we should care less for the turmoil of earth. ^^^ ^ .^^^^ ^reen. I as 9FEARNOTS Fear not : for I have redeemed thee. Isaiah xliii: 1, Now therefore keep thy sorrow to thyself, and bear with a good courage that which has befallen thee. BadrtLS x: IS. Submission, courage, exertion — these seem to be the weapons with which we must fight life's long battle. Charlotte Bronte. 29 *FEARNOT* . . . Fear them not, neither be dis- mayed at their looks. ^zekM m: 9. Though an host shotdd encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Paalma xxvii: 3. The whole duty of man is embraced in two principles of abstinence and patience : temperance in prosperity, and courage in adversity. s,„,^ 30 SFBARNOTS The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him. Paalma xxxiv: 7, Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee ; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deuteronomy xjod: 6. Happy and strong and brave shall we be, able to endure all things and to do all things — if we believe that, every day, every hour, every moment of our life is in His hands. ^^^^ y^ r>yke. 31 9IFBAR NOT« . . . The Lord is with us : fear them ^^^^ Numbers xiv: 9. Be of gocxi courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. Pamlms xxvU: 16 (Prayer Book Version), When anything goes wrong the trouble is apt to be with ourselves. Instead of blaming others or murmur- ing at circumstances, let us ask God to flash the light of the Holy Spirit upon our own hearts, revealing what is con- trary to His will, and then enabling us to rectify it by His grace and power. Selected* 32 SFBARNOTS . . . Thou Shalt not fear. Immiah liv: 14, The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it^ and IS safe. proverbs xviii: 10. Every evil to which we do not suc- cumb is a benefactor. As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemies that he kills pass into himself, so we gain strength of the temptations we resist. Emerson. 33 «FEAR NOT9I Fear not, neither be afraid. ... Is there a God beside me ? j^^ ^^, ^ . . . The Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rqoiced over thy fathers. Deuteronomy xxx; 9. Sharp sorrow, at one time or another, will come to each of us, if indeed it has not already come. But this same sor- row is a gentle teacher, and reveals many things that would otherwise be hard to understand. Sorrow passes. " See," says a keen observer, " how lit- tle trace a single sorrow, even a great one, leaves in any life." He did not mean that the influence of sorrow is slight, he only meant that Life is greater than sorrow and need not be overborne •^y *^' AnnM Robertson Brown, 34 9IFEAR NOTS ... Be not affrighted : ye seek Jesus of Nazareth. StMarkx^l: 6. They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. j^^ ^. ^^ Who comes to God an inch through doubtings dim, In blazing light He will approach a yard toward him. Oriental Poem, 35 *FEAR NOT* If I Speak of strer.gth, lo, he is strong. Jobix: 19, Be not afraid of their faces : for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the ^^^^^- Jeremiah i: 8. If we can only get out of our souls the thought that it matters not if we are happy or sorrowful, if only we are dutiful and faithful and brave and strong, then we should be in the atmosphere, we should be in the great company of the Christ. PhiUipe Brooks. 36 SFEARNOT^ . . . Why are ye so fearfiil ? how is it that ye have no faith ? St Mark iv: 40. For there stood by me this night the angel of Crod, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not AcU xxvii: Q3, 24. You ask from God and say, Lord, give this or that to me. What can He give you whose hands are filled with other things? God wishes to bestow upon you His gifts and does not see where He can put them. Auguatinm. 37 iiFEARNOTIi Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. St Luke xii: 7. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart : wait, I say, on the Lord. Pmmlm9 xxvii: 14, " Tie up thy fears ; He that forbears To suit and serve his need Deserves his load." But as I raved and grew more fierce and wild At every word, Methought I heard one call- ing "Child," And I repUed, " My Lord." Rev. George Herbert. 38 iiFEAR NOT« . . • As thy days, so shall thy strength be *^^* Deuteronomy xxxiii: 25m But when Jesus heard it, he an- swered him, saying, Fear not : believe only, and she shall be made whole. St Luke viii: 50. Devout fellowship with God is the spring of all our life and the strength of it. By this contact with the world unseen we receive continual accesses of strength. As our day, so is our strength. ^. ^^ Manning, 39 9IFEARNOT9 Fear not : for I am with thee. IsMimh xliii: 5, . . . Let not your heart faint. Fear not, for the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, ... to save you. Deuteronomy xz ; 3, 4» Then, welcome each rebuff That turns earth's smoothness rough. Each sting that bids nor sit, nor stand, but go ! Be our joys three parts pain ! Strive, and hold cheap the strain ; Learn, nor account the pang; dare, never grudge the throe. Robert Browning, 40 «FEARNOT« For Gcxi hath not given us the spirit of fear ; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. jj ^.^^,^^ . . ^^ After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Genesis xv; 1, Should we feel at times disheartened and discouraged, a confiding thought, a simple movement of heart towards God will renew our powers. BeneJon, 41 SiF£ARNOT« The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him. p,^^, „^ . ^^ Fear none of those things : ... be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Revelation ii : 10, O friend, never strike sail to a fear ! Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas. Not in vain you live, for every passing eye is cheered and re- fined by the vision. Emerson. 4i *FEAR NOT* But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias : for thy prayer is heard. St Luke i: 13. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God. // Corinthiana Hi: 5. SB** Our only victory over temptations is through persisting courage and an indomitable cheerfulness. Frederic W. Fmber. 43 »FBARNOT« Fear not ; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. ^^ ^^^ ^. j^ Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. // Timothy ii: 1, What else is Wisdom ? What of man's endeavor Or God's high grace so lovely and so great? Fear not ! From fear set free, to breathe and wait. To hold a hand uplifted over Hate; And shall not Loveliness be loved forever? Euripides. 44 «FEAR NOT« The Lord is on my side ; I will not fear: What can man do unto me ? Paalma cxviii: 6» And Joshua said imto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage : for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye ^S^^ JoMhua x: as. Where Thou art not, man hath naught ; Every bold deed and thought Comes from Thy Divinity. Selected, 45 *FEARNOT* . . • Fear God, and keep his com- mandments : for this is the whole duty of man. Eccleaiaates xii: 13. There is no fear in love ; but perfect love casteth out fear. ^^^^ ^^ . ^^ The Commandments of Cxod are not grievous because we have a Power implanted in us mightier than all which would dispute the sway of God's Com- mandments and God's Love, — a Power which would lift us above all hin- drances, carry us over all temptations, impel our listlessness, sweep with it whatever opposes it — sweep with it even the dullness or sluggishness of our own \Vills, — the Almighty Power of the Grace of God. Edwmrd B. Puaey. ^ «iF£AR NOT« The Star of the Unconquered wm The Star of the unconquered will, He rises in my breast, Serene, and resolute, and still. And calm, and self-possessed. And thou, too, whosoe'er thou art. That readest this brief psalm. As one by one thy hopes depart Be resolute and calm. O fear not in a worid like this. And thou shalt know ere long, — Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong* LiongfellovfT, 47 HERE ENDETH ^ FEAR NOT >i^ BEING QUOTATIONS OF COURAGE * COMPILED BY DELIA J. DESEL * THE TYPOGRAPHY DESIGNED BY HARRY NASH * PUBLISHED BY PAUL ELDER AND COMPANY ^ PRINTED FOR THEM AT THE TOMOYE PRESS NEW YORK * IN THE YEAR MCMVI 1 THIS BOOK IS DUE ON THE LAST DATE ' STAMPED BELOW AN INITIAL FINE OF 25 CENTS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR FAILURE TO RETURN THIS BOOK ON THE DATE DUE. THE PENALTY V/ILL INCREASE TO 50 CENTS ON THE FOURTH DAY AND TO $1.00 ON THE SEVENTH DAY OVERDUE. ^ ..•.,.•--, . . , ■ RECT3 CIRC DEF T F'^'^ ••'740 * '**■ jm.*! . 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