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Charles Simeon, born on September 24, 1759, and died on November 13, 1836, was an influential British clergyman and scholar. He had a significant impact on British religion and education.

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All Men Broken Christianity Heart Holy Ceilings Christ Feels Heaven Ifs Lessons Long Lord May Mind Our Prayers Prayer Remembrance Should Sigh

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“The sigh, the groan of a broken heart, will soon go through the ceiling up to heaven, aye, into the very bosom of God.”

Heart Heaven Broken Sigh Bosoms Ceilings

Book:Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

Source: Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

“The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears.”

Heart Joy Spirit Tears Broken Broken Heart Tenderness Tender Hearts

Book:Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

Source: Memoirs of the life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: with a selection from his writings and correspondence

“Excess of trouble may, for a time, distract and overwhelm the soul. Our Lord himself seems to have experienced somewhat of this. Our prayers, perhaps, are never more acceptable, than when they are offered in broken accents, in sighs, and groans.”

May Soul Seems Prayer Lord Trouble Broken Excess Acceptable Accents Sigh Our Lord Our Prayers

Book:Claude's Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: Together with One Hundrer Skeletons, Being the Substance of Sermons Preached Before the University

Source: Claude's Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: Together with One Hundrer Skeletons, Being the Substance of Sermons Preached Before the University