Let no trembling, contritesoul draw back, that is willing to be Christ's upon his covenant terms, but believe that Christ is much more willing to be yours.
Thou revivest the spirit of the humble, and the heart of the contrite ones, for thou wilt not contend for ever, neither wilt thou be always wroth, for the spirit would fail before thee, and the soul which thou hast made.
Give us that broken, contrite spirit which thou wilt not despise.
And priests, little weighing the sacrifice of a contrite spirit, betook themselves to places where they could get larger stipends than in their own benefices.
However, her head can be distinguished moving in the shadow, and we can guess from the contrite movements of her white feather that her forehead is bowed by reason of remonstrance and repentance.
And in a contrite voice, his head bent down on his breast, he repeats with a deep sigh, "'A little lamb was quenching his thirst in a clear stream.
This also is that pleasant ointment which Thou wouldst have poured upon Thy sacred feet, for a broken and contriteheart Thou hast never despised.
Seek a secret place for thyself, love to dwell alone with thyself, desire the conversation of no one; but rather pour out thy devout prayer to God, that thou mayest possess a contrite mind and a pure conscience.
Who can see Him except the humble and the contrite heart, to whom He reveals Himself as a Spirit to be worshipped in spirit and in truth, and not in bread nor wood, nor stone nor gold, nor quintessential diamond?
To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word" (Isa.
He sees with admiration that the high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, dwelleth with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit (Isa.
But can a humble and contrite heart thus take pleasure in human adulation?
And however "contrite and humble" his heart might be, he was quite aware that in Milan he was an important personage.
He himself began to see that he would do better not to philosophize so much and to draw nearer the Scripture, in listening to the wisdom of that with a contrite and humble heart.
Necessity of repentance, of humility, of thecontrite and humble heart.
You expected me to creep up to youcontrite and whimpering?
She smiled at Harry's contrite stupefaction, and her father's incapacity of belief in conduct so singular, caused her to lift her head and look down on her parent.
I am Arnaut, who weep and singing go; Contrite I see the folly of the past, And joyous see the hoped-for day before me.
I was the son of a Parisian butcher, What time the ancient kings had perished all, Excepting one, contrite in cloth of gray.
The idea of being contrite and ingratiating myself to a child for adult choices that are never ideal is not my way of spending a day.
Still, she could not be the contrite and effete parent who allowed a childĀOs helter-skelter whims and contempt of the parent to tread victoriously onto the agenda of the day.
The most acceptable sacrifice we can offer him is that of a contrite and humble heart.
She will be that contrite for showing the sharp edge of her tongue that there will be nothing she will not do to make amends.
When Audrey kissed her, she sat down and copied her exercise in a humble and contrite spirit; it was Audrey who felt sad and spiritless the rest of the day.
I approach Thee, therefore, with tears, as Thou seest, and a contrite soul.
With a contritesoul I approach Thee now: I know, O Savior, that no-one has sinned against Thee as I have, nor done the deeds that I have done.
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.
Absolve me, O God of all, that with a pure heart, trembling thoughts and a contrite soul I may partake of Thine undefiled and most holy Mysteries which enliven and deify all who partake of them with a pure heart.
With a contrite heart and penitent spirit I bow down in profound humility before Thy divine majesty.
A contrite heart, weeping eyes and rent garments are not the accompaniments of presumption or self-confidence.
At all times, and in all places, the contrite and confiding heart is met by unqualified, unbounded grace.
There is no limit to the blessing which grace has in store for the broken and contrite heart.
Thus it is the broken and contrite heart will ever be the dwelling-place of God, who, blessed be His name, knows how to lift up and comfort every such heart as none else can do.
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word' (Isaiah lxvi.
The substance of it was that Jesus was at all times ready to take upon Himself the burden of our sins, provided we came to Him with a humble and contrite spirit, and begged His help.
The superintendent, contrite because of his past, is patient when he replies.
The young ranger was contrite about arresting Maw, but that latter was the first to exonerate him.
