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	<title>Churchlife &#187; Matthew</title>
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		<title>Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The King James Version of the Bible has a number of nice phrases and similes. Coming from Tyndale&#8217;s translation several of these similes were introduced into the English language by the English Bibles of the sixteenth century. One of these is the use of the two words &#8216;of life.&#8217; There are at least 18 different phrases [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The King James Version of the Bible has a number of nice phrases and similes. Coming from Tyndale&#8217;s translation several of these similes were introduced into the English language by the English Bibles of the sixteenth century. One of these is the use of the two words &#8216;of life.&#8217; There are at least 18 different phrases used with these two words. They include &#8216;tree of life,&#8217; fountains of life&#8217; and &#8216;spirit of life.&#8217; The poem below uses each of the 18 phrases I know of.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>These are the words of the Book of Life<br />
Made real in me by the Spirit of Life</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>I shall walk in the way of the Lord,<br />
The way of the Lord is a path of life,<br />
He is the bread of life that sustains every step,<br />
He is the water of life that washes off the dust of the road,<br />
The fountain of life that refreshes the weary traveller</em> <span id="more-86"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>He is the reproof of life that returns my feet to the path,<br />
When my feet can go no further you are my shelter,<br />
A tree of life that lives in every season,<br />
And when I raise my head I see above,<br />
The light of life that gives me hope,<br />
And shows the path of life before me once again</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>And when my steps grow slow and unsteady,<br />
The arm of the Prince of Life is there to bear me up,<br />
And when I think that I can go no further,<br />
I hear the word of life upon his lips,<br />
Her words are the promise of life,<br />
The grace of life that guides my every step</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>This path of hardship is a way of life,<br />
Blessed at every step by wells of life,<br />
This is the law of the Spirit of Life,<br />
That I shall bear a crown of life,<br />
That every moment on my lips will be the breath of life,<br />
That I shall know eternal life!</em></p>
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