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The Christian Year:
Thoughts in Verse
For The Sundays and Holy Days
Throughout the Year

by John Keble

In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.
Isaiah xxx 15

Oxford,
printed by W. Baxter for J. Parker;
And C. and J. Rivington, St. Paul’s Churchyard, and Waterloo Place, London
1827


  1. Morning.
  2. Evening.
  3. Advent Sunday.
  4. Second Sunday in Advent. The Signs of the Times.
  5. Third Sunday in Advent. The Travellers.
  6. Fourth Sunday in Advent. Dimness.
  7. Christmas Day.
  8. St. Stephen's Day.
  9. St. John's Day.
  10. The Holy Innocents
  11. The Sunday After Christmas. The Sun-dial of Ahaz
  12. The Circumcision
  13. Second Sunday after Christmas. The Pilgrim's Song.
  14. The Epiphany.
  15. First Sunday after Epiphany. The Nightingale.
  16. Second Sunday after Epiphany. The Secret of perpetual Youth.
  17. Third Sunday after Epiphany. The Good Centurion.
  18. Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. The World is for Excitement, the Gospel is for Soothing.
  19. Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Cure Sin and you cure Sorrow.
  20. Sixth Sunday after Epiphany. The Benefits of Uncertainty.
  21. Septuagesima Sunday.
  22. Sexagesima Sunday.
  23. Quinquagesima Sunday.
  24. Ash-Wednesday.
  25. First Sunday in Lent. The City of Refuge.
  26. Second Sunday in lent. Esau's Forfeit.
  27. Third Sunday in Lent. The Spoils of Satan.
  28. Fourth Sunday in Lent. The Rosebud.
  29. Fifth Sunday in Lent. The Burning Bush.
  30. Sunday next before Easter. The Children in the Temple.
  31. Monday before Easter. Christ waiting for the Cross.
  32. Tuesday before Easter. Christ refusing the Wine and Myrrh.
  33. Wednesday before Easter. Christ in the Garden.
  34. Thursday before Easter. The Vision of the latter days.
  35. Good Friday.
  36. Easter Eve.
  37. Easter Day.
  38. Monday in Easter week. St. Peter and Cornelius.
  39. Tuesday in Easter week The Snow-drop.
  40. First Sunday after Easter. The restless Pastor reproved.
  41. Second Sunday after Easter. Balaam.
  42. Third Sunday after Easter. Languor and Travail.
  43. Fourth Sunday after Easter. The Dove on the Cross.
  44. Fifth Sunday after Easter. The Priest's Intercessor.
  45. Ascension Day.
  46. Sunday after Ascension Day. Seed-time.
  47. Whitsunday.
  48. Monday in Whitsun-week. The City of Confusion.
  49. Tuesday in Whitsun-week. Holy Orders.
  50. Trinity Sunday.
  51. First Sunday after Trinity. Israel among the Ruins of Canaan.
  52. Second Sunday after Trinity. Charity the Life of Faith.
  53. Third Sunday after Trinity. Comfort for Sinners in the presence of the Good.
  54. Fourth Sunday after Trinity. The Groans of Nature.
  55. Fifth Sunday after Trinity. The Fisherman of Bethsaida.
  56. Sixth Sunday after Trinity. The Psalmist repenting.
  57. Seventh Sunday after Trinity. The Feast in the Wilderness.
  58. Eigth Sunday after Trinity. The Disobedient Prophet.
  59. Ninth Sunday after Trinity. Elijah in Horeb.
  60. Tenth Sunday after Trinity. Christ weeping over Jerusalem.
  61. Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. Gehazi reproved.
  62. Twelfth Sunday after Trinity. The Deaf and Dumb.
  63. Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. Moses on the Mount.
  64. Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Ten Lepers.
  65. Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Flowers of the Field.
  66. Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. Hope is better than Ease.
  67. Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. Ezekiel's Vision in the Temple.
  68. Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Church in the Wilderness.
  69. Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
  70. Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. Mountain Scenery.
  71. Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. The Redbreast in September.
  72. Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. The Rule of Christian Forgiveness.
  73. Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. Forest Leaves in Autumn.
  74. Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity. Imperfection of Human Sympathy.
  75. Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity. The Two Rainbows.
  76. Last Sunday After Trinity. Self-examination before Advent.
  77. St. Andrew's Day.
  78. St. Thomas the Apostle.
  79. Conversion of St. Paul.
  80. Purification of St. Mary the Virgin.
  81. St. Matthias' Day.
  82. Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  83. St. Mark's Day.
  84. St. Philip and St. James's Day.
  85. St. Barnabas the Apostle.
  86. St. John Baptist's Day.
  87. St. Peter's Day.
  88. St. James the Apostle.
  89. St. Bartholomew the Apostle.
  90. St. Matthew the Apostle.
  91. St. Michael and all Angels.
  92. St. Luke the Evangelist.
  93. St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles.
  94. All Saints' Day.
  95. Holy Communion.
  96. Holy Baptism.
  97. Catechism.
  98. Confirmation.
  99. Matrimony.
  100. Visitation and Communion of the Sick.
  101. Burial of the Dead.
  102. Churching of Women.
  103. Commination.
  104. Ordination.
  105. The Accession
  106. King Charles the Martyr
  107. The Restoration of the Royal Family.

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