Quotes by Robert McCheyne

One gem from that ocean is worth all the pebbles from earthly streams.

— Robert McCheyne

When I stand before the throne, Dressed in beauty not my own, When I see Thee as Thou art, Love Thee with unsinning heart, Then, Lord, shall I fully know— Not till then—how much I owe.

— Robert McCheyne

The sea ebbs and flows, but the rock remains unmoved.

— Robert McCheyne

When a man goes thirsty to the well, his thirst is not allayed by merely going there. On the contrary, it is increased by every step he goes. It is by what he draws out of the well that his thirst is satisfied. And just so it is not by the mere bodily exercise of waiting upon ordinances that you will ever come to peace, but by tasting of Jesus in the ordinances, whose flesh is meat indeed, and His blood drink indeed.

— Robert McCheyne

There cannot be a secret Christian. Grace is like ointment hid in the hand; it betrayeth itself. If you truly feel the sweetness of the cross of Christ, you will be constrained to confess Christ before men.

— Robert McCheyne

When this passing world is done,      When has sunk yon, glowing sun, When we stand with Christ in glory,      Looking o'er life's finished story, Then, Lord, shall I fully know—      Not till then how much I owe.

— Robert McCheyne