...before Battle. Lord Ashley before he charged at the battle of Edge Hill made this short prayer: — "0 Lord ! Thou knowest how busy I must be this day; if I forget Thee, do not Thou forget me." Lvrd AMtj. PRAYER— Benefits of. More things are wrooght by prayer Than this world dreams of. Wherefore...

...marched down the hill. The last hurried prayer before the charge was stout old Sir Jacob Astley's, " O Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day ; if I forget Thee, do not Thou forget me ;" then, rising, he said, " March on, boys." And, amid prayer and exhortation, the other side awaited...

...charity compels us to think — a reverent man, prayed in this quaint style : — "0 Lord, thou knowcst how busy I must be this day. If I forget thee, do not thou forget me. March on, boys !" We grant the errors of Charles I. and the flagrant crimes of Charles II. ; but the Cavaliers...

...marched down the hill. The last hurried prayer before the charge was stout old Sir Jacob Astley's, " O Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day ; if I forget Thee, do not Thou forget me " ; then, rising, he said, " March on, boys." And, amid prayer and exhortation, the other side awaited...

...excellent, pious, short, and soldierly prayer ; for he lifted up his eyes and hands to heaven, saying, " O Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day ; if I forget Thee, do not Thou forget me." And with that he rose up, crying out, " March on, boys." centre got into such close conflict, that...

...Astley, whose prayer and charge were so characteristic of the bluff piety of the best of that class, " O Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget Thee do not forget me. March on, boys ! " Then began the rush of pikes, the crack of musketry, and the roar of...

...Astley, whose prayer and charge were so characteristic of the bluff piety of the best of that class, " 0 Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget Thee do not forget me. March on, boys ! " Then began the rush of pikes, the crack of musketry, and the roar of...

...excellent, pious, short, and soldierly prayer ; for he li*ed up his eyes and hands to heaven, saying, " O Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day ; if I forget Thce, do not Thou forg-ei me." And with that he rose up, crying out, " March on, boys." centre got...

...Major-General Sir Jacob Astley, who ranks honourably for the prayer he uttered before the charge at Edgehill. " Oh, Lord ! thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget Thee, do not Thou forget me \" And then, rising, he led his men to their business, his cheery voice ringing out with a " Come on,...

...busy getting their men into order, that the good Sir Jacob Astley uttered his well-knowii prayer : " O Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day ; if I forget Thee, do not Thou forget me." There was no time for more. Three shots came booming up from the enemy, and immediately the royal artillery...