Approach Quote by John Angell James

Higher yet and higher out of clouds and night, nearer yet and nearer rising to the light - light, serene and holy where my…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Hail the day that sees Him rise, Ravished from our wistful eyes! Christ, awhile to mortals given, Re-ascends His native heaven. There the glorious…

— Charles Wesley

“So we saunter toward the Holy Land, till one day the sun shall shine more brightly than ever he has done, shall perchance shine…

— Henry David Thoreau

The more we can be raised above the petty vexations and pleasures of this world into the eternal life to come, the more shall…

— Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

Christ the Lord is risen to-day, Sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply.

— Charles Wesley

“I believe the message in the hymn “Rise Up, O Men of God” (Hymns, no. 324) is a plea, a call, a divine invitation…

— Robert L. Millet

“In the heartfelt mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will visit us, to shine on those sitting in darkness, in the…

— Anonymous

The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.

— J. C. Ryle

Since, by your greatness, you Are nearer heaven in place; be nearer it In goodness: rich men should transcend the poor, As clouds the…

— Cyril Tourneur

Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.

— Bahá'u'lláh

The higher we go, the better we shall hear the voice of Christ

— Pier Giorgio Frassati

Ascend, my brothers, ascend eagerly. Let your hearts' resolve be to climb. Listen to the voice of the one who says: 'Come, let us…

— John Climacus