call upon
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Another passage, written for the children of God in their distress, was spoken to him when he seemed nearly insensible: "Call upon me in the day of trouble."
From The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne by Bonar, Andrew A.
Call upon him to particularize a crime, and he exclaims, Jacobinism!
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. by Various
In the Litany, indeed, we Call upon the Lord to deliver us "in all time of our wealth"; but how few of us are sincere in deprecating such a calamity!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various
Call upon me in the time of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
From The Dog Crusoe and his Master by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Call upon Millie for a great sacrifice, she would make it, she would glory in making it, just for the moment.
From The Truants by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
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