Sentence examples for called upon god from inspiring English sources

The warfare that ensued was nothing less than a holy war: it was partly financed by the treasure placed by the church at the disposal of the state; the emperor's soldiers called upon God to aid them as they charged into battle; and they took comfort in the miraculous image of Christ that preceded them in their line of march.

Regarding the former, in Tampa Dolan merely called upon God to confer blessings on "those yet to be born and on those who are about to see you at the end of this life" and referred in passing to "the sacred and inalienable gift of life".

"At every juncture of our past, Americans have called upon God for guidance, protection and direction". California -- home to large numbers of Protestants, Catholics, Jews and other groups -- resists these trends.

That first morning (and at the beginning of every morning and afternoon session throughout), we were invited to be upstanding by an usher with a fine, upstanding voice that needed no microphone, who then bellowed an injunction to anyone having business with the court to draw near and called upon God to save the Queen.

Just think about the slaves in the Confederate South and the oppression they suffered and the way they called upon God in song and prayer and ultimately found joy in God's blessings even in the midst of an earthly hell.

Before his spiritual awakening, Harrison sings of variously possessing, seeing, feeling and knowing "[n]ot a thing" until, Allison writes, "he called upon God's love, which then came into him".

The teenagers stood, some crying, calling upon God.

It is a way of calling upon God without saying God's name.

If there is to be any miraculous intervention from heaven, it requires calling upon God and asking.

Likewise, in taking his oath of office, a state governor is also solemnly and publicly calling upon God to witness that what he is saying, he intends to perform.

Alternatively, they might call upon God to save them "in the name of Jesus". I remember growing up in an evangelical Christian tradition and hearing prayers that began, "Heavenly Father, we thank you for [fill in the blank]... for sending your son, Jesus Christ, into the world... and we are grateful that you shed your precious blood for our sins...."..... O receive my soul at last.