PoemsC. and E.B. Gill, 1830 - 192 pages |
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Page 54
... treads . The circling waves retreat , In hoarse deep murmurs , from his holy feet ; And the chased surges , inly roaring , show The hard wet sand and coral hills below . With limbs that falter , and with hearts that swell 54 THE PASSAGE OF.
... treads . The circling waves retreat , In hoarse deep murmurs , from his holy feet ; And the chased surges , inly roaring , show The hard wet sand and coral hills below . With limbs that falter , and with hearts that swell 54 THE PASSAGE OF.
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... feet before , A dawning to thy brighter day : So now may grace with heavenly shower Our stony hearts for truth prepare ; Sow in our souls the seed of power , Then come and reap thy harvest there , THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT . THE world ...
... feet before , A dawning to thy brighter day : So now may grace with heavenly shower Our stony hearts for truth prepare ; Sow in our souls the seed of power , Then come and reap thy harvest there , THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT . THE world ...
Page 95
... feet The paths of peace have trod ; Whose secret heart , with influence sweet , Is upward drawn to God . By cool Siloam's shady rill The lily must decay ; The rose that blooms beneath the hill Must shortly fade away . And soon , too ...
... feet The paths of peace have trod ; Whose secret heart , with influence sweet , Is upward drawn to God . By cool Siloam's shady rill The lily must decay ; The rose that blooms beneath the hill Must shortly fade away . And soon , too ...
Page 102
... feet , And plunderers of the air ; The sultry sun's intenser heat , And weeds of worldly care ; Though buried deep or thinly strown , Do thou thy grace supply ; The hope in earthly furrows sown Shall ripen in the sky . THIRD SUNDAY IN ...
... feet , And plunderers of the air ; The sultry sun's intenser heat , And weeds of worldly care ; Though buried deep or thinly strown , Do thou thy grace supply ; The hope in earthly furrows sown Shall ripen in the sky . THIRD SUNDAY IN ...
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... feet was pitchy night , And , at his left hand , and his right , The rocks were rent asunder . The Lord of love , on Calvary , A meek and suffering stranger , Upraised to heaven his languid eye , In nature's hour of danger . For us he ...
... feet was pitchy night , And , at his left hand , and his right , The rocks were rent asunder . The Lord of love , on Calvary , A meek and suffering stranger , Upraised to heaven his languid eye , In nature's hour of danger . For us he ...
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Adrastus Alpheus ancient beam beneath blessed blest blood bounteous bower brave breast bright bright promise brow chariot cherub coral strand coursers Cronian crown dare dark dead death Didst dread dwell E'en earth Edom falchion fame fear feeble fiery flame flood flower Freedom's glorious glory gods grave Greece harp hast hath heart hill holy hope Hosanna hour Israel Jesus Jove joy in heaven king Laius Latian light Lord lyre mercy mortal mourn muse nature's night numbers o'er ocean pale Pisa's pomp praise prayer pride proud Psaumis race reign rill saints Saviour Scythian shade shore Sicily song sons sorrow soul spear spirit spread SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY sway sweet swell sword Syracusa tears Thebes thee Theron's thine throne thunder toil tomb tower train tyrant's victory warrior waves weeping wild wing world is grown wreath yonder youth zeal
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Page 89 - They climbed the steep ascent of heaven Through peril, toil, and pain : O God, to us may grace be given To follow in their train.
Page 88 - T^'HE Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain ; His blood-red banner streams afar : Who follows in his train?
Page 139 - FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand; Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
Page 143 - BENEATH our feet and o'er our head Is equal warning given ; Beneath us lie the countless dead, Above us is the heaven. 2 Their names are graven on the stone, Their bones are in the clay ; And ere another day is done, Ourselves may be as they.
Page 126 - Lo, the lilies of the field, How their leaves instruction yield ! Hark to Nature's lesson, given By the blessed birds of heaven ! Every bush and tufted tree Warbles sweet philosophy : — " Mortal, fly from doubt and sorrow : God provideth for the morrow...
Page 112 - Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee, Perfect in power, in love, and...
Page 74 - GOD, that madest earth and heaven, Darkness and light, Who the day for toil hast given, For rest the night. May Thine angel guards defend us, Slumber sweet Thy mercy send us, Holy dreams and hopes attend us, This live-long night.
Page 95 - BY cool Siloam's shady rill How sweet the lily grows, How sweet the breath beneath the hill Of Sharon's dewy rose. Lo, such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod ; Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God.
Page 142 - BREAD of the world, in mercy broken, Wine of the soul, in mercy shed, By Whom th.e words of life were spoken, And in Whose death our sins are dead ; 2 Look on the heart by sorrow broken, Look on the tears by sinners shed ; And be Thy feast to us the token That by Thy grace our souls are fed.
Page 82 - So, in the last and dreadful day, When earth and heaven shall melt away, Thy flock, redeemed from sinful stain, Shall swell the sound of praise again : Hosanna ! Lord ! Hosanna in the highest ! SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT.