A Book of Comfort: An AnthologyElizabeth Goudge Coward-McCann, 1964 - 384 pages A treasury of prose and poetry offerings, wisdom and consolation for the difficulties and challenges of life. |
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Page 88
... bear the beams of love ; And these black bodies and this sunburnt face Is but a cloud , and like a shady grove . " For when our souls have learn'd the heat to bear , The cloud will vanish ; we shall hear His voice , Saying : ' Come out ...
... bear the beams of love ; And these black bodies and this sunburnt face Is but a cloud , and like a shady grove . " For when our souls have learn'd the heat to bear , The cloud will vanish ; we shall hear His voice , Saying : ' Come out ...
Page 191
... bear manfully the cross of thy Lord , crucified out of love for thee .... Drink of the cup of the Lord lovingly , if thou desirest to be His friend , and to have part with Him . Leave consolations to God to do with them as best pleaseth ...
... bear manfully the cross of thy Lord , crucified out of love for thee .... Drink of the cup of the Lord lovingly , if thou desirest to be His friend , and to have part with Him . Leave consolations to God to do with them as best pleaseth ...
Page 256
... bear His part , while the one Spirit's plastic stress Sweeps through the dull dense world , compelling there All new successions to the forms they wear ; Torturing th'unwilling dross that checks its flight To its own likeness , as each ...
... bear His part , while the one Spirit's plastic stress Sweeps through the dull dense world , compelling there All new successions to the forms they wear ; Torturing th'unwilling dross that checks its flight To its own likeness , as each ...
Contents
IN THE BEGINNING | 21 |
THE CLOUDS RAIN AND RAINBOWS | 29 |
FOUNTAIN AND STREAM | 35 |
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A. A. Milne angel beasts beauty behold birds blessed blue breath bright C. S. LEWIS Christ cloud Collected Poems comfort creatures dark dear death delight divine dost doth dreams earth eternal eyes face fair Father fear feet fire flowers Francis GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS glory grace green hand happy hath heard heart heaven HENRY VAUGHAN holy immortal Jesus John LAURIE LEE light live look Lord mercy moon morning mortal never night peace praise pray prayer published R. S. THOMAS rain reprinted by permission rose round RUTH PITTER Saint shadow shining sight sing sleep snow song soul spirit spring stars STEPHEN SPENDER sweet T. S. Eliot tears thine things thou art Thou hast thought Timothy Winters trees turn unto W. B. Yeats walk WILLIAM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wings wonder