The Poetical Works of Reginald HeberE. H. Butler, 1858 - 363 pages |
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... beneath its arid sands . muses . And yet no Christian man , whatever may be his delight in the creations of the bard , will indulge a moment's regret that Heber's life was consecrated to the ministry , and not to the Indeed there was a ...
... beneath its arid sands . muses . And yet no Christian man , whatever may be his delight in the creations of the bard , will indulge a moment's regret that Heber's life was consecrated to the ministry , and not to the Indeed there was a ...
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... beneath the storms of fate , Thy house is left unto thee desolate ; Though thy proud stones in cumbrous ruin fall , And seas of sand o'ertop thy mouldering wall ; Yet shall the Muse to fancy's ardent view Each shadowy trace of faded ...
... beneath the storms of fate , Thy house is left unto thee desolate ; Though thy proud stones in cumbrous ruin fall , And seas of sand o'ertop thy mouldering wall ; Yet shall the Muse to fancy's ardent view Each shadowy trace of faded ...
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... beneath her shade , And o'er th ' Arabian deep her branches play'd ? Oh , feeble boast of transitory power ! Vain , fruitless trust of Judah's happier hour ! Not such their hope , when through the parted main The cloudy wonder led the ...
... beneath her shade , And o'er th ' Arabian deep her branches play'd ? Oh , feeble boast of transitory power ! Vain , fruitless trust of Judah's happier hour ! Not such their hope , when through the parted main The cloudy wonder led the ...
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... beneath her sway . And he , the kingly sage , whose restless mind Through nature's mazes wander'd unconfined ; Who every bird , and beast , and insect knew , And spake of every plant that quaffs the dew ; To him were known - so Hagar's ...
... beneath her sway . And he , the kingly sage , whose restless mind Through nature's mazes wander'd unconfined ; Who every bird , and beast , and insect knew , And spake of every plant that quaffs the dew ; To him were known - so Hagar's ...
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... beneath the cypress gloom , And silence held the lonely woods of Rome ; Or e'er to Greece the builder's skill was known , Or the light chisel brush'd the Parian stone ; Yet here fair Science nursed her infant fire , Fann'd by the artist ...
... beneath the cypress gloom , And silence held the lonely woods of Rome ; Or e'er to Greece the builder's skill was known , Or the light chisel brush'd the Parian stone ; Yet here fair Science nursed her infant fire , Fann'd by the artist ...
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Page 249 - What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone...
Page 253 - Thou art gone to the grave! but we will not deplore thee, Whose God was thy Ransom, thy Guardian, and • Guide ; He gave thee, He took thee, and He will restore thee, And death has no sting, for the Saviour has died.
Page 250 - 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 250 - 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 249 - Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
Page 208 - Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid ; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 213 - WHEN through the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming, When o'er the dark wave the red lightning is gleaming, Nor hope lends a ray the poor seaman to cherish, We fly to our Maker: "Save, LORD! or we perish.
Page 203 - IN the sun, and moon, and stars, Signs and wonders there shall be ; Earth shall quake with inward wars, Nations with perplexity. 2 Soon shall ocean's hoary deep, Tossed with stronger tempests, rise ; Darker storms the mountain sweep, Redder lightning rend the skies. 3 Evil thoughts shall shake the proud, Racking doubt and restless fear ; And amid the thunder-cloud Shall the Judge of men appear.
Page 228 - I praised the earth, in beauty seen With garlands gay of various green ; I praised the sea, whose ample field Shone glorious as a silver shield ; And earth and ocean seemed to say, ' Our beauties are but for a day.' I praised the sun, whose chariot rolled On wheels of amber and of gold ; I praised the moon, whose softer eye Gleamed sweetly through the summer sky : And moon and sun in answer said, ' Our days of light are numbered.
Page 225 - HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee . Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty ! God in three persons, blessed Trinity. Holy, holy, holy, all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea ; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, Which wert and art and evermore shalt be. Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of...