The Poetical Works of Reginald HeberE. H. Butler, 1858 - 363 pages |
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... pass'd away ; For he hath taken with the Living Dead His honourable place- Yea , with the Saints of God His holy habitation . Hearts , to which Through ages he shall speak , Will yearn towards him ; and they too , ( for such Will be ) ...
... pass'd away ; For he hath taken with the Living Dead His honourable place- Yea , with the Saints of God His holy habitation . Hearts , to which Through ages he shall speak , Will yearn towards him ; and they too , ( for such Will be ) ...
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... pass'd the threads of gold . They hush'd the song Which , wafted on the fragrant breeze of night , Swept o'er the city like the ringdove's call ; And forth with all her damsels Ada came , As mid the stars the silver mantled moon , In ...
... pass'd the threads of gold . They hush'd the song Which , wafted on the fragrant breeze of night , Swept o'er the city like the ringdove's call ; And forth with all her damsels Ada came , As mid the stars the silver mantled moon , In ...
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... pass'd those ivory gates - bethink thee well . Who shall recount the blessings which our gods Have richly lavish'd on the seed of Cain ? And who , if stung by thine ingratitude , Can meet their vengeance ? " Then the maiden rose , And ...
... pass'd those ivory gates - bethink thee well . Who shall recount the blessings which our gods Have richly lavish'd on the seed of Cain ? And who , if stung by thine ingratitude , Can meet their vengeance ? " Then the maiden rose , And ...
Page 90
... pass'd away Unheard of her whom , stretch'd in seeming death , Her maidens tended . Oh , that , in this hour , Her soul had fled indeed , nor waked again To keener suffering ! Yet shall man refuse The bitter cup whose dregs are ...
... pass'd away Unheard of her whom , stretch'd in seeming death , Her maidens tended . Oh , that , in this hour , Her soul had fled indeed , nor waked again To keener suffering ! Yet shall man refuse The bitter cup whose dregs are ...
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... pass'd away . " With that she rose , and , wrapt in silent thought , Gazed through the portal long , then paced awhile The marble pavement , now from side to side Tossing her restless arms , now clasping close Her hands in supplication ...
... pass'd away . " With that she rose , and , wrapt in silent thought , Gazed through the portal long , then paced awhile The marble pavement , now from side to side Tossing her restless arms , now clasping close Her hands in supplication ...
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Abou Malek ancient arms Arthur's Ayesha Bashaw beauty behold beneath blessed blest bliss blood bower brave breast bright bright promise brow catenis cheek coursers curse dark dead dear death dreadful dreams E'en earth EPIPHANY Fadlallah fair falchion Fatima fear flowers Ganora Gawain gaze grace grief Gwendolen hand hast hath head heart Heaven hill Hodnet holy hope Hosanna hour joy in Heaven king kingly Latian light Logrian Lord maid mantle mark'd mercy Merlin mortal Mount Hor mournful muse night nightly numbers o'er pale pass'd pomp praise prayer pride proud Reginald Heber rose SCHMOLZE secret Selim shade Shekh shore silver smile song sorrow soul spake spear spirit stars strong SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY sweet swell sword tear thee thine thou throne Titania toil tomb trembling tyrant village maid warrior wave weep wild wing wont wreath youth
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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...