PoemsC. and E.B. Gill, 1830 - 192 pages |
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Page 54
... bore , And still responsive to the trumpet's cry The priestly sistrum murmured — Victory ? — Why swell these shouts that rend the desert's gloom ? Whom come ye forth to combat ? —warriors , whom ? - These flocks and herds - this faint ...
... bore , And still responsive to the trumpet's cry The priestly sistrum murmured — Victory ? — Why swell these shouts that rend the desert's gloom ? Whom come ye forth to combat ? —warriors , whom ? - These flocks and herds - this faint ...
Page 56
... bore The groans of Egypt to Arabia's shore . O , welcome came the morn , where Israel stood In trustless wonder by the avenging flood : O , welcome came the cheerful morn , to show The drifted wreck of Zoan's pride below : The mangled ...
... bore The groans of Egypt to Arabia's shore . O , welcome came the morn , where Israel stood In trustless wonder by the avenging flood : O , welcome came the cheerful morn , to show The drifted wreck of Zoan's pride below : The mangled ...
Page 103
... bore thee ; Mary , mother meek and mild , Blessed was she in her child . Blessed was the breast that fed thee , Blessed was the hand that led thee , Blessed was the parent's eye That watched thy slumbering infancy . Blessed she by all ...
... bore thee ; Mary , mother meek and mild , Blessed was she in her child . Blessed was the breast that fed thee , Blessed was the hand that led thee , Blessed was the parent's eye That watched thy slumbering infancy . Blessed she by all ...
Page 106
... bore the weight of wo , For us he gave his blood to flow , And met his Father's anger . The Lord of love , the Lord of might , The king of all created , Shall back return to claim his right , On clouds of glory seated ; With trumpet ...
... bore the weight of wo , For us he gave his blood to flow , And met his Father's anger . The Lord of love , the Lord of might , The king of all created , Shall back return to claim his right , On clouds of glory seated ; With trumpet ...
Page 138
... bore for us , for him we fain would bear , But mortal strength to weakness turns , and cour- age to despair . Then mercy on our failings , Lord , our sinking faith renew , And when thy sorrows visit us , O send thy pa- tience too ...
... bore for us , for him we fain would bear , But mortal strength to weakness turns , and cour- age to despair . Then mercy on our failings , Lord , our sinking faith renew , And when thy sorrows visit us , O send thy pa- tience too ...
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Adrastus Alpheus ancient Asturia 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 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 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 95 - BY cool Siloam's shady rill, How sweet the lily grows ! How sweet the breath beneath the hill Of Sharon's dewy rose ! 2 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 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 145 - And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom ! Thou art gone to the grave ! we no longer behold thee, Nor tread the rough path of the world by thy side ; But the wide arms of Mercy are spread to enfold thee, And sinners may die, for the Sinless has died...
Page 95 - Lo, such the child whose early 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.
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 68 - But when of morn and eve the star beholds me on my knee, I feel, though thou art distant far, thy prayers ascend for me.
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 140 - 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.