The Christian's Book of Gems: A Selection of Sacred PoetryW.S. Orr, 1840 - 288 páginas |
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... earthly joys the chief ; A favoured wife and mother still , Let grateful praise my bosom fill . STANZAS . By the Rev. William Scott Moncrieff . " I heard a voice from heaven , as the voice of many waters , and as the voice of a great ...
... earthly joys the chief ; A favoured wife and mother still , Let grateful praise my bosom fill . STANZAS . By the Rev. William Scott Moncrieff . " I heard a voice from heaven , as the voice of many waters , and as the voice of a great ...
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... earthly hopes are all its thoughts confined , Till the last struggle fix each quivering ball , [ all . Or phrenzy blend all thoughts , or stupor blot them Or sometimes terrors seize the dying man , When now his days are dwindled to a ...
... earthly hopes are all its thoughts confined , Till the last struggle fix each quivering ball , [ all . Or phrenzy blend all thoughts , or stupor blot them Or sometimes terrors seize the dying man , When now his days are dwindled to a ...
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... Ye golden dreams , farewell ! Earth has prevail'd too long , And now I break the spell : Ye cherish'd joys of earthly years- Jesus , forgive these parting tears . But must I part with all ? My heart still 112 THE CHRISTIAN'S.
... Ye golden dreams , farewell ! Earth has prevail'd too long , And now I break the spell : Ye cherish'd joys of earthly years- Jesus , forgive these parting tears . But must I part with all ? My heart still 112 THE CHRISTIAN'S.
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... earthly in my breast remain ! Thou living Spirit ! ardour give , For Christ to die , for Christ to live ! Thy might my own , I know no fear , - Ye winds , ye waves , your power I brave ; Where'er I go , my God is near , By land or sea ...
... earthly in my breast remain ! Thou living Spirit ! ardour give , For Christ to die , for Christ to live ! Thy might my own , I know no fear , - Ye winds , ye waves , your power I brave ; Where'er I go , my God is near , By land or sea ...
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... earthly comforts vanish thus ; So little hold of them have we , That we from they , or they from us , May in a moment ravished be . Yet we are neither just nor wise , If present mercies we despise ; Or mind not how there may be made A ...
... earthly comforts vanish thus ; So little hold of them have we , That we from they , or they from us , May in a moment ravished be . Yet we are neither just nor wise , If present mercies we despise ; Or mind not how there may be made A ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Andrew Marvell angels ask'd beams beauty beneath Bernard Barton blessed blest bliss bloom bosom breast breath bright calm clouds dark dead dear death delight despair divine doth dream dwell earth earthly Edmeston eternal fair faith farewell fear flowers friends Giles Fletcher gloom glorious glory grace grave grief H. F. Lyte hath heart heaven Heaven's open heavenly holy hope hour Jehovah Jesus land life's light live lone Lord love ye mercy mighty Wanderer morn mountains nature's ne'er night o'er Oh Mercy pass'd peace praise prayer pride raptured raven's nest rise round Sabbath saints Saul the king Saviour seem'd shine sigh sing sink to thy skies sleep smile song sorrow soul spirit star Star of Bethlehem storm stream sweet tears tempest thee thine thou art thou hast thought throne thundering bands tomb voice weep wild wings
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Página 234 - Philosophy, baptized In the pure fountain of eternal love, Has eyes indeed; and viewing all she sees As meant to indicate a God to man, Gives him his praise, and forfeits not her own.
Página 133 - Hark ! hark ! — to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, — It is the Star of Bethlehem.
Página 134 - It was my guide, my light, my all, it bade my dark forebodings cease ; and through the storm and danger's thrall it led me to the port of peace. Now safely moored — my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, for ever and for evermore, the Star— The Star of Bethlehem...
Página 179 - Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live : Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die.
Página 131 - Die he, or justice must; unless for him Some other able, and as willing, pay The rigid satisfaction, death for death.
Página 279 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh ; The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near.
Página 47 - But through it there rolled not the breath of his pride; And the foam of his gasping lay white on the turf, And cold as the spray of the rock-beating surf. Afid there lay the rider distorted and pale, With the dew on his brow, and the rust on his mail: And the tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.
Página 47 - THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.
Página 180 - Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take : Till, in the ocean of Thy love, We lose ourselves in Heaven above ! John Keble.
Página 9 - And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder ; and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps...