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... turn , and ask Of Him to be our friend . W. Wordsworth XIV THE CHRISTIAN'S PRAYER J ' ESUS , my strength , my hope , On Thee I cast my care , With humble confidence look up , And know thou hear'st my prayer . Give me on Thee to wait ...
... turn , and ask Of Him to be our friend . W. Wordsworth XIV THE CHRISTIAN'S PRAYER J ' ESUS , my strength , my hope , On Thee I cast my care , With humble confidence look up , And know thou hear'st my prayer . Give me on Thee to wait ...
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... turn'st aside , In thy luxury and pride , Wrapped within thyself , and blind To the sorrows of thy kind , Thou a faithless watch dost keep , - Thou art one of those who sleep : Or , if waking , thou dost see Nothing of divinity In our ...
... turn'st aside , In thy luxury and pride , Wrapped within thyself , and blind To the sorrows of thy kind , Thou a faithless watch dost keep , - Thou art one of those who sleep : Or , if waking , thou dost see Nothing of divinity In our ...
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... Turn , O turn a favoring eye ; Hear our solemn Litany ! By the sacred griefs that wept O'er the grave where Lazarus slept ; By the boding tears that flowed Over Salem's loved abode ; By the anguished sigh that told Treachery lurked ...
... Turn , O turn a favoring eye ; Hear our solemn Litany ! By the sacred griefs that wept O'er the grave where Lazarus slept ; By the boding tears that flowed Over Salem's loved abode ; By the anguished sigh that told Treachery lurked ...
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... turn Thine ear ; Through whate'er may come , Thou canst lead us home . Though the gloom be grievous , Those we leant on leave us , Though the coward heart Quit its proper part , Though the Tempter come , Thou wilt lead us home . Saviour ...
... turn Thine ear ; Through whate'er may come , Thou canst lead us home . Though the gloom be grievous , Those we leant on leave us , Though the coward heart Quit its proper part , Though the Tempter come , Thou wilt lead us home . Saviour ...
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... turn with song , And Solitude with the fair throng That owned the festal day . For in Earth's daily circuit then One only border Reflected to the seraph's ken Heaven's light and order . But now to the revolving sphere We point , and say ...
... turn with song , And Solitude with the fair throng That owned the festal day . For in Earth's daily circuit then One only border Reflected to the seraph's ken Heaven's light and order . But now to the revolving sphere We point , and say ...
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angels art thou Ben Jonson beneath bird blessed blest breast breath bright calm child Christ clouds crown dark dead dear death deep divine doth dream dust E'en earth eternal evermore eyes faith faithless fear flowers forever gaze glorious glory God's gold golden grace grave grief hand happy hast hath hear heard heart Heaven heavenly Henry Hart Milman holy Holy habits hope hour HYMN Jesus John Dryden John Milton Keble King Lamb of God land light live look Lord lowly Michael Bruce morn ne'er never night o'er peace praise prayer psalm rest round sacred saints Saviour SEA OF GALILEE shalt shine Sicily sing skies sleep smile soft solemn song sorrow soul sound spirit spring star star of Bethlehem strife sweet tears thee thine thou art thought throne Thy love tomb unto voice wave weary weep wind wings Wykeham
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Page 208 - THERE is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead...
Page 86 - 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.
Page 200 - I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu! But was it such? — It was — where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more!
Page 126 - SWEET day, so cool, so calm, so bright — The bridal of the earth and sky! The dew shall weep thy fall to-night, For thou must die. Sweet rose, whose hue angry and brave Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, Thy root is ever in its 'grave, And thou must die. Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My music shows ye have your closes, And all must die.
Page 158 - Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to Virtue's side; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all.
Page 270 - THOU art, O God ! the life and light Of all this wondrous world we see ; Its glow by day, its smile by night, Are but reflections caught from Thee. Where'er we turn thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine.
Page 108 - O ! th" exceeding grace Of highest God that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed Angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe ! How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us...
Page 179 - THERE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between.
Page 158 - Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began.
Page 268 - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.