 Lord, what a change within us one short hour Spent in thy presence will prevail to make ! What heavy burdens from our bosoms take ! What parched grounds refresh as with a shower ! We kneel, and all around us seems to lower ; We rise ; and all, the distant...  Littell's Living Age - Page 4821864Full view - About this book
 | 1838 - 794 pages
...hour Spent in thy presence trill avail to make 1 What burdens lighten, what temptations slake, What parched grounds refresh as with a shower! We kneel,...lower ; We rise, and all the distant and the near Stand forth in sunny outline brave and clear ; We kneel, how weak ! — we rise, how full of power... | |
 | Christian life - 1863 - 350 pages
...short hour Spent in thy presence can avail to make. We kneel, how weak ; we rise, how full of power We kneel, and all around us seems to lower ; We rise,...near, Stands forth in sunny outline, brave and clear ! Why should we ever do ourselves this wrong, Or others — that we are not always strong ? That we... | |
 | Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton Marquis of Northampton - English literature - 1837 - 448 pages
...thy presence will avail to make ; What burdens lighten, what temptations slake, What parched ground refresh as with a shower ! We kneel, and all around...lower — We rise, and all the distant and the near Stand forth in sunny outline brave and clear ; We kneel how weak, we rise how full of power. Why therefore... | |
 | 1871 - 410 pages
...Thy presence, will prevail to make ; What heavy burdens from our bosoms take ; What parched ground refresh as with a shower ! We kneel, and all around...lower ; We rise, and all, the distant and the near, Stand forth in sunny outline brave and clear. OF PRAYER. Matt. l. 20. We kneel, how weak ; we rise,... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1844 - 302 pages
...short hour Spent in thy presence will prevail to make, What heavy burdens from our bosoms take, What parched grounds refresh, as with a shower! We kneel,...Why therefore should we do ourselves this wrong, Or others—that we are not always strong, That we are ever overborne with care, That we should ever weak... | |
 | Lady Catharine Long - 1847 - 596 pages
...thy presence, will avail to make ; What burdens lighten, what temptations slake, What parched ground refresh as with a shower! We kneel, and all around...lower — We rise, and all the distant and the near Stand forth in sunny outline, brave and clear ; We kneel, how weak ! we rise, how full of power ! Why,... | |
 | Heavenly thoughts - 1851 - 318 pages
...Thy presence will avail to make ! What burdens lighten, what temptations slake ! What parched ground refresh as with a shower ! We kneel — and all around...lower ; We rise — and all the distant and the near Stand forth in sunny outline, brave and clear. We kneel — how weak ! we rise — how full of power... | |
 | 1852 - 784 pages
...hour , Spent in thy presence will avail to make I What burdens lighten, what temptations slake, ' What parched grounds refresh as with a shower. We kneel,...lower ; We rise, and all the distant and the near Stand forth in sunny outline, brave and clear : ' We kneel, how weak I — we rise, how full of power... | |
 | Christianity - 1879 - 474 pages
...presence, will prevail to make ; What heavy burdens from our bosoms take, Our parched ground refreshing with a shower ! We kneel, and all around us seems to lower ; We rise, and all around, the distant and the near, Stands forth in shining outline, broad and clear. W:hy, therefore,... | |
 | Margaret Maria Gordon - Conduct of life - 1854 - 180 pages
...burdens from our bosoms take ; "What parched grounds refresh us with a shower We kneel, and all round us seems to lower ; We rise, and all — the distant...sunny outline, brave and clear. We kneel ; how weak 1 We rise ; how full of power! Why, therefore, should we do ourselves this wrong: Or others, that we... | |
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