The Sunday Book of PoetryMacmillan, 1865 - 318 pages A collection of religious poetry for children. Also includes prayers and hymns. |
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... o'er our tears , Is dimmed and vanished too ! O , who could bear life's stormy doom , Did not Thy wing of love Come brightly wafting through the gloom , One peace - branch from above ? Then sorrow touched by Thee grows bright With more ...
... o'er our tears , Is dimmed and vanished too ! O , who could bear life's stormy doom , Did not Thy wing of love Come brightly wafting through the gloom , One peace - branch from above ? Then sorrow touched by Thee grows bright With more ...
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... o'er the river's bed , Fling the shadow of Thy power , Else we sleep among the dead ; Thou who trod'st the billowy sea , Shield us in our jeopardy ! Guide our bark among the waves ; Through the rocks our passage smooth ; Where the ...
... o'er the river's bed , Fling the shadow of Thy power , Else we sleep among the dead ; Thou who trod'st the billowy sea , Shield us in our jeopardy ! Guide our bark among the waves ; Through the rocks our passage smooth ; Where the ...
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... Thine altar , Freely offered up , Though the flesh may falter , Faith shall drink the cup . When in dust and ashes To the grave I sink , While heaven's glory flashes O'er the shelving brink , On 22 The Sunday Book of Poetry.
... Thine altar , Freely offered up , Though the flesh may falter , Faith shall drink the cup . When in dust and ashes To the grave I sink , While heaven's glory flashes O'er the shelving brink , On 22 The Sunday Book of Poetry.
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Cecil Frances Alexander. While heaven's glory flashes O'er the shelving brink , On Thy truth relying Through the mortal strife , Lord , receive me dying To eternal life . XIX Anon . CLINGING TO GOD NEARER , my God , to Thee , Nearer to ...
Cecil Frances Alexander. While heaven's glory flashes O'er the shelving brink , On Thy truth relying Through the mortal strife , Lord , receive me dying To eternal life . XIX Anon . CLINGING TO GOD NEARER , my God , to Thee , Nearer to ...
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... 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 within Thy fold ; From Thy seat above the sky , Hear our solemn Litany ! By Thine hour of ...
... 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 within Thy fold ; From Thy seat above the sky , Hear our solemn Litany ! By Thine hour of ...
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