The Oxford Book of Christian VerseDavid Cecil Clarendon Press, 1940 - 560 pages |
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Page 129
... delight , Fain would be settled , but she knows not where ; She likes at morning what she loathes at night : She bows to honour ; then she lends an ear To that sweet swan - like voice of dying pleasure , Then tumbles in the scatter'd ...
... delight , Fain would be settled , but she knows not where ; She likes at morning what she loathes at night : She bows to honour ; then she lends an ear To that sweet swan - like voice of dying pleasure , Then tumbles in the scatter'd ...
Page 347
... Delight ' ' N evil long I took delight , IN Unawed by shame or fear , Till a new object struck my sight , And stopp'd my wild career : I saw One hanging on a Tree In agonies and blood , Who fix'd His languid eyes on me , As near His ...
... Delight ' ' N evil long I took delight , IN Unawed by shame or fear , Till a new object struck my sight , And stopp'd my wild career : I saw One hanging on a Tree In agonies and blood , Who fix'd His languid eyes on me , As near His ...
Page 359
... delight Sits and smiles on the night . Farewell , green fields and happy groves , Where flocks have took delight . Where lambs have nibbled , silent moves The feet of angels bright ; Unseen they pour blessing , And joy without ceasing ...
... delight Sits and smiles on the night . Farewell , green fields and happy groves , Where flocks have took delight . Where lambs have nibbled , silent moves The feet of angels bright ; Unseen they pour blessing , And joy without ceasing ...
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Adoration Alice Meynell angels art thou Babe behold blessed blest bliss blood breast breath bright Caelica Cerinthus child Christian Christina Rossetti CLEMENT PAMAN clouds dark dear death delight didst divine dost doth dust earth eternal eyes face fear fire flame flesh flowers Giles Fletcher glorious glory God's grace hand hath hear heart heaven heavenly hell holy honour Hymn Jesus Judas Iscariot King Lady Lamb leiger light Lionel Johnson litel live Lord man's mede mercy Michael Field mych joy never night o'er peace poets praise Quia amore langueo religious rise Robert Stephen Hawker rocks round Ruth Pitter Saviour shalt shepherds shine sigh sight sing skies sleep song soul spirit spring stars sweet T. S. Eliot tears thee thine things Thou art thou hast thought thow Thy Name thyself truth unto Vith hoy voice whan wings word