Hor¿ Lyric¿ and Divine SongsLittle, Brown, 1854 - 348 pages |
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Page lxviii
... temptation , in his trouble and agony of mind , the mischief ended . The cloud and the darkness came over him , the deep waters seemed rising to overwhelm him , but he clung to the Rock of his salvation , and lxviii MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR .
... temptation , in his trouble and agony of mind , the mischief ended . The cloud and the darkness came over him , the deep waters seemed rising to overwhelm him , but he clung to the Rock of his salvation , and lxviii MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR .
Page lxxiv
... cloud of witnesses Show the same path to Heaven . " They were most of them , " Doddridge conti- nues , " poor people , who work for their living ; yet on the mention of your name , I found that they had read several of your books with ...
... cloud of witnesses Show the same path to Heaven . " They were most of them , " Doddridge conti- nues , " poor people , who work for their living ; yet on the mention of your name , I found that they had read several of your books with ...
Page lxxxv
... cloud ; his bones are pierced within him , and his soul is poured out he goes mourning without the sun , a brother to dragons , and a companion to owls ; while his harp and organ are turned into the voice of them that weep . ' I must ...
... cloud ; his bones are pierced within him , and his soul is poured out he goes mourning without the sun , a brother to dragons , and a companion to owls ; while his harp and organ are turned into the voice of them that weep . ' I must ...
Page lxxxviii
... clouds and seas , sun and stars , plants and animals , and behold they are : He commanded , and they appear and obey : ' By the word of the Lord were the heavens made , and all the host of them , by the breath of his mouth . ' This is ...
... clouds and seas , sun and stars , plants and animals , and behold they are : He commanded , and they appear and obey : ' By the word of the Lord were the heavens made , and all the host of them , by the breath of his mouth . ' This is ...
Page lxxxix
... clouds , and that makes a noise , or thunders on high . But a divine poet makes the clouds but the dust of his feet ; ' and when the Highest gives his voice in the heavens , ' hailstones and coals of fire follow . ' A divine poet ...
... clouds , and that makes a noise , or thunders on high . But a divine poet makes the clouds but the dust of his feet ; ' and when the Highest gives his voice in the heavens , ' hailstones and coals of fire follow . ' A divine poet ...
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Page xlix - As may express them best ; though what if earth Be but the shadow of heaven, and things therein Each to other like, more than on earth is thought...
Page 327 - tis to see A whole assembly worship Thee ! At once they sing, at once they pray ; They hear of heaven, and learn the way. I have been there, and still would go, 'Tis like a little heaven below ; Not all my pleasure and my play Shall tempt me to forget this day.
Page 319 - And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too; For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. In books, or work, or healthful play, Let my first years be past ; That I may give for every day Some good account at last.
Page lxxxvii - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 344 - How much better thou'rt attended Than the- Son of God could be, When from heaven He descended And became a child like thee...
Page 17 - Here the whole Deity is known ; Nor dares a creature guess, — Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice, or the grace.
Page 297 - There's not a plant or flower below, But makes thy glories known; And clouds arise and tempests blow By order from thy throne. 6 Creatures as numerous as they be, Are subject to thy care; There's not a place where we can flee, But God is present there.
Page 303 - God, with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look; But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.
Page 314 - LET dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so ; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 'tis their nature too.
Page lxxiii - Give me the wings of faith to rise Within the veil, and see The saints above, how great their joys, How bright their glories be. 2 Once they were mourning here below, And wet their couch with tears; They wrestled hard, as we do now, With sins, and doubts, and fears.