The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays Throughout the Year |
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... glorious sun be born , By some soft touch invisible Around his path are taught to swell ; - Thou rustling breeze so fresh and gay , That dancest forth at opening day , And brushing by with joyous wing , Wakenest each little leaf to sing ...
... glorious sun be born , By some soft touch invisible Around his path are taught to swell ; - Thou rustling breeze so fresh and gay , That dancest forth at opening day , And brushing by with joyous wing , Wakenest each little leaf to sing ...
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... glorious land , Not for light Fancy's reed , Nor Honour's purple meed , Nor gifted Prophet's lore , nor Science ' wondrous wand . But more than Prophet , more Than Angels can adore With face unveil'd ; is He they go to seek : Blessed be ...
... glorious land , Not for light Fancy's reed , Nor Honour's purple meed , Nor gifted Prophet's lore , nor Science ' wondrous wand . But more than Prophet , more Than Angels can adore With face unveil'd ; is He they go to seek : Blessed be ...
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... glorious martyr train , Next to yourselves ordain'd to praise His name , and brighten as on Him they gaze ? But where their spoils and trophies ? where The glorious dint a martyr's shield should bear ? How chance no cheek among them ...
... glorious martyr train , Next to yourselves ordain'd to praise His name , and brighten as on Him they gaze ? But where their spoils and trophies ? where The glorious dint a martyr's shield should bear ? How chance no cheek among them ...
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... Why should the cup the sooner cloy , Which God hath deign'd to bless ? For , is it Hope , that thrills so keen Along each bounding vein , Still whispering glorious things unseen ? - Faith makes the 52 Second Sunday after Epiphany .
... Why should the cup the sooner cloy , Which God hath deign'd to bless ? For , is it Hope , that thrills so keen Along each bounding vein , Still whispering glorious things unseen ? - Faith makes the 52 Second Sunday after Epiphany .
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... glorious things unseen ? - Faith makes the vision plain . The world would kill her soon : but Faith Her daring dreams will cherish , Speeding her gaze o'er time and death To realms where nought can perish . Or is it Love , the dear ...
... glorious things unseen ? - Faith makes the vision plain . The world would kill her soon : but Faith Her daring dreams will cherish , Speeding her gaze o'er time and death To realms where nought can perish . Or is it Love , the dear ...
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angel song angels art thou beneath Bethphage bless blest bliss bosom bower breast breath bright brow calm Christ Church circle weave cloud dare dark deadly night dear deep divine dream drowning waves earth earthly eternal evermore Ezekiel faint faithful Fancy Father fear fire fire of heaven flower frail gaze gleam glorious glory glow God's grace gracious hath hear heart Heaven heavenly holy hope hour Israel Jesus King kneel lawless hearts light lonely Lord lov'd Love's Luke meek mercy morn nursling o'er praise prayer rest round sacred saints Saviour shame shew shine sigh sight silent sinners smile soar soft soothing sorrow soul spirit stars sunbright SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY sure sweet tears Thammuz thee thine Thou hast thought throne true turn unto veil vex'd voice wait wandering watch weary wild wing word
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Page 163 - And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire ; and it sat upon each of them, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost ; and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Page 8 - And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep : for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Page 109 - And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. 25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Page 75 - So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Page 355 - Tis sweet, as year by year we lose Friends out of sight, in faith to muse How grows in Paradise our store.
Page 141 - I shall see him, but not now ; I shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Page 6 - Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live ; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die.
Page 164 - WHEN God of old came down from heaven, in power and wrath he came; before his feet the clouds were riven, half darkness and half flame.
Page 331 - And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God : and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Page 243 - He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt ; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.