The First Edition of Keble's Christian Year: Being a Facsimile of the Editio Princeps Published in 1827 ; with a Preface by the Bishop of Rochester, and a List of Alterations Made by the Author in the Text of Later Editions, Volume 2 |
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... frail wanderer from thy task ? " Where hast thou left those few sheep in the wild a ? " Then should we plead our heart's consuming pain , At sight of ruin'd altars , prophets slain , And God's own ark with blood of souls defil'd ; He on ...
... frail wanderer from thy task ? " Where hast thou left those few sheep in the wild a ? " Then should we plead our heart's consuming pain , At sight of ruin'd altars , prophets slain , And God's own ark with blood of souls defil'd ; He on ...
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... frail worm and weak : The spark of his first deathless fire Yet buoys him up , and high above The holiest creature , dares aspire To the Creator's love . The eye in smiles may wander round , Caught by earth's shadows as they fleet ; But ...
... frail worm and weak : The spark of his first deathless fire Yet buoys him up , and high above The holiest creature , dares aspire To the Creator's love . The eye in smiles may wander round , Caught by earth's shadows as they fleet ; But ...
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... frail , hast turn'd from all To worship pleasure's shadow on the wall . If , when the LORD of Glory was in sight , Thou turn thy back upon that fountain clear , To bow before the " little drop of light , " Which dim - eyed men call ...
... frail , hast turn'd from all To worship pleasure's shadow on the wall . If , when the LORD of Glory was in sight , Thou turn thy back upon that fountain clear , To bow before the " little drop of light , " Which dim - eyed men call ...
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... frail ; - " Win us to be belov'd and spar'd " When all the world shall fail . " So when at last our weary days " Are well - nigh wasted here , " And we can trace thy wondrous ways " In distance calm and clear , " When in thy love and ...
... frail ; - " Win us to be belov'd and spar'd " When all the world shall fail . " So when at last our weary days " Are well - nigh wasted here , " And we can trace thy wondrous ways " In distance calm and clear , " When in thy love and ...
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... frail spirits found their ease . The gale that stirs th ' autumnal trees Seems tun'd as truly to our hearts As when , twelve weary months ago , ' Twas moaning bleak , so high and low , You would have thought Remorse and Woe Had taught ...
... frail spirits found their ease . The gale that stirs th ' autumnal trees Seems tun'd as truly to our hearts As when , twelve weary months ago , ' Twas moaning bleak , so high and low , You would have thought Remorse and Woe Had taught ...
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Popular passages
Page 93 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Page 71 - 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.
Page 115 - BLEST are the pure in heart, For they shall see our God ; The secret of the Lord is theirs ; Their soul is Christ's abode.
Page 119 - Wherefore, of these men which have companied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
Page 192 - Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow : and much people of the city was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Page 153 - There are in this loud stunning tide Of human care and crime, With whom the melodies abide Of the everlasting chime ; Who carry music in their heart Through dusky lane and wrangling mart, Plying their daily task with busier feet, Because their secret souls a holy strain repeat.
Page 110 - And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: **And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Page 103 - First seek thy Saviour out, and dwell Beneath the shadow of his roof, Till thou have scann'd his features well, And known Him for the Christ by proof ; Such proof as they are sure to find, Who spend with Him their happy days, Clean hands, and a self-ruling mind Ever in tune for love and praise.
Page 12 - For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of Him who hath subjected the same in hope; because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Page 161 - The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.