AH, lovely appearance of death ! What sight upon earth is so fair* Not all the gay pageants that breathe Can with a dead body compare : With solemn delight I survey The corpse, when the spirit is fled. In love with the beautiful clay, And longing to lie... The journal of the rev. John Wesley - Page 319by John Wesley - 1827Full view - About this book
| George Whitefield - Hymns, English - 1758 - 208 pages
...in the Air. HYMN XLVIII. The fame. 'AH! lovely Appearance of Death, J~\_ No Sight upon Earth is fo fair : Not all the gay Pageants that breathe, ' Can with a dead Body compare. With folemn Delight I furvey The Corps when the Spirit is fled, In Love with the beautiful Clay, And... | |
| Collection - 1774 - 426 pages
...crown. HYMN 340A FUNERAL HYMN. 1 AH ! lovely appearance of dea^h, '**• No fight upon earth is fo fair ; Not all the gay pageants that 'breathe, Can with a dead body compare ; With folemn delight I furvey The corps when the fpirit is fled, In love with the beautiful clay,... | |
| Richard De Courcy - 1775 - 184 pages
...FUNERAL HYMN On the Death of a Believer. I. AH lovely appearance of death, No fight upon earth is fo fair : Not all the gay pageants that breathe, Can with a dead body compare : With (oleum delight I furvey The corpfe when the fpirit is fled, In love with the beautiful clay,... | |
| David Simpson - 1780 - 628 pages
...their Number. H r M, N. CCCCLXXI; IAH ! lovely Appearance of Death, .*"* No Sight uppn Earth is fo fair : Not all the gay Pageants that breathe, Can with a dead Body compare ; With foleRKi Delight I furvey The Corps when the Spirit is fifed1, In Love with'the beautiful Clay,... | |
| William Maurice (independent minister) - 1792 - 270 pages
...fting ? CLXXI X. Funeral of a Saint. PM i. AH lovely appearance of death; No fight upon earth is fo fair; Not all the gay pageants that breathe Can with a dead body compare: With folemn delight I furvey The corpfe when the fpirit is fled, In love with the beautiful clay, And... | |
| Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - Anecdotes - 1796 - 316 pages
...following are Mr. Weftley's affecting Stanzas. Ah, lovely appearance of death ! No fight upon earth is fo fair; Not all the gay pageants that breathe Can with a dead body compare : . , With folemn delight I furvey Acorpfe when thefpirit ibfled, In love with its beautiful clay,... | |
| Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - Anecdotes - 1796 - 298 pages
...Thefollowing are Mr. Weftley's affecting Stanzas. Ah, lovely appearance of death ! No fight upon earth is fo fair; Not all the gay pageants that breathe Can with a dead body compare: With folemn delight I furvey Acorpfe when the fpirit isfled, In love with its beautiful clay, And wiihingto... | |
| Pocket hymn book - 1796 - 252 pages
...To my Redeemer's breaft. HYMN CXCIV. 1 /iH! lovely appearance of death, What fight upon earth is fo fair ? Not all the gay pageants that breathe, Can with a dead body comparei With folemn delight I furvey The corpfe when the fpirit is fled, In love with the beautiful... | |
| John Wesley - Hymns, English - 1804 - 522 pages
...I;be there ! HYMN 47. [Funeral. i A HV, lovely appearance of death ! J'\. What fight upon earth is fo fair ! Not all the gay pageants that' breathe, Can with a dead body compare : With folemn delight I furvey The corpfe, when the fpirit is fltd, In love with the beautiful clay,... | |
| Methodist Episcopal Church - Hymns, English - 1805 - 308 pages
...to reign, HYMN CCL1X. j AH! lovely appearance of death, f\_ What fight upon earth is fo fair T Jsot all the gay pageants that breathe, Can with a dead body compare : With folemn delight 1 furvey The corpfe, when the fpirit is fled , In love with the beautiful clay,... | |
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