A Cyclopaedia of Sacred Poetical Quotations: Consisting of Choice Passages from the Sacred Poetry of All Ages and Countries, Classified and Arranged, for Facility of Reference, Under Subject Headings ; Illustrated by Striking Passages from Scripture, and Forming Altogether a Complete Book of Devotional PoetryHenry Gardiner Adams |
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... o'er all my mental frame . Sweet affections flow from hence , Sweet above the joys of sense ; Let me thus for ever be , Full of gladness , full of Thee . Precious are the kind affections Which around this life entwine , Making earth ...
... o'er all my mental frame . Sweet affections flow from hence , Sweet above the joys of sense ; Let me thus for ever be , Full of gladness , full of Thee . Precious are the kind affections Which around this life entwine , Making earth ...
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... o'er the grave ! Shall we , shall aged men , like aged trees , Strike deeper their vile root , and closer cling , Still more enamoured of this wretched soil ? Milton . Shall our pale , withered hands be still stretched out , Trembling ...
... o'er the grave ! Shall we , shall aged men , like aged trees , Strike deeper their vile root , and closer cling , Still more enamoured of this wretched soil ? Milton . Shall our pale , withered hands be still stretched out , Trembling ...
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... o'er his bosom sheds her soft control , And throngs of gentlest memories charm the soul ; Then , weaned from earth , he turns his steadfast eye Beyond the grave , whose verge he falters nigh , Surveys the brightening regions of the ...
... o'er his bosom sheds her soft control , And throngs of gentlest memories charm the soul ; Then , weaned from earth , he turns his steadfast eye Beyond the grave , whose verge he falters nigh , Surveys the brightening regions of the ...
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... o'er celestial mountains winged in flight ; And men are angels loaded for an hour , Who wade the miry vale , and climb with pain , And slippery step , the bottom of the steep . Angels their failings , mortals have their praise ; While ...
... o'er celestial mountains winged in flight ; And men are angels loaded for an hour , Who wade the miry vale , and climb with pain , And slippery step , the bottom of the steep . Angels their failings , mortals have their praise ; While ...
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... o'er their slumbering flocks The Galilean shepherds watched , ye came To sing hosannas to the heaven - born Babe , And shed the brightness of your beauty round : Nor have ye left the world , but still , unseen , Surround the earth , as ...
... o'er their slumbering flocks The Galilean shepherds watched , ye came To sing hosannas to the heaven - born Babe , And shed the brightness of your beauty round : Nor have ye left the world , but still , unseen , Surround the earth , as ...
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Almighty angels beauty behold Bernard Barton bless blest bliss blood breast breath bright BRITISH BIRDS Charles Jenner Christ Cloth cloud Corinthians Cowper dark death divine doth dread dust dwell earth earthly Egone Eliza Cook eternal F. O. MORRIS faith Father fear flowers Francis Quarles Giles Fletcher give glorious glory God's grace GRACE AGUILAR grave grief H. G. ADAMS hand hath hear heart heaven heavenly Henry Vaughan holy honour hope hour immortal JAMES HOGG Jesus Joanna Baillie John Sterling King light live Lord mercy Milton mind Montgomery mortal ne'er night o'er peace Pollok praise prayer Psalm rise round sacred saith Saviour Shakspere shine sing skies sleep smile song sorrow soul spirit stars stream sweet tears thee thine things Thou art thou hast thou shalt thought throne tongue truth unto voice weep wings wisdom word