But how my childhood runs to waste ! My sins, how great their sum ! Lord, give me pardon for the past, And strength for days to come. I lay my body down to sleep ; Let angels guard my head, And through the hours of darkness keep Their watch around my... The new London reading made easy and spelling-bookby London reading - 1820Full view - About this book
| George (little.) - 1847 - 194 pages
...safely on our journey, and to keep your mother and your sisters safely too ; and then you may say, " I lay my body down to sleep, Let angels guard my head,...watch around my bed. " With cheerful heart I close mine eyes. Since thou wilt not remove ; And in the morning let me rise, Rejoicing in thy love." c 2... | |
| Isaac Watts - English poetry - 1807 - 410 pages
...Maker's praise ; My comforts every hour make known His providence and grace. But how my childhood runs to waste! My sins, how great their sum ! Lord, give me pardon for the past, And strength for days to comc. I lay my body down to sleep ; Let angels guard my head, And through the hours of darkness keep... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...Maker's praise; My comforts every hour make known His providence and grace. But how my childhood runs to waste ! My sins how great their sum ! Lord, give...pardon for the past, ' And strength for days to come. 1 lay my hody down to sleep; Let angels guard my head, And through the hours of darkness keep. Their... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...providence and grace. But how my childhood runs to waste ! My sins how great their sum ! Lord, giv« IIKI pardon for the past, And strength for days to come. I lay my l»dy down to sleep ; I.ct angels guard my head, Ami through the hours of darkness keep. Their watch... | |
| Isaac Watts - Children's poetry - 1800 - 82 pages
...•, My Comforts ev'ry Hour make known His Providence and Grace. But how my Childhood runs to wafte ! My Sins how great their Sum ! LORD, give me pardon for the paft, And Strength for days to come. I lay my Body down to fleep ; Let Angels gu rd my head, And thro'... | |
| Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1813 - 574 pages
...•Maker's praise ; My comforts cv'ry hour make known His providence and grace. 2 But how tny childhood runs to waste ! My sins, how great their sum ! Lord, give...pardon for the past, And strength for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep, Iiet angels guard my head: And thro' the hours of darkness keep Their... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1814 - 234 pages
...another day is gone, I'll sing iny Maker's praise : \ 200 INTBODtiCTIOW, &C. A But' how my childhood runs to waste! My sins, how great their sum! Lord! give...pardon for the past, And strength for days to come. i I lay my body down to sleep; Let angels guard my head, And thro' the hours of darkness kcep Their watch... | |
| J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...Maker's praise; My comforts ev'ry hour make known His providence and grace. But how my childhood runs to waste ! My sins, how great their sum ! Lord, give...pardon for the past, And strength for days to come. I'll lay my body down to sleep ; Let angels guard my head, And through the hours of darkness keep Their... | |
| J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...sins, how great their sum ! Lord, give me pardon for the past, And strength for days to come. I'll lay my body down to sleep ; Let angels guard my head, And through the hours of darkness keepTheir watch around my bed. With cheerful heart I close my eyes, Since thou wilt not remove ; And... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1816 - 236 pages
...Lord ! give me pardon for the past, My sins, how great their sum! And strength for days to come. 8. I lay my body down to sleep ; Let angels guard my...hours of darkness keep Their watch around my bed. 4. With cheerful heart I close my eyes, Since God will not remove ; And in the morning let me rise,... | |
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