Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1802 |
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... Sacred Verse ! accept the lays Of a young bard that dares attempt thy praise .---- No vulgar themes thy pious Muse engage , No scenes of lust pollute thy sacred page : You in majestic numbers mount the skies , And meet descending angels ...
... Sacred Verse ! accept the lays Of a young bard that dares attempt thy praise .---- No vulgar themes thy pious Muse engage , No scenes of lust pollute thy sacred page : You in majestic numbers mount the skies , And meet descending angels ...
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... sacred transports feel While WATTS ! to thy celestial strain Surpris'd 1 listen still . The gliding streams their course forbear When I thy lays repeat , The bending forest lends an ear , The birds their notes forget STANDEN . PHILOMELA ...
... sacred transports feel While WATTS ! to thy celestial strain Surpris'd 1 listen still . The gliding streams their course forbear When I thy lays repeat , The bending forest lends an ear , The birds their notes forget STANDEN . PHILOMELA ...
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... in this respect I may hope to escape the reproof of those who pay a sacred reverence to the Holy Bible . I have prepared the third part only for the celebra- Bij PREFACE . * ii altempt this glorious work, I have suffered myself to ...
... in this respect I may hope to escape the reproof of those who pay a sacred reverence to the Holy Bible . I have prepared the third part only for the celebra- Bij PREFACE . * ii altempt this glorious work, I have suffered myself to ...
Página xx
... sacred place , b 64 Happy the heart where graces reign , b 38 Hark ! from the tombs a doleful sound , Hark ! the Redeemer from on high , Hear what the voice from heav'n proclaims , Hence from my soul sad thoughts be gone , Here at thy ...
... sacred place , b 64 Happy the heart where graces reign , b 38 Hark ! from the tombs a doleful sound , Hark ! the Redeemer from on high , Hear what the voice from heav'n proclaims , Hence from my soul sad thoughts be gone , Here at thy ...
Página xxix
... sacred hill , Up to the fields where angels lie , Up to the Lord that reigns on high , W We are a garden wall'd around , We bless the Prophet of the Lord , We sing th ' amazing deeds , We sing the glories of thy love , Welcome sweet day ...
... sacred hill , Up to the fields where angels lie , Up to the Lord that reigns on high , W We are a garden wall'd around , We bless the Prophet of the Lord , We sing th ' amazing deeds , We sing the glories of thy love , Welcome sweet day ...
Termos e frases comuns
Abra'm adore almighty angels Behold beneath bids bless Bless'd blood breath bright cheerful Christ command COMMON METRE darkness dead dear death delight divine dreadful dwell dy'd dying earth endless Eternal everlasting eyes face faith Father fear feast feet flame flesh glorious glory God the Father God's gospel guilt hand haste heart heav'n heav'nly hell holy honours hope Hosanna humble humble souls immortal Jehovah Jesus joyful joys King Lamb law and gospel lives mercy mighty mortal o'er pardon peace pleasure pow'r praise PRINCESS OF WALES promis'd Psal race rebels Redeemer reigns rejoice righteousness rise sacred saints saith salvation Satan Saviour Saviour bleed seraphs shine sing sinners sins skies smile songs sorrows soul sov'reign Spirit stand sweet taste thee thine thou thoughts thro throne thy grace thy love thy name tongues triumph Twas vengeance voice Watts wondrous worms worship wrath wretched Ye saints
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Página 73 - To be exalted thus :" — " Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply,
Página 114 - NO more, my God — I boast no more Of all the duties I have done ; I quit the hopes I held before, To trust the merits of thy Son. 2 Now, for the love I bear his name, What was my gain. I count my loss ; My former pride I call my shame, And nail my glory to his cross. 3 Yes — and I must and will esteem All things but loss for Jesus' sake ; Oh ! may my soul be found in him, And of his righteousness partake.
Página 66 - Tis his almighty love, His counsel and his care, Preserves us safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls, Unblemished and complete, Before the glory of his face, With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known.
Página 114 - Not with our mortal eyes Have we beheld the Lord, Yet we rejoice to hear his Name, And love him in his word. 2 On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face, Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon thy grace. 3 And when we taste thy love, Our joys divinely grow Unspeakable, like those above, And heaven begins below.
Página 167 - Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my. God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood.
Página 133 - While like a penitent I stand And there confess my sin. 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens thou didst bear When hanging on the cursed tree, And hopes her guilt was there.
Página 93 - MY God, how endless is thy love ! Thy gifts are every evening new ; And morning mercies from above Gently distil like early dew. 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers.
Página 73 - Come, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, "To be exalted thus.
Página 62 - From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a fresh supply ; While such as trust their native strength Shall melt away, and droop, and die.
Página 31 - Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are. While on His breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetl v there.