A Real Treasure for the Pious MindJohn Babcock, 1797 - 96 стор. |
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... darkness to thee . It is a fign thou movest in a terrestial orb , when thou feeft no luftre in fuch celeftial lights ; for my part if I fhine to God , I care not how I fhew to the world . SWEFT as the fhepherd's tuneful reed From Sion's ...
... darkness to thee . It is a fign thou movest in a terrestial orb , when thou feeft no luftre in fuch celeftial lights ; for my part if I fhine to God , I care not how I fhew to the world . SWEFT as the fhepherd's tuneful reed From Sion's ...
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... darkness into day : The veil of night is no disguise Nor fcreen from thy all - fearching eyes : Thro ' midnight fhades thou find'ft thy way As in the blazing noon of day . " But will the Lord caft off for ever ? Will he be favorable no ...
... darkness into day : The veil of night is no disguise Nor fcreen from thy all - fearching eyes : Thro ' midnight fhades thou find'ft thy way As in the blazing noon of day . " But will the Lord caft off for ever ? Will he be favorable no ...
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... darkness veils the fky , A fudden trembling shakes the ground , Come , faints , and drop a tear or two For him who groan'd beneath your load ; He fhed a thousand drops for you , A thousand drops of richer blood . 2. Here's love and ...
... darkness veils the fky , A fudden trembling shakes the ground , Come , faints , and drop a tear or two For him who groan'd beneath your load ; He fhed a thousand drops for you , A thousand drops of richer blood . 2. Here's love and ...
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... darkness mourns : And when the morn the light reveals , No light to me returns . 7 My pray'rs are now a chatt'ring noise , For JESUS hides his face ; I read , the promise meets my eyes , But will not reach my cafe . 8 Now Satan ...
... darkness mourns : And when the morn the light reveals , No light to me returns . 7 My pray'rs are now a chatt'ring noise , For JESUS hides his face ; I read , the promise meets my eyes , But will not reach my cafe . 8 Now Satan ...
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... dark Egyptian night , And fond of darknefs more than light ; Madly I ran the finful race , Secure without a hiding - place . But lo ! the eternal council ran , Almighty love arreft the man : I felt the arrows of diftrefs , And found I ...
... dark Egyptian night , And fond of darknefs more than light ; Madly I ran the finful race , Secure without a hiding - place . But lo ! the eternal council ran , Almighty love arreft the man : I felt the arrows of diftrefs , And found I ...
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adore Almighty Art thou bleffed blood caft Canaan Chrift Chriftian cloud darkneſs death defcends defire diftrefs divine doft earth eternal everlaſting eyes fafe faid faints faith feek feem feveral fhades fhall fhew fhine fhort fhould fide figh fing finners firft fkies flain fleep fleſh fmiles folemn fome fong foon forrows foul fpirit fpread fpring ftand ftill ftood ftorm ftream fuch fuffer fure fweet glorious glory goodneſs grace happineſs hath heart heaven heavenly hide holy immortal itſelf Jefus know that thou laft light live Lord mercy mortal muft muſt myfelf pafs pain perfon pleafures praife praiſe prefence Profperity promife raiſed reafon Redeemer reft reigns rife Satan Saviour ſcenes ſhall Sophron ſtate ſtorm taſte thee thefe theſe thine thing thofe thoſe thou art thou art God thou feeft thought thouſand thro throne whofe wings
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Сторінка 62 - I might fly away to those happy seats; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge. The islands...
Сторінка 57 - I drew near with that reverence which is due to a superior nature; and as my heart was entirely subdued by the captivating strains I had heard, I fell down at his feet and wept. The Genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and...
Сторінка 33 - Here's love and grief beyond degree, The Lord of glory dies for men ! But lo ! what sudden joys we see ! Jesus the dead revives again ! 4 The rising God forsakes the tomb ! Up to his Father's court he flies ; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies.
Сторінка 59 - ... hundred. As I was counting the arches the genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches ; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it...
Сторінка 60 - Some were looking up towards the heavens in a thoughtful posture, and in the midst of a speculation stumbled and fell out of sight. Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them, but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them their footing failed and down they sunk.
Сторінка 58 - The genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and affability that familiarized him to my imagination, and at once dispelled all the fears and apprehensions with which I approached him. He lifted me from the ground, and taking me by the hand, Mirza, said he, I have heard thee in thy soliloquies; follow me.
Сторінка 59 - ... them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay closer together towards the end of the arches that were entire.
Сторінка 27 - Born Thy people to deliver, Born a child, and yet a King, Born to reign in us for ever, Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
Сторінка 59 - There were indeed some persons, but their number was very small, that continued a kind of hobbling march on the broken arches, but fell through one after another, being quite tired and spent with so long a walk.
Сторінка 57 - Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand.