The Oxford Book of Christian VerseDavid Cecil Lord David Cecil, well known for his writings, and particularly for his brilliant lives of the poet Cowper and of the young Lord Melbourne, has set out in this anthology to make a full and representative collection of English religious verse. |
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... art Thou come , Blest Babe ? ' AND ND art Thou come , blĂȘst Babe , and come to me ? Come down to teach me how to come to Thee ? Welcome , thrice welcome to my panting soul , Which , as it loves , doth grieve that ' tis so foul . The ...
... art Thou come , Blest Babe ? ' AND ND art Thou come , blĂȘst Babe , and come to me ? Come down to teach me how to come to Thee ? Welcome , thrice welcome to my panting soul , Which , as it loves , doth grieve that ' tis so foul . The ...
Page 329
... Thee is found , Grace to cover all my sin ; Let the healing streams abound ; Make and keep me pure within : - Thou of Life the Fountain art , Freely let me take of Thee ; Spring Thou up within my heart , - Rise to all eternity ! ' Come , O ...
... Thee is found , Grace to cover all my sin ; Let the healing streams abound ; Make and keep me pure within : - Thou of Life the Fountain art , Freely let me take of Thee ; Spring Thou up within my heart , - Rise to all eternity ! ' Come , O ...
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... art Thou come , blest Babe , and come to me ? 122 119 84 28 191 And he cast it down , down , on the green grass And is there care in heaven ? and is there love And will they cast the altars down As I in hoary winter's night stood ...
... art Thou come , blest Babe , and come to me ? 122 119 84 28 191 And he cast it down , down , on the green grass And is there care in heaven ? and is there love And will they cast the altars down As I in hoary winter's night stood ...
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Richard Rolle of Hampole 1290 ?1349 | 1 |
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Adoration Alice Meynell angels art thou Babe behold blessed blest bliss blood breast breath bright Caelica Cerinthus child Christian Christina Rossetti CLEMENT PAMAN clouds dark dear death delight didst divine dost doth dust earth eternal eyes face fear fire flame flesh flowers Giles Fletcher glorious glory God's grace hand hath hear heart heaven heavenly hell holy honour Hymn Jesus Judas Iscariot King Lady Lamb leiger light Lionel Johnson litel live Lord man's mede mercy Michael Field mych joy never night o'er peace poets praise Quia amore langueo religious rise Robert Stephen Hawker rocks round Ruth Pitter Saviour shalt shepherds shine sigh sight sing skies sleep song soul spirit spring stars sweet T. S. Eliot tears thee thine things Thou art thou hast thought thow Thy Name thyself truth unto Vith hoy voice whan wings word