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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... lost Much lustre of my native brightness , lost To be belov'd of God , I have not lost To love , at least contemplate and admire What I see excellent in good , or fair , Or vertuous , I should so have lost all sense . What can be then ...
... lost Much lustre of my native brightness , lost To be belov'd of God , I have not lost To love , at least contemplate and admire What I see excellent in good , or fair , Or vertuous , I should so have lost all sense . What can be then ...
Page 438
... lost ! ' But ' twas Cerinthus that is lost . ] LIGH JOHN MASON NEALE ' Light's glittering Morn ' IGHT'S glittering morn bedecks the sky ; Heaven thunders forth its victor - cry ; The glad earth shouts her triumph high , And groaning ...
... lost ! ' But ' twas Cerinthus that is lost . ] LIGH JOHN MASON NEALE ' Light's glittering Morn ' IGHT'S glittering morn bedecks the sky ; Heaven thunders forth its victor - cry ; The glad earth shouts her triumph high , And groaning ...
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... lost word is lost , if the spent word is spent 344 ( ii ) If there had anywhere appeared in space 281 If this world's friends might see but once In childhood , when with eager eyes In evil long I took delight In the beginning God ...
... lost word is lost , if the spent word is spent 344 ( ii ) If there had anywhere appeared in space 281 If this world's friends might see but once In childhood , when with eager eyes In evil long I took delight In the beginning God ...
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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