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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Page 332
... never over ? Will the balance never turn ? Still ' twixt life and death I hover , Bear what is not to be borne ; 237 Who can bear a wounded spirit ? Whither must 332 CHARLES WESLEY.
... never over ? Will the balance never turn ? Still ' twixt life and death I hover , Bear what is not to be borne ; 237 Who can bear a wounded spirit ? Whither must 332 CHARLES WESLEY.
Page 335
... never seek Thine own ; Thou Thyself didst never please . God was all Thy happiness . Loving Jesu , gentle Lamb , In Thy gracious hands I am , Make me , Saviour , what Thou art , Live Thyself within my heart . 239 ' To God , ye Choir ...
... never seek Thine own ; Thou Thyself didst never please . God was all Thy happiness . Loving Jesu , gentle Lamb , In Thy gracious hands I am , Make me , Saviour , what Thou art , Live Thyself within my heart . 239 ' To God , ye Choir ...
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... never know eclipse ; And , once in his long year , With praeternuptial ecstacy and fear , By the delicious law of that ellipse Wherein all citizens of ether move , With hastening pace to come Nearer , though never near , His Love And ...
... never know eclipse ; And , once in his long year , With praeternuptial ecstacy and fear , By the delicious law of that ellipse Wherein all citizens of ether move , With hastening pace to come Nearer , though never near , His Love And ...
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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