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 120
... Spirit ' N the hour of my distress , When temptations me oppress , And when I my sins confess , Sweet Spirit comfort me ! When I lie within my bed , Sick in heart , and sick in head , And with doubts discomforted , Sweet Spirit comfort ...
... Spirit ' N the hour of my distress , When temptations me oppress , And when I my sins confess , Sweet Spirit comfort me ! When I lie within my bed , Sick in heart , and sick in head , And with doubts discomforted , Sweet Spirit comfort ...
Page 121
... Spirit comfort me ! When the tapers now burn blue , And the comforters are few , And that number more than true ; Sweet Spirit comfort me ! When the priest his last hath pray'd , And I nod to what is said , ' Cause my speech is now ...
... Spirit comfort me ! When the tapers now burn blue , And the comforters are few , And that number more than true ; Sweet Spirit comfort me ! When the priest his last hath pray'd , And I nod to what is said , ' Cause my speech is now ...
Page 407
... spirit be thine ! By the spirit , when age shall o'ercome thee , thou still shalt enjoy More indeed , than at first when inconscious , the life of a boy . Crush that life , and behold its wine running ! each deed thou hast done Dies ...
... spirit be thine ! By the spirit , when age shall o'ercome thee , thou still shalt enjoy More indeed , than at first when inconscious , the life of a boy . Crush that life , and behold its wine running ! each deed thou hast done Dies ...
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