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... fall ? And being fall'n , how can he hope to live ? Cannot the hand destroy him , that made all ? Could He not take away , as well as give ? Should man deprave , and should not God deprive ? Was it not all the world's deceiving spirit ...
... fall ? And being fall'n , how can he hope to live ? Cannot the hand destroy him , that made all ? Could He not take away , as well as give ? Should man deprave , and should not God deprive ? Was it not all the world's deceiving spirit ...
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... fall , She holds him up , and kisses him withal : So God from man sometimes withdraws His hand A while , to teach his infant faith to stand ; But when He sees his feeble strength begin To fail , He gently takes him up again : Lord , I'm ...
... fall , She holds him up , and kisses him withal : So God from man sometimes withdraws His hand A while , to teach his infant faith to stand ; But when He sees his feeble strength begin To fail , He gently takes him up again : Lord , I'm ...
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... fall'st . Moon , that now meet'st the orient Sun , now fliest , With the fixed Stars , fixed in their orb that flies ... falling showers , Rising or falling , still advance His praise . His praise , ye Winds , that from four quarters ...
... fall'st . Moon , that now meet'st the orient Sun , now fliest , With the fixed Stars , fixed in their orb that flies ... falling showers , Rising or falling , still advance His praise . His praise , ye Winds , that from four quarters ...
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ADORATION angels babe beauteous beauty behold blessed blest bliss blood breast breath bright CHIDIOCK TICHBORNE child Christ Christina Rossetti clouds dark dead dear death deep didst divine doth dust dwell earth eternal eyes fear feet fire flowers forbear to weep GEORGE SANDYS glorious glory God's grace hand hath hear heart Heaven heavenly Hell holy hope HYMN JOSEPH BEAUMONT King lamb light live livés joy look Lord Mary MARY SIDNEY mercy myche joy never night o'er pain Panchaea peace praise pray prayer priest rest Richard Realf Ring Rudyard Kipling shepherds shine sight Sing lullaby sins sleep smile song sorrow soul sound spirit stars Sweet baby syng tears thee Thine things Thomas Hardy THOMAS TRAHERNE Thou art thou canst Thou dost Thou hast thought thyself tree Truth unto voice W. N. Hodgson Walter Chalmers Smith wilt wonder wyff