Lays of the Church, and other verses, by the author of Kind words [signing himself F.G.L.]. |
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... Birds mournfully now sing , But they will carol at the birth Of ruddy smiling Spring . Ye able , give , to ease their load , The poor your succour need ; " Tis GOD metes out your thornless road , He will return ye meed , — He will repay ...
... Birds mournfully now sing , But they will carol at the birth Of ruddy smiling Spring . Ye able , give , to ease their load , The poor your succour need ; " Tis GOD metes out your thornless road , He will return ye meed , — He will repay ...
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... birds is come . " - Song of Solomon ii . 12 . THE sun is here in all his power , The skies are clear and blue , Gilding the new - born opening leaves , Drinking the silver dew : The reign of Winter now is o'er , Come is the smiling ...
... birds is come . " - Song of Solomon ii . 12 . THE sun is here in all his power , The skies are clear and blue , Gilding the new - born opening leaves , Drinking the silver dew : The reign of Winter now is o'er , Come is the smiling ...
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... bird , — The hum of the bee as it wanders , Sipping the sweets from the flowers , - The soft and melodious breezes Whispering of joy in the bowers.— The wind's little voice through the grasses Low bowing their heads to the sod , — In ...
... bird , — The hum of the bee as it wanders , Sipping the sweets from the flowers , - The soft and melodious breezes Whispering of joy in the bowers.— The wind's little voice through the grasses Low bowing their heads to the sod , — In ...
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Page 13 - WE receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, * and do sign him with the sign of the cross, in token that hereafter he shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the Devil, and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end.
Page 32 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us, that succour want? How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward: O ! why should heavenly God to men have such regard?
Page 21 - Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness : according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.
Page 19 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Page 24 - Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Page 11 - LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord ; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Page 15 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
Page 27 - In the face of these statements it seems to me remarkable, considering the innumerable references to nature in the Bible, that the singing of birds is only mentioned three times. In the well-known passage which so exquisitely depicts a Syrian spring, we read " the time of the singing of birds is come " (Song of Solomon ii. 12). The Psalmist, in speaking of the mighty power and wondrous Providence of God, mentions the springs in " the valleys, which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast...