The New Oxford Book of Christian VerseDonald Davie A treasury of some of the most beautiful and moving poems in the English language. In the introduction, the editor examines the vast variety and importance of Christian verse in English and American literature. |
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... hear My heart , my hope , my plaint , my overthrow , My will to rise ; and let by grant appear That to my voice thine ears do well entend . No place so far that to thee it is not near ; No depth so deep that thou ne may'st extend Thine ...
... hear My heart , my hope , my plaint , my overthrow , My will to rise ; and let by grant appear That to my voice thine ears do well entend . No place so far that to thee it is not near ; No depth so deep that thou ne may'st extend Thine ...
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Donald Davie. 182 1793-1864 Lord , Hear my Prayer ( A paraphrase of Psalm 102 ) Lord , hear my prayer when trouble glooms , Let sorrow find a way , And when the day of trouble comes , Turn not thy face away : My bones like hearthstones ...
Donald Davie. 182 1793-1864 Lord , Hear my Prayer ( A paraphrase of Psalm 102 ) Lord , hear my prayer when trouble glooms , Let sorrow find a way , And when the day of trouble comes , Turn not thy face away : My bones like hearthstones ...
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... hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea . O Saviour , whose almighty word The winds and waves submissive heard , Who walkedst on the foaming deep , And calm amidst its rage didst sleep : Oh , hear us when we cry to ...
... hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea . O Saviour , whose almighty word The winds and waves submissive heard , Who walkedst on the foaming deep , And calm amidst its rage didst sleep : Oh , hear us when we cry to ...
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