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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... spring I shoot up fair , Offering at heaven , growing and groaning thither ; Nor doth my flower Want a spring shower , My sins and I joining together . But while I grow in a straight line , Still upwards bent , as if heaven were mine ...
... spring I shoot up fair , Offering at heaven , growing and groaning thither ; Nor doth my flower Want a spring shower , My sins and I joining together . But while I grow in a straight line , Still upwards bent , as if heaven were mine ...
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... spring too from a shepherd's fears , And sighs upon his frailty spent , Though not distinct , be eloquent ? ' Tis true , the object sanctifies All passions which within us rise ; But since no creature comprehends The cause of causes ...
... spring too from a shepherd's fears , And sighs upon his frailty spent , Though not distinct , be eloquent ? ' Tis true , the object sanctifies All passions which within us rise ; But since no creature comprehends The cause of causes ...
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... spring abides , And never - withering flowers : Death like a narrow sea divides This heavenly land from ours . Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dressed in living green : So to the Jews old Canaan stood , While Jordan rolled ...
... spring abides , And never - withering flowers : Death like a narrow sea divides This heavenly land from ours . Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dressed in living green : So to the Jews old Canaan stood , While Jordan rolled ...
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ANONYMOUS 7TH10TH CENTURY | 1 |
ANONYMOUS 14TH CENTURY | 7 |
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