The Early Dead; Or, Transplanted Flowers: A Collection of Thoughts, Poetrical and Scriptual, on the Death of ChildrenHenry J. Howland, 1857 - 204 pages |
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... ladder up , Whose golden rounds are our calamities , Whereon our firm feet planting , nearer God The spirit climbs , and hath its eyes unsealed . And as another poet describes it , from personal experiences xii PREFACE .
... ladder up , Whose golden rounds are our calamities , Whereon our firm feet planting , nearer God The spirit climbs , and hath its eyes unsealed . And as another poet describes it , from personal experiences xii PREFACE .
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... round . It is the tuneful chime Of spirit voices ! - ' tis my infant band , Calling the mourner from this darkened land To joy's unbounded clime . My beautiful , my blest ! I see them there , by the Great Spirit's throne ; With winning ...
... round . It is the tuneful chime Of spirit voices ! - ' tis my infant band , Calling the mourner from this darkened land To joy's unbounded clime . My beautiful , my blest ! I see them there , by the Great Spirit's throne ; With winning ...
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... round life's journey it throws ! In glory it ever shall bloom . Her voice of such sweetness and musical note , Through heaven's bright arches shall ring , And with rapture will strike sweet strings of the lyre And notes of the seraph ...
... round life's journey it throws ! In glory it ever shall bloom . Her voice of such sweetness and musical note , Through heaven's bright arches shall ring , And with rapture will strike sweet strings of the lyre And notes of the seraph ...
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... Round his quiet grave in summer Clings the wild rose ; But I love it when ' tis shrouded With the pale snows ! Then to me it speaks of Heaven , - Unsullied , pure , — Where my flower in peerless beauty BLOOMS EVERMORE . ZELIA GERTRUDE ...
... Round his quiet grave in summer Clings the wild rose ; But I love it when ' tis shrouded With the pale snows ! Then to me it speaks of Heaven , - Unsullied , pure , — Where my flower in peerless beauty BLOOMS EVERMORE . ZELIA GERTRUDE ...
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... round her , little Mary fell asleep ! Oh that hour of bitter anguish , who may e'er its sorrow tell ? Could we say " God dealeth kindly , " when our dearest idol fell ? Yes ! we know that He in mercy called our little flower away ...
... round her , little Mary fell asleep ! Oh that hour of bitter anguish , who may e'er its sorrow tell ? Could we say " God dealeth kindly , " when our dearest idol fell ? Yes ! we know that He in mercy called our little flower away ...
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angel angel band anguish arms babe beautiful beautiful world blessed blest bliss bloom bosom breast breath bright bright eyes brow celestial cherub cherub band child clasp clouds dark darling dead dear death doth dream earth earthly eyes fade fair faith Father feel flowers fold forever friends gentle glory golden gone grave grief hand happy happy band harp hast hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy hope hour infant Jesus kingdom of fear kiss life's light lips little Eva lonely look Lord lyre mother mournful murmuring neath never night o'er pain passed pleasant hill prayer rest round Savior's seraph shadows shining sigh silver lining sing skies sleep smile soft song sorrow soul spirit sunny sweet sweet child sweetly tears tempest tender thee thine thou art thought throne voice weary weep whisper wild wings