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... flow down at his " prefence . " If Virgil , Homer , or Pindar , were to prepare an equipage for a descending God , they might ufe thunder and lightnings too , and clouds and fire , to form a chariot and horfes for the battle , or the ...
... flow down at his " prefence . " If Virgil , Homer , or Pindar , were to prepare an equipage for a descending God , they might ufe thunder and lightnings too , and clouds and fire , to form a chariot and horfes for the battle , or the ...
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... flow delay ? O God of ages ! why ? Let the spheres cleave , and mark my way To the superior sky . Dear Sovereign , break these vital strings That bind me to my clay ; Take me , Uriel , on thy wings , And stretch and foar away . GOD's ...
... flow delay ? O God of ages ! why ? Let the spheres cleave , and mark my way To the superior sky . Dear Sovereign , break these vital strings That bind me to my clay ; Take me , Uriel , on thy wings , And stretch and foar away . GOD's ...
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... flow they move , And drop and die in boundless feas of love ! But me , vile wretch ! fhould pitying love embrace Deep in its ocean , hell itself would blaze , And flash , and burn me through the boundless feas . Yea , Lord , my guilt to ...
... flow they move , And drop and die in boundless feas of love ! But me , vile wretch ! fhould pitying love embrace Deep in its ocean , hell itself would blaze , And flash , and burn me through the boundless feas . Yea , Lord , my guilt to ...
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... flow . The day was mingled with the night , His feet on folid darkness trod , His radiant eyes proclaim'd the God , And scatter'd dreadful light ; He breath'd , and fulphur ran , a fiery stream : He spoke , and ( though with unknown ...
... flow . The day was mingled with the night , His feet on folid darkness trod , His radiant eyes proclaim'd the God , And scatter'd dreadful light ; He breath'd , and fulphur ran , a fiery stream : He spoke , and ( though with unknown ...
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... flow . Cold fteel , expos'd to northern air , Drinks the meridian fury of the midnight Bear , And burns th ' unwary ftranger there . Enquire , my foul , of ancient fame , Look back two thousand years , and see Th ' Affyrian prince ...
... flow . Cold fteel , expos'd to northern air , Drinks the meridian fury of the midnight Bear , And burns th ' unwary ftranger there . Enquire , my foul , of ancient fame , Look back two thousand years , and see Th ' Affyrian prince ...
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Page 100 - Here's love and grief beyond degree, The Lord of glory dies for men ! But lo, what fudden joys I fee ! Jefus the dead revives again. The rifing God forfakes the tomb, Up to his father's court he flies; Cherubic legions guard him home, And
Page 333 - The goodnefs of the Lord ; But fruits of life and glory grow In thy moft holy word. Here are my choiceft treafures hid, Here my beft comfort lies ; Here my defires are fatisfy'd, And hence my hopes arife. Lord, make me underftand thy law ; Shew what my thoughts have been
Page 47 - Red comets lift their banners high, And wide proclaim his wars. Chain'd to his throne a volume lies, , With all the fates of men, With every angel's form and fize, Drawn by th' eternal pen. His providence unfolds the book, And makes his
Page 337 - by death to hear their doom. Let me improve the hours I have, Before the day of grace is fled ; There's no repentance in the grave, Nor pardons offer'd to the dead. Juft as a tree cut down, that fell To North or Southward, there is lies
Page 328 - s not a plant or flower below, But makes thy glories known ; And clouds arife, and tempefts blow, By order from thy throne. 'Creatures ,(as numerous as they be) Are
Page 100 - Come, faints, and drop a tear or two, On the dear bofom of your God, He fhed a thoufand drops for you, A thoufand drops of richer blood. Here's love and grief beyond degree, The Lord of glory dies for men ! But lo, what fudden joys I fee ! Jefus the dead revives again. The
Page 366 - without thy care or payment, All thy wants are well fupply'd. How much better thou'rt attended Than the Son of God could be, When from heaven he defcended, And became a child like thee
Page 360 - doves in a large open cage, When they play all in love, without anger or rage, How much may we learn from the fight! If we had been ducks, we might dabble in mud ; Or dogs, we might play till it ended in blood ; So foul and fo fierce are their natures
Page 328 - with beams of love, With wrath in hell beneath ! 'Tis on his earth I ftand or move, And 'tis his air I breathe. His hand is my perpetual guard; He keeps me with his eye
Page 330 - and fteal; Lord, I am taught thy name to fear, And do thy holy will.. Are thefe thy favours day by day To me above the reft ? Then let me love Thee more than they, And try to ferve thee