Hymns of the Ages, Second Series: Being Selections from Wither, Crashaw, Southwell, Habington, and Other SourcesTicknor and Fields, 1862 - 336 pages |
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Page 13
... To lave thy wearied wing . There droop that wing , when far it flies From human care , and toil , and ftrife , And feed by those ftill ftreams that rise Beneath the tree of life . It may be that the waft of love Some leaves Virtue . 13.
... To lave thy wearied wing . There droop that wing , when far it flies From human care , and toil , and ftrife , And feed by those ftill ftreams that rise Beneath the tree of life . It may be that the waft of love Some leaves Virtue . 13.
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... toil and pain Nothing but leaves ! Nothing but leaves ; memory weaves No veil to screen the past : As we retrace our weary way , Counting each loft and misspent day - We find , sadly , at last , Nothing but leaves ! And fhall we meet ...
... toil and pain Nothing but leaves ! Nothing but leaves ; memory weaves No veil to screen the past : As we retrace our weary way , Counting each loft and misspent day - We find , sadly , at last , Nothing but leaves ! And fhall we meet ...
Page 51
... toil and mourn alone ; That no one human heart can answer The beatings of our own . The ftars look down from the filent heaven Into the quiet ftream , And see themselves from its dewy depths In fresher beauty Active Duty . 51.
... toil and mourn alone ; That no one human heart can answer The beatings of our own . The ftars look down from the filent heaven Into the quiet ftream , And see themselves from its dewy depths In fresher beauty Active Duty . 51.
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... toil That spread his luftrous coil ; Still , as the spiral grew , He left the past year's dwelling for the new , Stole with soft ftep its fhining archway through , Built up its idle door , Stretched in his laft - found home , and knew ...
... toil That spread his luftrous coil ; Still , as the spiral grew , He left the past year's dwelling for the new , Stole with soft ftep its fhining archway through , Built up its idle door , Stretched in his laft - found home , and knew ...
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... toil , in tasks however mean , For all we know of right and true , In this alone our worth is seen ; ' Tis this we were ordained to do . So fhalt thou find in work and thought The peace that sorrow cannot give ; Though grief's worst ...
... toil , in tasks however mean , For all we know of right and true , In this alone our worth is seen ; ' Tis this we were ordained to do . So fhalt thou find in work and thought The peace that sorrow cannot give ; Though grief's worst ...
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angels befide beſt bleffed bleft blifs breaſt breath bright calm celeftial Chrift clouds darkneſs death divine doft doth dwell earth earthly eternal evermore eyes faith Father fear fhade fhall be soon fhine fhore fhould figh filent fing fink fleep forever Francis Quarles ftand ftars ftill ftorms ftreams ftrength ftrong George Wither give glory God's grace grief hath hear heart heaven heavenly Henry Vaughan holy hope hour HYMN Jesus Jesus of Nazareth laft laſt lefs life's light little longer live Lord Madame Guyon moft mortal muft muſt never night nought o'er paffing pain Paul Gerhardt peace praise prayer reft reſt Robert Southwell Saviour ſhall ſkies ſky smile sorrow soul spirit ſtand ſtars ſtay ſtill sweet tears thee thine things THOMAS ELLWOOD Thomas Flatman Thou art Thou wilt thought throne toil truft unto voice weary wings