PoemsJames S. Burges, 1834 - 108 pages |
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Amid art thou awake band battle cry beams beneath Beth-lehem bless blood breath breeze bright burning calm child clouds country's course crown dark David longed death divine e'en earth elder days eternal faithful faithless Father fear flame flashing foes FOURTH OF JULY freedom glance gleam glorious glory glowing golden grief hath heaven heavenly hills holier holiest holy honour hour HYMN Jesus JESUS WALKING Judah's warrior King Körner land last brave Constantine liberty life's light Lord love divine lyre Mark'st thou yon minstrel Nature's ne'er night noble o'er onward path patriot peace PETER'S DENIAL Philistines poured praise pride rest rise round sacred Saviour shade shame shed shore sight Sink smile SOLDIER'S SONG song SONNET soul spirit storm strength strife sunny swell sword Sword Song tempest thee thine thought throne thy love thy name trembles vale vision voice wave youth YUCCA
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Page 17 - OH THAT ONE WOULD GIVE ME DRINK OF THE WATER OF THE WELL OF BETHLEHEM, WHICH IS BY THE GATE! ADD R And the (THREE) mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethle-hem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.
Page 36 - And they said one to another, Did not our hearts burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures...
Page 17 - And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David : nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord. And he said, "Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives?" therefore he would not drink it.
Page 38 - It was the voice of God, that spake In silence to thy silent heart ; And bade each worthier thought awake, And every dream of earth depart. Voice of our God, O yet be near ! In low, sweet accents, whisper peace ; Direct us on our pathway here ; Then bid in heaven our wanderings cease.
Page 48 - HAIL to the Sabbath day! The day divinely given, When men to God their homage pay And earth draws near to heaven. 2 Lord, in this sacred hour Within thy courts we bend, And bless thy love, and own thy power, Our Father and our Friend. 3 But thou art not alone In courts by mortals trod ; Nor only is the day thine own When man draws near to God. 4 Thy temple is the arch Of yon unmeasured sky ; Thy Sabbath, the stupendous...
Page 39 - SUFFERING Friend of human kind ! How, as the fatal hour drew near, Came thronging on thy holy mind The images of grief and fear. 2 Gethsemane's sad midnight scene, The faithless friends, the exulting foes, The thorny crown, the insult keen, The scourge, the cross, before thee rose.
Page 37 - Heart. 1 HATH not thy heart within thee burned At evening's calm and holy hour, As if its inmost depths discerned The presence of a loftier power ? 2 Hast thou not heard 'mid forest glades, While ancient rivers murmured by, A voice from forth th...
Page 17 - Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!" And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David : nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.
Page 39 - Did not thy spirit shrink dismayed, As the dark vision o'er it came ; And though in sinless strength arrayed, Turn, shuddering, from the death of shame...
Page 17 - ]' is self-devotedness ; A spirit urging onward and still on To some high, noble object to be won; And pressing still, through danger and distress, Regardless of them all, Till that high object, whatsoe'er it be, Friendship, or virtuous fame, our country's liberty, The improvement of our race, the happiness Of one poor individual, Or of unnumbered thousands, be attained.