 | George Keate - 1790 - 388 pages
...an act noble : especially the motive to please God, and promote human happiness. Herbert sings,— "A servant with this clause Makes drudgery Divine...as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." When midnight came he heard the distant music, for " he heard the church bells beyond the stars, and... | |
 | Richard Steele - 1807 - 238 pages
...me, my GOD and King, In all things thee to see ; And what I do in any thing, To do it as for thee : A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine...Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action tine. HERBERT. 2. In dependence upon the help of Goia, let your religious principles be... | |
 | 1845 - 752 pages
...on glass, On it may stay his eye ; Or, if he pleaseth, through it pass, And thus the heaven espy. " All may of Thee partake, Nothing can be so mean Which,...Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action fine." And the consciousness that we are God's servants, will not only give a higher character... | |
 | 1821 - 398 pages
...Some of the stanzas in the devotional pieces are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which,...tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 pages
...Some of the stanzas in the devotional pieces are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which,...tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...Some of the stanzas in the devotional pieces are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which,...tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
 | 1821 - 400 pages
...Some of the stanzas in the devotional pieces are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which,...tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
 | 1863 - 350 pages
...ordinary employment if performed in the love of God and for his sake, becomes a noble spiritual service. " All may of Thee partake ; Nothing can be so mean Which,...with this tincture . for thy sake,' Will not grow white and clean. "A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery Divine : Who sweeps a room, as for Thy... | |
 | 1864 - 346 pages
...he expresses this in a very quaint, old-fashioned way, but yet I think you will like to hear it. " All may of thee partake ; Nothing can be so mean, Which with this tincture, for (hy sake, ' Will not grow bright and clean. A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery divine ; Who... | |
 | 1824 - 706 pages
...doing his work well, and I defy them to despise him, rather will they say with old George Herbert : " A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine, Who sweeps a room as to God's laws, Makes that and the action fine." Follow an inventor through all the phases of his struggle,... | |
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A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine; Who sweeps a room as for thy laws Makes that and the action fine. 
