 | Isaac Watts - 1801 - 608 pages
...earth at firft, And turn to earth again. 5 A thoufand ages, in thy fight, Are like an evening gone ; j Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rifing fun. . , 6 [The bufy tribes of flefli and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1803 - 642 pages
...duft, " Return, ye fons of men :" All nations rofe from earth at firft, And turn to earth again. 5 A thoufand ages, in thy fight, Are like an evening...watch that ends the night., Before the rifing fun. 6 [The bufy tribes of flefh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by the... | |
 | John Wesley - 1804 - 522 pages
...order flood, Or earth receiv'd her frame. From everlafting thou art God, To endlefs years the fame. 4 A thoufand ages in thy fight Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends fhe nighf, , Before the riling fun. 5 The bufy tribes of flefh and blood, With all their cares and... | |
 | Jeremy Belknap - 1808 - 458 pages
...to duft, " Return ye fons of men ;" All nations role from earth at firft, And turn to earth again. 3 A thoufand ages in thy fight Are like an evening gone...watch that ends the night, Before the rifing fun. 4 Time, like an ever-running ftream, Be;>rs all its fons away ; They fly, forgotten as a dream DK-S... | |
 | Jeremy Belknap - 1812 - 530 pages
...men ;" All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. 3 A thousand ages in thy sight, Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 4 Time, like an ever-running stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as... | |
 | Thomas Jones (chaplain to the earl of Peterborough) - 1812 - 486 pages
...receiv'd its frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their cares and fears, Are carry'd downward... | |
 | John Wesley, Charles Wesley - 1816 - 602 pages
...her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless, years the same. 4 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 3 The husy trihes of flesh and hlood, With all their cares and fears, Are carried downward... | |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church - 1817 - 610 pages
...her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone; . Short as the watch that ends the night* Before the rising sun. ^5 The husy trihes of. flesh and hlood, With all their cares and fears, Are carried downward... | |
 | John Wesley - 1818 - 306 pages
...her frame; From everlasting thou art God} To endless years the same. A thousand ages in thy sight, Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 5 The busy tribes of flesh and blood, ,/j/ With all their cares and fears, Are carried... | |
 | Richard Herne Shepherd - 1818 - 684 pages
...men :" All nations rose from earth at first. Aud turn to earth again. A thousand ages in thy sight, Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. The busy tribes of flesh and blood, "With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards... | |
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A thousand ages in thy sight are like an evening gone, short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun. 
