 There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God. 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays, Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise.  Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant - Page 205de American Seamen's Friend Society - 1843 - 443 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Cowper - 1831 - 410 pages
...upon the heart. XLVI. RETIREMENT. FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Lant Carpenter - 1831 - 398 pages
...the world, O Lord, I flee ; From strife and tumult far , From scenes where sin is waging still Its most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent...prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty mude There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | Reformed Church in America - 1831 - 182 pages
...journey's end." HYMN 117. CM Retirement. 1 W7) AR from the world, O Lord, I flee, JT From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His...successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree : And seem by thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. 3 Then if thy... | |
 | Lowell Mason - 1831 - 584 pages
...agrefe'; . XX/v:: . — And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if the Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! 4 Author and guardian of my life, Sweet source of light divine, And — all... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1832 - 484 pages
...the Lord vouchsafes to plead. 212. Retirement* 1 FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His...thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, O, with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! 4 There like the nightingale she... | |
 | Vyell Francis Vyvyan - 1832 - 142 pages
...the latest tear away. HYMN XXXIV. C. M Retirement, from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His...successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem, by thy rich bounty, made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if... | |
 | Sebastian Streeter, Russell Streeter - 1832 - 428 pages
...the world, O Lord, I flee ; From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where sin is waging still Its most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent...shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy bjveet bounty made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy presence cheer the soul, And grace her... | |
 | Thomas Taylor - 1833 - 512 pages
...the language of the Christian's first love, that they cannot fail to be read with deep interest. ' The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Henry Addington Simcoe - 1833 - 300 pages
...that ' it would suit the muse of Cowper, and prompt one who Mt with him to say with holy rapture, ' The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee.' Oh 1 would that I had realized this use of that lovely »pot— that prayer and praise had always occupied... | |
 | Thomas Taylor - 1833 - 354 pages
...the language of the Christian's first love, that they cannot fail to be read with deep interest. " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who forlow thee. There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and... | |
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