| Isaac Watts - 1827 - 204 pages
...trouble roll Across my peaceful breast HYMN LXVI. (CM^ A prospect of heaven makes death easy. 1 THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign...day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never with' ring flow rs : Death, like a narrow sea, divides... | |
| 1827 - 676 pages
...Christians have been privileged to enjoy. He often dwelt with delight on those lines of Dr. Watts— There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign...day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. To a friend engaged in the building business, who was lamenting sometime ago the infirmities of age,... | |
| 1828 - 188 pages
...give, Yet who so often is forgot ? Then may I ever grateful be, For all the Lord has given to me. THERE is a land of pure delight. Where Saints immortal reign,...banish pain. There everlasting Spring abides, And never withering flowers ; Death, like a narrow stream, divides This heavenly land from our's. But,... | |
| William Orme - 1828 - 368 pages
...behind us Strange that we should ever wish to linger. You remember that beautiful hymn; — "There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign;...banish pain. "There everlasting spring abides, And never-with'ring flow'rs: Death, like a narrow eea, divides, This heav'nly land from ours. "Sweet fields... | |
| 1828 - 594 pages
...lively faith and strong desire Bear ev'ry thought above. 482. CM WATTS. A prospect of heaven, 1 THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign...day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There, everlasting spring abides, And never-with'ring flow'rs ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides... | |
| Alvan Bond, Pliny Fisk - 1828 - 454 pages
...sat by the bed-side of my feeble brother, and he requested me to repeat the following hymn: 'There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign;...day excludes the night. And pleasures banish pain.' &c. Afterwards we enjoyed a happy season in conversing about heaven. 'If I were to live my missionary... | |
| Jonathan Peele Dabney - 1828 - 358 pages
...the myriads none can count, To seats of joy on Zion's mount! 303. c. M. A Prospect of Heaven. 1 THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign ; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasure* banish pain. 3 There everlasting spring abides, And never-withering flowers : Death, like... | |
| Episcopal Church - 1828 - 380 pages
...excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never-fading flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. 3 Bright fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dressed in living green; So, to the Jews, fair Canaan... | |
| John Bunyan - 1829 - 204 pages
...only wise God, be glory forever. Amen. To whose blessing 1 recommend it. A PROSPECT OF HEAVEN. THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign;...banish pain. There everlasting spring abides. And never withering flowers; Death like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ou«s. Sweet fields,... | |
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