 FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee.  Spiritual Gleanings from Creation and Daily Life - Page 120de William Hancock Wheeler - 1884 - 307 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Thomas Cotterill - 1829 - 292 pages
...From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The silent shade, the calm retreat, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made For those who follow Thee. 3 There if thy Spirit touch thy soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem, hy thy sweet hounty, made For those who follow thee. There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean ahode, Oh! with what peace, and joy, and love She communes with her God! There, like the nightingale,... | |
 | 1829 - 592 pages
...I'Yoiii scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. VOL. IV. ad Series. The calm retreat and silent shade,* With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet b. unit v made For those who follow thee. There, if thy .spirit touch the soul. And grace her mean... | |
 | William Cowper - 1831 - 412 pages
...strife and tumult far ; From scenes were Satan wages still His most successful war. * Isaiah xxxv. 7. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! There like the nightingale she... | |
 | Hannah More - 1830 - 204 pages
...danger far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the quiet shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy...thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what joy, and peace, and love, She communes with her God ! There, like the nightingale, she... | |
 | 1830 - 458 pages
...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...thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode ; O with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Azubah Clark - 1830 - 244 pages
...proofs exist, that in the retirement of the closet her thoughts were fixed with intensity upon them. " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow Thee. S " There, if Thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode ; Oh ! with what peace, and joy,... | |
 | 1830 - 508 pages
...greater than them all together, — Cowper. Here is a lyric of his, — three stanzas of a hymn : — " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those' that follow Thee. " There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace,... | |
 | Christian worship - 1830 - 482 pages
...where sin is waging still It's most 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 There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode ; O with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1831 - 304 pages
...Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far, From scenes where Satan wages still, His most successful war. "The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! "There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays, Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts... | |
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