 | Episcopal Church - 1827 - 140 pages
...earthly toys; Our souls, how heavily they go, To reach eternal joys! 3 In vain we tune our lifeless songs, In vain we strive to rise! Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, With all thy quick 'ning powers; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,... | |
 | Asahel Nettleton - 1827 - 412 pages
...quick'ning pow'rs,— Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 In vain we tune pur formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongnes, And our devotion dies. 3 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our... | |
 | 1828 - 406 pages
...love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look, how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys ; t Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal...our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever lie At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come,... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1828 - 380 pages
...earthly toys ; Our souls, how heavily they go, To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our lifeless songs, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, WTith all thy quickening powers ; Come, shed abroad a .Saviour's... | |
 | Collection - 1829 - 628 pages
...sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look how we grovel here below, Fond of earth's trifling toys ; Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal...languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4. Saviour ! and shall we ever lie At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine... | |
 | Sebastian Streeter, Russell Streeter - 1829 - 424 pages
...sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look, how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys ; Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, 4 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And... | |
 | Thomas Cotterill - 1829 - 292 pages
...earthly toys : How backward, and at best, how slow, To gain eternal joys ! 3 In vain we tune our lifeless songs ; In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 In heartless prayers, and weak complaint, Shall all our days be past ? Our love to Thee, O Lord ! so... | |
 | 1829 - 442 pages
...toys ; Our soul«, how Iwnvily they go, To reach eternal Joys ! 3 In vain we time our lifeless song», In vain we strive to rise ! ' Hosannas languish on our tongues And our devotion dies. 4 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove With all thy qiiick'nin<; powers • Come, shed abroad a Saviour's... | |
 | William Jay - 1829 - 592 pages
...Hosannas languish on their lips, " And their devotion dies :" Till, roused by reflection, they cry, " Dear Lord, and shall we ever live " At this poor dying rate ? " Our love so faint, so cold to Thee, " And thine to us so great !" — — My soul cleavcth to the... | |
 | 1830 - 238 pages
...of ours. 2 Look how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys : Our souls, how heavily they go To reach eternal joys! 3 In vain we tune our formal...! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate, Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove,... | |
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Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove! 
