Lays of Love and Faith: With Other Fugitive PoemsLindsay and Blakiston, 1848 - 184 pages |
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Afar from thee Anemone angels auld Scotch sangs beauty bird blessed blest bosom breast bright bright land brow Canst CATULLUS cheer Christ CHRISTMAS HYMN CLING TO THY cold water crystal spring cup of cold dear death divine e'en EARLY SAVED earth faithful Farewell feet flowers FOURTH OF JULY friends gentle glad glory God's grace gush happy happy day hath hear heaven hope Hosanna humble hush immortal Jehovah Jerusalem Jesus KINGDOM OF HEAVEN land light liken thee lips Lord love thee lowly lyre Mary meek mercy morning ne'er neath night o'er pilgrim pleasant praise PRAYER PSALM radiant rapture rest RHINELANDER round Sabbath sacred Saviour shed shine sing sleep smile song sorrow soul strife strong Susie tears TEE-TOTALLER There's thine eye thou art thou hast thou wilt thought throne thy heart thy mother toil trod truth voice wake weary wing words youth
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Page 141 - midst the brotherhood on high To be at home with God. 2 It is not death to close The eye long dimmed by tears, And wake, in glorious repose To spend eternal years. 3 It is not death to bear The wrench that sets us free From dungeon chain, to breathe the air Of boundless liberty.
Page 7 - The brilliant proof of high poetic powers; But dear memorials of happy days, When heaven shed blessings on my heart like showers, Clothing with beauty e'en the desert place; Till I, with thankful...
Page 27 - In the fledgling from her nest : And, now her steps are feeble, be her stay Whose strength was thine in thy most feeble day. Cherish thy mother ; brief perchance the time May be that she will claim the care she gave...
Page 30 - The cruel taunt, the cold averted air, From lips which thou hast taught in hope to pray, And eyes whose sorrows thou hast wiped away. Still do thou good ; but for His holy sake Who died for thine ; fixing thy purpose ever High as His throne no wrath of man can shake : So shall He own thy generous endeavour, And take thee to His conqueror's glory up, When thou hast shared the Saviour's bitter cup.
Page 38 - Another gave her accents, and a voice as musical As a spring-bird's joyous carol, or a rippling streamlet's fall; Till all who heard her laughing, or her words of childish grace, Loved as much to listen to her, as to look upon her face. Another brought from heaven a clear and gentle mind, And within the lovely casket the precious gem enshrined ; Till all who knew her wondered, that God should be so good, As to bless with such a spirit a world so cold and rude.
Page 7 - Clothing with beauty e'en the desert place; Till I, with thankful gladness in my looks, Turned me to God, sweet nature, loving friends, Christ's little children, well-worn ancient books, The charm of Art, the rapture music sends ; And sang away the grief that on man's lot attends.
Page 174 - And there is on his gentle brow, Nor weariness nor faintness now. • For while they sought the market-place, His words had won a soul to grace ; And when He set that sinner free From bonds of guilt and infamy, His heart grew strong with joy divine, More than the strength of bread and wine.
Page 169 - Thus my heart the hope will cherish, While to Thee I lift mine eye; Thou wilt save me ere I perish, Thou wilt hear the sailor's cry. And though mast and sail be riven, Life's short voyage will soon be o'er ; Safely moored in heaven's wide haven, Storm and tempest vex no more.
Page 16 - My mother ! — Manhood's anxious brow And sterner cares have long been mine ; Yet turn I to thee fondly now, As when upon thy bosom's shrine My infant griefs were gently hushed to rest, And thy low whispered prayers my slumber blest.
Page 168 - TOSSED upon life's raging billow, Sweet it is, O Lord, to know Thou didst press a sailor's pillow, And canst feel a sailor's woe. Never slumbering, never sleeping, Though the night be dark and drear, Thou the faithful watch art keeping, " All, all's well,