 WHEN first thy eyes unveil, give thy soul leave To do the like ; our bodies but forerun The spirit's duty : true hearts spread and heave Unto their God, as flowers do to the sun : Give him thy first thoughts then, so shalt thou keep Him company all day,...  The First Lieutenant's Story - Page 126by Lady Catherine Long - 1853Full view - About this book
 | 1845 - 624 pages
...home beyond the skies, Whose glorious beauty is no fading flower ! EVELYN B. EARLY RISING AND PRAYER. WHEN first thine eyes unveil, give thy soul leave...to the sun ; Give Him thy first thoughts then, so shalt thou keep Him company all day, and in him sleep. Yet never sleep, the sun up, prayer should Dawn... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1837 - 668 pages
...derived all the information on eternal realities which I now EARLY RISING AND PRAYER. BY HENRY VAUGHAN. When first thine eyes unveil, give thy soul leave...to the sun ; Give him thy first thoughts then, so shalt thou keep Him company all day, and in him sleep. Yet never sleep the sun up ; prayer should Dawn... | |
 | 1842 - 622 pages
...our spirit's stain, That had thy blood refused to flow, Thy very tears had flow'd in vain. MORNING. WHEN first thine eyes unveil, give thy soul leave...their God as flowers do to the sun; Give Him thy first thought, then, so shalt thou keep Him company all day, and in Him sleep. Yet never sleep the sun up;... | |
 | Christian life - 1871 - 348 pages
...cannot close this paper better than with the noble lines of the old rhymester, Henry Vaughan : — " When first thine eyes unveil, give thy soul leave...to the sun : Give him thy first thoughts then, so shalt thou keep His company all day, and in him sleep. Yet never sleep the sun up : prayer should Dawn... | |
 | Select poetry - English poetry - 1825 - 182 pages
...repose, Singly from thy smile it flows ; Peace and happiness are thine, Mine they are, if thou art mine. WHEN first thine eyes unveil, give thy soul leave...God as flowers do to the sun ; Give him thy first thought then, so shalt thou keep Him company all day, and in him sleep. Yet never sleep the sun up... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...native place, and became an eminent physician. He died in 1695. EARLY RISING AND PRAYER. WHEN first thy eyes unveil, give thy soul leave To do the like ;...to the sun ; Give him thy first thoughts then, so shalt I hon keep Him company all day, and in him sleep. Yet never sleep the sun up ; prayer should... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - Religious poetry, English - 1832 - 378 pages
...who die in thee, Death has indeed no sting, the grave no victory !' MORNING DISCIPLINE. [VAUGHAN.] WHEN first thine eyes unveil, give thy soul leave...God as flowers do to the sun ; Give him thy first thought then, so shah thou keep Him company all day, and in him sleep. . Yet never sleep the sun np... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - Religious poetry, English - 1832 - 858 pages
...DISCIPLINE. [YADOHAN.] WHEN first thine eyes unveil, give thy soul leave To do the like ; our hodies hut forerun The spirit's duty : true hearts spread and...their God as flowers do to the sun; Give him thy first thought then, so shall thou keep Him company all day, and in him sleep. Yet never sleep the sun up... | |
 | 1838 - 950 pages
...and the depth of love divine ! Christian, this blessedness all is thine ! HA EARLY RISING AND PRAYER. WHEN first thine eyes unveil, give thy soul leave...to the sun ; Give him thy first thoughts then, so shalt thou keep Him company all day, and in him sleep. Walk with thy fellow-creatures : note the hush... | |
 | Robert Daly Walker - 1838 - 284 pages
...with us—we are the same— One Faith—one Father—and one aim. EARLY RISING AND PRAYER. VAUGHAN. WHEN first thine eyes unveil, give thy soul leave...do to the sun: Give Him thy first thoughts then, so shalt thou keep Him company all day, and in him sleep. Yet never sleep the sun up; prayer should Dawn... | |
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