 There, if 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 pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise.  The poetical works of William Cowper - Page 295by William Cowper - 1863 - 378 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Missions - 1801 - 530 pages
...when entering on his retirement. , " Far from the world, O Lord ! I flee, from strife and tumult far j From scenes where Satan wages still his most successful...The calm retreat, the silent shade, with prayer and pra'se agree; And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made for those who folio* thee. There, if thy Spirit touch... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...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...peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her GOD ! 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...And feem, by thy fweet bounty made, For thole who follow thee. There if thy Spirit touch the foul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and...communes with her God ! There like the nightingale fhe pours Her folitary lays; Nor afks a witnefs of her fong, Nor thirfts for human praife. Anthor and... | |
 | John Newton - 1808 - 712 pages
...shade, With pray'r and praise agree; And seem, by thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thec. 3 There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her...peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! 4 There, like the nightingale she pours Her solitary lays; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts... | |
 | Charles Buck - Christian ethics - 1808 - 332 pages
...fire, rejoices in the divine favour ; and thus retirement is sanctified by communion with him. ยป " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. J There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, O with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Baptists - 1829 - 610 pages
...Satan wngc* till! His most succesjfnl war. VOL. IV. :Jd Series. The calm retreat and silent (hade,* With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet...thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode : Ob, with what peace, and joy, and love, She commune* with her God ! There, like the nightingale,... | |
 | John Newton - Theology - 1810 - 726 pages
...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...peace and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor... | |
 | William Bengo Collyer - Hymns - 1812 - 980 pages
...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...thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. 3 There if thy Spirit touch the soul,. And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | Thomas Jones (chaplain to the earl of Peterborough) - 1812 - 486 pages
...it; Seal it from thy courts above ! 243. The Christian retiring. FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far, From scenes where Satan...successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree, And seem, by thy swt.et bounty made, For those who follow thee. There if thy... | |
 | Theology - 1814 - 496 pages
...made for those who follow thec. There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, and grace her mean abode, Qh ! with what peace, and joy, and love, she communes with...like the nightingale, she pours her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, nor thirsts for human praise. Author and Guardian of my life, sweet... | |
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