 | 1825 - 492 Seiten
...green tops, stole o'er him, and howed His spirit with the thought of houndless power And inaccessihle majesty. Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years,...roofs That our frail hands have raised. Let me, at leatt, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn — thrice happy, if it find Acceptance... | |
 | 1826 - 524 Seiten
...above them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems : in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt...thought of boundless power And inaccessible majesty. Ah, whyShould we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among the... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 Seiten
...that swayed at once And inaccessible Majesty. Ah, why His spirit with the thought of boundless Power Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's ancient sanctuaries, and adore That our frail hands have raised ! Let me, at least, Only among the crowd, and under roofs Here, in... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 Seiten
...boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath, that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless...me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Qffer one hymn ; thrice happy, if it find Acceptance in his ear. Father, thy hand Hath reared these... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1836 - 286 Seiten
...boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless...neglect God's ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among die crowd, and under roofs That our frail hands have raised. Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 292 Seiten
...boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless...me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Ofier one hymn — thrice happy, if it find Acceptance in his ear. 40 FOREST HYMN. Father, thy hand... | |
 | 1840 - 516 Seiten
...boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless...and under roofs, That our frail hands have raised ! Be it ours to meditate In these calm shades thy milder majesty, And to the beautiful order of thy... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 Seiten
...sound Of the invisible breath, that sway'd at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bow'd His spirit with the thought of boundless power, And inaccessible majesty. Ah, whyShould we, in the world's riper years, neglect Gon's ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among the... | |
 | Charles P. Bronson - 1845 - 438 Seiten
...Miijemy. Ah! ul.y Should we, in the wo t Id's riper years, neglect God's ancient sanctuaries, and m lore. Only, among the crowd, and under roofs. That our frail...raised ? Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of th is ngrd wood, Offer on« h>mn; thrice happy, if it find Acceptance m his ear. Father, thy hand Htth... | |
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And from the gray old trunks that high in heaven Mingled their mossy boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless power And inaccessible... 
