 | George Herbert - 1703 - 450 Seiten
...Bud, Th' indorfment of fupreme Delight, Writ by a Frtend, and with his Blood; The Couch of Time, Cares balm and bay ; The Week were dark, but for thy Light : Thy Torch doth fhsw the way. The The other Days and thou . Wake up one Man ; whofe Face thou art,, Knocking at Heav'n... | |
 | George Keate - 1790 - 388 Seiten
...his life — and dearly did he love the Sabbath, — for he had written the beautiful words — " 0 Day most calm, most bright, The fruit of this, the next world's bud. The endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a Friend, and with His blood ; The couch of time ; care's calm... | |
 | 1853 - 678 Seiten
...from earthly cares and amusements on the Sunday. They will be ready to exclaim with Herbert, — ' 0 Day most calm, most bright, The fruit of this, the next world's bud, The week were dark but 1'or thy light.' But the Puritans have always enforced this religious privilege... | |
 | 1848 - 752 Seiten
...the song and salutation of many a careworn operative, — " 0 day ! most calai, most bright, * * * * The couch of Time ; Care's balm and bay ! The week...but for thy light — Thy torch doth show the way." And Religion is not alone in teaching man to prize the golden hours of this sacred day. Science follows... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 Seiten
...without complaints or grief; Since, if my scent be good, I care not if It be as short as yours. SUNDAY. O DAY most calm, most bright! The fruit of this, the next world's bud; Th' indorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood; The couch of time; care's... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 Seiten
...Thy thunders magnified; but to create Is greater, than created to destroy." THE SABBATH. HERE CRT. O DAY most calm, most bright, The fruit of this, the next world's bud, Th' endorsement of supreme delight, Writ hy a friend, and with his blood; The couch of time, care's... | |
 | 1853 - 1142 Seiten
...had little difference in this. The feeling of them all is well expressed by quaint old Herbert : "0 day most calm, most bright! The fruit of this, the next world's bud ; Th' endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood ; The couch of time; care's... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 274 Seiten
...to the two eldest, and fifteen hundred to the youngest. LESSON ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH. Sunday. O day most calm, most bright! The fruit of this, the next world's bud! The endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood! The couch of time; care's balm... | |
 | 1834 - 410 Seiten
...85— 88. The following hymn has been nobly paraphrased by a living poet, Bernard Barton. SUNDAY, "O day most calm, most bright! The fruit of this, the next world's bud; Th' endorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood ; The couch of time; care's... | |
 | Richard Cattermole, Henry Stebbing - 1835 - 402 Seiten
...members suffer ill. They who lament one cross, Thou dying daily, praise thee to thy loss. SUNDAY. O DAY most calm, most bright, The fruit of this, the...with his blood ; The couch of time, care's balm and bay:The week were dark, but for thy light; Thy torch doth show the way. The other days and thou Make... | |
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The indorsement of supreme delight, Writ by a friend, and with his blood ; The couch of time ; care's balm and bay ; The week were dark, but for thy light. Thy torch doth show the way. 
