 The night is come, like to the day Depart not thou great God away ! Let not my sins, black as the night, Eclipse the lustre of thy light ; Keep still in my horizon, for to me The sun makes not the day, but thee. Thou whose nature cannot sleep, On my temples...  The baptist Magazine - Seite 961860Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1870 - 466 Seiten
...cxxxvn EVEN'LVG HYMN. The night is come, like to the day ; Depart not Thou, great God, away. Let not my sins, black as the night, Eclipse the lustre of thy light. Keep still in my horizon ; for to me 5 The sun makes not the day, but Thee. Thou whose nature cannot sleep, On my temples sentry keep !... | |
 | 1870 - 462 Seiten
...temples sentry keep ! Guard me 'gainst those watchful foes, Whose eyes are open while mine close; 10 Let no dreams my head infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance; Make my sleep a holy trance, That I may, my rest being wrought, 15 Awake into... | |
 | Rochdale discourses - 1870 - 370 Seiten
...come like to ye day, Depart not then great God away ! Let not my sins, blacke as ye night, Eclips ye lustre of Thy light : Keep still in my horizon : for to me Ye sun makes not ye day, but Thee, By whose grace, let kindly sleepe On my temples sentry keepe ! Guard... | |
 | Gertrude Parsons - 1871 - 370 Seiten
...VI. THE INEVITABLE. The night is come ; like to the day, Depart not Thou, great God, away: Let not my sins, black as the night, Eclipse the lustre of Thy light. SIR THOMAS BROWNE. TN a state of nervous agitation, quite strange •*- to all Lady Judith's former... | |
 | 1872 - 710 Seiten
...Meditation befóte. The night is come : like to the day, Depart not Thou, great God, away. Let not my sin, n ! dwells with thee. [are blind ; Ask of the learned the way ? The learned Th to me The sun makes not the day, but Thee. Thou, whose nature cannot sleep, On my temples sentry keep... | |
 | Abraham Holroyd - 1873 - 228 Seiten
...77. 96 EVENING HYMN. fiHE night is come, like to the day ; -DePart not Thou, great God, away. Let not my sins, black as the night, Eclipse the lustre of...infest But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest my soul advance : Make my sleep a holy trance : That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into... | |
 | Country life - 1873 - 160 Seiten
...G> ay. EVENING HYMN. THE night is come, like to the day ; Depart not Thou, great God, away. Let not my sins, black as the night, Eclipse the lustre of...infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance ; Make me to sleep a holy trance. That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1874 - 600 Seiten
...HEBBICK. BEFORE SLEEP. THE night is come like to the day, — Depart not thou, great God, away, Lot not my sins, black as the night, Eclipse the lustre of...infest But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance, Make my sleep a holy trance, That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into some... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1874 - 132 Seiten
...colloquy with God : — The night is come, like to the day ; Depart not thou, great God, away. Let not my sins, black as the night, Eclipse the lustre of...infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance : Make my sleep a holy trance : That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into... | |
 | English hymn book - 1874 - 1284 Seiten
...but Thee ; O Thou, whose nature cannot sleep, O'er my closed eyelids sentry keep. Guard me against those watchful foes, Whose eyes are open while mine close ; Let no ill dreams my sleep infest, But such as Jacob's slumbers blessed ; That so I may, my rest being wrought,... | |
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