 FAR from the world, O Lord, 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 praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee.  The village vicar - Seite 8von Carus Richardson - 1828Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1815 - 556 Seiten
...I, as I walked farther on, how pleasing to be freed from the busy bustling world ! As the poet says, The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. As I passed along, a flock of sheep in view, reminded me of those days when the sheep were led to the... | |
 | 1818 - 510 Seiten
...fine tree, he poured his sorrows and his tear», into the VOL. X. bosom of his Father and his God. " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...praise agree, And seem, by thy sweet bounty made, To those who follow thee." The garden is much more contracted in its boundaries than I expected ; the... | |
 | Robert White ALMOND - 1819 - 204 Seiten
...From scenes where Satan wages stilL His most successful war. 2. The calm retreat, the silent shade j With prayer 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 mean abode, Oh, with what Peace, and Joy, and... | |
 | Abner Kneeland - 1819 - 666 Seiten
...where sin is waging still Its most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy presence cheer the soul, And grace her mean abode; O with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | 1820 - 414 Seiten
...flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where sin is waging still Its most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade,. With prayer and...by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy presence cheer the soul, And grace her mean abode ; 0 with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | 1820 - 526 Seiten
...where sin is waging still Its- most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent 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 mean abode, O with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Jeremy Belknap - 1820 - 516 Seiten
...where sin is waging still Its most successful war. 2 The calm retreat , the silent 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 mean abode, O with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Jeremy Belknap - 1820 - 532 Seiten
...successful War. 2 The calm retreat,' tye'Mft TTT-..1 1 t'lil ) )N •r" •1M With pray r and praise ag ' And seem by thy .sweet bounty made For those who follow th'ee. 3 There, if thy Spirit touch .this soul, And grace her mean abode•, :•'. O with what peace, and... | |
 | John Newton - 1821 - 412 Seiten
...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...by 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... | |
 | 1821 - 488 Seiten
...whether any stranger listens to the strain." Edin. Rev. No. LI. p. 198. Thus in one of Cowper's hymns : The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...agree ; And seem by Thy sweet bounty made For those that worship Thee. Thee, if Thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what joy,... | |
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