| Gems - 1841 - 624 Seiten
...armed throng ; And kings sat still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovereign Lord was by. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of...The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kissed, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean ; Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm... | |
| 1844 - 586 Seiten
...heard the world around ; No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran ; But peaceful was the night, In which the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began. 2 The shepherds on the lawn, Before the point of dawn, In social circle sat ; while all around, The... | |
| 1841 - 586 Seiten
...heard the world around ; No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran ; But peaceful was the night, In which the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began. 2 The shepherds on the lawn, Before the point of dawn, In social circle sat ; while all around, The... | |
| George Washington Burnap - 1842 - 396 Seiten
...with hostile blood ; The trumpet spake not to the armed throng, But peaceful was the night, In which the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began." All nations being united under one government, the barriers which had always existed between them were... | |
| John Milton - 1843 - 364 Seiten
...armed throng ; And kings sat still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovereign Lord was by. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of...winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kiss'd, The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in steadfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence... | |
| James Stamford Caldwell - 1843 - 372 Seiten
...the clouds In dreadful tumult swel1'd, surge above surge, Burst into chaos, with tremendous roar. 1 But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light...The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 Seiten
...armed throng ; And kings sat still wilh awful eye. As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of...Earth began : The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly tho waters kist, Whispering new joys lo the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, [wave. While... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 830 Seiten
...awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. But peaceful was the night. Wherein tho e by night This Earth ? reciprocal if land be there,...Fields and inhabitants : her spots thou seest As cloud kist, Whispering new joys to the mild orenn, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, [wsvs. While birds... | |
| Scotland free church, gen. assembly - 1867 - 1220 Seiten
...Bethlehem. And of the same event beautifully has the sublimest of uninspired men thus sung : — " But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth begun. No war or battle sound Was heard the world around ; The idle spear and shield were high uphuug;... | |
| 1843 - 148 Seiten
...heard the world around, No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran ; But peaceful was the night, In which the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began. 2 The shepherds on the lawn, Before the point, of dawn, In social circle sat, while, all around, The... | |
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