The Oxford Book of Christian VerseDavid Cecil Lord David Cecil, well known for his writings, and particularly for his brilliant lives of the poet Cowper and of the young Lord Melbourne, has set out in this anthology to make a full and representative collection of English religious verse. |
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... thou know ? Thou know'st thyself so little , as thou know'st not How thou didst die , nor how thou wast begot . Thou ... art so- By what way thou art made immortal , know . Thou art too narrow , wretch , to comprehend Even thyself , yea ...
... thou know ? Thou know'st thyself so little , as thou know'st not How thou didst die , nor how thou wast begot . Thou ... art so- By what way thou art made immortal , know . Thou art too narrow , wretch , to comprehend Even thyself , yea ...
Page 134
... thy beams I see . Thou art my life ; if thou but turn away , My life's a thousand deaths : thou art my way ; Without thee , Lord , I travel not , but stray . My light thou art ; without thy glorious sight , Mine eyes are darken'd with ...
... thy beams I see . Thou art my life ; if thou but turn away , My life's a thousand deaths : thou art my way ; Without thee , Lord , I travel not , but stray . My light thou art ; without thy glorious sight , Mine eyes are darken'd with ...
Page 335
... Thou art gentle , meek and mild , Thou wast once a little Child . Fain I would be as Thou art ; Give me Thy obedient heart . Thou art pitiful and kind ; Let me have Thy loving mind . Meek and lowly may I be ; Thou art all humility . Let ...
... Thou art gentle , meek and mild , Thou wast once a little Child . Fain I would be as Thou art ; Give me Thy obedient heart . Thou art pitiful and kind ; Let me have Thy loving mind . Meek and lowly may I be ; Thou art all humility . Let ...
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Alice Meynell angels babe beams behold blessed blest bliss blood breath bright Caelica child Christ Christian Christina Rossetti clouds dark dear death delight didst divine dost doth earth eternal eyes fair fear fire flame flesh flowers Giles Fletcher glory grace hand hath heart heaven heavenly hell herte holy honour Hymn Jesus Jewes King Lady light Lionel Johnson litel live Lord lulley mad so myche Mary mercy Mordre mych joy never night o'er Paradise Regained peace pipe he mad pleasure poets praise Quia amore langueo religious Robert Stephen Hawker round Ruth Pitter sapience Saviour SAW three ships Seraphim shepherds shine sight sing sins sleep sone song soul spirit spring stars sweet Jesus T. S. Eliot tears thee ther thine things Thou art thou hast thought thow throne thyself unto verse Vith hoy voice weep whan wings