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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Page 325
... clouds to him , whose sun exalts , Whose breath perfumes you , and whose pencil paints . Ye forests , bend ; ye ... cloud to cloud returns the solemn hymn . Bleat out afresh , ye hills ; ye mossy rocks , Retain the sound ; the broad ...
... clouds to him , whose sun exalts , Whose breath perfumes you , and whose pencil paints . Ye forests , bend ; ye ... cloud to cloud returns the solemn hymn . Bleat out afresh , ye hills ; ye mossy rocks , Retain the sound ; the broad ...
Page 375
... clouds ! Ye signs and wonders of the element ! Utter forth God , and fill the hills with praise ! Thou too , hoar Mount ! with thy sky - pointing peaks , Oft from whose feet the avalanche , unheard , Shoots downward , glittering through ...
... clouds ! Ye signs and wonders of the element ! Utter forth God , and fill the hills with praise ! Thou too , hoar Mount ! with thy sky - pointing peaks , Oft from whose feet the avalanche , unheard , Shoots downward , glittering through ...
Page 485
... clouds of light , Ye rivers running free , Thou glory of the sea , Thou glory of the height , The gleam beside the bush , The tremble of the rush , To me made manifest , The beauty of the flower In summer's sunny power , Portions of ...
... clouds of light , Ye rivers running free , Thou glory of the sea , Thou glory of the height , The gleam beside the bush , The tremble of the rush , To me made manifest , The beauty of the flower In summer's sunny power , Portions of ...
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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