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 68
... Face the Picture hangs EFORE my face the picture hangs , BThat daily should put me in mind Of those cold qualms and bitter pangs , That shortly I am like to find : But yet , alas , full little I Do think hereon that I must die . I often ...
... Face the Picture hangs EFORE my face the picture hangs , BThat daily should put me in mind Of those cold qualms and bitter pangs , That shortly I am like to find : But yet , alas , full little I Do think hereon that I must die . I often ...
Page 331
... face to face , I see Thee face to face , and live : In vain I have not wept and strove ; Thy Nature and Thy Name is Love . I know Thee , Saviour , Who Thou art ; JESUS , the feeble sinner's Friend ! Nor wilt Thou with the night depart ...
... face to face , I see Thee face to face , and live : In vain I have not wept and strove ; Thy Nature and Thy Name is Love . I know Thee , Saviour , Who Thou art ; JESUS , the feeble sinner's Friend ! Nor wilt Thou with the night depart ...
Page 531
... face of the deep . And the Spirit moved upon the face of the water . And men who turned towards the light and were known of the light Invented the Higher Religions ; and the Higher Religions were good And led men from light to light ...
... face of the deep . And the Spirit moved upon the face of the water . And men who turned towards the light and were known of the light Invented the Higher Religions ; and the Higher Religions were good And led men from light to light ...
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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