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 xxiv
... faith , on original sin , redemption by Christ's blood , final perdi- tion , represents a violent reaction against the cool , unenthusiastic common sense of orthodox eighteenth - century ... faith rather than faith itself xxiv INTRODUCTION.
... faith , on original sin , redemption by Christ's blood , final perdi- tion , represents a violent reaction against the cool , unenthusiastic common sense of orthodox eighteenth - century ... faith rather than faith itself xxiv INTRODUCTION.
Page 397
... faith , and faith alone , embrace , Believing where we cannot prove ; Thine are these orbs of light and shade ; Thou madest Life in man and brute ; Thou madest Death ; and lo , thy foot Is on the skull which thou hast made . Thou wilt ...
... faith , and faith alone , embrace , Believing where we cannot prove ; Thine are these orbs of light and shade ; Thou madest Life in man and brute ; Thou madest Death ; and lo , thy foot Is on the skull which thou hast made . Thou wilt ...
Page 431
... faith ? ” I say , that miracle was duly wrought When , save for it , no faith was possible . Whether a change were wrought i ' the shows o ' the world , Whether the change came from our minds which see Of the shows o ' the world so much ...
... faith ? ” I say , that miracle was duly wrought When , save for it , no faith was possible . Whether a change were wrought i ' the shows o ' the world , Whether the change came from our minds which see Of the shows o ' the world so much ...
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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