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 198
David Cecil. 141 Each heav'nly word by whose hid flame Our hard hearts shall strike fire , the same Shall flourish on ... flames Of thousand souls , whose happy names Heav'n keeps upon thy score . ( Thy bright Life brought them first to ...
David Cecil. 141 Each heav'nly word by whose hid flame Our hard hearts shall strike fire , the same Shall flourish on ... flames Of thousand souls , whose happy names Heav'n keeps upon thy score . ( Thy bright Life brought them first to ...
Page 199
... flame ; and duteous he Her happy fire - works , here , comes down to see . O most poor - spirited of men ! Had thy cold pencil kissed her pen Thou could'st not so unkindly err To show us this faint shade for her . Why man , this speaks ...
... flame ; and duteous he Her happy fire - works , here , comes down to see . O most poor - spirited of men ! Had thy cold pencil kissed her pen Thou could'st not so unkindly err To show us this faint shade for her . Why man , this speaks ...
Page 493
... flame to the flame then , tower from the grace to the grace . I am soft sift In an hourglass at the wall Fast , but mined with a motion , a drift , And it crowds and it combs to the fall ; I steady as a water in a well , to a poise , to ...
... flame to the flame then , tower from the grace to the grace . I am soft sift In an hourglass at the wall Fast , but mined with a motion , a drift , And it crowds and it combs to the fall ; I steady as a water in a well , to a poise , to ...
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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