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 115
... flowers forth comes the baby year . My soul , time posts away , And thou yet in that frost Which flower and fruit hath lost , As if all here immortal were , dost stay : For shame ! thy powers awake , Look to that heaven which never ...
... flowers forth comes the baby year . My soul , time posts away , And thou yet in that frost Which flower and fruit hath lost , As if all here immortal were , dost stay : For shame ! thy powers awake , Look to that heaven which never ...
Page 150
David Cecil. 115 H The Flower OW fresh , O Lord , how sweet and clean Are Thy returns ! ev'n as the flowers in Spring , To which , besides their own demesne , The late - past frosts tributes of pleasure bring ; Grief melts away Like snow ...
David Cecil. 115 H The Flower OW fresh , O Lord , how sweet and clean Are Thy returns ! ev'n as the flowers in Spring , To which , besides their own demesne , The late - past frosts tributes of pleasure bring ; Grief melts away Like snow ...
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... flower Oh what is that country Once in a dream I saw the flowers One night , as dreaming on my bed I lay Out of my soul's depth to thee my cries have sounded Outlanders , whence come ye last ? ยท Poor soul , the centre of my sinful earth ...
... flower Oh what is that country Once in a dream I saw the flowers One night , as dreaming on my bed I lay Out of my soul's depth to thee my cries have sounded Outlanders , whence come ye last ? ยท Poor soul , the centre of my sinful earth ...
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Adoration angels art thou babe beams behold blessed blest bliss blood breast breath bright Caelica Cherry-tree Carol child Christian Christina Rossetti clouds dark dear death delight didst divine dost doth dust dwell earth eternal eyes fair fear fire flame flesh flowers Giles Fletcher glorious glory grace hand hath hear heart heaven heavenly hell holy honour Hymn Jesus Jewes King leiger light litel live Lord Mary mede mercy morning mych joy never night nocht o'er peace pleasure poets praise Quia amore langueo religious rise Robert Stephen Hawker round Ruth Pitter sapience Saviour SAW three ships Seraphim shade shepherds shine sigh sight sing sins sleep song soul spirit spring stars sweet Jesus T. S. Eliot tears thee ther thine things Thou art thou hast thought thow throne thy soul thyself unto Vith hoy voice weep whan wilt thou wings