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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... grace and gudness cumis , at schort , Grant me that grace my mysdedys til amend , Of this and all my warkis to mak gud end : Thus I beseik the , Lord ; thus I exort , bondis ] bondmen . harrowed , despoiled . ganzeld ] recompense . til ...
... grace and gudness cumis , at schort , Grant me that grace my mysdedys til amend , Of this and all my warkis to mak gud end : Thus I beseik the , Lord ; thus I exort , bondis ] bondmen . harrowed , despoiled . ganzeld ] recompense . til ...
Page 462
... Grace to redeem and righteousness to cover . On wings of peace Bring from that precious Altar 1827-1903 The Blood which bids the storms of conscience cease , And blots out all the debt of the defaulter . Spirit of Grace , Reveal in me ...
... Grace to redeem and righteousness to cover . On wings of peace Bring from that precious Altar 1827-1903 The Blood which bids the storms of conscience cease , And blots out all the debt of the defaulter . Spirit of Grace , Reveal in me ...
Page 493
... 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 a pane , But roped with , always , all ...
... 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 a pane , But roped with , always , all ...
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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