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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... heavenly Choirs ! COM your " OME to your heaven , you heavenly choirs ! your desires ; Earth hath the heaven of Remove your dwelling to your God , A stall is now his best abode ; Sith men their homage do deny , Come , angels , all their ...
... heavenly Choirs ! COM your " OME to your heaven , you heavenly choirs ! your desires ; Earth hath the heaven of Remove your dwelling to your God , A stall is now his best abode ; Sith men their homage do deny , Come , angels , all their ...
Page 104
... heavenly constellations ; The ostrich whose fair plume embraves Kings , captains , slaves ; The halcyons whose Triton - bills appease Curled waves , and with their eggs lay stormy seas . Pilots ' fixed eyes observe the arctic Bear With ...
... heavenly constellations ; The ostrich whose fair plume embraves Kings , captains , slaves ; The halcyons whose Triton - bills appease Curled waves , and with their eggs lay stormy seas . Pilots ' fixed eyes observe the arctic Bear With ...
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David Cecil. An inward hidden Heavenly love , Which in my soul did work and move , And ever ever me inflame With restless longing , Heavenly avarice , That never could be satisfied , That did incessantly a Paradise Unknown suggest , and ...
David Cecil. An inward hidden Heavenly love , Which in my soul did work and move , And ever ever me inflame With restless longing , Heavenly avarice , That never could be satisfied , That did incessantly a Paradise Unknown suggest , and ...
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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