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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 88
Page 79
David Cecil. A Dialogue betwixt God and the Soul 59 Soul . WHILS HILST my Soul's eye beheld no light But what stream'd from thy gracious sight , To me the world's greatest king Seem'd but some little vulgar thing . God . Whilst thou prov ...
David Cecil. A Dialogue betwixt God and the Soul 59 Soul . WHILS HILST my Soul's eye beheld no light But what stream'd from thy gracious sight , To me the world's greatest king Seem'd but some little vulgar thing . God . Whilst thou prov ...
Page 419
... souls which make up one soul : first , to wit , A soul of each and all the bodily parts , Seated therein , which works , and is what Does , And has the use of earth , and ends the man Downward : but , tending upward for advice , Grows ...
... souls which make up one soul : first , to wit , A soul of each and all the bodily parts , Seated therein , which works , and is what Does , And has the use of earth , and ends the man Downward : but , tending upward for advice , Grows ...
Page 484
... soul Doth float . Then are we lifted up erect and whole In vast confession to that universe Perceived by us : our soul itself transfers Thither by instinct sure ; it swiftly hails The mighty spirit similar ; it sails In the divine ...
... soul Doth float . Then are we lifted up erect and whole In vast confession to that universe Perceived by us : our soul itself transfers Thither by instinct sure ; it swiftly hails The mighty spirit similar ; it sails In the divine ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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