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 99
... true joy , were all the means in one ; But as the heathen made them several gods Of all God's benefits , and all His rods -For as the wine , and corn , and onions are Gods unto them , so agues be , and war— And as by changing that whole ...
... true joy , were all the means in one ; But as the heathen made them several gods Of all God's benefits , and all His rods -For as the wine , and corn , and onions are Gods unto them , so agues be , and war— And as by changing that whole ...
Page 186
... true Among the nations ? that hath been thy craft , By mixing somewhat true to vent more lies . But what have been thy answers , what but dark Ambiguous and with double sense deluding , Which they who ask'd have seldom understood , And ...
... true Among the nations ? that hath been thy craft , By mixing somewhat true to vent more lies . But what have been thy answers , what but dark Ambiguous and with double sense deluding , Which they who ask'd have seldom understood , And ...
Page 346
... true to true . Glorious the sun in mid career ; Glorious th ' assembled fires appear ; Glorious the comet's train : Glorious the trumpet and alarm ; Glorious th ' Almighty's stretch'd - out arm ; Glorious th ' enraptured main : Glorious ...
... true to true . Glorious the sun in mid career ; Glorious th ' assembled fires appear ; Glorious the comet's train : Glorious the trumpet and alarm ; Glorious th ' Almighty's stretch'd - out arm ; Glorious th ' enraptured main : Glorious ...
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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