Wayside wisdom for wayfarers; or, Voices from silent teachers. By the ed. of 'Hymns for the household of faith' (J.W.).mrs J Williamson 1873 |
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... o'er thee , As if this pomp of loveliness It sickened thee to see . " " There was a time when I drank in The sunshine of the spring , Which now upon my faded brow Doth baneful shadows fling . " But Nature's face is changed to me , — The ...
... o'er thee , As if this pomp of loveliness It sickened thee to see . " " There was a time when I drank in The sunshine of the spring , Which now upon my faded brow Doth baneful shadows fling . " But Nature's face is changed to me , — The ...
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... o'er , From her mortal robes undrest , Shall my spirit upward soar ; Then shall unimagined joy All my thoughts and powers employ . Here devotion's healing balm Often comes to soothe my breast , Hours of deep and holy calm , Earnests of ...
... o'er , From her mortal robes undrest , Shall my spirit upward soar ; Then shall unimagined joy All my thoughts and powers employ . Here devotion's healing balm Often comes to soothe my breast , Hours of deep and holy calm , Earnests of ...
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... not fanned by southern breeze , In some green isle of Indian seas , Nor did its graceful shadow sleep O'er stream of Afric , lone and deep . But fair the exiled palm - tree grew ' Mid 32 The Book of Nature . The Palm-tree.
... not fanned by southern breeze , In some green isle of Indian seas , Nor did its graceful shadow sleep O'er stream of Afric , lone and deep . But fair the exiled palm - tree grew ' Mid 32 The Book of Nature . The Palm-tree.
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... o'er hill and glen ; Sow in your gardens , and time will bring Bright flowers , with seeds to scatter again . Scatter ye seeds : nor think them lost , Though they fall among leaves , and are buried in earth ; Spring will wake them ...
... o'er hill and glen ; Sow in your gardens , and time will bring Bright flowers , with seeds to scatter again . Scatter ye seeds : nor think them lost , Though they fall among leaves , and are buried in earth ; Spring will wake them ...
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... O'er hopeless dust , for withered age- Their moral element , And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent . " Sin - blighted though we are , we too , The reasoning Sons of Men , From one oblivious winter called Shall rise ...
... O'er hopeless dust , for withered age- Their moral element , And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent . " Sin - blighted though we are , we too , The reasoning Sons of Men , From one oblivious winter called Shall rise ...
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Popular passages
Page 125 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 89 - The bird that soars on highest wing Builds on the ground her lowly nest ; And she that doth most sweetly sing, Sings in the shade when all things rest In lark and nightingale we see What honour hath humility. " When Mary chose the better part, She meekly sat at Jesus' feet ; And Lydia's gently-opened heart Was made for God's own temple meet.
Page 114 - Some murmur, when their sky is clear And wholly bright to view, If one small speck of dark appear In their great heaven of blue. And some with thankful love are filled, If but one streak of light, One ray of God's good mercy gild The darkness of their night.
Page 7 - THERE is a Book, who runs may read, Which heavenly Truth imparts, And all the lore its scholars need, Pure eyes and Christian hearts. The works of God above, below, Within us and around, Are pages in that Book, to show How God Himself is found.
Page 227 - I dare not choose my lot ; I would not, if I might ; Choose Thou for me, my God ; So shall I walk aright.
Page 21 - All as God wills, who wisely heeds To give or to withhold, And knoweth more of all my needs Than all my prayers have told.
Page 227 - THY way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be ! Lead me by Thine own hand, Choose out the path for me. Smooth let it be, or rough, It will be still the best ; Winding or straight, it leads Right onward to Thy rest.
Page 94 - ETHEREAL minstrel ! pilgrim of the sky ! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound ! Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground ! Thy nest which thou canst drop into at will, Those quivering wings composed, that music still!
Page 223 - his own bitterness ; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Page 20 - No longer forward nor behind I look in hope or fear ; But, grateful, take the good I find, The best of now and here.