The Messiah, Or, The Redemption of Man: A Poem, in Thirteen Booksauthor, 1830 - 423 pages |
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... arms , Contention spread o'er heav'n her dire alarms ; Unfurl'd the banners of destruction wave , Each savage herald dismal war - howls gave ; Hell gap'd for food with monstrous wide - cleft jaw , Belch'd horrid roar , and bade her ...
... arms , Contention spread o'er heav'n her dire alarms ; Unfurl'd the banners of destruction wave , Each savage herald dismal war - howls gave ; Hell gap'd for food with monstrous wide - cleft jaw , Belch'd horrid roar , and bade her ...
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... arm.- March'd with their Prince upon celestial coast , And in grand chorus tun'd the sublime song , " THE LORD , Our God , omniPOTENT SHALL REIGN . ” Appall'd at the majestic , awful sight , The hostile legions seek the speedy flight ...
... arm.- March'd with their Prince upon celestial coast , And in grand chorus tun'd the sublime song , " THE LORD , Our God , omniPOTENT SHALL REIGN . ” Appall'd at the majestic , awful sight , The hostile legions seek the speedy flight ...
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... arm Almighty tauntingly defy , * How often , at this day , do we hear the just and solemn admonitions of the pious christian minister turned to ridicule in a similar manner by wicked men . Till time arriv'd big with the dreadful wo ...
... arm Almighty tauntingly defy , * How often , at this day , do we hear the just and solemn admonitions of the pious christian minister turned to ridicule in a similar manner by wicked men . Till time arriv'd big with the dreadful wo ...
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... arms of heav'n . The sun , from night's repose to rule the morn , Peeps o'er his orient bound with angry frown ; A flaming veil surrounds his brilliant face , Which wears more gloom as his bright steps advance , Till deadly glimmers ...
... arms of heav'n . The sun , from night's repose to rule the morn , Peeps o'er his orient bound with angry frown ; A flaming veil surrounds his brilliant face , Which wears more gloom as his bright steps advance , Till deadly glimmers ...
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... arm protects , and they Death's tempests brave . The towering seas against their mansion dash , But only the dark ... arms she's kept from harm . His mercy , now , commands all - cheering peace That instant elemental jarrings cease ...
... arm protects , and they Death's tempests brave . The towering seas against their mansion dash , But only the dark ... arms she's kept from harm . His mercy , now , commands all - cheering peace That instant elemental jarrings cease ...
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adore Aiskew Almighty appear'd Bedale Behold bless'd blessings blooming bright Catterick celestial chap cheering command death deed Desolation destruction display'd Ditto dreadful Duchess of Leeds e'er earth East Harlsey eternal ev'ry exalted faithful fix'd flame fled flock foes form'd foul fruit give glorious glory God's golden ears grace gracious grand happy harden'd heart heaven heavenly holy honor Hornby Castle humble Ibid impious Israel Jehovah John Oates Judea kings land Lord lov'd Majesty mankind mercy Messiah mighty mind Mizraim mortal Morton-on-Swale MOSES Motation MUSE nature's Northallerton o'er obey omnipotent peace praise pride Prince Prophecies Psalm punishment race rage rais'd raoh Redeemer REDEMPTION reign repentance rest reveal'd rich righteous Ripon rolling Saviour shew shine Sodom song soul sov'reign spread stretch'd supreme sweet tell thee thine thou shalt throne thunders Thy Majesty trembling tribes truth unerring vital spark waves wicked
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Page 364 - Let there be light, said God ; And forthwith light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung from the deep...
Page 370 - Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life: the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Page 399 - This know, also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God ; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Page 366 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Page 371 - Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind : neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Page 371 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Page 366 - And behold I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life from under heaven, and every thing that is in the earth shall die, but with thee will I establish My Covenant, and thou shalt come into the ark, thou and thy sons and thy wife, and thy sons
Page 371 - Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years ; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee : then whose shall these things be which thou hast provided ? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Page 370 - LET a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
Page 364 - ... and it was so. And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night; he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth...