 How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight ; they watch and duly...  The Sonning parish magazine1869Full view - About this book
 | John Ferriar - Apparitions - 1813 - 154 pages
...O th' exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercies doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and...flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons... | |
 | John Ferriar - Apparitions - 1813 - 166 pages
...his wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave. To come to succour us, that succour want i How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting...skies, like flying pursuivant; • . Against foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward. And their bright squadrons... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1848 - 494 pages
...more wretched were the case Of men than beasts : but, oh, the exceeding grace Of highest God ! who loves His creatures so, And all His works with mercy...flitting skies, like flying pursuivant. Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch, and duly ward, And their bright squadrons... | |
 | 1845 - 624 pages
...beasts ; but O ! the exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his workes with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends...do they, with golden pinions, cleave The flitting skyes, like flying pursuivant Against fowle feendes to ayd us, militant ; They for us fight, they watch,... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - Theology - 1820 - 466 pages
...their evils move ? There is : else much more wretched were the case Of men, than beasts. But O th' exceeding grace Of highest God, that loves his creatures...flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight ; they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1825 - 392 pages
...mercies doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man — to serve this wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave,...flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch, and daily ward, And their bright squadrons... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1825
...mercies doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked men, to serve his cruel foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To...flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright iquadrons... | |
 | English literature - 1823 - 816 pages
...all Ms works with mercies doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to w icked man — to serve his wicked foe. How oft do they their...flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends, to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 536 pages
...doth embrace, That blessed angels be sends to and fro, To serve to wicked men — to serve his cruel foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To...flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons... | |
 | Select poetry - English poetry - 1825 - 182 pages
...of their evils move? There is; — else much more wretched were the case Of men than beasts. But oh! the exceeding grace Of highest God! that loves his...golden pinions, cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivants Against foul fiends to aid us militant ? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And... | |
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