 FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee.  MacMillan's Magazine - Page 222edited by - 1871Full view - About this book
 | Missions - 1801 - 530 pages
...when entering on his retirement. , " Far from the world, O Lord ! I flee, from strife and tumult far j From scenes where Satan wages still his most successful...The calm retreat, the silent shade, with prayer and pra'se agree; And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made for those who folio* thee. There, if thy Spirit touch... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...JESUS, 'tis thy light alone Can shine upon the heart. XLIV. RETIREMENT. 1 FAR from the world, O LORD, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made... | |
 | Theology - 1803 - 512 pages
...blast. RETIREMENT FROM THE WORLD. R from the world, O Lord, I fly, From strife and tumult far, rom scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty mad« For those who follow Thee. There if thy... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - Buckinghamshire (England) - 1803 - 116 pages
...LIBRARY A SV •!, LENOX AN n T.'Li. < PWJNDATjONli EL The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray' г and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who worship Thee. There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, О with what joy, and... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - Buckinghamshire (England) - 1803 - 102 pages
...devout effusions of piety are happily combined : 8 f. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who worship Thee. There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, ,» O with what joy, and... | |
 | Charles Buck - Christian ethics - 1808 - 332 pages
...fire, rejoices in the divine favour ; and thus retirement is sanctified by communion with him. » " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. J There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, O with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | John Newton - 1808 - 712 pages
...'tis thy light alone Can shine upon the heart. XLV. C. Retirement. 1 FAR. from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree; And seem, by thy sweet bounty made,... | |
 | Baptists - 1829 - 610 pages
...Satan wngc* till! His most succesjfnl war. VOL. IV. :Jd Series. The calm retreat and silent (hade,* With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet...thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode : Ob, with what peace, and joy, and love, She commune* with her God ! There, like the nightingale,... | |
 | John Newton - Theology - 1810 - 726 pages
...Jesus, tis thy light alone Can shine upon the heart. XLV. C. Retirement. 1 FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made,... | |
 | Thomas Jones (chaplain to the earl of Peterborough) - 1812 - 486 pages
...seal it; Seal it from thy courts above ! 243. The Christian retiring. FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far, From scenes where...successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree, And seem, by thy swt.et bounty made, For those who follow thee. There if thy... | |
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