Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1802 - English poetry |
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... eyes And strikes their spirits thro ' . 3. " I call him my Eternal Son , " And raise him from the dead ; " I make my holy hill his throne , " And wide his kingdom spread . 4 . " Ask me , my Son , and then enjoy " The utmost Heathen ...
... eyes And strikes their spirits thro ' . 3. " I call him my Eternal Son , " And raise him from the dead ; " I make my holy hill his throne , " And wide his kingdom spread . 4 . " Ask me , my Son , and then enjoy " The utmost Heathen ...
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... eyes In spite of all my foes : I'woke , and wonder'd at the grace That guarded my repose . ] 6. What tho ' the hosts of Death and Hell All arm'd against me stood ? Terrors no more shall shake my soul ; My refuge is my God . 10 20 7 ...
... eyes In spite of all my foes : I'woke , and wonder'd at the grace That guarded my repose . ] 6. What tho ' the hosts of Death and Hell All arm'd against me stood ? Terrors no more shall shake my soul ; My refuge is my God . 10 20 7 ...
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... eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days And will my slumbers keep . PSALM V. COMMON METRE . For the Lord's ... eye . 2. Up to the hills where Christ is gone To plead for all his saints , Presenting at his Father's throne Our ...
... eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days And will my slumbers keep . PSALM V. COMMON METRE . For the Lord's ... eye . 2. Up to the hills where Christ is gone To plead for all his saints , Presenting at his Father's throne Our ...
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... eye consum'd with grief ? How long my God , how long before Thy hand afford relief ? 5 . He hears when dust and ashes speak , He pities all our groans , He saves us for his mercy's sake , And heals our broken bones . 6. The virtue of ...
... eye consum'd with grief ? How long my God , how long before Thy hand afford relief ? 5 . He hears when dust and ashes speak , He pities all our groans , He saves us for his mercy's sake , And heals our broken bones . 6. The virtue of ...
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... eyes , And see the moon complete in light Adorn the darksome skies ; In this Psalm I have not exactly followed every single verse of the Psalmist , but have endeavoured to contract the substance of it into fewer lines , yet not without ...
... eyes , And see the moon complete in light Adorn the darksome skies ; In this Psalm I have not exactly followed every single verse of the Psalmist , but have endeavoured to contract the substance of it into fewer lines , yet not without ...
Common terms and phrases
20 PSALM almighty angels Behold bless'd blessings blest blood breath cheerful Christ church command COMMON METRE death divine dreadful dust dwell earth eternal ev'ry exalted eyes Father fear feet flesh flowing tears foes glorious gospel groans hath hear heart heav'n heav'nly hell holy honours hope Hosanna humble humble souls ISAAC WATTS Israel Jews justice King last judgment lips LONG METRE Lord love restore mighty nations ne'er night o'er PAUSE peace proclaim rage rais'd reigns rejoice rest righteousness rise sacred salvation Saviour shine SHORT METRE sing sinners sins Sion skies song sons sorrows soul sov'reign spirit spread stand Stanza thee thine thou hast thoughts thro thy face thy grace thy hand thy law thy love Thy mercy thy name thy pow'r thy praise thy saints thy throne thy word tongue trust verses voice wakeful eyes Watts wonders wondrous worship wrath ye saints
Popular passages
Page 50 - SWEET is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks and sing ; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night.
Page 25 - Thou art a God, before whose sight The wicked shall not stand; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand.
Page 116 - From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. 2. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Page 56 - King. 2 He formed the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord; We are his works, and not our own; He formed us by his word.
Page 138 - A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring ; The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 6 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just ; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul condemn'd to die.
Page 68 - We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is thy command; Vast as eternity thy love; Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, When rolling years shall cease to move.
Page 198 - LL praise my Maker with my breath ; And, when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.
Page 151 - EARLY, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face, My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims, on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, And they must drink or die.
Page 78 - Tis he relieves thy pain. Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransom'd from the grave ; He that redeem'd my soul from hell, Hath sovereign power to save.
Page 198 - Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : He made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train. His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' oppressed, He feeds the poor, And none shall find His promise vain.