 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...lifts her voice in vain ; Shall Youth's unthinking heart assuage, A FRAGMENT.— J. Bawdier, Jiim. CHILDREN of GOD, who, pacing slow, Your pilgrim path...faintly hangs the drooping head, Why fails the feeble band ?. Was the full orb that rose in light To cheer your early way, A treacherous meteor falsely bright,... | |
 | Asahel Nettleton - Hymns, English - 1824 - 498 pages
...strength, and weakness, joy and we, To God's high calling true ; — £ Why move ye thus with ling'ring tread, A doubtful, mournful band ? Why faintly hangs the drooping head ? Why fails the feeble hand ? 3 Was the full orb that rose in light To cheer your early way, A treach'rous meteor, falsely bright,... | |
 | Walter Burgh - Hymns, English - 1826 - 382 pages
...heaviest grief That brings me near to Thee ! CLXVI. LIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS. Psalm cxxvi. 5. (Bovdler.) 1. CHILDREN of God, who, pacing slow, Your pilgrim path...weakness, joy and woe, To God's high calling true. 2. Why move ye thus, with lingering tread, A doubtful, mournful band ? Why faintly hangs the drooping... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...1S. CHILDREN of God, who, pacing slow Your pilgrim-path pursue, In strength and weakness, joy and wo, To God's high calling true. Why move ye thus with...tread A doubtful mournful band ? Why faintly hangs the dropping head ? Why fails the feeble hand ? Oh ! weak to know a Saviour's power, To feel a Father's... | |
 | Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...contrite heart, a humble thought, Are mine accepted sacrifice. sin. w. SCOTT. CHRISTIAN ENCOURAGED. CHILDREN of God, who, pacing slow, Your pilgrim path...pursue, In strength and weakness, joy and woe, To God'a high calling true: Why move ye thus, with ling'ring tread, A doubtful, mournful hand? Why faintly... | |
 | English poetry - 1828 - 814 pages
...find me yet the same, The kiss for some — the heart for all. — Edmeston. LIGHT OUT OF DARKNESS. Children of God, who, pacing slow, Your pilgrim path pursue, In strength and weakness, joy and woe, Why move ye thus — with lingering tread, A doubtful mournful band ? Why faintly hangs the drooping... | |
 | Hymns - 1834 - 294 pages
...doubt and discontent away, And Thy rebellious worm is still. HYMN 92. Light arising out of darkness. CHILDREN of God, who, pacing slow, Your pilgrim path...To God's high calling true ; Why move ye thus with ling'ring tread, A doubtful, mourning band ? Why faintly hangs the drooping head ? Why fails the feeble... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - Readers - 1835 - 302 pages
...blemishes, from which, as a man, it is impossible he could be entirely exempted. THE CHRISTIAN ENCOURAGED CHILDREN of God, who, pacing slow, Your pilgrim path...To God's high calling true. Why move ye thus, with ling'ring tread, A doubtful, mournful band ? Why faintly hangs the drooping head"1 Why fails the feeble... | |
 | Edward Scobell - Hymns, English - 1836 - 228 pages
...once indulge despair ; My sins are great, but not so great As his compassions are. HYMN 128. c. M. CHILDREN of God, who pacing slow, Your pilgrim path...God's high calling true, — Why move ye thus, with ling'ring tread, A doubtful, mournful band ? Why faintly hangs the drooping head ? Why fails the feeble... | |
 | James Harington Evans - Hymns, English - 1838 - 436 pages
...I.' " Why are ye fearful, O ye of little p •»«• faith f— Ma.it. viii. 26. ^- 1VICHILDREN• of God ! who pacing slow ^ Your pilgrim path pursue,...weakness, joy and woe, To God's high calling true ; 2 Why move ye on with ling'ring tread, A doubtful mourning band ? Why faintly hangs the drooping... | |
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Oil ! weak to know a Saviour's power, To feel a Father's care ; A moment's toil, a passing shower, Is all the grief ye share. 4... 
