 There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! There like the nightingale she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise.  The Christian souvenir - Pagina 219door Christian souvenir - 1851 - 254 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pagina’s
...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 For those who follow thee. .3 There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - 1803 - 102 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - 1803 - 116 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1808 - 332 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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, For those who follow thec. 3 There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy,... | |
 | 1829 - 610 pagina’s
...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...those who follow thee. There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode : Ob, with what peace, and joy, and love, She commune* with her God... | |
 | John Newton - 1810 - 726 pagina’s
...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, For those who follow thee. .3 There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace and joy, and love,... | |
 | William Bengo Collyer - 1812 - 980 pagina’s
...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 prayer and...thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. 3 There if thy Spirit touch the soul,. And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | Jeremy Belknap - 1812 - 540 pagina’s
...where sin is waging still Its most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, O with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Thomas Jones (chaplain to the earl of Peterborough) - 1812 - 486 pagina’s
...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 Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, " .with what peace, and joy, and love, »he communes with her God !... | |
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