 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the stairs, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, And thy countenance is comely.  Jacob Wrestling with the Angel - Page 202by Gottfried Daniel Krummacher - 1841 - 288 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Williams - Bible - 1801 - 366 pages
...J4- My Dove [who art] in the clefts of the rock. In the secret fissures of the cliffs. 125 CH. II. Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice,...sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. VIRGINS. [To the friends of the Bridegroom .] 15 Tak,e for vis the foxes, The little foxes that spoil... | |
 | Thomas Case - 1802 - 184 pages
...lie dead within them. 0 my dove that art •in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of tht stairs ; let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy...sweet is thy -voice, and thy countenance is comely. Christ's dove never looks more beautiful in his eyes than when her cheeks are bedewed with tears ;... | |
 | Robert Leighton, George Jerment - Theology - 1805 - 544 pages
...only open to their prayers, but desirous of them as sweet music. Thus he speaks of both', My dove, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice,...sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. k Psal. Ixiii. 3. • Cant. ii. U. 2. The phrase expresses his good providence and readiness to do... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...hast been held, and come forth and enjoy me. II. 14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy...sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 0 my beautiful, pure, and cliuste Spouse, which, like unto some solitary dove, bust long hid thy head... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...high, m earth peace, good will towards men. II. i 4 0 my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy...sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. O my beautiful, pure, and chaste Spouse, which, like unto some solitary dove, hast long hid thy head... | |
 | Samuel Stillman - Baptists - 1808 - 426 pages
...altogether lovely, and the chief among ten thousand. ' Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly,' is his prayer ; ' let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice...sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely ! la these expressions we observe not only warm loVe to an absent Redeemer, but distressing anxiety... | |
 | James Thomson (minister at Quarrelwood.) - 1808 - 592 pages
...same call and invication he gave to the spousej , *' Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away—let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for...sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely." DISCOURSE VI. MESSIAH'S LORDSHIP OVER HIS CHURCH. PSAI.M xlv. Jl. —He is thy Lord, and worship thou... | |
 | John Skinner - 1809 - 582 pages
...\k.—-O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the, stairs, let me sec thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is .thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. I have already observed the purport of the appellation DOVE, given to the fair one. But why represented... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - Oratory - 1810 - 414 pages
...sentiments of the heart gratified by the sight, until, to complete its fruition, he has heard the voice ? " Let me see thy countenance ; let me hear thy voice...sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely." These are powers far beyond the competence of rhetoric to bestow. But they are not beyond her competence... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 582 pages
...his approving and commanding voice to his mate is, " O my dove, that art in the cleft of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs! Let me see thy...sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely." Love in the heart ravishes him, and truth on the tongue charms his blessed ears ; while a cheerful... | |
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