With all thy quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look ! how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys ! Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs; In... Annotations Upon Popular Hymns - Page 231by Charles Seymour Robinson - 1893 - 581 pagesFull view - About this book
| English poetry - 1802 - 384 pages
...' - i * « « Fond of these trifling toys; Our souls ean neither fly nor go' To reach eternal joys. 3. In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive...our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4. Dear Lord! andshall we ever lie At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint; so Cold, fo thee, And thine to us... | |
| George Richards - Hymns, English - 1806 - 394 pages
...trifling toys: Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songb. In vain we strive to rise; Hosannas languish on our...thee, And thine to us so great? 5. Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, < With all thy quick'ning pow'rs, Come shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall... | |
| Ralph Williston - Hymns, English - 1806 - 436 pages
...here below, Fond of these trifling toys : Our souls can neither fly, nor go, To reach eternal joys. 3. In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive...devotion dies. 4. Dear Lord! and shall we ever live 5. Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly dove, With all thy qukk'ning pow'rs, Come shed abroad a Saviour's love,... | |
| George Richards - Hymns, English - 1808 - 400 pages
...rise, llosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever lie At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold...thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all thy.quick'ning pow'rs, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle... | |
| Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - Bible - 1814 - 696 pages
...here below, Fond of these trifling toys : Our souls can neither fly nor go, To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive...thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly dove, With all thy quick'ning pow'rs, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love. And that shall kindle... | |
| Hymns, English - 1816 - 292 pages
...dies. 4 Dear Lord, and shall we ever lire At this poor dying rate ? Onr low so faint, so cold to tliee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, holy Spirit, heavenly...abroad a Saviour's love. And that shall kindle ours, • 320. The Same. 1 O ^R a sweet '"spiring ray, To animate our feebl* strains, From the bright realms... | |
| Collection - 1816 - 278 pages
...below, Fond of these trifling toys : Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. l, 133 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive...languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Come, holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love.... | |
| Methodist Episcopal Church - Hymns, English - 1817 - 610 pages
...grovel here helow, Fond of these earthly toys ! Our souls how heavily they go To reach eternal joys! 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive...languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Father, shall we then ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine... | |
| Isaac Watts - Bible - 1818 - 612 pages
...here below, Fond of these trilling toys : Our souls can neither fly, nor go, To reaf.h ete,nal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive...our devotion, dies. 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever lie At this poor dying rate? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come,... | |
| Richard Herne Shepherd - Hymns, English - 1818 - 684 pages
...toys ; Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal song's, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our...Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ? Onr love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 1 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 5 Come, Holy Spirit,... | |
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