 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile: In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.  The Missionary Herald - Page 1981823Full view - About this book
 | Bible - 1799 - 224 pages
...as such it was felt by the poet who penned these lines : — JEREMIAH MOURNING THE DEATH OF JOSIAH. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? Salvation ! 0 salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim, , Till each... | |
 | Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - Bible - 1814 - 696 pages
...o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1837 - 668 pages
...o'er Ceylon's islef Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile? In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown, The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone." When, O when shall these desolate places of the earth, spiritually bud and blossom as the rose? When... | |
 | 1847 - 648 pages
...lines. What ' Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? What though with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ? The Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.' On my return, I found that the serpent (boa-constrictor) which is worshipped in a house immediately... | |
 | 1823 - 570 pages
...Ceylon's isle. Though every prospect pleases. And only man is vile? In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his...lighted With wisdom from on high. Shall we to men benighted The lamp of light deny Î Salvation ! Oh Salvation ! Ч he joyful sound proclaim, Till each... | |
 | Missions - 1823 - 600 pages
...o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown : The heathen in his blindness...lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? Salvation ! oh ! Salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim, Till each... | |
 | 1823 - 594 pages
...Ceylon's isle, Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile: In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown; The Heathen in his blindness...lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny? Salvation! oh, Salvation I The joyful sound proclaim, Till each remotest... | |
 | Christianity - 1822 - 768 pages
...o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown The heathen in his blindness...lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? Salvation ! oh ! Salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim. Till each... | |
 | Religion - 1824 - 884 pages
...prospect pleases, And only man it vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strewn ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and...lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The Lamp of Life deny? Salvation ! oh, Salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim, Till each remotest... | |
 | Asia - 1824 - 724 pages
...prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strewn, The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and...are lighted With wisdom from on high ; Shall we to man benighted. The lamp of life deny ? Salvation ! oh, salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim, Till... | |
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