Meditations on the Sacred Book of Canticles. [In Verse. With the Text.]1853 |
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... gracious Bridegroom of thy Church , Withhold not from her ear that whisper sweet , 66 Thy Maker is thine husband , ( y ) fear not thou ! " But let the bright assurance of thy love Cheer us in life , and comfort us in death , Smile ( 2 ) ...
... gracious Bridegroom of thy Church , Withhold not from her ear that whisper sweet , 66 Thy Maker is thine husband , ( y ) fear not thou ! " But let the bright assurance of thy love Cheer us in life , and comfort us in death , Smile ( 2 ) ...
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... gracious origin , delighted throb Responsive to those words of blessed sound , " That blood was shed for ( m ) many , and for you ? " Oh faint believer ! if redeeming love Pervaded then your ( n ) trustful consciousness , Am I not still ...
... gracious origin , delighted throb Responsive to those words of blessed sound , " That blood was shed for ( m ) many , and for you ? " Oh faint believer ! if redeeming love Pervaded then your ( n ) trustful consciousness , Am I not still ...
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... gracious Shepherd , tell thy fainting ( b ) flock Where , led by thee , they may lie ( c ) down in peace , Sweetly reposing from their fervid toil , Refresh'd and fed with precious nourishment . For why ( d ) should those whom thou hast ...
... gracious Shepherd , tell thy fainting ( b ) flock Where , led by thee , they may lie ( c ) down in peace , Sweetly reposing from their fervid toil , Refresh'd and fed with precious nourishment . For why ( d ) should those whom thou hast ...
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... Graciously rescued , when terrific blast Fell on its bowers of holy happiness , And made to germinate in ruder earth , — Sons of affliction bending under toil , Daughters of anguish fainting on your way , Thorny and difficult , and full ...
... Graciously rescued , when terrific blast Fell on its bowers of holy happiness , And made to germinate in ruder earth , — Sons of affliction bending under toil , Daughters of anguish fainting on your way , Thorny and difficult , and full ...
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... gracious Comforter ! ( h ) Invite his visiting ! ( i ) Let nought impede That sacred fellowship , that sweet repose Of contrite confidence in love Divine , ( k ) Wrought in the bosom where the Spirit dwells ; ( 7 ) " Stir not ...
... gracious Comforter ! ( h ) Invite his visiting ! ( i ) Let nought impede That sacred fellowship , that sweet repose Of contrite confidence in love Divine , ( k ) Wrought in the bosom where the Spirit dwells ; ( 7 ) " Stir not ...
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Acts art thou beams Behold beloved blessed blest bride bright camphire cheer Christ comfort cxix dark daughters of Jerusalem delight Deut divine dwell E'en earth Ephes eternal Exod eyes Ezek faint faith flock frankincense fruits garden gaze glad glorious glory grace gracious happiness hath hear heart holy Israel James ii Jehovah Jesus John iii John iv John vi John xv John xvii King Lebanon lilies lips look Luke xxii Mahanaim Matt mercy myrrh o'er peace Phil pomegranate praise prayer precious Prov refresh righteousness sacred saints Saviour Shenir song soul spices spikenard Spirit spouse strength sweet tender Thess thine things thou art fair thy Church thy Lord thy love tranquil vales truth unto VERS viii voice words xviii xxiii xxiv xxvi xxxiv Zech Zion
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Page 31 - How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
Page 130 - If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: And if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
Page 54 - Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
Page 35 - Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
Page 39 - BY night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth : 1 sought him, but I found him not. I will rise now, and go about the city In the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Page 82 - In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine. I the Lord do keep it ; I will water it every moment: Lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
Page 27 - Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. Thou art all fair, my love ; there is no spot in thee.
Page 100 - I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Page 21 - 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.
Page 45 - I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, and by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.