 | John Alonzo Clark - 1843 - 270 pages
...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." It is true that the people around me were not avowed heathen, and did not literally bow down before... | |
 | Baron Stow, Samuel Francis Smith - Baptists - 1844 - 732 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...wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to man benighted The light of life deny ? Salvation ! O, salvation... | |
 | James Freeman Clarke - Unitarian churches - 1844 - 672 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...wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high — Shall we to men benighted, The lamp of life deny ? Salvation! O Salvation;... | |
 | Oswald Guido Hardwig - Hymns, English - 1918 - 492 pages
...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. 3 Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high ; Can we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly - Hymns, English - 1911 - 740 pages
...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. 3 Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Charles Lewis Hutchins - Hymns - 1920 - 862 pages
...Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, dim And only man is vile: p In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high; cr Can we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | 1922 - 492 pages
...soft 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, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Charles S. Ikenberry - Christian education - 1922 - 328 pages
...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. Can we whose souls are lighted With Wisdom from on high, Can we to men benighted The lamp of life deny?... | |
 | Ethel Wendell Trout - Bible - 1922 - 210 pages
...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." SUNDAY SESSION MAKING THE FIRST CHINESE BIBLE Psalm 19:7-11 THE MEMORY VERSE " Lo, these shall come... | |
 | Caroline Miles Hill - Religious poetry - 1923 - 888 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 blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, — Can we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
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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... 
