 | David Macbeth Moir - 1852 - 414 pages
...their evils move ? There is—vise much more wretched were the case Of men than bensta. But 0 1 the exceeding grace Of highest God, that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mere; doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve on nicked man— to serve hi*... | |
 | Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 pages
...or greater grow ; But every one did strive his fellow downe to throw. <Tl)e laim'stn.' of frnneK • AND is there care in heaven ? and is there love In heavenly spirits to those creatures bace, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is : else much more wretched... | |
 | H. C. Foster - English poetry - 1853 - 378 pages
...sky, The searching glance which none may flee, Is still, in mercy, turned on thee. ANGELIC MINISTRY. AND is there care in Heaven ? And is there love In...wretched were the case Of men than beasts : but O ! the exceeding grace Of highest Qod, that loves His creatures so, And all His works with mercy doth... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...he took command oment, And ever by her looks conceived her intcnt. SPENSER. THE MINISTRY OF ANGELS. AND is there care in Heaven ? And is there love In...wretched were the case Of men than beasts : But O, the exceeding grace Of highest God, that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth... | |
 | William Spalding - English language - 1853 - 446 pages
...being instructive, should be described. It is that according to which II. ANGELS WATCHING OVER MANKIND. And is there care in heaven, and is there love In...more wretched were the case Of men than beasts : But, oh ! the exceeding grace Of Highest God, that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy... | |
 | Literature - 1867 - 746 pages
...beautiful lines, intended to illustrate God's care for his creatures by the ministration of angels :— " And is there care in heaven ? and is there love In...evils move ? There is; else much more wretched were thence Of men than beasts. But oh 1 the exceeding grace Of highest God, that loves his creatures BO,... | |
 | Edward A. Rice - Gift books - 1853 - 326 pages
...extracts ; the first from our Christian poet, Spenser, the other from Hesiod, who lived before Homer: ' And is there care in heaven, and is there love In heavenly spirits to us creatures base, That may compassion of our evils move ? There is, else much more wretched were the... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Religious poetry, English - 1854 - 374 pages
...sky, The searching glance which none may flee, Is still, in mercy, turned on thee. ANGELIC MINISTRY. AND is there care in Heaven? And is there love In...wretched were the case Of men than beasts : but O ! the exceeding grace Of highest God, that loves His creatures so, And all His works with mercy doth... | |
 | Sacred poetry - 1854 - 268 pages
...such as Heaven stoops down to see. MAN, THE CARE OF ANGELS. An extract from SPENSER'S Fairy Queen. AND is there care in heaven ? And is there love In...wretched were the case Of men than beasts : but O the exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his workes with mercy doth... | |
 | William Spalding - English literature - 1854 - 446 pages
...being instructive, should be described. It is that according to which H. ANGELS WATCHING OVER MANKIND. And is there care in heaven, and is there love In...wretched were the case Of men than beasts : But,*)! ! the exceeding grace Of Highest God, that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth... | |
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AND is there care in heaven ? and is there love In heavenly spirits to these creatures base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is... 
