 | English literature - 1816 - 700 pages
...of the organ swelled in tender and pathetic sounds to that verse which closed the service,-— " « The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol...be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship none but Thee!' "— Neither do we think the author borne out in teaching his readers to consider every... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 700 pages
...of the organ swelled in tender and pathetic sounds to that verse which closed the service, — " ' The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol...be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship none but Thee !' " — Neither do we think the author borne out in teaching his readers to consider... | |
 | Isaac Stockton Keith - Congregational churches - 1816 - 470 pages
...sweet their memory stitt ; But now I find an aching voidt The wortd can never fitt. Betnrn, O hoty Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ! • ., I hate...the sins that made thee mourn/ And drove thee from m> breast. The dearest idot 1 have known, Whate'er that Wo! be. Hetp me to tear it from thy throne,... | |
 | William Parkinson - Hymns, English - 1817 - 570 pages
...How sweet their mem'ry still ! But now I find an aching void. The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ! I hate...that made thee mourn And drove thee from my breast. 3 The dearest idol I ha,ve known, Whate'er that idol fce, Help hie to tear it from thy throne, And... | |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church - Hymns, English - 1817 - 610 pages
...sweet their mem'ry still ! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest : I hate...sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my hreast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, WLate'er that idol he, Help me to tear it from thy throne,... | |
 | John Wesley - 1818 - 306 pages
...How sweet their memory still ! But now I find an aching void, The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ! I hate...that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 6 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship... | |
 | Richard Herne Shepherd - Hymns, English - 1818 - 684 pages
...e: How sweet their mem'ry sti But they have left an aching i The world can never fill. 1 Return, O holy dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ; I hate...that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. ) The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be ; Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Bible - 1819 - 636 pages
...thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, - Whaie'er that idol be — Help me to tear.it from thy throne, And worship only thee.' 6 So shall...walk be close with God, . Calm and serene my frame; a And purer light shall mark the road, That It-ads me to the Lnmb. CowFRR. HYMN 68. CM Abridge. [*]... | |
 | 1836 - 790 pages
...messenger of rest ! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. The dearest idol 1 have known, Whate'er that idol be. Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. So shall my walk be close with God ; Calm and serene my frame J So purer light shall mark the road... | |
 | Charles Burton - Hymns, English - 1820 - 490 pages
...sweet their mem'ry still ! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy DOVE ! return, Sweet Messenger of rest! I hate...that made Thee mourn, And drove Thee from my breast. X 2 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And... | |
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The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 
