| Hymns, English - 1737 - 126 pages
...Lord, was juft: Duft as thou, art, return to duft 4 Death like an over-flowing Stream Sweeps us^away, our Life's a Dream: An empty Tale, a Morning Flower, Cut down and wither'd in an Hour. 5 Our Age to feventy Years is fet:: How fhort the Term, how frail the State ! Or if to Eighty we arrive,... | |
| Isaac Watts - Bible - 1769 - 366 pages
...yefterdaj's departed light Or th« laft watch of ending night.] PAUsE. 5 Death, like an overflowing ftream, Sweeps us away; our life's a dream; An empty tale; a morning floWr Cut down and wiiher'd in an hour.] 6 [Our age to feventy years is fet; How ftort the term I how... | |
| Bible - 1781 - 660 pages
...Scarce to a Day in thine Account ; Like Yefterday's departed Light, Or the laft Watch of ending Night. 4 Death like an overflowing Stream Sweeps us away ; our Life's a Dream ; An empty Tale; a Morning-Flow'r | Cut down and wither'd in an Hour. • 5 Our Age to feventy Years is fet ; How fhort... | |
| George Walker - Bible - 1788 - 350 pages
...yefterday's departed light, Or the laft watch of ending night. . 2- Death, like an overflowing ftream, Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream; An empty tale; a morning flower, Cut down and withered in an hour. 3 By thy puotedting arm upheld How few have feventy years beheld; But jf to eighty... | |
| Isaac Watts - Bible - 1789 - 614 pages
...yefteriay's departed light, Or the laft watch of ending night. PAW»E. 5 Death, like an overflowing ftream, Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream ; An empty tale ; a morning flow'r, Cut down and wither'd 'man hour.] 6 [Our age to feventy years is fet ; How Aort the tnm ! hew... | |
| Isaac Watts - Bible - 1803 - 642 pages
...yefterday's departed light, Or the laft watch of ending night.] PAUSE. 5 Death, like an overflowing ftream, Sweeps us away : our life's a dream ; An empty tale ; a morning flow'r, Cut down and wither'd in an hour. 6 [Our age to feventy years is fet : How fhort the term !... | |
| English literature - 1812 - 1020 pages
...ROBINA M'LiNTocK, wife of John Richardeon, Merchant, late of Glasgow. Obiit 8th Nov. 1804. Death, Kke an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away ; our life's...; An empty tale ; a morning flower. Cut down, and withered in an hour. 2. In Memory of WILLIAM GILLESPIE, Merchant, from Crossmichael, Galloway, North... | |
| Isaac Watts - Bible - 1806 - 534 pages
...yefterday's departed light, Or the laft watch of ending night.] PAUSE. 3 Death, like an overflowing ftream, Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream ; An empty tale...morning flower, Cut down and wither'd in an hour. 6 [Our age to fev«nty years is Jet : How fliort the terra ! how frail the Rate ! And if to eighty... | |
| Collection - 1807 - 650 pages
...up of guilt and vanity: Thine awful sentence, LO$D, was just, " Return, ye sinners, to your dust." 4 Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream ; A tale that's told ; a morning flow'r, Cut down, and wither'd in an hour. 3 Teach us, O LORD ! how... | |
| Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1813 - 574 pages
...day in thine account ; Like yesterday's departed light, Or the last watch of ending night. PAUSE. 9 Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away, our life's a dream ; An empty tale ; a morning flow'r, Cut down and wither'd in an hour. 6 Our age to seventy years is set : How short the term ˇhow... | |
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