 | 1864 - 868 pages
...dwell with us for ever, conducting us to Him who shall lead us to " living fountains of water." " Brief life is here our portion, Brief sorrow, short-lived...that knows no ending, The tearless life is there. " O one! O only mansion ! O paradise of joy ! Where tears are ever banished, And joys have no alloy." TR... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1862 - 606 pages
...golden, The light that is but onel" Further on we find the following beautiful passages :— " Brief life is here our portion, Brief sorrow, short-lived...The life that knows no ending, The tearless life is ttere. Oh ! happy retribution ! Short toil, eternal rest ; For mortals and for sinners A mansion with... | |
 | Children's literature - 1856 - 1026 pages
...part of Bernard's beautiful old hymn : — " Brief life is here our portion, Brief sorrow, short lived care; The life that knows no ending, ' The tearless life, is there. Oh 1 happy retribution, Short toil, eternal rest, For mortals, and for sinners, A mansion with the... | |
 | 1868
...and everlasting joy upon their heads, and sorrow and sighing shall be for ever done away." " Brief life is here our portion, Brief sorrow, short-lived...that knows no ending, The tearless life is there. And there is David's fountain, And life in fullest glow, And there the light is golden And wine and... | |
 | 1858
...portion, Brief sorrow, short-lived care ; The life that knows no ending, The tearless life, is there. OU ! happy retribution, Short toil, eternal rest, For mortals, and for sinners, A mansion with the blest. That we should look, poor wanderers, To have our home on nigh ! That worms should seek for dwellings,... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1858 - 682 pages
...by Bernard of Clairvaux ; " De Contemptu Mundi," by Bernard de.Morley : — " Brief life ff here oar portion, Brief sorrow, short-lived care ; The life that knows no ending, The tearless life is there. more space. I trust you will allow me room for some remarks another time. HUBERT BOWEB. •• But... | |
 | 1851 - 636 pages
...is scarcely possible to read it without tears. At all events, we have not been able to do so. URIEL- life is here our portion, Brief sorrow, short-lived...mortals and for sinners, A mansion with the blest ! That we should look, poor wanderers, To have our home on high ! That worms should seek for dwellings... | |
 | Introits - Hymns, English - 1852 - 270 pages
...on high ; Give them joys which never end. " They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.". 173. BBIEF life is here our portion Brief sorrow, short-lived...mansion with the Blest ! And now we fight the battle, And then we wear the crown Of full and everlasting And passionless renown : Midst power that knows... | |
 | George Cosby WHITE - Church year - 1853 - 156 pages
...Thee on high ; Give them joys which never end. " They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.* 173. BRIEF life is here our portion, Brief sorrow, short-lived...mansion with the Blest ! And now we fight the battle, And then we wear the crown Of full and everlasting And passionless renown : Midst power that knows... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 212 pages
...; But oh, I long to soar Far from the sphere of mortal joys, And learn to love Thee more. 97, BBTEF life is here our portion, Brief sorrow, short-lived...mansion with the blest ! And now we fight the battle, And then we wear the crown Of full and everlasting And passionless renown : Midst power that knows... | |
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BRIEF life is here our portion ; Brief sorrow, shortlived care ; The life that knows no ending, The tearless life, is there. 
