 | American poetry - 1842 - 504 pages
...to exultation; Worship and fall before Mcsslah's knee; Strong was His arm, the Bringer of Salvation; MISSIONARY HYMN. From Greenland's icy mountains, From...Their land from Error's chain. What though the spicy bree/.ts Blow soft on Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with... | |
 | 1842 - 588 pages
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's Isle; Though every prospect pleases And only man is vile; In vam with lavish kindness... | |
 | Reformed Church in America - Bible - 1842 - 684 pages
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile;... | |
 | Charles Parker Price - 1843 - 116 pages
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand : From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Java's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ! In vain with lavish kindness,... | |
 | Episcopal Church - Anglican Communion - 1843 - 826 pages
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'tr Ceylon's Isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness... | |
 | Linus Smith Everett - Hymns, English - 1843 - 124 pages
...de - liv - er Their land from er - ror's chain. M —mWhat though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's Isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindnesa The gifts of God are strown ; The'heathen in his blindnesa Bowa down to wood and stone. Shall... | |
 | Okehampton - 1843 - 116 pages
...Afric's sunny fountains, Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river; From many a palmy plain; They call us to deliver Their Land from Error's chain. What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile;... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...snare and lime, Free from doubt and faithless sorrow t God provideth for the morrow Г ííúnonary sed with favours given ; Dear Chloe, Ceylon'a isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In Tain, with lavish kindness,... | |
 | Lowell Mason - Hymns, English - 1844 - 606 pages
...call us to deliver Their land from error's chain, p» 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle — Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? — In vain, with larish kindness, The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many ah ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain ! 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... | |
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FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 
