 And since, by passion's force subdued, Too oft, with stubborn will, We blindly shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill, — • 4 Not what we wish, but what we want, Let mercy still supply ; The good, unasked, O father, grant; The ill, though...  The Arena - Page 791898Full view - About this book
 | Sebastian Streeter, Russell Streeter - Hymns, English - 1854 - 426 pages
...Thy love our footsteps guide : • That love shall vainer loves expel ; That fear all fears beside. 3 And since, by passion's force subdued, Too oft, with...blindly shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill,^4 Not what we wish, but what we want, Let mercy still supply ; The good, unasked, O Father, grant... | |
 | Henry Ward Beecher - Congregational churches - 1855 - 518 pages
...providence Our cheerful hopes confide; 0 let Thy power bo our defence, Thy love our footsteps guide ! 3. And since, by passion's force subdued, Too oft, with...shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill, — 4. Not what we wish, but what we -want, Thy mercy still supply ! The good unasked, 0 Father, grant... | |
 | Jacob Richardson Scott - Baptists - 1855 - 140 pages
...love shall vainer loves expel, That fear all fears beside. 3. And, 0, by error's force subdued, Since oft, with stubborn will, We blindly shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill, — 4. Not what we wish, but what we want, Let mercy still supply : The good we ask not, Father, grant... | |
 | Albert Barnes - Families - 1855 - 376 pages
...shall vainer loves expel, That fear all fears beside. 3 And O, by error's force subdued, Since oft, by stubborn will, We blindly shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill; — 4 Not what we wish — but what we want, Let mercy still supply : The good we ask not, Father,... | |
 | Church hymn book - 1855 - 198 pages
...Thy love our footsteps guide : That love shall vain desires expel. That fear, all fear beside. Alas ! by passion's force subdued. Too oft, with stubborn will, We blindly shun the offered good, And grasp the specious ill. Not to our wish, but to our want, Do Thou Thy gifts supply... | |
 | John Greenleaf Adams, Edwin Hubbell Chapin - Hymns, English - 1855 - 642 pages
...love shall vainer loves expel, That feur all fears beside. 3 And, 0, *>y error's force subdued, Since oft with stubborn will, We blindly shun the latent good, And grasp iht spcious ill, — 4 Not what we vish, tut what we want Let mercy still supply : The good we ask... | |
 | Church of the Disciples (Boston, Mass.) - Unitarianism - 1856 - 692 pages
...subdued, Too oft, with stubborn will, We blindly shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill, — 4 Not what we wish, but what we want, Let mercy still...unasked, O Father, grant ; The ill, though asked, deny. 299 CM COWPER. .Siniuna out of Darttness. 1 GOD moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform ;... | |
 | Henry Ward Beecher - Bible - 1856 - 934 pages
...confide ; O lot Thy power be our defense, Thy love our-footsteps guide ! 3. And since, by passion's foree subdued, Too oft, with stubborn will, We blindly shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill, — 4. Not that wo wish, but what we want, Thy mercy will supply ! The good unasked, O Father, grant... | |
 | Henry Ward Beecher - 1856 - 578 pages
...providence Our cheerful hopes confide; 0 let Thy power bo our defence, Thy lovo our footsteps guide I 3. And since, by passion's force subdued, Too oft, with stubborn will, We blindly shun tho latent good, And grasp the specious ill, — 4. Not what we wish, but what we want, Thy mercy still... | |
 | Universalist Church of America - Families - 1857 - 372 pages
...dwell, Thy love our footsteps guide: That love shall vainer loves expel ; That fear all fears beside. 3 And since, by passion's force subdued, Too oft, with...shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill, — • 4 Not what we wish, but what we want, Let mercy still supply ; The good, unasked, O father,... | |
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