 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1826 - 794 pages
...where sin is waging still Ils most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made...those who follow thee. There, if thy spirit touch the foul, And grace her mean abode ; О with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her GOD !... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...forgets me not; And he is safe, and must succeed, For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead. RETIREMENT. FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and...successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree; And seem by thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. There if thy... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - Conduct of life - 1827 - 272 pages
...often retired, for the purposes of study or devotion. Here he often repeated the beautiful sentiment, " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee," In a retired part of it there was a pretty alcove. It was suitably furnished : there were many little... | |
 | Carus Richardson - 1828 - 172 pages
...yourself on that head, I wish you may not err on the other side. You recollect the hymn of Cowper: " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee." shall we, before we leave this sweet sequestered spot, unite to address the Father of lights and of... | |
 | Religious poetry - 1828 - 198 pages
...serene my frame : So purer light shall mark the road, That leads me to the Lamb. COWPER. RETIREMENT. 1 Far from the world, O Lord ! I flee, From strife and...far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most succesful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem, by that... | |
 | Sebastian Streeter, Russell Streeter - Hymns, English - 1829 - 424 pages
...flee ; From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where sin is waging still Its most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy presence cheer the soul, And grace her mean abode, O with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | Robert Smith - Society of Friends - 1829 - 432 pages
...turrets rude, Of never-silent waves, Each by its rushing follower chas'd, RETIREMENT. BT COWPEH. F»r from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult...where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calnt retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For... | |
 | Thomas Cotterill - Hymns, English - 1829 - 292 pages
...Star of Bethlehem. HYMN 150. (CM SUBMISSION.) Retirement favourable to religions reflection. 1 FAK from the world, O Lord ! I flee, From strife and tumult...scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The silent shade, the calm retreat, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem, by thy sweet bounty,... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...This, this is freedom, snch as angels use, And kindred to the liberty of God. RETIREMENT. UOWPER. FIR from the world, O Lord ! I flee, From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His roost successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem,... | |
 | Hannah More - 1830 - 204 pages
...danger far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the quiet shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy...the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what joy, and peace, and love, She communes with her God ! There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary... | |
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FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. 
