 | William Cowper - 1835 - 460 pages
...His orient rays impart ; But, Jesus, 'tis thy light alone Can shine upon the heart. XLVI. RETIREMENT. FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and...scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. * Isaiah xxxv. 7. The calm retreat, the silent shade. With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy... | |
 | William Allen - Bible - 1835 - 812 pages
...Where Satan, with malignity, Doth wage successful war. 2 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 heart, And grace its mean abode, What peace and hope Thou dost impart, With love to Thee, O God? 4... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - Confirmation - 1836 - 604 pages
...repeating with particular warmth and feeling the following stanzas of that beautiful hymn of Cowper : — "Far from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and...thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, O ! with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! "There, like the nightingale, she... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 372 pages
...the personal history of an author. Far from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far j From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful...thy sweet bounty, made For those who follow thee. 6 This fact, which has not, I believe, been noticed in any life of Cowper, might be inferred from his... | |
 | Methodist new connexion, John Wesley - 1836 - 520 pages
...repose; Here all my sorrows cease; For Jesus meets my spirit here, And kindly whispers peace. 357. c. M. FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and...scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Hymns, English - 1836 - 758 pages
...flee, J- From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His 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 Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | Thomas Hastings - 1836 - 638 pages
...praises I will ever give to thee. Oliver. WORSHIP.* 353. CM— Retirement. Fabsas. Secret devotion. d 1 FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and...scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. p 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade. With prayer and praise agree : And seem by thy sweet bounty... | |
 | Thomas Hastings - Hymns, English - 1836 - 640 pages
...praises I will ever give to thee. 353. WORSHIP.* CM—Retirement. Fabius. Secret devotion. Oliver. d 1 FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and...scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. p 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade. With prayer and praise agree: And seem by thy sweet bounty... | |
 | Congregational Union of England and Wales - Congregational churches - 1836 - 624 pages
...ftee,iT From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages s€H " His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, ^ With prayer...by Thy sweet bounty made For those who follow Thee. - '• * 3 There, if Thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...recovery. It waa the first song of the harp which had hung so long upon the willow tree. RETIREMENT. " Far from the world, O Lord ! I flee, From strife and...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. 
