| Reformed Church in America - 1831 - 182 páginas
...desire, _1 Utter'd or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the brea'st. 2 Pray'r is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The...upward glancing of an eye^ When none but God is near. 8 Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayer the sublimest strains that... | |
| Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 páginas
...soul's sincere desire, Unutter'd or exprest ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear...upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach... | |
| 1832 - 678 páginas
...soul's sincere desire, Unutter'd or express'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That kindles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear...upward glancing of an eye, When none but GOD is near." If, as this beautiful hymn goes on to express, it is the "tublimest strains that reach the Majesty... | |
| 1832 - 618 páginas
...desires after that holy perfection which is the attribute of Jehovah alone : " Prayer is the burthen of a sigh, ' The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye. When none but God is near.'' It is evident that prayer can neither be warm nor effective, if the feelings be dormant, for in this... | |
| 1832 - 788 páginas
...tier' d or nnexprcsst; The motion of a hidden tire That trembles in the breast Pray'r is the burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear : The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Pray'r is the sublimest strains tha... | |
| 1833 - 576 páginas
...sincere desire, TItter'd, or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breasL 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch- word at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 6 Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
| Episcopal Church - 1833 - 274 páginas
...sincere desire -^- UtterM or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a...Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, The watch-word at the gates of death ;— He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's... | |
| Charles Brooks - 1833 - 340 páginas
...sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast, 3 Prayer is the burden of a sigh) The falling of a tear;...an eye When none but God is near, 3 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; His watch.word at the gates of death; He enters... | |
| Episcopal Church - 1833 - 284 páginas
...desire, J Utter'd or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. 2 Pray'r is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The...upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Pray'r, the sublimest strains that... | |
| 1833 - 256 páginas
...desire, Utter'd or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. 2 Pray'r is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The...upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Pray'r, the sublimest strains that... | |
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