 | Missions - 1801 - 530 pages
...thee. There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, and grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and love, she communes with her God! There, like the...nightingale, she pours her solitary lays; Nor asks a witness of her song, nor thirsts for human praise. Author and Guardian of my life, sweet source of light divine,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her GOD ! 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 5 Author and Guardian of my life, Sweet source of light... | |
 | Collection - 1807 - 650 pages
...soul, And grace her mean abode ; O with what peace, and joy, and love, SLe communes with her GOD 1 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her" solitary lays; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 5 Author and guardian of my life, Sweet source of light... | |
 | Charles Buck - Christian ethics - 1808 - 332 pages
...thee. J There, if 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...nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays, Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. Thus the Christian finds happiness in this heavenly exercise,... | |
 | John Newton - 1808 - 712 pages
...soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! 4 There, like the nightingale she pours Her solitary lays; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 5 Author and Guardian of my life, Sweet source of light... | |
 | John Newton - Theology - 1810 - 726 pages
...soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 5 Author and Guardian of my life, Sweet source of light... | |
 | Jeremy Belknap - Bible - 1812 - 530 pages
...soul, And grace her mean abode, O with what peace, and joy, and love^ She communes with her God I * There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 5 Author and guardian of my life, Thou Source of light divine... | |
 | William Bengo Collyer - Hymns - 1812 - 980 pages
...soul,. And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! 4 There like the nightingale she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 5 Author and guardian of my life, * Sweet source of light... | |
 | Thomas Jones (chaplain to the earl of Peterborough) - 1812 - 486 pages
...if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, " .with what peace, and joy, and love, »he communes with her God ! There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lay*; ° Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. Author and Guardian of my life,... | |
 | Theology - 1814 - 496 pages
...thec. There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, and grace her mean abode, Qh ! with what peace, and joy, and love, she communes with her God ! There, like...nightingale, she pours her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, nor thirsts for human praise. Author and Guardian of my life, sweet source of light divine,... | |
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The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. 
