 Of ocean, and the harvests of its shores. Thy Spirit is around, Quickening the restless mass that sweeps along ; And this eternal sound — Voices and footfalls of the numberless throng — Like the resounding sea, Or like the rainy tempest, speaks of...  Christian Examiner and Theological Review - Page 551837Full view - About this book
 | Civilization - 1832 - 406 pages
...fill'st with air the unbounded ikies, And givest them the stores Of ocean, and the harvest! of iU ihorei. Thy spirit is around, Quickening the restless mass that sweeps along ; And this eternal soundVoices and footfalls of the numberless throngLike the resounding sea, Or like the rainy tempest,... | |
 | Henry Ware - Christianity in literature - 1835 - 160 pages
...read together came to my mind ; — * Thy spirit is around Quickening the restless mass that moves along; And this eternal sound, Voices and footfalls of the numberless throng, Like the surrounding sea, Or like the rainy tempest, speaks of thee ! ' " It was the first time since I have... | |
 | 1838 - 444 pages
...rolled, With everlasting murmur, deep and loud, — Choking the ways that wind 'Mongst the proud-piles, the work of human kind. * * * * Thy spirit is around,...thee. And when, the hours of rest Come, like a calm npon the mid-sea brine, Hushing its billowy breast, — 'he quiet of that moment, too, is thine; It... | |
 | Saucy Jack ship - 1840 - 536 pages
...wonders of the Great Creator, for which the view before them afforded such ample scope. They felt " That when the hours of rest Come, like a calm upon the...billowy breast — The quiet of that moment too is there — It breathes of Him who keeps The vast and helpless city while it sleeps." They were soon... | |
 | Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1841 - 316 pages
...with air the unbounded skies, And givest them the stores Of ocean, and the harvests of its shores. Thy spirit is around, Quickening the restless mass...throng— Like the resounding sea, Or like the rainy tempests, speaks of thee. And when the hours of rest Come like a calm upon the mid-sea brine, Hushing... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...fill'st with air the unbounded skies, And givest them the stores Of ocean, and the harvest of its shores. Thy spirit is around, Quickening the restless mass...the mid-sea brine, Hushing its billowy breast, The spirit of that moment too is Thine ; It breathes of Him who keeps The vast and helpless city while... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1843 - 286 pages
...with air the unbounded skies, And givest them the stores Of ocean, and the harvests of its shores. Thy spirit is around, Quickening the restless mass...eternal sound — Voices and footfalls of the numberless throngLike the resounding sea, Or like the rainy tempest, speaks of thee. And when the hours of rest... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1843 - 294 pages
...along; HYMN OF THE CITY. 249 And this eternal sound— Voices and footfalls of the numberless throngLike the resounding sea, Or like the rainy tempest, speaks of thee. And when the hours of rest Gome, like a calm upon the mid-sea brine, Hushing its billowy breast— The quiet of that moment, too,... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - Hymns, English - 1845 - 124 pages
...fillest the air, the unbounded skies, And givest them the stores Of ocean, and the harvest of its shores. Thy spirit is around, Quickening the restless mass...Voices and footfalls of the numberless throng, Like the surrounding sea, Or like the rainy tempest, speaks of thee. And when the hour of rest Comes like a... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 934 pages
...with air the unbounded skies, And givest them the stores Of ocean, and the harvests of its shores. Thy spirit is around, Quickening the restless mass...throng — Like the resounding sea, Or like the rainy tempests, speaks of Thee. And when the hours of rest Come, like a calm upon the mid-sea brine, Hushing... | |
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