 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.  Works: Life and Letters - Page 142by William Cowper - 1835Full view - About this book
 | Lowell Mason - Bible - 1831 - 594 pages
...flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. p 2 The calm retreat— the silent shade, With prayer...thy sweet bounty, made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if the Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | Lant Carpenter - Hymns, English - 1831 - 398 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 praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty mude There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | Reformed Church in America - Hymns - 1831 - 182 pages
...where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree : And seem by thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. 3 Then if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, witli what peace and joy and love,... | |
 | Lowell Mason - Bible - 1831 - 584 pages
...successful war. p 2 The calm retreat — the silent $hadc, With prayer'and praise agrefe'; . XX/v:: . — And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if the Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pages
...contemplation and prayer ? The greatest privileges which the Christian enjoys— " The calm retreat—the silent shade With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet hounty made For those who worship thee." , The heart of man, however, being naturally corrupt, or,... | |
 | Vyell Francis Vyvyan - 1832 - 142 pages
...shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem, by thy rich bounty, made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her...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... | |
 | Sebastian Streeter, Russell Streeter - Hymns, English - 1832 - 428 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 praise agree, And seem by thy bjveet bounty made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy presence cheer the soul, And grace her... | |
 | Roswell Dwight Hitchcock, Zachary Eddy, Lewis Ward Mudge - Gospel music - 1886 - 462 pages
...From scenes where Sa - tan wa - ges still His most sue - cess - ful war. _ff " Far from the wtorld." 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, O with what peace, and joy, and love... | |
 | Henry Allon, Henry John Gauntlett, William Henry Monk - Hymns, English - 1886 - 636 pages
...-*- From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still m •His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem, by Thy sweet bounty, models what thanks I owe Thee.and what love! For those who follow Thee. A boundless, endless store... | |
 | Church of Scotland. General Assembly - Hymns, English - 1886 - 592 pages
...I flee, 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 praise agree, And seem by Thv sweet bounty made For those who'follow Thee. 3 There, if Thy Spirit touch the sou], And grace her... | |
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