 | Poetic gleanings - Children's poetry - 1827 - 182 pages
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a sunny plain ; They call us to deliver Their land from Error's...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high; Shall we, to men benighted, The Lamp of... | |
 | 1827 - 616 pages
...From India's coral strand, Where Afrio's sunny fountains Roll dowa their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call...kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in their blindness. Bow down to wood and stone. Sliall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high,... | |
 | William Cogswell - Families - 1827 - 558 pages
...an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from errour's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's...Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone, 3 Waft, waft, ye winds! his story, And you, ye waters! roll, Till, like a flood of glory, It spreads... | |
 | 1827 - 590 pages
...prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strewn, The Heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and...to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? Salvation I oh, Salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim, Till each remotest nation Has learn'U Messiah's name !... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft on Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And...Heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high ? Shall we to man benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Reginald Heber - Hymns, English - 1828 - 340 pages
...From India's coral strand, . Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call...of God are strown, The heathen, in his blindness, 1 > Bows down to wood and stone ! Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we... | |
 | Episcopal Church - Bible - 1828 - 380 pages
...an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's...In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strewn ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...Their land from error's chain. 2 What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of... | |
 | Jabez Burns - 1829 - 378 pages
...Their land from Error's chain. What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Reginald Heber (bp. of Calcutta.) - 1830 - 204 pages
...From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call...to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? Salvation , 0 sal vation ', The joyful sound proclaim, Till each remotest nation Has learned Messiah's name.... | |
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What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 
