THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence,... The Living Authors of America: 1st ser - Page 208by Thomas Powell - 1850 - 365 pagesFull view - About this book
| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...have given utterance to this beautiful hymn. • THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learn'd To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread...wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down, And ofler'd to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication. For his simple heart Might not resist the... | |
| Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...peace, and every grove Is melody. Thomson. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To new the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the...framed The lofty vault to gather and roll back The Bound of anthems; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence he knelt down And offered to the... | |
| John Ludlum McConnel - History - 1853 - 400 pages
...begging the men who conducted his canoe to leave him alone for a half houi\ ' In tile darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.' At the end of the half hour they went to seek him, and he was no more. The good missionary, discoverer... | |
| John Ludlum McConnel - Frontier and pioneer life - 1853 - 408 pages
...begging the men who conducted his canoe to leave him alone for a half hour, ' In the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.' At the end of the half hour they went to seek him, and he was no more. The good missionary, discoverer... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - Children - 1853 - 344 pages
...115. El'-e-ments,n. t'n popular language y^lre, air, earth, and water, . c GOD'S FIRST TEMPLES. 1. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay fhe architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he fqamed The lofty vault, to gather and roll... | |
| George Bancroft - United States - 1853 - 520 pages
...who conducted his canoe to leave him alone for a half hour, "in the darkling wood, Amidst the coo! and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication." At the end of the half-hour, they went to seek him, and he was no more. The good missionary, discoverer... | |
| Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...shalt bc judged, are written down. FOREST I1YMN. THB groves were God's flrst temples. Ere man learn'd To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread...and roll back The sound of anthems; in the darkling woocl, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offer'd to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.... | |
| Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner ADAMS - 1854 - 762 pages
...dwell, And make His presence known. The exalted task Thy wisdom worthily performed. William Hudson. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the root above them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems; in... | |
| Salem Town - Readers - 1855 - 492 pages
...those who followed, " Guard it well." LESSON XIII.' FOEEST HTMK— BRYAHT. [See Rule 6, p. 179.] 1. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn thanks And supplication.... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1855 - 318 pages
...firmament,— The boundless visible smile of Him, To the veil of Vhose brow your lamps are dim.'A FOREST HYMN. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them,—ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling... | |
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