Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor, dying rate ! Our love so... The New Hymn Book: Designed for Universalist Societies - Page 303by Sebastian Streeter, Russell Streeter - 1829 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
| Episcopal Church - 1833 - 284 pages
...tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Come, Holy Spirit, Heav'nly Dove, With all thy quick'ning pow'rs ; y Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. . HYMN 76. (C..M.) '. 1 TIE'S come ! let every knee be bent, MJL All hearts new joy resume ; i Sing, ye redeem'd,... | |
| Isaac Watts - 1834 - 174 pages
...Hosa,mas languish on our tongues, Aud our devotion dies. BOOK II. 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever U'e At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold...a Saviour's love. And that shall kindle ours, HYMN 35. CM Praise to God for creation and redemption. 1 T ET them neglect thy glory. Lord, Xj Who never... | |
| 1834 - 320 pages
...on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever He In this poor dying state, Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us...abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. -|O1 LM -»- " -»- Influences of the Spirit implored. [To guide.] COME, gracious Spirit, heavenly... | |
| Isaac Watts, Samuel Worcester, Samuel Melancthon Worcester - 1834 - 760 pages
...formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; a Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. p 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor...And thine to us so great ? — 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all thy quick'ning pow'rs, — • o Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that... | |
| Edward Davies (of Kingswinford.) - 1834 - 266 pages
...formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor dying...faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers ; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,... | |
| Hymns - 1834 - 294 pages
...grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys ; Our souls how heavily they go To reach eternal joys. Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor dying...so faint, so cold to Thee, And Thine to us so great ! Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all Thy quick'ning pow'rs ! Come, shed abroad a Saviour's... | |
| Robert Philip - 1834 - 224 pages
...deadness of our hearts towards Him. There are few prayers that we utter so fervently, as that of WATTS : " Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening...shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle onn !" Well, the Spirit we thus invoke, works by means. He quickens by quickening motives ; and one... | |
| Pocket prayer book - 1834 - 638 pages
...rise; Hosannahs languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. Dear Lord ! and shall we ever Ijve At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly dove, With all thy quick'ning powers ; Come shed ahroad a Saviour's love,... | |
| William Jay - 1834 - 326 pages
...0 blessed Saviour, what a difference, what a disproportion is there between our love arid thine ! " Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great." " Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly dove, With all thy quick'ning1 pow'rs; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's... | |
| Lowell Mason - 1834 - 582 pages
...on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we evor lie In this poor dying state, Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ! imf 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers ; > Come, shed abroad a Saviour's... | |
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