 | KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 pages
...trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. COWPER — Hymns. Exhortation to Prayer. 24 I ask west thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent, All are ! a seraph may pray for a sinner, But a sinner must pray for himself. CHARLES M. DICKINSON — The... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 408 pages
...me more manly and mild ; And I know now how Jesus could liken The kingdom of God to a child ? I ask not a life for the dear ones, All radiant, as others...evil, But my prayer would bound back to myself; Ah ! a seraph may pray for a sinner, But a sinner must pray for himself. The twig is so easily bended,... | |
 | 1883 - 810 pages
...have made me more manly and mild, And I know how Jesus could liken The kingdom of God to a child. Seek not a life for the dear ones All radiant, as others have done ; But that life may hare just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun ; I would pray God to guard them from evil,... | |
 | 1908 - 868 pages
...exert the same influence that childhood always does— and always should. One can not pray for them. 'A seraph may pray for a sinner But a sinner must pray for himself.' "One can only look into their clear faces, note the care of their bringing up, catch the matchless... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrup - 1888 - 790 pages
...me more manly and mild ! And I know now how Jesus could liken The kingdom of God to a child. I ask not a life for the dear ones, All radiant, as others...evil, But my prayer would bound back to myself; Ah ! a seraph may pray for a sinner, But a sinner must pray for himself. The twig is so easily bended,... | |
 | Edwin Markham - 1926 - 328 pages
...made me more manly and mild, And I know how Jesus could liken The kingdom of God to a child. I ask not a life for the dear ones, All radiant, as others...evil, But my prayer would bound back to myself; Ah! a seraph may pray for a sinner, But a sinner must pray for himself. The twig is so easily bended, I... | |
 | 1912 - 804 pages
...make me more manly and mild ; And I know now how Jesus can liken The kingdom of God to a child. I ask not a life for the dear ones, All radiant, as others...— But my prayer would bound back to myself — Ah ! a seraph can pray for a sinner. But a sinner must pray for himself. The twig is so easily bended,... | |
 | New England Home for Little Wanderers - 1877 - 264 pages
...made me more manly and mild; And I know how Jesus could liken The kingdom of God to a child. I ask not a life for the dear ones All radiant, as others...evil, But my prayer would bound back to myself; Ah ! a seraph may pray for a sinner, But a sinner must pray for himself. The twig is so easily bended,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1106 pages
...me more manly and mild ; And I know now how Jesus could liken The kingdom of God to a child ! I ask ill ! a seraph may pray for a sinner, But a sinner must pray for himself. The twig is so easily bended,... | |
 | 1877 - 360 pages
...Kingdom of (¡öd tu a child. I ask nol a life for the dear ones All radiant, as others have dono, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun. I would pray liixl to guard them from evii, But tuy prayer would bound back to myself, A seraph may pray for a sinner,... | |
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I ask not a life for the dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow, To temper the glare of the sun... 
