 And from the gray old trunks that high in heaven Mingled their mossy boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless Power And inaccessible...  The United States Literary Gazette - Page 281825Full view - About this book
 | Charles P. Bronson - 1845 - 438 pages
...Miijemy. Ah! ul.y Should we, in the wo t Id's riper years, neglect God's ancient sanctuaries, and m lore. Only, among the crowd, and under roofs. That our frail...raised ? Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of th is ngrd wood, Offer on« h>mn; thrice happy, if it find Acceptance m his ear. Father, thy hand Htth... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 390 pages
...bowed His spirit — with the thought of boundless Power, And inaccessible Majesty. Ah! why Should ice, in the world's riper years, neglect God's ancient...and adore, Only, among the crowd, and under roofs, fhai our frail hands have raised? Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 538 pages
...ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd, and under roofs That our frail hands have raised 1 Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn — thrice happy, if it find Acceptance in his ear. Father, thy hand Hath rear'd these venerable... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 398 pages
...Majesty. Ah! why Should wtt in the world's riper years, neglect ' iod's ancient sanctuaries, and ndore, Only, among the crowd, and under roofs, That our frail hands have raised? I. et me, at least, Here, in [he shadow of this aged wood, Otter one hymn : thrice happy, if it find... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1847 - 520 pages
...over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless power And inaccessible majesty. Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's...least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn—thrice happy, if it find Acceptance in His ear. Father, thy hand Hath reared these venerable... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1847 - 456 pages
...boundless Power And inaccessible Majesty. Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect Gotl's ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd,...least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn — thrice happy, if it find Acceptance in his ear. Father, thy hand Hath reared these venerable... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1849 - 384 pages
...over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless power And inaccessible majesty. Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's...me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, OSer one hymn—thrice happy, if it find Acceptance in His ear. Father, thy hand Hath reared these... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - 348 pages
...of the place, 15. His spirit, with the thought of boundless Power And inaccessible Majesty. Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's...sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd, and under roofs And from the gray old trunks, that high in heaven Mingled their mossy boughs, and from the sound Of... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1847 - 390 pages
...over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless power And inaccessible majesty. Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's...sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd, and under roofs AFORESTHYMN. 131 That our frail hands have raised ? Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged... | |
 | 1850 - 300 pages
...over him, and bow'd His spirit with the thought of boundless Power And inaccessible Majesty. Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's...least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn ; thrice happy, if it find Acceptance in his ear. Father, thy hand Hath rear'd these venerable... | |
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