 | William Cullen Bryant - 1843 - 294 pages
...ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd, and under roofs That our frail hands have raised. Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn—thrice happy, if it find Acceptance in bis ear. Father, thy hand Hath reared these venerable... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 396 pages
...stole 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...and under roofs. That our frail hands have raised ? Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood. Offer one hymn; thrice happy, if it find... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 334 pages
...bowed His spirit—with the thought of boundless Power, And inaccessible Miijcsty. Ah! why Should uv, in the world's riper years, neglect God's ancient...and under roofs, That our frail hands have raised ? Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn; thrice happy, if it find... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 hands have raised ? Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of th is ngrd wood, Offer on« h>mn; thrice happy, if it find... | |
 | 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
...stole 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...crowd, and under roofs That our frail hands have raised ? Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn—thrice happy, if it find... | |
 | 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, and under roofs That our frail hands have raised ! Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn — thrice happy, if it find... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - 348 pages
...twilight 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...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
...stole 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...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... | |
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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... 
