| 1828 - 188 páginas
...mercies give, Yet who so often is forgot ? Then may I ever grateful be, For all the Lord has given to me. THERE is a land of pure delight. Where Saints immortal...And never withering flowers ; Death, like a narrow stream, divides This heavenly land from our's. But, timorous mortals start and shrink " To cross this... | |
| William Orme - 1828 - 258 páginas
...everlasting spring abides, And never-with'ring flow'rs: Death, like a narrow sea, divides, This heav'nly land from ours. "Sweet fields beyond the swelling...old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. "But tim'rous mortals start and shrink To cross this narrow sea, And linger, shiv'ring on the brink, And... | |
| William Orme - 1828 - 368 páginas
...sufferings, behind us Strange that we should ever wish to linger. You remember that beautiful hymn; — "There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal...banish pain. "There everlasting spring abides, And never-with'ring flow'rs: Death, like a narrow eea, divides, This heav'nly land from ours. "Sweet fields... | |
| 1828 - 594 páginas
...May lively faith and strong desire Bear ev'ry thought above. 482. CM WATTS. A prospect of heaven, 1 THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal...day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There, everlasting spring abides, And never-with'ring flow'rs ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides... | |
| Alvan Bond, Pliny Fisk - 1828 - 454 páginas
...evening I sat by the bed-side of my feeble brother, and he requested me to repeat the following hymn: 'There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal...day excludes the night. And pleasures banish pain.' &c. Afterwards we enjoyed a happy season in conversing about heaven. 'If I were to live my missionary... | |
| Jonathan Peele Dabney - 1828 - 358 páginas
...brings the myriads none can count, To seats of joy on Zion's mount! 303. c. M. A Prospect of Heaven. 1 THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign ; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasure* banish pain. 3 There everlasting spring abides, And never-withering flowers : Death, like... | |
| John Bunyan - 1829 - 204 páginas
...the only wise God, be glory forever. Amen. To whose blessing 1 recommend it. A PROSPECT OF HEAVEN. THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal...like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ou«s. Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dressed in living green; So to the Jews old Canaan... | |
| Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1829 - 222 páginas
...speak a world from nought, 'Twas greater to redeem. 76. A prospect of heaven makes death eaty. (CM) 1 THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal...day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never-fading flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This... | |
| Collection - 1829 - 628 páginas
...abides, And never-with'ring flow'rs : Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heav'nly land from ours. 3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd...in living green ; So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 4 But diu'rous mortals start find shrink To cross this narrow sea, And linger, shiv'ring on the brink,... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 páginas
...was wisdom's noblest work, All join'd by power divme, and every link is love. THE PROSPECT OF HEAVEN. THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal...ours. Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand drest in living green ; So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between. But timorous... | |
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