Songs of the heart: poems, Issue 538 |
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... Heaven's walls with new - found voices rung . While , rising joyfully their Lord to meet , I saw the lame leap lightly on their feet , And hasten on upon the golden street . Not one who entered that celestial door With him one trace of ...
... Heaven's walls with new - found voices rung . While , rising joyfully their Lord to meet , I saw the lame leap lightly on their feet , And hasten on upon the golden street . Not one who entered that celestial door With him one trace of ...
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... heaven . Long , long may I , with gladdened heart , Frequent the dear old place , As long as life has left a spark , Or memory a trace ! And , when at length the summons comes Of Heaven's wise decree , That calls me from this world away ...
... heaven . Long , long may I , with gladdened heart , Frequent the dear old place , As long as life has left a spark , Or memory a trace ! And , when at length the summons comes Of Heaven's wise decree , That calls me from this world away ...
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... heaven Upon the brow of night . Meanwhile , as ever onward With joyful wing she flew , O'er wood , and field , and meadow Her magic glance she threw ; Till over all the landscape The bloom of youth appeared , And earth's ten thousand ...
... heaven Upon the brow of night . Meanwhile , as ever onward With joyful wing she flew , O'er wood , and field , and meadow Her magic glance she threw ; Till over all the landscape The bloom of youth appeared , And earth's ten thousand ...
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... soothing close , So to the day the evening brings Repose and comfort on its wings , And sheds on hearts by toil opprest The heaven - born joys of peace and rest . THE NIGHTINGALE . " He that should hear , as 46 SONGS OF THE HEART .
... soothing close , So to the day the evening brings Repose and comfort on its wings , And sheds on hearts by toil opprest The heaven - born joys of peace and rest . THE NIGHTINGALE . " He that should hear , as 46 SONGS OF THE HEART .
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... heaven , when Thou hast given bad men such music here on earth ? " - Izaak Walton . N gath'ring gloom around , IN The daylight fades from view ; And on the thirsty ground Descends the welcome dew ; While earth and air hail with delight ...
... heaven , when Thou hast given bad men such music here on earth ? " - Izaak Walton . N gath'ring gloom around , IN The daylight fades from view ; And on the thirsty ground Descends the welcome dew ; While earth and air hail with delight ...
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Art thou bade beams beauty beneath blessed breast breath breath of heaven breeze bright brow cheer clouds crown cuckoo dark dear old home distant dreams drear ears England evermore eyes fades fainting fair fairest fast feet fell firmly clasps flowers fresh gather gentle gleam gloom glory golden green grief happy harvest heard heart heaven hill holy honour hopes hymns light little hand LONGFELLOW look LUDGATE HILL meadows meadows green merry Merry Christmas mighty morning naught ne'er night numbers o'er once onward path pathway peaceful playmates pleasant pow'r ranks of error rest rise roam Sabbath scene scent shadows sheaves shine sight sing song soothing sorrow soul sound spirit star storms strive summer sunbeams sweet tears tempest tender touch thee thine thou thoughts tide Tis a voice underneath violet Wallingford weary winds winter woods I wandered youth
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Page 24 - And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; and the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Page 84 - This England never did, (nor never shall,) Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror, But when it first did help to wound itself. Now these her princes are come home again, Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them : Nought shall make us rue, If England to itself do rest but true.
Page 1 - Read from some humbler poet. Whose songs gushed from his heart. As showers from the clouds of summer. Or tears from the eyelids start; Who, through long days of labor.
Page 47 - what music hast thou provided for thy saints in heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on earth?" There appears to be a meaning in the sound beyond what reaches the ear ; it links itself with the aspects of nature, with the spirit of the hour, or blends with the sad reminiscence or the hopeful reverie, like its echo or response. There is, too, a metaphysical...
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