 | Hymns, English - 1828 - 406 pages
...cease thy strife, And let me languish into life ! 2 Hark ! they whisper ! Angels say, Sister spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite, Steals my...draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul, can this be death t 3 The world recedes — it disappears ! — Heaven opens on my eyes ! my ears With sounds seraphic... | |
 | 1828 - 134 pages
...cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. Hark ! they whisper — angels say, " Sister spirit, come away." What is this absorbs me quite, Steals...shuts my sight, Drowns my spirit, draws my breath I Tell me my soul can this be death '. The world recedes, it disappears, Heav'n opens on my eyes, my... | |
 | Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...cease thy strife, And let me languish into life ! Hark ! they whisper ; angels say. * Sister spirit, come away !' What is this absorbs me quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? — Tell me, my soul, can this be Death ? The world recedes, it disappears... | |
 | Religious poetry - 1828 - 198 pages
...cease thy strife, And let me languish into life ! Z Hark, they whisper — angels say, "Sister spirit, come away!" What is this absorbs me quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath? — Tell me, my soul! — can this be death? 3 The world recedes ! — it... | |
 | Hymns - 1828 - 76 pages
...cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. 2. Hark! they whisper; angels say, Sister spirit, come away ! What is this absorbs me quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ?— Tell me, my soul, can this he death ? 3. The world recedes; it disappears!... | |
 | Extracts - 1828 - 786 pages
...my happiness completed ; for now I come to thee." Hark ! they whisper : angels say, Sister spirit, come away ! What is this absorbs me quite; Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? The world recedes—it disappears... | |
 | 1829 - 442 pages
...strife, And let me languish into life. 3 Hark ! they whisper ! angels say, Pister spirit, come away Í. What is this absorbs me quite — Steals my senses,...recedes, it disappears ! Heaven opens on my eyes ! my eats With sounds seraphic ring! LeJid, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! О grave, where is thy victory... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poetry - 1963 - 884 pages
...cease thy strife, 5 And let me languish into life. Hark! they whisper ; Angels say, Sister Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite ? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, 10 Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my Soul, can this be Death ? The world recedes; it... | |
 | 1857 - 398 pages
...cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. " Hark ! they whisper ; angels say, Sister spirit, come away, What is this absorbs me quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? " The world recedes, it disappears... | |
 | 1901 - 502 pages
...nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. Hark! they whisper; angels say, "Sister spirit, come away." What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath? Tell me, my soul, can this be death? The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven... | |
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The world recedes: it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring: Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy Victory? O Death! where is thy Sting. 
