Lyrical, narrative and devotional poemsGeorge Alexander Kohut S. Bacharach, 1913 - Bible Paged continuously. CONTENTS.- v.1. Lyrical, narrative and devotional poems.- v.2. Selections from the drama. |
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... Spake He in the Angels ' hearing , " Lo ! Our will is there shall be On the earth a creature bearing Rule and royalty . To - day We will shape a man from clay . " Spake the Angels , " Wilt Thou make Man who must forget his Maker ...
... Spake He in the Angels ' hearing , " Lo ! Our will is there shall be On the earth a creature bearing Rule and royalty . To - day We will shape a man from clay . " Spake the Angels , " Wilt Thou make Man who must forget his Maker ...
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... spake , and Eve before him stood , First wakened by his word , And meekly claimed the son of God As guardian , husband , lord ; Then , kneeling to the Maker's throne , Beneath the Tree of Life , The earliest earthly Sabbath sun Saw Adam ...
... spake , and Eve before him stood , First wakened by his word , And meekly claimed the son of God As guardian , husband , lord ; Then , kneeling to the Maker's throne , Beneath the Tree of Life , The earliest earthly Sabbath sun Saw Adam ...
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... spake of to me , - Death ; With hollow voice he bids me follow him . " JOHN VANCE CHENEY ( 1848– ) . THE SONG OF LAMECH . HEARKEN to me , ye mothers of my tent : Ye wives of Lamech , hearken to my speech : Adah , let Jubal hither lead ...
... spake of to me , - Death ; With hollow voice he bids me follow him . " JOHN VANCE CHENEY ( 1848– ) . THE SONG OF LAMECH . HEARKEN to me , ye mothers of my tent : Ye wives of Lamech , hearken to my speech : Adah , let Jubal hither lead ...
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... spake , and father , go bade , - Arise , my Where in the land of exile dwells thy son ; Say to my brother , Abel bids thee come , Abel would have thee ; and lay thou thy hand , My father , on his head , that he may come ; Am I not weary ...
... spake , and father , go bade , - Arise , my Where in the land of exile dwells thy son ; Say to my brother , Abel bids thee come , Abel would have thee ; and lay thou thy hand , My father , on his head , that he may come ; Am I not weary ...
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... spake , Nor spake unheeded : in the ample hall His daughter heard , where , by the cedar fire , Amidst her maidens , o'er the ivory loom She passed the threads of gold . They hushed the song Which , wafted on the fragrant breeze of ...
... spake , Nor spake unheeded : in the ample hall His daughter heard , where , by the cedar fire , Amidst her maidens , o'er the ivory loom She passed the threads of gold . They hushed the song Which , wafted on the fragrant breeze of ...
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angels arms Babylon beauty behold Belshazzar beneath blessed blood breast breath bright brow child cloud cried dark daughter David dead death deep doth dread dwell E'en earth Edom Egypt eyes face fair father fear feet FELICIA HEMANS fell flame foes gate GEORGE WITHER glory God's gold hand hath hear heard heart heaven hills holy host ISAAC WATTS Israel Jehovah Jerusalem JOHN MILTON Judah King King Solomon land light lips live look Lord LYDIA HUNTLEY SIGOURNEY mercy mighty Moab Moses mountains mourn NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS night o'er peace Philistine praise prayer pride princes PSALM RICHARD WILTON Rizpah rock rose round Saul Shema Yisrael sing sleep smile song soul spake stars stood strength strong sweet sword tears thee thine thou art thou hast throne thy name trembling unto voice weep wild word wrath Zion
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Page 261 - The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen; Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown.
Page 115 - I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Page 143 - To daily fraud, contempt, abuse and wrong, Within doors, or without, still as a fool, In power of others, never in my own ; Scarce half I seem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day! O first created beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree?
Page 563 - Then, welcome each rebuff That turns earth's smoothness rough, Each sting that bids nor sit nor stand, but go! Be our joys three parts pain! Strive, and hold cheap the strain; Learn, nor account the pang; dare, never grudge the throe!
Page 8 - At even, which I bred up with tender hand From the 'first opening bud, and gave ye names ; Who now shall rear ye to the sun, or rank Your tribes, and water from the ambrosial fount?
Page 562 - GROW old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in his hand Who saith, "A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!
Page 261 - And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal ; And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord...
Page 13 - They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms...
Page 153 - Deeply ripened ; — such a blush In the midst of brown was born, Like red poppies grown with corn. Round her eyes her tresses fell, Which were blackest none could tell, But long lashes veiled a light, That had else been all too bright.
Page 71 - Wilt Thou not yet to me reveal Thy new, unutterable Name ? Tell me, I still beseech Thee, tell : To know it now, resolved I am : Wrestling, I will not let Thee go, Till I Thy Name, Thy Nature know.