 God took thee in his mercy, A lamb untasked, untried : He fought the fight for thee, He won the victory, And thou art sanctified ! " I look around and see The evil ways of men ; And, oh ! beloved child ! I'm more than reconciled To thy departure then....  The Monthly Repository - Page 345edited by - 1834Full view - About this book
 | 1821 - 618 pages
...tears And smiles of after years, With oft awakening. " God took thee in his mercy, A lamb, untask'd, untried ; He fought the fight for thee, He won the...departure then. " The little arms that clasped me, The innocent lips that prest, — Would they have been as pure Till now, as when of yore, I lull'd thee... | |
 | 1821 - 488 pages
...fought the fight I'or thee, He won the victory, And thou art sanctified ! " I lodt around, and sec The evil ways of men ; And, oh ! beloved child ! I'm more than reconciled To my departure then. " The little arms that clasped me, The innocent lips that prcst, — Would they... | |
 | Brief memoirs - 1822 - 140 pages
...go ; And yet, for thee, I know 'Twas better to depart. God took thee, in his mercy, A lamb untask'd, untried ; He fought the fight for thee, He won the...ways of men ; And oh, beloved child ! I'm more than reconcil'd To thy departure then. . ., .' ; >. The little arms that clasp'd me, The innocent lips that... | |
 | 1822 - 872 pages
...to depart. " Goo took thee in his mercy, A lamb, untask'd, untried'; He fought the tight for thec, He won the victory ! And thou art sanctified ! " I look around and sec The evil ways of men -r And, oh, beloved child ! I'm more than rcconcil'd To thy departure then.... | |
 | 1823 - 400 pages
...go; And yet for thee, I know, 'Twas better to depart. ' God took thee in his mercy, A lamh, untasked, untried ; He fought the fight for thee, He won the...victory, And thou art sanctified ! ' I look around aid see The evil ways of men ; And, oh ! beloved child ! I'm more than reconciled To thy departure... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1826 - 550 pages
...And yet for thee, I know 'Twas better to depart. God took thee in his mercy ,_ A lamb untasked — untried— He fought the fight for thee— He won the victory—- And thou art sanctified. 1 look around, and see 'The evil ways of men, . . . i« And oh, beloved child ! . , ,j I'm more than... | |
 | 1827 - 616 pages
...Child ; taken from ail dealing Parents Jan. 8, 1826. " God took thee in his mercy ; A lamb aolask'd, untried : He fought the fight for thee, He won the victory ; And thou art sanctified !" Blachaxfi Mag. TWA? on the painter's canvass, once, I saw A bucking sight ; — the mother o'er... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 430 pages
...And yet, for thee, I know, 'Twas better to depart. ' God took thee in his mercy, A lamb, untasked, untried ; He fought the fight for thee, He won the...departure then. ' The little arms that clasped me, The innocent lips that pressed, — Would they have been as pure Till now, as when of yore, I lulled thee... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 426 pages
...And yet, for thee, I know, 'Twas better to depart. ' God took thee in his mercy, A lamb, untasked, untried; He fought the fight for thee, He won the...departure then. ' The little arms that clasped me, The innocent lips that pressed, — Would they have been as pure Till now, as when of yore, I lulled thee... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 498 pages
...And yet, for thee, I know, 'Twas better to depart. ' God took thee in his mercy, A lamb, untasked, untried ; He fought the fight for thee, He won the...departure then. ' The little arms that clasped me, The innocent lips that pressed, — Would they have been as pure Till now, as when of yore, I lulled thee... | |
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