 God! The royal eagle darteth On his quarry from the heights, And the stag that knows no master But we, for thy communion, Have sought the mountain sod ; For the strength of the hills we bless thee, Our God, our fathers  The British Female Poets - Page 263by George Washington Bethune - 1848 - 490 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1799 - 200 pages
...touch of the mountain sod ; Thou hast fixed their ark of refuse. Where the spoiler's foot ne'er trod; For the strength of the hills we bless thee, Our God, our fathers' God." In these hills, the remnant of the pious Albigenses, when their defenders, their nobles, and princes,... | |
 | 1865 - 1194 pages
...about u well deicribed by the beautiful Waldensian hvmn, ai are UHM of the dwellers of Piedmont, FOB the strength of the hills we bless Thee, Our God, our fathers' God ; Thou hast made Thy children mighty, By the touch of the mountain sod ; Thou hast fix'd our ark of... | |
 | 1832 - 534 pages
...this, which inspired the pen of -the gifted authoress who wrote the HYMN OF THE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN. " For the strength of the hills we bless thee, Our God, our father's God '. Thou hast made thy children mighty, By the touch of the monutain sod. Thon hast fixed... | |
 | 1832 - 460 pages
...battle, Bearing reeond of the dead j For the snows, and for the torrents For th» free heart's burial sod,- • • •• For the strength of the hills we bless thee, Our God, our fatter*1 Sod !"_ Mr>. Ifemant. THE ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN. No. XLTI. MARCH, 1833. VOL. IV. THE ADMINISTRATION... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - 1831 - 510 pages
...darteth On his quarry from the heights, And the sUg that knows no master, Seeks there his wild delights ; But we for thy communion Have sought the mountain...of the hills we bless thee, Our God, our fathers' Godl The banner of the chieftain Far, far below us waves; The war-horse of the spearman Can not reach... | |
 | 1831 - 786 pages
...his quarry from the heights, And the stag that knows no master. Seeks there his wild delights ; Bat we for thy communion Have sought the mountain sod...strength of the hills we bless thee. Our God, our father's God ! The banner of the chieftain Far, far below us waves ; The war-horse of the spearman... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans, Reginald Heber - 1833 - 526 pages
...On his quarry from the heights, And the stag that knows no master, Seeks there his wild delights ; But we for thy communion Have sought the mountain sod — For the strength of the hub we bless thco, Our God, our fathers' Godl The banner of the chieftain Far, far below us wave* ;... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1834 - 512 pages
...battle, Bearing record of our dead; For the snows, and for the torrents, For the free heart's burial sod, For the strength of the hills we bless thee, Our God, our fathers' God1 CHURCH MUSIC. -"AH the train Sing Hallelujah, as the sound of a Milton. AGAIN! oh, send those... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1834 - 284 pages
...MOUNTAINEERS IN TIMES OF PERSECUTION. " Thanks be to God for the mountains !" HOWITT'S Book of the Seasons. FOR the strength of the hills we bless thee, Our God, our fathers' God ! Thou hast made thy children mighty, By the touch of the mountain sod. Thou hast fix'd our ark of... | |
 | 1834 - 498 pages
...altar ' Midst the silence of the sky ; The rocks yield founts of courage, Struck forth as by thy rod— For the strength of the hills we bless thee, Our God, our father's God ! For the dark, resounding heavens, Where thy still small voice is heard, For the strong... | |
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