Sum up at night what thou hast done by day ; And in the morning, what thou hast to do. Dress and undress thy soul ; mark the decay And growth of it. If, with thy watch, that too Be down, then wind up both. Since we shall be Most surely judged, make thy... The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations - Page 16by George Herbert - 1838 - 361 pagesFull view - About this book
| a.b. grosart - 1876 - 606 pages
...Jews refused thunder, and we { folly ; Though God do hedge us in, yet who is holy ? LXXVI. Summe up 2 at night what thou hast done by day, And in the morning what thou hast to do ; Dresse 3 and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if with thy watch 4 that too 5 Be... | |
| George Herbert - 1877 - 120 pages
...know'st thou, but thy sins made him miscarry r> Tlien turn thy faults and his into confession : God seat him, whatsoe'er he be. O tarry, And love him for his...shall be Most surely judged, make thy accounts agree. Defer not the least virtue : life's poor span Make not an ell, by trifling in thy woe. If thou do ill,... | |
| Andrew Thomson - 1877 - 238 pages
...proverb, " Play the ant rather than the grasshopper," and lay up in store what we do not at once use. "Sum up at night what thou hast done by day ; And...shall be Most surely judged, make thy accounts agree." And not only in gleaning blessing, but in giving it, in tents of woe as well as in sanctuaries of worship,... | |
| Robert Aitkin Bertram - 1877 - 766 pages
...Who cannot rest till he good fellows find, He breaks up house, turns out of doors his mind. Sum up by noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal silence : truths that wake To perish never— lie down, then wind up both : since we shall be Most surely judged, make thy accounts agree. Herbert.... | |
| Frederick Arnold - 1878 - 428 pages
...will, And with Thyself my spirit fill," is the language of Bishop Ken ; and holy Herbert writes : " Sum up at night what thou hast done by day, And in...undress thy soul ; mark the decay And growth of it," 318 FROM DAY TO DAY. Each day is an epitome of human life, and life itself the summary of our days.... | |
| 1879 - 238 pages
...my Maker and my soul, How dull the night ! how sad the shade ! How mournfully the minutes roll ! " Sum up at night what thou hast done by day ; And in...undress thy soul ; mark the decay And growth of it. * * * * In brief, acquit thee bravely ; play the man ; Look not on pleasures as they come, but go ;... | |
| M H S - 1879 - 392 pages
...the light of glory, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. (~~)RDER my steps in thy word. PSALM cxix. 133. SUM up at night, what thou hast done by day, And in the morning, what thou hast to do. If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains : If well ; the pain doth fade, the joy remains. G. HEEEEET.... | |
| Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 pages
...The worst speak something good ; if all want sense, God takes a text and preacheth patience .... Rum up at night what thou hast done by day ; And in the...shall be Most surely judged, make thy accounts agree. 'flia Church Porch. A verse may find him who a sermon flies, And turn delight into a sacrifice. R>.... | |
| John Keble - 1880 - 576 pages
...special grace to keep our good purposes. As a holy writer of our own advises young people especially, ' Sum up at night, what thou hast done by day, and in the morning what thou hast to do.' Such a custom humbly and faithfully persisted in, may help you more than you can tell in your future... | |
| Henry George Bohn - 1881 - 738 pages
...Farewell awhile to him and thee, My native land — good night. Byron, Ch. HI 13. ADMONITION- ., Advice. Sum up at night what thou hast done by day ; And in...what thou hast to do. Dress and undress thy soul. Watch the decay, And growth of it. If with thy watch, that too Be down, then wind both up. Since we... | |
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