 FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee.  The Baptist Magazine - Page 4051829Full view - About this book
 | John Newton - 1821 - 412 pages
...scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. •. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | John Newton - 1821 - 686 pages
...where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. 3 There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | Jonathan Peele Dabney - 1821 - 316 pages
...where sin is waging still, Its most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. 3 There, if thy presence cheer the soul, And grace her mean abode ; O with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | 1821 - 472 pages
...strain." Ellin. Rev. No. LI. p. 198. Thus in one of Cowper's hymns : The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by Thy sweet bounty made For those that worship Thee. Thee, if Thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what joy,... | |
 | 1821 - 614 pages
...the real Christian ! He can address his .heavenly Father, and say The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made For those that follow Thee. COWPEB. Mortimer. Indispensable as Religion is to the well-being of «very society,... | |
 | 1821 - 466 pages
...strain." Edin. Rev. No. LI. p. 198. Thus in one of Cowper's hymns : The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by Thy sweet bounty made For those that worship Thee. ! Thee, if Thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what joy,... | |
 | Charles Sleech Hawtrey - 1822 - 478 pages
...; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet...thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God. There, like the nightingale, she... | |
 | 1865 - 1194 pages
...became most familiar : — "Tho calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And arc by Thy sweet bounty made For those who follow Thee....Thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, O, with what peace, and joy, xnd IOTP, She communes with her Go<l ! " There, like the nighting.de,... | |
 | Ann Yosy - 1822 - 198 pages
...experience, the truth of those beautiful lines of your amiable poet: ' The calm retreat, the silenfrshade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee.' " Here my friend paused, and we seated ourselves for a moment on the verdant bank that lined our path.... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1822 - 326 pages
...far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most .successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those that fo'.low tuee. There, if the Spirit touch the soul And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace,... | |
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