 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
 | 1801 - 530 pages
...silent shade, with prayer and pra'se agree; And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made for those who folio* thee. There, if 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 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... | |
 | 1803 - 512 pages
...The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty mad« For those who follow Thee. There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oil with what peace, and joy, and love, Doth she commune with God ! There likethenightingale she poura... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - 1803 - 102 pages
...devout effusions of piety are happily combined : 8 f. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who worship Thee. There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, ,» O with what joy, and... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - 1803 - 116 pages
...LIBRARY A SV •!, LENOX AN n T.'Li. < PWJNDATjONli EL The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray' г and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who worship Thee. There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, О with what joy, and... | |
 | Collection - 1807 - 650 pages
...shadt, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For hhose who follow thee. 3 There, if thy spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode ; O with what peace, and joy, and love, SLe communes with her GOD 1 4 There, like the nightingale,... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1808 - 332 pages
...; and thus retirement is sanctified by communion with him. » " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee. J There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, O with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | John Newton - 1808 - 712 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 thec. 3 There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace, and joy,... | |
 | John Newton - 1810 - 726 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 love,... | |
 | Thomas Jones (chaplain to the earl of Peterborough) - 1812 - 486 pages
...successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree, And seem, by thy swt.et bounty made, For those who follow thee. There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, " .with what peace, and joy, and love, »he communes with her God ! There, like the nightingale, she... | |
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