At a Funeral
At a Funeral Beneath our feet and o’er our headIs equal warning given; Beneath our feet and o’er our headIs equal warning given;Beneath us lie the countless dead,Above us is the heaven. Their names are graven on the stone,Their bones are in the clay;And ere another day is done,Ourselves may be as they. Death rides […]
The Sound of War!
The Sound of War! The sound of war! In earth and airThe volleying thunders roll: The sound of war! In earth and airThe volleying thunders roll:Their fiery darts the fiends prepare,And dig the pit, and spread the snare,Against the Christian’s soul.The tyrant’s sword, the rack, the flame,The scorner’s serpent tone,Of bitter doubt the barbed aim,And, […]
Who Yonder on the Desert Heath
Who Yonder on the Desert Heath ‘Who yonder on the desert heath,Complains in feeble tone?’ ‘Who yonder on the desert heath,Complains in feeble tone?’‘A pilgrim in the vale of death,Faint, bleeding and alone.’ ‘How cam’st thou to this dismal strandOf danger, grief, and shame?’‘From blessed Sion’s holy land,By folly led, I came.’ ‘What ruffian hand […]
O God, by Whom the Seed Is Given
O God, by Whom the Seed Is Given O God, by whom the seed is given;By whom the harvest blesssed; O God, by whom the seed is given;By whom the harvest blesssed;Whose word like manna showered from heaven,Is planted in our breast; Preserve it from the passing feet,And plunderers of the air;The sultry sun’s intenser […]
The God of Glory Walks His Round
The God of Glory Walks His Round The God of Glory walks his round,From day to day, from year to year, The God of Glory walks his round,From day to day, from year to year,And warns us each with awful sound,‘No longer stand ye idle here. ‘Ye whose young cheeks are rosy bright,Whose hands are […]
When on Her Maker’s Bosom
When on Her Maker’s Bosom When on her Maker’s bosomThe new-born earth was laid, When on her Maker’s bosomThe new-born earth was laid,And nature’s opening blossomIts fairest bloom displayed; When all with fruit and flowersThe laughing soil was dressed,And Eden’s fragrant bowersReceived their human guest; No sin his face defiling,The heir of Nature stood,And God, […]
The Son of God Goes Forth to War
The Son of God Goes Forth to War The Son of God goes forth to war,A kingly crown to gain; The Son of God goes forth to war,A kingly crown to gain;His blood red banner streams afar:Who follows in His train?Who best can drink his cup of woe,Triumphant over pain,Who patient bears his cross below,He […]
From Greenland’s Icy Mountains
From Greenland’s Icy Mountains From Greenland’s icy mountains,From India’s coral strand, From Greenland’s icy mountains,From India’s coral strand,Where Afric’s sunny fountainsRoll down their golden sand,From many an ancient river,From many a palmy plain,They call us to deliverTheir land from error’s chain. What though the spicy breezesBlow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle;Though every prospect pleases,And only man […]