The Changed Cross and Other Religious PoemsA. D. F. Randolph, 1865 - 86 oldal |
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afraid angel angel band anguish art thou ask thee bear behold beneath blessing blest BORDER-LANDS breast BRIDEGROOM'S DOVE Bridegroom's love bright burden calm CHANGED CROSS clasped cling to thee comfort crown dark dear death doth E'en earthly eternal exceeding joy eyes faint faith faithless Father fear feel forsake gentle glory God's grace hand happy harp hast thou hath hear heaven heavenly hour Jesus known to Thee lamb life's light Lord lyre meet and rest Mid the holy ne'er Nearer never o'er onward pain pass path peace PEACE OF GOD prayer rest Mid Saviour seraphs shadows shine sleep smile soon sorrow soul spirit strength strife Sweet hope sweet Mother tarry tears thine things thou art Thou canst thought Thy love thy throne treasure trod trust voice wandering heart watch wear weary weep wept whisper wilt words of love
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15. oldal - I ask Thee for the daily strength To none that ask denied, And a mind to blend with outward life, While keeping at Thy side ; Content to fill a little space, If Thou be glorified.
40. oldal - I shall be soon ; Beyond the waking and the sleeping, Beyond the sowing and the reaping, I shall be soon. Love, rest, and home ! Sweet hope ! Lord, tarry not, but come. Beyond the blooming and the fading I shall be soon ; Beyond the shining and the shading, Beyond the hoping and the dreading, I shall be soon. Love, rest, and home ! Sweet hope ! Lord, tarry not, but come.
14. oldal - I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great thing to do, Or secret thing to know ; I would be treated as a child, And guided where I go.
41. oldal - Beyond the parting and the meeting, I shall be soon ; Beyond the farewell and the greeting, Beyond the pulse's fever beating, I shall be soon. Love, rest, and home ! Sweet home ! Lord, tarry not, but come.
28. oldal - ONE by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fall ; Some are coming, some are going ; Do not strive to grasp them all. One by one thy duties wait thee, Let thy whole strength go to each, Let no future dreams elate thee, Learn thou first what these can teach.
14. oldal - Wherever in the world I am, In whatsoe'er estate, I have a fellowship with hearts, To keep and cultivate ; And a work of lowly love to do For the Lord on whom I wait.
13. oldal - Christ leads me through no darker rooms Than He went through before ; He that into God's kingdom comes Must enter by this door.
16. oldal - While wandering in these Border-lands Until Thy voice shall summon it. Father, I would not dare to choose A longer life, an earlier death ; I know not what my soul might lose By shortened or protracted breath. These Border-lands are calm and still, And solemn are their silent shades ; And my heart welcomes them, until The light of life's long evening fades.
29. oldal - Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown, and holy, When each gem is set with care. Do not linger with regretting, Or for passing hours despond; Nor, the daily toil forgetting, Look too eagerly beyond. Hours are golden links, God's token, Reaching Heaven; but one by one Take them, lest the chain be broken Ere the pilgrimage be done.
14. oldal - MY TIMES ARE IN THY HAND." PSALMS xxxi, 15. FATHER, I know that all my life Is portioned out for me, And the changes that are sure to come, I do not fear to see ; But I ask Thee for a present mind Intent on pleasing Thee.