 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1821 - 468 pages
...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, and peace, and love, She communes with her God ! There, like the nightingale, she pours * Her... | |
 | Charles Sleech Hawtrey - 1822 - 478 pages
...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...thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1822 - 326 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | 1872 - 1200 pages
...overhead. On entering this path, the following words of a hymn came generally into my mind : — ' The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...agree ; And seem by Thy sweet bounty made, For those that worship Thee. ' There if Thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, 0 with what peace,... | |
 | 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.... | |
 | James Sargant Storer - 1822 - 110 pages
...most devout effusions of piety are happily combined : Tlie 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 peace,... | |
 | 1865 - 1194 pages
...silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And arc by Thy sweet bounty made For those who follow Thee. "There, if 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,... | |
 | 1832 - 698 pages
...from the turmoil and cares of the past six busy days of care or toil, and disposes it to holy musings. "The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and...thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee." Though we are in a spot of perfect seclusion, there are human habitations in sight : from the chimneys... | |
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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. 
