 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
 | James Montgomery - Christian poetry, English - 1826 - 464 pages
...sense of them to every other heart not dead to sympathy: — " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those that follow Thee. " There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace,... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - Conduct of life - 1827 - 270 pages
...below. Often, as I repeatedly visited him, did I utter the lines, ' 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... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree; And seem by thy sweet bounty made,...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... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - Conduct of life - 1827 - 272 pages
...or devotion. Here he often repeated the beautiful sentiment, " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow thee," In a retired part of it there was a pretty alcove. It was suitably furnished : there were many little... | |
 | Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...where Satan wages still His most successful war. •j}. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made,...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... | |
 | Carus Richardson - 1828 - 172 pages
...not err on the other side. You recollect the hymn of Cowper: " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree; And seem, by thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee." shall we, before we leave this sweet sequestered spot, unite to address the Father of lights and of... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1828 - 594 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... | |
 | Religious poetry - 1828 - 198 pages
...shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem, by that 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, She communes with her God ! 4 There, like the nightingale,... | |
 | Robert Smith - Society of Friends - 1829 - 432 pages
...far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calnt retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree; And seem by thy sweet...For those who follow thee. There if thy Spirit touch my sool, And grace her mean abode; Oh with what peace and joy and love, She communes with her God!... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...war. The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree ; And seem, hy thy sweet hounty, made For those who follow thee. There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean ahode, Oh! with what peace, and joy, and love She communes with her God! There, like the nightingale,... | |
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