 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
 | Thomas Cotterill - Hymns, English - 1829 - 292 pages
...From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The silent shade, the calm retreat, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made For those who follow Thee. 3 There if thy Spirit touch thy soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1831 - 412 pages
...were Satan wages still His most successful war. * Isaiah xxxv. 7. 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... | |
 | Hannah More - 1830 - 204 pages
...far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. The calm retreat, the quiet shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by thy sweet...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... | |
 | Bible - 1830 - 458 pages
...From scenes, where sin is waging still Its most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer 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 ; O with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Azubah Clark - 1830 - 244 pages
...the closet her thoughts were fixed with intensity upon them. " The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those who follow Thee. S " There, if Thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode ; Oh ! with what peace, and joy,... | |
 | Christian worship - 1830 - 482 pages
...where sin is waging still It's 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 ; O with what peace, and joy, and love,... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1830 - 508 pages
...Cowper. Here is a lyric of his, — three stanzas of a hymn : — " 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,... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - Conduct of life - 1831 - 304 pages
...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...thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, O ! with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! "There, like the nightingale, she... | |
 | William Cowper - 1831 - 410 pages
...FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; 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... | |
 | Lowell Mason - Bible - 1831 - 594 pages
...From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. p 2 The calm retreat— the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; — And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made For those who follow thee. 3 There, if the Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and... | |
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