 | Christian poets - 1851 - 470 strani
...embrace, That blessed angels He sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come...and nothing for reward : Oh ! why should heavenly God to man have such regard ! " THE GKASS WITIIEKETH, THE FLOWER FADETH.' SWEET day, so cool, so calm,... | |
 | Heavenly thoughts - 1851 - 318 strani
...embrace, That blessed angels He sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, — to serve His wicked foe. How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come...golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying poursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant 1 They for us fight, they watch, and duly ward,... | |
 | Frederick George Lee - 1851 - 44 strani
...Spring's budding germs to find,— We'll pierce with Faith the clouds of Gloom, And see the sun behind ! " They for us fight, they watch, and duly ward, And...plant ; And all for Love, and nothing for Reward, O, why should heavenly GOD to men have such regard ?" SPENSER. DEAR Mother, ope the casement wide,... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1852 - 652 strani
...embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe ! How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come...us plant ; And all for love and nothing for reward : O, why should Heavenly God to mou have such regard ! • SPENSER. HALOS. IN certain states of the... | |
 | David Thomas - 674 strani
...attended by glorious angels. " How oft do they their silvery bowers leave, And come to succour us who succour want ; How oft do they with golden pinions...pursuivant. Against foul fiends to aid us militant, They fight, they watch and duly guard, And their bright squadrons all around us plant, And all for love,... | |
 | David Thomas - 674 strani
...copiously as ever. Angels " bright and fair," cannot do for us instead of Christ. Though— " For us they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons...plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward," They cannot supply the place of Christ. In these tears of Mary we discover : — Fourthly : Lamentabk... | |
 | William Spalding - 1853 - 446 strani
...embrace ; That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe ! How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come...ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant j And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh, why should heavenly God to men have such regard? Samuel... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 strani
...embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe 1 How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come...for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bi-Hit squadrons round about us plant ; And all for love, and nothing for reward : O, why should heavenly... | |
 | H. C. Foster - 1853 - 378 strani
...serve His wicked foe ! How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succor us that succor want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave...us plant ; And all for love and nothing for reward ; O, why should heavenly God to men have such regard T EDMUND SVENSER. — 1553-1698-9. GOD'S LOVE... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 620 strani
...to serve his wicked foe ! How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come to succor us that succor want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave...pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! For us they fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant ; And... | |
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O th' exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe. " How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come... 
