THE WORLD'S BEST POETRY
Did she open? Doth she? Will she? So, as wondering we behold, Grows the picture to a sign. Pressed upon your soul and mine; For ...
I gave my life for thee, My precious blood I shed That thou mightst ransomed be, And quickened from the dead. I gave my life for ...
JESUS SHALL REIGN. Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run,— His kingdom spread from shore to shore, ...
From storm a shelter, and from heat a shade. All crimes shall cease, and ancient frauds shall fail; Returning Justice lift aloft ...
And the broad falchion in a ploughshare end. Then palaces shall rise; the joyful son Shall finish what his short-lived sire begu ...
But fixed his word, his saving power remains; Thy realm for ever lasts, thy own Messiah reigns! ALEXANDER POPE. * DIES IRAE. ...
Holy Jesus, meek, forbearing, For my sins the death-crown wearing, Save me, in that day, despairing! Worn and weary, thou hast s ...
[Footnote A: General Dix's first translation of the "Dies Irae" was made in 1863; the revised version (given above) appeared in ...
* VENT CREATOR SPIRITUS. [Sometimes attributed to the Emperor Charlemagne. The better opinion, however, inclines to Pope Gre ...
Immortal honor, endless fame, Attend the Almighty Father's name; The Saviour Son be glorified, Who for lost man's redemption die ...
O cleanse us that we sin no more. O'er parched souls thy waters pour; Heal the sad heart that acheth sore. Thy will be ours in a ...
All praise to thee, O joy of life, O hope and strength, we raise, Who givest us the prize of light, who art thyself all praise. ...
When the priest his last hath prayed, And I nod to what is said 'Cause my speech is now decayed, Sweet Spirit, comfort me! When, ...
Once an idea, now Comforter and Friend, Hope of the human heart, descend, descend! RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES. (LORD HOUGHTON.) II. ...
Nor prayer is made by man alone— The Holy Spirit pleads— And Jesus, on the eternal throne, For shiners intercedes. O Thou by who ...
When is the time for prayer? In every hour, while life is spared to thee— In crowds or solitudes—in joy or care— Thy thoughts sh ...
Kneel down by the side of the tearful pair, And strengthen the perilous hour with prayer. Kneel down by the dying sinner's side, ...
Not on a prayerless bed, not on a prayerless bed Compose thy weary limbs to rest; For they alone are blessed With balmy sleep Wh ...
Oh, then, on prayerless bed Lay not thy thoughtless head. Arouse thee, weary soul, nor yield to slumber, Till in communion blest ...
And oft 't is seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law: but 't is not so above; There is no shuffling, there the action lie ...
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