 From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's...  Hints to Parents ...: No. I[-VI] - Seite 521825Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1821 - 632 Seiten
...chain. Has learnt Messiah's name! What tho" the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only Man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from... | |
 | Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - 1814 - 696 Seiten
...Their land from error's chain. 2 What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with...kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on... | |
 | 1827 - 452 Seiten
...many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. , What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every...vile,-— In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of Cod are strewn ; The heathen In their blindness Bow down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1837 - 668 Seiten
...the depths of the bottomless pit : 121 " What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's islef Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile?...kindness The gifts of God are strown, The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone." When, O when shall these desolate places of the earth,... | |
 | 1847 - 648 Seiten
...weeping heart, of Heber's lines. What ' Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? What though with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ? The Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.' On my return, I found that the serpent (boa-constrictor)... | |
 | 1823 - 570 Seiten
...From many a palmy plain. They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle. Though every...kindness, The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone* Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high.... | |
 | 1823 - 610 Seiten
...many a palmy plain, They call as to deliver. Their land from error's chain . What though the spicy breezes. Blow soft o'er Ceylon's Isle ; Though every...In vain with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strewn; The Heathen in their blindness, Bow down to wood and stone. Shall we whose sonls are lighted,... | |
 | 1823 - 600 Seiten
...Their land from Error's chain. What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with...kindness The gifts of God are strown : The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high,... | |
 | 1823 - 594 Seiten
...land from error's chain. What, though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile: In vain, with...kindness, The gifts of God are strown; The Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high,... | |
 | 1824 - 396 Seiten
...From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every...In vain with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strewn, The heathen, ¡в their blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted,... | |
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