 There was a time," he said, in mild, Heart-humbled tones, "thou blessed child! When, young and haply pure as thou, I looked and prayed like thee; but now — " He hung his head ; each nobler aim And hope and feeling, which had slept From boyhood's hour,...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Side 2811817Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1905 - 636 sider
...his life, Nor found one sunny resting-place, Nor brought him back one branch of grace V" There was a time," he said, in mild, Heart-humbled tones, "...that instant came Fresh o'er him, and he wept — he weptl While the same sunbeam shines upon The guilty and the guiltless one, And hymns of joy proclaim... | |
 | 1905 - 642 sider
...There was a time," he said, in mild, Heart-humbled tones, "thou blessed child! When young, and haplv pure as thou, I looked and prayed like thee; but now...boyhood's hour, that instant came Fresh o'er him, and he wept—he wept! While the same sunbeam shines upon The guilty and the guiltless one, And hymns of joy... | |
 | 1905 - 622 sider
...Heart-humbled tones — " thou blessed child ! When, young and haply pure as thou, I look'd and pray'd like thee — but now — " He hung his head — each...instant came Fresh o'er him, and he wept — he wept ! Blest tears of soul-felt penitence ! In whose benign, redeeming flow Is felt the first, the only... | |
 | Alfred S. Lowry - 1908 - 418 sider
...heart-humbled tones — " thou blessed child ! when young and haply pure as thou, I look'd and pray'd like thee — but now " — he hung his head — each...instant came fresh o'er him, and he wept — he wept ! Blest tears of soul-felt penitence 1 in whose benign, redeeming flow is felt the first, the only... | |
 | Frank Honywell Fenno - 1912 - 348 sider
...I looked and prayed like thee; but now " — He hung his head; each nobler aim And hope and foeling which had slept From boyhood's hour, that instant came Fresh o'er him, and he wept—he wept! And now! behold him kneeling there, By the child's side in humble prayer, While the... | |
 | 1899 - 336 sider
...heart-humbled tones : "Thou blessed child ! there was a time, when, pure as thou, I look'd, and pray'd like thee — but now " he hung his head : — each...instant came fresh o'er him — and he wept !— he wept ! Sudden, a light, more lovely far than ever came from sun or star, fell on the tear, that, warm and... | |
 | C. Van Tiel, M.G. van Neck - 1912 - 424 sider
...Heart-humbled tones — "thou blessed child! When young and haply pure as thon I look'd and pray'd like thee — but now — " He hung his head — each...instant came Fresh o'er him, and he wept — he wept! Blest tears of soul-felt penitence! In whose benign, redeeming flow Is felt the first, the only sense... | |
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