 I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope through darkness up to God. I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope. And gather dust and chaff, and call To what I feel is Lord of all, And...  The National Review - Side 382redigeret af - 1855Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1874 - 332 sider
...Paul here says, you are " feeling after him," you grope timidly, as our Poet-Laureate well puts it — "I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the world's great altar stairs, That slope through darkness up to God, " I stretch lame hands of faith,... | |
 | Sylva (pseud.) - 1874 - 200 sider
...Saviour's dceds And finding that of fifty creeds None do my Father's signet bear I falter whero I feebly trod And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar stairs That elope through darkness up to God I streteh lame hands of faith, and grop* And gather... | |
 | 1876 - 564 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams ? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning...cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope through darkness up to God, I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1875 - 264 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams ? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning...weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and call To what I feel is Lord... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 392 sider
...That Nature lends such evil dreams! So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning...that of fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear, strength, SOSGS OF THREE CENTURIES. Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope through darkness... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 560 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams? So careful of the tv|>e she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning in her deeds, And finding that of fifty sreds She often brings but one to boar, I falter where 1 firmly trod. And falling with my weight of... | |
 | John Bickford Heard - 1875 - 426 sider
...Him." (Job xxii. 8.) So it will always be in approaching God in our present fallen state. " I stumble where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the world's great altar stairs, That lead through darkness up to God." But these are only the approaches... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1876 - 562 sider
...That Nature lends such evil dreams? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That I, considering everywhere Her secret meaning...that of fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear, strength, SONGS OF THREE CENTURIES. Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope through darkness... | |
 | 1876 - 864 sider
...and natural — a proportion of waste, or unworkable material ? As the poet says of Nature : — " I considering everywhere Her secret meaning in her...of fifty seeds She often brings but one to bear." When staying one autumn at a small but pretty watering-place in North Wales, I paid almost daily visits... | |
 | Edward Hayes Plumptre - 1877 - 836 sider
...of the same mystery which tortured the ancient patriarch, thus describes his faith in doubt : — " I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stain. That slope through darkness up to God, " I stretch lame hands of faith and grope, And... | |
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