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
| M H S - 1879 - 392 sider
...through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. TORD, I believe ; help thou mine unbelief. MARK ix. 24. I FALTRR 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... | |
| Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1879 - 242 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 in her deeds, And finding that of fifty seeds I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs... | |
| 1879 - 524 sider
...careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; That l, considering everywhere Her seeret meaning in her deeds, And finding that of fifty seeds She often brings but one to beart l falter where l firmly trod, And falling with my weight of care s Upon the great world's altar-stairs... | |
| Peter Bayne - 1879 - 470 sider
...finding the question too difficult to answer, betakes himself reverently to the prayer of faith and hope. I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of carea Upon the great world's altar-staira That slope thro' darkness up to God, I stretch lame hands... | |
| George Dana Boardman - 1880 - 356 sider
...Nature lends such evil dreams ? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life ; u 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,... | |
| Hugh Reginald Haweis - 1880 - 356 sider
...passes ; that too was unstable and transitory ; and the broken spirit relapses into despondency : " 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," — he feels " the weight of loss... | |
| 1880 - 146 sider
...I ? An infant crying in the night ; An infant crying for the light And with no language but a cry. 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, and... | |
| Hugh Reginald Haweis - 1880 - 362 sider
...passes ; that too was unstable and transitory ; and the broken spirit relapses into despondency : " 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," — he feels " the weight of loss... | |
| 1881 - 524 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...world's altar-stairs That slope thro' darkness up to (3 oil, I stretch lame hands of faith and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and call To what I feel... | |
| Ernest Faulkner Brown - 1881 - 86 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... | |
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