 | 1906
...Addison's beginning, ' How are Thy servants blest, O Lord.'" The first verse of the hymn is : — " How are Thy servants blest, O Lord ! How sure is their...Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence." Now compare with this the cadences of the opening lines of Burns's first song : — " O, once I loved... | |
 | Henry Frederick Cope - 1906 - Počet stránok 201
...appeared in "The Spectator" as part of an essay on the subject of " The Sea." THE TRAVELER'S HYMN H, -OW are thy servants blest, O Lord ! How sure is their...Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, omnipotence. In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1906 - Počet stránok 360
...blest, O Lord I How sure is their defence ! Eternal Wisdom is their guide, Their help Omnipotence. In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes I passed unhurt, And breathed in tainted air. in. Thy mercy sweetened every soil, Made every region please... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1906 - Počet stránok 360
...ode, made by a 20 gentleman upon the conclusion of his travels. How are thy servants blest, O Lord I How sure is their defence ! Eternal Wisdom is their guide, Their help Omnipotence. II. In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes I passed unhurt,... | |
 | Harrow School - 1908 - Počet stránok 343
...life Thy goodness I'll pursue ; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. 238 HOW are Thy servants blest, O Lord ! How sure is their...Eternal Wisdom is their guide, Their help Omnipotence. In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt,... | |
 | Thomas Banks Strong, William Sanday - 1908 - Počet stránok 922
...т — -t P — f — tt— í — 118 Joseph ¿fddison (1671-1719) HOW are thy servants blest, О Lord ! How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help Omnipotence. In midst of dangers, fears, and death. Thy goodness I'll adore, And praise thce for thy mercies past,... | |
 | Charles Sumner Nutter, Wilbur Fisk Tillett - 1911 - Počet stránok 604
...city oí God remaineth. 103 c. M. H OW are thy servants blest, О Lord ! How sure is their defense! Eternal Wisdom Is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence....remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe In tainted air. 3 When by the dreadful tempest borne High on the broken... | |
 | Carl Fowler Price - 1911 - Počet stránok 296
...Spectator, No. 489, in 1712. The second verse describes the hardships through which he had safely passed: In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air. Again in a description of the retiring storm he says:... | |
 | 1873
...cvii. 28-31 : " They that go down to the sea in ships," etc. : — " How are Thy servants bleat, 0 Lord ! How sure is their defence ! Eternal Wisdom is their Guide, Their help Omnipotence. " In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt,... | |
 | 1857
...hazardous to remain. His gratitude for his safety under this exposure is recorded in the verse: — " In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air." Montgomery calls this " the traveller's hymn." Dr. Kirk... | |
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How are Thy servants blest, O Lord How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air. 3... 
