 | Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - 1814 - 696 pagine
...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 lavish 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... | |
 | 1827 - 452 pagine
...an ancient river. 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...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 pagine
...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?...In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown, The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone." When, O when shall these desolate... | |
 | 1823 - 610 pagine
...an ancient river. From 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...kindness, The gifts of God are strewn; The Heathen in their blindness, Bow down to wood and stone. Shall we whose sonls are lighted, By wisdom from on high,... | |
 | 1823 - 570 pagine
...many an ancient river. 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...In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone* Shall we, whose souls are lighted... | |
 | 1823 - 600 pagine
...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 lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown : The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted... | |
 | 1823 - 594 pagine
...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 lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown; The Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted... | |
 | 1824 - 890 pagine
...many an ancient river, 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...of God are strewn ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bowe down to wood and «tone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we... | |
 | 1824 - 724 pagine
...They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What, though the spicy breezes Blow soft on Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high ; Shall we to man benighted. The lamp of... | |
 | 1824 - 396 pagine
...ancient river, 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...kindness, The gifts of God are strewn, The heathen, ¡в their blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted, By wisdom from... | |
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What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone... 
