| Collection - 1767 - 216 pagine
...Difeafes wait around, To hurry Mortals home ! V. Great GOD ! On what a flender Thread Hangeverlafting Things ! Th' eternal States of all the Dead Upon Life's feeble Strings ! VI. Infinite Joy, and endlefs Woe, Attend on ev'ry Breath ; And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the... | |
| Choice collection - 1776 - 566 pagine
...thro' all the ground To pufh us to the tomb ; And fierce difeafes wait around, To hurry mortals home. 5 Good God on what a flender thread, Hang everlaft.ing things ! Th' eternal ftates of all the dead, Upon life's feeble firings. 6 Infinite joy orendlefs woe, Attends our ev'ry... | |
| Collection - 1779 - 198 pagine
...all the ground To pufh us to the Tomb ; And fierce difeafes wait around To hurry mortals home. 5 . Good GOD! on what a flender thread Hang everlafting things! Th' eternal tlales of all the dead Upon Life's feeble ftrings. 6 Infinite joy or endlefs woe Attends on ev'ry breath... | |
| Isaac Watts - 1786 - 120 pagine
...all the To pufh us to the tomb j [ground And fierce difeafes wait around, To hurry mortals home. y Good God ! on what a flender thread Hang everlafting things ! Th' eternal ftates of all the dead Upon life's feeble firings. C Infinite joy or endlefs woe Attends on every breath... | |
| George Walker - 1788 - 350 pagine
...The breath, which firft it gave ; Where'er we are, whate'er we do, We're travelling to the grave. 4 Good God \ on what a flender thread, Hang everlafting things ! Th' eternal Itate of all mankind Upon life's feeble ftrings. 5 Let me not then my life mifpend . In folly's dangerous... | |
| Isaac Watts - 1803 - 642 pagine
...ground^ : To pufh us to the tomb ; "./! And fierce difeafes wait around,. To hurry mortals home. 5 Good God ! on what a flender thread! Hang everlafting things ! Th' eternal ftates of all the dead Upon life's feeble firings ! . .,- i 6 Infinite joy, or endlefs wo, Attends... | |
| Thomas Jones (chaplain to the earl of Peterborough) - 1812 - 486 pagine
...fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. Good God ! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things ! Th' eternal states of all the dead, Upon life's feeble strings. Infinite joy or endless woe Attends on ev'ry breath ; And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink... | |
| Isaac Watts - 1813 - 574 pagine
...firece diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. Good God ! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things ! Th' eternal states of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings. С Infinite joy or cndlcs woe Attends on evry breath ; And yet how unconcern 'd we go Upon the brink... | |
| Collection - 1816 - 278 pagine
...diseases wait around, To hasten mortals home. .i Oh Lord ! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things ! Th' eternal states of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings. 5 Infinite joy or endless woe Awaits on ev'ry breath ; But yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink... | |
| Richard Herne Shepherd - 1818 - 684 pagine
...diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. 5 Good God ! on what a slender thread, Hang everlasting things ! Th' eternal states of all the dead, Upon life's feeble strings. 6 Infinite joy, or endless woe, Attends on every breath ; And yet how unconcern'd we go, Upon the brink... | |
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