 he dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship only Thee. So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the  Poems ...di William Cowper - 1885 - 334 pagineVisualizzazione estratti - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Hugh White - 1834 - 442 pagine
...throne of your affections ? and will you not at that table, looking up to Him, fervently pray, " The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship only Thee!" May the Holy Spirit enable you to keep this vow, and thus... | |
 | Gregory Townsend Bedell, Stephen Higginson Tyng - 1835 - 536 pagine
...with God, A calm, and heavenly flame, A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb. The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be,...frame, So purer light shall mark the road That leads rue to the Lamb. Oh, be guarded, be watchful, brethren, against the insidiousness of spiritual decay.... | |
 | William Bourn Oliver Peabody - 1835 - 390 pagine
...Sweet messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 243. c. M. Cowper. Walking with God. 1 THRICE happy souls,... | |
 | William Allen - 1835 - 812 pagine
...Sweet messenger of rest ; I hute the sins, th:it made Thee mourn, And drove Thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol, I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only Thee! COWFEK. 349. SM Gerar. Olmaz. Happy Old Age. 1 'T IS good... | |
 | 1835 - 616 pagine
...worship even His own most wonderful works, that beautiful stanza of Cowper's beautiful Psalm— " The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only Thee !" and as he entered the parlor, his wife knew, as well by... | |
 | Joseph John Gurney - 1835 - 358 pagine
...return! Sweet messenger of rest, I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast; The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. COWPER. The strength and constancy of the Spirit's love... | |
 | 1835 - 604 pagine
...Sweet messenger of rest;. I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God; Calm axd serene my... | |
 | Melville Babbage Cox - 1835 - 260 pagine
...accordance with the pattern set by the Saviour of the world, might be crucified to death within me. ' The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee.' " Full of these views, he left Annapolis for Norfolk, and... | |
 | William Allen - 1835 - 850 pagine
...Sweet messenger of rest ; I hate the sins, that made Thee mourn, And drove Thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol, I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only Thee! COWPER. 349. SM Gerar. Olmutz. Happy Old Age. \ 'T IS good... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1835 - 110 pagine
...But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. 4. Return, O holy Dove ! return, 5. The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only Thee. 6. So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my... | |
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