Oh, it is good to soar These bolts and bars above, To Him whose purpose I adore, Whose providence I love, And in Thy mighty will to find The joy, the freedom of the mind. The Rose of Sharon - Стр. 114редактор(ы): - 1849Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| Edward Robinson - 1848 - Страниц: 590
...stanzas, entitled " A Little Bird Am I," — of which we transcribe a portion : A little bird am I, Shut from the fields of air, And in my cage I sit...cannot fly ; But, though my wing is closely bound, My heart's at liberty. My prison walls cannot control The flight and freedom of the soul. Oh ! it is good... | |
| 1859 - Страниц: 798
...not hear the less ; Because Thou knowest, as they fall, That love, sweet love, inspires them ail. " My cage confines me round ; Abroad I cannot fly ; But, though my wing is closely bound, My heart's at liberty : My prison-walls cannot control The flight, the freedom, of my soul. '•(.)! it... | |
| Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1847 - Страниц: 438
...'st not hear the less ; Because Thou knowest as they fall, That LOVE, sweet LOVE, inspires them alL My cage confines me round ; Abroad I cannot fly ;...cannot control The flight, the freedom of the soul. Oh ! it is good to soar, These bolts and bars above, To Him whose purpose I adore Whose providence... | |
| Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1847 - Страниц: 468
...'st not hear the less ; Because Thou knowest as they fall, That LOVE, sweet LOVE, inspires them alL My cage confines me round ; Abroad I cannot fly ; But, though my wing is closely bound, My heart's at liberty. My prison walls cannot control The flight, the freedom of the soul. Oh ! it is... | |
| 1847 - Страниц: 178
...sing. Thou hast an ear to hear; A heart to lore and bless; And, though my notes were e'er BO rude, My cage confines me round; Abroad I cannot fly; But, though my wing is closely bound, My heart's at liberty. My prison walls cannot control The flight, the freedom of the soul. Oh, it is good... | |
| 1848 - Страниц: 778
...stanzas, entitled " A Little Bird Am I," — of which we transcribe a portion : A little bird am I, Shut from the fields of air, And in my cage I sit...liberty. My prison walls cannot control The flight and freedom of the soul. Oh ! it is good to soar, These bolts and bars above, To Him whose purpose... | |
| 1848 - Страниц: 780
...of which we transcribe a portion : A little bird am I, Shut from the fields of air, And in my cagn I sit and sing To him who placed me there; Well pleased...fly ; But, though my wing is closely bound, My heart 'sat liberty. My prison walls cannot control The flight and freedom of the soul. Oh ! it is good to... | |
| 1848 - Страниц: 786
...from the fields of air, And in my cage I sit and sing To him w ho placed me there ; Well pleased o prisoner to be, Because, my God, it pleases Thee....liberty. My prison walls cannot control The flight and freedom of the soul. Oh ! it is good to soar, These bolts and bare above, To Him whose purpose... | |
| 1848 - Страниц: 792
...ait and sing To him *ho placed me there ; Well pleased a prisoner to be, Because, my God, it pleasa Thee. My cage confines me round ; Abroad I cannot...fly ; But, though my wing is closely bound, My heart 'a at liberty. My prison walls cannot control The flight and freedom of the soul. Oh ! it is good to... | |
| Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1850 - Страниц: 278
...My cage confines me round ; Abroad 1 cannot fly ; But, though my wing is closely bound, My heart's at liberty. My prison walls cannot control The flight, the freedom of the soul. * Translated from a poem of Madam Guyon, written when she was in prison. Oh, it is good to soar, These... | |
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