The Works of the Right Reverend, Learned, and Pious, Thomas Ken, D.D. Late Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells;: Containing the Following Pieces of Divine Poetry, Viz. Vol.I. Containing, Hymns Evangelical. Hymns on the Festivals. Christophil. Vol.II. Edmund. Hymns on the Attributes. Vol.III. Hymnotheo. Anodynes. Vol.IV. Preparations for Death. Psyche and Sion. Damonet, Thyrsil and Dorilla. Published from Original Manuscripts, by William Hawkins, Esq;.John Wyat, at the Rose in St.Paul's Church-yard., 1721 - 534 Seiten |
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Angelick Angels beft Bleffings blefs'd Blifs Bliſs boundleſs Breaft bright celeftial chafte Confcience Crofs cry'd curs'd Dart dear Death defign'd Defire doft e'er endleſs eternal ev'ry Eyes facred fafe faid fang Fear feem'd fefus felf fenfual fhall fhew fhould fince fing fir'd firft firſt flain Fleſh foft fome fontal foon freſh Friend ftill ftrait ftrive ftrong fuch fudden fweet ghoftly God-man God's Godhead Grace gracious Gratian Guardian Heart Heav'n Heav'n-born heav'nly Hell himſelf Hymn immenfe infernal Jefus Joys juft laft Lamb Light live Lord lov'd Love divine Love's Lovers Luft Milcah Mind moft moſt muft muſt ne'er never Numbers o'er Paffions Pain penitential Pfyche Philothea pleaſe Pleaſures poffefs'd Pow'rs Praiſe Pray'r rais'd raiſe reft rife Saints ſhall ſhe Shepherds Sinners Song Soul Spirit ſweet Tears Terrella thee theſe thoſe thou Thought thouſand thro Throne thy Love Twill Urania Virgin Wings World wou'd Zeal
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Seite 112 - I have prevented all your force, Which from my friends might me divorce ; To friends, though truly dear, My heart dares not adhere : No perfect friend but God I know ; For God I all the rest forego. Should you invade me, armed with pain, And make me numerous deaths sustain, My will, to God resigned, Sweet ease in God will find ; God's love will all my pains endear, With joy my dissolution's near.
Seite 110 - Jefus' boundlefs blifs Divine In you in miniature will fhine, Glory for glory, beam for beam Will on you ftream. A crown, a throne at God's right Hand, Where Saints their robes of ray expand, Where Saints are kings, and on their ftare High Angels wait.
Seite 73 - ... trained for the manfions of the blefled. Thither his foul efcaped, between five and fix in the morning of the i9th of March, 1711, in the 74th year of his age.* adminiftered to him the laft Office of the Holy Eucharift. In one of the
Seite 426 - ROPHETS and poets were of old Made of the same celestial mould. True poets are a saint-like race, And with the gift receive the grace ; Of their own songs the virtue feel, Warmed with an heaven-enkindled zeal.
Seite 65 - Jesus, when near th' expected hour, That Hell to grieve Him should have power, As on His cross He kept His view, Into an upper room withdrew, With all His votaries there to meet And celebrate the Paschal treat. Then He Himself for death disposed ; Of dying well the art disclosed ; He wash'd with condescension sweet And wiped His happy lovers' feet, That from pollution cleansed they might Approach the Eucharistic rite.
Seite 65 - Scattering truths heav'nly, high, and sweet, As to the Mount He made retreat. While death was lively in His thought, He heavenly truths with vigour taught, How to be loved of God, and love ; Promised sweet peace and joys above, And the bless'd Spirit's constant aid ; And for them all with fervour pray'd.
Seite 111 - O ! that should long ago have died, Had I the lurking ill descried. Perhaps you'll at my body aim — But that's devoted to God's name ; God there is pleased to build, A temple with God filled ; Dare you to ruin that design, Which temple is of Godhead trine. By God's permission yet you may Dissolve this house built up of clay — In ruins when it lies, It glorious shall arise, And rise to a much nobler height ; Than the first temple much more bright.
Seite 112 - ... prevented all your force, Which from my friends might me divorce — To friends, though truly dear, My heart dares not adhere : No perfect friend but God I know, For God I all the rest forego. Should you invade me, armed with pain, And make me numerous deaths sustain, My will, to God resigned, Sweet ease in God will find ; God's love will all my pains endear, With joy my dissolution's near. Death ! when you shall approach my head, You'll nothing see...
Seite 61 - The Love Celeftial cafts out Fears; Love all tremendous Woes endears, Love Watches with a jealous Eye, Againft all Rivals drawing nigh, Love gains of Boundlefs Love the Care, By the fweet Violence of Pray'r.
Seite 65 - Wash'd in heart-purifying tear You must at Jesus' feast appear, With food immortal to be fed, That you nor Hell nor Death may dread ; Then sing an hymn of the like strain With that above of the Lamb Slain. God's love to all with zeal suggest ; And from the flame in your own breast Fire other hearts, that they the Name Of Jesus' friends may humbly claim ; From God's love, love fraternal fire, In which all Jesus