 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.  Hymns of the Church New and Old - Seite 242herausgegeben von - 1912 - 684 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Collection - 1829 - 628 Seiten
...Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft on Ceylon's isle, Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strewn, The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we whose souls are lighted... | |
 | 1830 - 550 Seiten
...many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from Error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's...Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Reginald Heber - 1830 - 210 Seiten
...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...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Reginald Heber - 1830 - 200 Seiten
...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...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Reginald Heber (bp. of Calcutta.) - 1830 - 204 Seiten
...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...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | 1830 - 458 Seiten
...many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's...gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness Bbws down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to... | |
 | 1830 - 332 Seiten
...palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy hreezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect...pleases. And only man is vile; In vain, with lavish kindnee*. The gtfta of God are strewn, The heathen, in his hlindness, Bows down to wood and stone.... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1830 - 482 Seiten
...land frum error's chain. S What though the spicy breezef Blow soft o'er Ceylon's Isle i Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile: In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strewn; The heathen in his blindness Bowe down lo wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose «nuls arc lighted... | |
 | 1830 - 128 Seiten
...Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Java's isle, Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strewn, The Heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Can we whose souls are lighted... | |
 | 1830 - 396 Seiten
...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 strewn ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we whose souls are lighted... | |
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