 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 258herausgegeben von - 1912 - 684 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | American Tract Society - 1835 - 216 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...of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we, to men benighted, The lamp... | |
 | Francis William Pitt Greenwood - 1835 - 560 Seiten
...plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow sou o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases,...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Francis William Pitt Greenwood - 1835 - 560 Seiten
...plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow sou o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases,...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. S Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Jeremiah N. Reynolds - 1835 - 560 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...only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness. The giflt of God are strewn, The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3. " Shall we,... | |
 | William Allen - 1835 - 690 Seiten
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, And ev'ry prospect pleases ? — mp Yet man, alas, is vile! — In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on hi";h, — Shall we to men benighted The lamp of... | |
 | William Allen - 1835 - 690 Seiten
...though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, And ev'ry prospect pleases?— mp Yet man, alas, is vile ! — In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. S Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, — Shall we to men benighted The lamp... | |
 | Francis William Pitt Greenwood - 1835 - 560 Seiten
...palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | William Bourn Oliver Peabody - 1835 - 12 Seiten
...They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'et Ceylon's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And...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... | |
 | Arvind Sharma - 1988 - 217 Seiten
...(1822-26). The hymn is entitled, "From Greenland's Icy Mountains," and includes the following verse: What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's...In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strewn, The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.69 While use of the word "heathen"... | |
 | Arvind Sharma - 1988 - 217 Seiten
...(1822-26). The hymn is entitled, "From Greenland's Icy Mountains," and includes the following verse: What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's...vile. In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God arc strewn. The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.49 While use of the word "heathen"... | |
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