Excerpt from Hymns and Thoughts in Verse Let every one sing the song which God has sent him into this world to sing; and let him sing it truly and well. Let every one use the voice or lyre which God has given him; sure of this, that his own gifts are the best for the purpose which the Eternal Wisdom had in View. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Thought of God in Hymns and Poems: Three Series in One O God within, so close to me That every thought is plain, Be Judge, be Friend, be Father still, And in thy heaven reign Thy heaven is mine, my very soul! Thy words are sweet and strong They fill my inward silences With music and with song. They send me challenges to right, And loud rebuke my ill They ring my bells of victory, They breathe my 'peace, be still They ever seem to say, My child, Why seek me so all day? Now journey inward to thyself. And listen by the way!' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Thought of God in Hymns and Poems: Second Series Your far-off vision, toils and tears Now to fulfilment move! From tropic clime and zones of frost They come, of every name, This, this our day of Pentecost, The Spirit's tongue of flame! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Hymns and Later Poems Early drawn by his natural bent into a printing office, he reached the foremost place as a stereotyper and type founder, and displayed consummate taste in the manu facture and arrangement of plain and ornamental type. The firm of which he was the head and master-spirit became famous for its productions. From his boyhood he seized every fragment of time for reading and study. And early did acceptable work in literary journals. Volume after volume of poetry followed in due course, and the present volume was prepared for the press by his own hand in his eighty eighth year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Poems and Hymns The poems and hymns contained in this little volume are published in the hope that they will not prove unacceptable. Several of them repre sent odds and ends of time. The poems on May, June and July are not of a religious character to any extent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Hymns and Sonnets And then I thought how thou hadst been to me Even as this flower. Heaven help my heart When the flower withers and thy steps depart. Eliza scudder T/ze Laburnum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.