Mine eyes are darkened with perpetual night. My God, Thou art my Way, my Life, my Light. Thou art my Way; I wander, if Thou fly: Thou art my Light; If hid, how blind am I? Thou art my Life; If Thou withdraw, I die. Mine eyes are blind and dark; I cannot... Emblems, Divine and Moral - Page 162by Francis Quarles - 1818 - 319 pagesFull view - About this book
| Richard Crashaw - 1857 - 408 pages
...thou fly : Thou art my light ; if hid, how blind am I ! Thou art my life ; if thou withdraw, I die. 6 Mine eyes are blind and dark, I cannot see ; To whom,...darkness flee, But to the light? and who's that light but tliec •'. 7 My path is lost, my wand'ring steps do stray; I cannot safely go, nor safely stay ; Whom... | |
| Francis Quarles - 1859 - 298 pages
...life, my light. Thou art my way ; I wander, if thou fly : Thou art my light ; if hid, how blind am I ? Thou art my life ; if thou withdraw, I die. Mine eyes are blind and dark, I cannot fee ; To whom, or whither mould my darknefs flee, But to the light ? and who 's that light but thee... | |
| Francis Quarles - 1861 - 346 pages
...life, my light. Thou art my way ; I wander, if thou fly : Thou art my light ; if hid, how blind am I ? Thou art my life ; if thou withdraw, I die. Mine eyes are blind and'dark, I cannot see ; To whom, or whether should my darkness flee, But to the light? and who's that... | |
| Selections - 1862 - 348 pages
...Life, my Light. Thou art my Way ; I wander, if thou fly : Thou art my Light ; if hid, how blind am I ! Thou art my Life ; if thou withdraw, I die. Mine eyes...And who's that Light but thee ? My path is lost, my wandering steps do stray ; I cannot safely go, nor safely stay ; Whom should I seek but thee, my Path,... | |
| Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - 418 pages
...Thou fly ; Thou art my Light, if hid, how blind am I ! Thou art my Life, if Thou withdraw, I die. 74 Mine eyes are blind and dark, I cannot see ; To whom,...and who's that Light but Thee ? My path is lost, my wand' ring steps do stray ; I cannot safely go, nor safely stay ; Whom should I seek but Thee, my Path,... | |
| Robert Aris Willmott - 1863 - 420 pages
...Thou fly ; Thou art my Light, if hid, how blind am I ! Thou art my Life, if Thou withdraw, I die. 74 Mine eyes are blind and dark, I cannot see ; To whom,...and who's that Light but Thee? My path is lost, my wand'mig steps do stray ; I cannot safely go, or safely stay ; Whom should I seek but Thee, my Path,... | |
| Lewis Borrett White - 1864 - 232 pages
...wander it Thou fiy : Thou art my Light ; if hid, how blind am ] ! Thou art my Life; if Thou withdraw, 1 die. Mine eyes are blind and dark, I cannot see; To...flee, But to the light ? and who's that light but Thee'f I My path is lost, my wand'ring steps do stray ; I cannot safely go, nor safely stay; Whom should... | |
| Francis Quarles - 1866 - 472 pages
...life, my light. Thou art my way ; I wander, if thou fly : Thou art my light ; if hid, how blind am I ? Thou art my life ; if thou withdraw, I die. Mine eyes...and who's that light but thee ? My path is lost, my wandering steps do stray ; I cannot safely go, nor safely stay ; Whom should 1 seek but thee, my path,... | |
| Maria Hall - 1867 - 366 pages
...especially in verse ? — the rhythm lulls the pain. I used to say over old Quarle's quaint lines — " Mine eyes are blind and dark, I cannot see ; To whom,...But to the light ? and who's that light, but Thee ? Disclose thy sunbeams, close thy wings and stay; See, see how I am blind, and dead, and stray, O... | |
| Maria Hall - 1873 - 290 pages
...especially in verse ? — the rhythm lulls the pain. I used to say over old Quarle's quaint lines — ' Mine eyes are blind and dark, I cannot see ; To whom,...But to the light ? and who's that light, but Thee ? ' Disclose Thy sunbeams, close Thy wings and stay ; See, see how I am blind, and dead, and stray,... | |
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