 Eternal ! have fra>er' mercy upon me, because I am passing away : O Infinite ! because I am but a speck : O Most Mighty ! because I am weak : O Source of Light ! because I draw nigh to the grave : O Omniscient ! because I am in darkness : O All-bounteous...  Polyanthos - Page 1961806Full view - About this book
 | Sarah Wentworth Morton - 1823 - 328 pages
...sublime adoration of the North American Indian, expressed in the following Prayer • " Oh ETERNAL, have mercy upon me — because I am passing " away ! — O INFINITE — because I am but a speck ! — Oh most " MIGHTY — because I am weak ! — Oh SOURCE OF LIFE — because " I draw nigh to the... | |
 | Sarah Wentworth Morton - 1823 - 328 pages
...the sublime adoration of the North American Indian, expressed in the following Prayer " Oh ETERNAL, have mercy upon me — because I am passing " away ! — O INFINITE — because 1 am but a speck ! — Oh most " MIGHTY — because I am weak ! — Oh SOURCE OF LIFE — because "... | |
 | J. Slade - 1838 - 370 pages
...their being other than civilized to no uncommon extent. The prayer is as follows : — " O Eternal ! have mercy upon me, because I am passing away :— O Infinite ! because I am but a speck : — 0 Most Mighty ! because I am weak : — O Source of Life ! because I draw near to the grave :... | |
 | John Slade (M.D.) - 1838 - 370 pages
...of their being other than civilized to no uncommon extent. The prayer is as follows:—" O Eternal! have mercy upon me, because I am passing away:— O Infinite! because I am but a speck:—O Most Mighty ! because I am weak:—O Source of Life! because I draw near to the grave:—O... | |
 | J. Slade - 1838 - 400 pages
...of their being other than civilized to no uncommon extent. The prayer is as follows:—" O Eternal! have mercy upon me, because I am passing away:— O Infinite! because I am but a speck:—O Most Mighty ! because I am weak:—O Source of Life! because I draw near to the grave:—O... | |
 | Joseph Tracy - 1840 - 764 pages
...forth by a spirit which might have claimed affinity with the greatest of English poets. " O Eternal ! have mercy upon me, because I am passing away. —...grave, O Omniscient ! because I am in darkness, — O All Bounteous ! because I am poor, — O All Sufficient! because I am nothing." CHAPTER VIII. Indian... | |
 | Manchester district Sunday school assoc - 1855 - 800 pages
...soul, What shall I answer there ? MRs. SiGOunmsi. PRAYEB OF AN INHABITANT OF MADAGASCAR. " 0, ETERNAL, have mercy upon me, because I am passing away. O, Infinite, because 1 am weak. O, Sovereign of life, because I am in darkness. O, All- bounteous, because I am poor. O,... | |
 | 1886 - 580 pages
...used by the people we call savages : "O Eternal! have mercy upon me, because I am passing away : 0 Infinite ! because I am but a speck : O Most Mighty...because I am in darkness : O All-bounteous ! because 1 am poor : O All-Sufficient ! because I am nothing." NOAH'S PRAYER OVER ADAM'S BODY. Fabricius, in... | |
 | Addison Peale Russell - 1890 - 342 pages
...away : O Infinite ! because I am but a speck : O Most Mighty ! because I am weak : O Source of Light ! because I draw nigh to the grave : O Omniscient !...am poor : O All-sufficient ! because I am nothing." Arbousset, a French missionary to South Africa, recounts an extraordinary interview with a Kaffir chief,... | |
 | Addison Peale Russell - 1901 - 348 pages
...Madagascar, gives a sublime prayer, used by the A sum™ people we call savages : " O Eternal ! have fra>er' mercy upon me, because I am passing away : O Infinite...: O Most Mighty ! because I am weak : O Source of Light ! because I draw nigh to the grave : O Omniscient ! because I am in darkness : O All-bounteous... | |
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