The New Oxford Book of Christian VerseDonald Davie Oxford University Press, 1981 - 319 pages A treasury of some of the most beautiful and moving poems in the English language. In the introduction, the editor examines the vast variety and importance of Christian verse in English and American literature. |
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... unto thee , O Lord ' From depth of sin and from a deep despair , From depth of death , from depth of heartès sorrow , From this deep cave of darkness ' deep repair , Thee have I call'd , O Lord , to be my borow . Thou in my voice , O ...
... unto thee , O Lord ' From depth of sin and from a deep despair , From depth of death , from depth of heartès sorrow , From this deep cave of darkness ' deep repair , Thee have I call'd , O Lord , to be my borow . Thou in my voice , O ...
Page 58
... unto us , O Lord , not unto us ' Not us , I say , not us , But thine own name respect , eternal Lord , And make it glorious To show thy mercy and confirm thy word . Why , Lord , why should these nations say ... unto us, O Lord, not unto.
... unto us , O Lord , not unto us ' Not us , I say , not us , But thine own name respect , eternal Lord , And make it glorious To show thy mercy and confirm thy word . Why , Lord , why should these nations say ... unto us, O Lord, not unto.
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... unto the children of Israel , I AM hath sent me unto you . ' Though the poem was first published in 1693 , the text given is the rather different one of 1718 . Though Prior is now remembered by anthologists chiefly for certain pieces of ...
... unto the children of Israel , I AM hath sent me unto you . ' Though the poem was first published in 1693 , the text given is the rather different one of 1718 . Though Prior is now remembered by anthologists chiefly for certain pieces of ...
Contents
ANONYMOUS 7TH10TH CENTURY | 1 |
ANONYMOUS 14TH CENTURY | 7 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER c 13401400 | 14 |
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