 Within the sun-lit forest, Our roof the bright blue sky, Where fountains flow, and wild flowers blow, We lift our hearts on high : Beneath the frown of wicked men Our country's strength is bowing ; But, thanks to God, they can't prevent The lone wild...  The New Monthly Magazine - Page 4131833Full view - About this book
 | 1846 - 302 pages
...holy, Thou ! Forever, then, Be kingdom, power and glory Thine ! Amen. FOREST WOOD. BY EUENEZER ELLIOTT. Within the sun-lit forest, Our roof the bright blue sky, Where fountains flow, and wild ilowers blow, We lift our hearts on high : Beneath the frown of wicked men Our country's strength is... | |
 | Elias Lyman Magoon - 1849 - 446 pages
...development of their worth, and its appropriate reward. " Beneath the frown of wicked men The people's strength is bowing ; But, thanks to God, they can't prevent The lone wild flowers from blowing ! " On useful hands and honest hearts The base their wrath are wreaking ; But, thanked be God, they... | |
 | John Watkins - 1850 - 296 pages
...from making a few more extracts. The following is a perfect treble and bass : — FOREST- WORSHIP. " Within the sun-lit forest, Our roof the bright blue...the light through broken clouds His speckled breast 1 see. Beneath the might of wicked men The poor man's worth is dying ; But, thanked be God ! in spite... | |
 | Ebenezer Elliott - 1850 - 308 pages
...of myriad homes, Far from the desert, where the wild flock roams, Dug Edwin's grave. FOREST WORSHIP. WITHIN the sun-lit forest, Our roof the bright blue...bowing; But, thanks to God ! they can't prevent The lone wildflowers from blowing ! High, high above the tree-tops, The lark is soaring free ; Where streams... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1850 - 688 pages
...\ \ 2. I I ^ By entertaining good thoughts you will keep out eril ones. CULTURE AND USE OF CABBAGE. Within the sun-lit forest. Our roof the bright blue...sky, Where fountains flow, and wild flowers blow, . \V«' lift our hearts on high. THE cabbage is one of the most ancient and esteemed vegetables, and... | |
 | George Searle Phillips - 1850 - 198 pages
...poem, notwithstanding the mixture of politics and religion which it contains. He takes us at once " Within the sunlit forest: ; Our roof the bright blue sky, Where fountains flow, and wild (lowers blow, We lift our hearts on high. Beneath the frown of wicked men Our country's strength is... | |
 | Henry Giles - 1851 - 306 pages
...temper. Though shaded with his habitual gloom, there are beamings through them of hope and resignation. " Within the sun-lit forest, Our roof the bright blue...light through broken clouds, His speckled breast I see : Beneath the might of wicked men The poor man's worth is dying ; But thank'd be God, in spite... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pages
...Labor stark ! Behold we bring the second ark ! The Press ! the Press ! the Press ! FOREST WORSHIP. Within the sun-lit forest, Our roof the bright blue...light through broken clouds His speckled breast I see ; Beneath the might of wicked men The poor man's worth is dying ; But, thank'd be God, in spite... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 pages
...0 Labor stark ! Behold we bring the second ark ! The Press ! the Press! the Press ! FOREST WORSHIP. Within the sun-lit forest, Our roof the bright blue...soaring free; Where streams the light through broken cloudt His speckled breast I see ; Beneath the might of wicked men The poor man's worth is dying ;... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1851 - 206 pages
...us, great men scorn us, they prevent us from ranging their parks, and we dare not enter their halls, but " thanks to God, they can't prevent the lone wild flowers from blowing." The music that steals from stately orchestra, and long corridor, or crowded concert room, is denied... | |
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