The book of sacred song . I7<5 THE BOOK OF SACRED SONG. O Star which led to Him, whose loveBrought down mans ransom free;Where art thou ?—midst the hosts aboveMay we still gaze on thee ?In heaven thou art not set, Thy rays earth might not dim,Send them to guide us yet!O star which led to Him ! Hemans. EVEN THE WINDS AND SEA OBEY HIM. EAR was within the tossing bark,When stormy winds grew loud,ij And waves came rolling high and dark,And the tall mast was bowd; And men stood breathless in their dread, And baffled in their skill;But One was there, who rose and said To the wild sea, Be still! A
The book of sacred song . I7<5 THE BOOK OF SACRED SONG. O Star which led to Him, whose loveBrought down mans ransom free;Where art thou ?—midst the hosts aboveMay we still gaze on thee ?In heaven thou art not set, Thy rays earth might not dim,Send them to guide us yet!O star which led to Him ! Hemans. EVEN THE WINDS AND SEA OBEY HIM. EAR was within the tossing bark,When stormy winds grew loud,ij And waves came rolling high and dark,And the tall mast was bowd; And men stood breathless in their dread, And baffled in their skill;But One was there, who rose and said To the wild sea, Be still! And the wind ceased,—it ceased,—that wordPassM through the gloomy sky; The troubled billows knew their Lord,And sank beneath His modern: deceased writers. 177 And slumber settled on the deep, And silence on the blast;As when the righteous falls asleep, When deaths fierce throes are past. Thou that didst rule the angry hour,And tame the tempests mood,— Oh ! send Thy Spirit forth in power,Oer our dark souls to brood ! Thou that didst bow the billows pride Thy mandates to fulfil,—So speak to passions raging tide; Speak, and say, Peace, be still ! Hemans. MY DAYS ARE LIKE A SHADOW THATDECLINETH. 3HILD of the dust! if eer thine eye »Has watchd the torrents flow,Where, distant from its source on high,Tt sweeps the vale below,Then hast thou seen a silent force Pervade its current strong;No sound, no ripple, marks its course,And yet it speeds
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