| George Keate - 1790 - 388 páginas
...an act noble : especially the motive to please God, and promote human happiness. Herbert sings,— "A servant with this clause Makes drudgery Divine...as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." When midnight came he heard the distant music, for " he heard the church bells beyond the stars, and... | |
| Richard Steele - 1807 - 238 páginas
...me, my GOD and King, In all things thee to see ; And what I do in any thing, To do it as for thee : A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine...Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action tine. HERBERT. 2. In dependence upon the help of Goia, let your religious principles be... | |
| 1864 - 868 páginas
...drinking and every other engagement, even the most menial, be made the medium of God's glory — • All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which...room, as for thy laws, Makes that and the action fine. This is the famous stone, That turneth all to gold, For that which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| 1845 - 752 páginas
...on glass, On it may stay his eye ; Or, if he pleaseth, through it pass, And thus the heaven espy. " All may of Thee partake, Nothing can be so mean Which,...Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action fine." And the consciousness that we are God's servants, will not only give a higher character... | |
| Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 páginas
...Some of the stanzas in the devotional pieces are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which,...tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 páginas
...Some of the stanzas in the devotional pieces are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which,...tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| 1821 - 400 páginas
...Some of the stanzas in the devotional pieces are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which,...tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| 1821 - 398 páginas
...Some of the stanzas in the devotional pieces are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which,...tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| 1863 - 350 páginas
...ordinary employment if performed in the love of God and for his sake, becomes a noble spiritual service. " All may of Thee partake ; Nothing can be so mean Which,...with this tincture . for thy sake,' Will not grow white and clean. "A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery Divine : Who sweeps a room, as for Thy... | |
| 1864 - 346 páginas
...he expresses this in a very quaint, old-fashioned way, but yet I think you will like to hear it. " All may of thee partake ; Nothing can be so mean, Which with this tincture, for (hy sake, ' Will not grow bright and clean. A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery divine ; Who... | |
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