| John Wesley, Charles Wesley - 1742 - 330 pages
...barren uncouth Profpeft yield. Clear'd of the Thorns by Human Care, A few lefs hideous Wailes are fcen, Yet ftill they all continue bare, And not one Spot...Servants of their GOD, A bufy Multitude, appear, For JESUS Day and Night employ 'd, . .' His Heritage they toil to clear. The The Love of CHRIST their .Hearts... | |
| William Maurice (independent minister) - 1792 - 270 pages
...ghaftly fhew, A barren uncouth profpecl. yield. Clear'd of the thorns by civil care, A few lefs hideous waftes are feen ; Yet ftill they all continue bare, And not one fpot of earth is green, ill. See where the fervants of their Cod, A bufy multitude, appear, For Jefus... | |
| Moravians - 1809 - 406 pages
...prospect yield ; Clear'd of the thorns by civil care, A few less dreary wastes are seen, Yet still they all continue bare, And not one spot of earth...is green. 3 See, where the servants of their God, A busy multitude appear, For Jesus day and night employ'd, The ground for him they toil to clear; and... | |
| James Montgomery - Hymns - 1825 - 482 pages
...prospect yield. Clear'd of the thorns by civil care, A few less hideous wastes are seen ; Yet still they all continue bare, And not one spot of earth is green. 3 See where the servants of their God, A busy multitude, appear, For Jesus day and night employ'd, His husbandry they toil to clear. The love... | |
| James Montgomery - Christian poetry, English - 1826 - 464 pages
...prospect yield. Clem.'d of the thorns by civil care, A few less hideous wastes are seen ; Yet still they all continue bare, And not one spot of earth is green. 3 See where the servants of their God, A busy multitude, appear, For Jesus day and night employed, His husbandry they toil to clear. The love... | |
| William Maurice (independent minister.) - Hymns, English - 1839 - 248 pages
...prospect yield. Clear'd of the thorns by civil care, A few less hideous wastes are seen ; Yet still they all continue bare, And not one spot of earth is green, 3 See where the servants of their God, A busy multitude appear, They spend their blood, and sweat, and pains, To cultivate Emmanuel's lands.... | |
| Christian poets - Christian poetry, English - 1851 - 470 pages
...prospect yield : Clear'd of the thorns by civil care, A few less hideous wastes are seen ; Yet still they all continue bare And not one spot of earth is green. See where the servants of their God, A busy multitude, appear ! For Jesus day and night employed His... | |
| Thomas Smyth - Home missions - 1858 - 192 pages
...prospect yield. Cleared of the thorns by civil care, A few less hideous wastes are seen; Yet still they all continue bare, And not one spot of earth is green. See where the servants of their God, A busy multitude appear! For Jesus day and night employed, His... | |
| Moravian Church - Hymns, English - 1859 - 408 pages
...prospect yield : Clear'd of the thorns by eivil care, A few less hideous wastes are seen; Yet still they all continue bare, And not one spot of earth is green, 3 See, where the servants of their A busy multitnde, appear; [God, For Jesus day and night employ'd, His husbandry they toil to clear:... | |
| Moravian Church - Hymns, English - 1861 - 392 pages
...prospect yield : Clear'd of the thorns by civil care, A few less hideous wastes are seen; Yet still they all continue bare, And not one spot of earth is green. ">. See, where the servants of their L busy multitude, appear; ((rod, For Jesus day and night employ'd,... | |
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