 | Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - Bible - 1814 - 696 pages
...o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness...wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny 1 Salvation ! O Salvation... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1837 - 668 pages
...o'er Ceylon's islef Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile? In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown, The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone." When, O when shall these desolate places of the earth, spiritually bud and blossom as the rose? When... | |
 | 1847 - 648 pages
...lines. What ' Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? What though with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ? The Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.' On my return, I found that the serpent (boa-constrictor) which is worshipped in a house immediately... | |
 | 1823 - 570 pages
...Ceylon's isle. Though every prospect pleases. And only man is vile? In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone* Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high. Shall we to men benighted The lamp of light... | |
 | Missions - 1823 - 600 pages
...o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown : The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | 1823 - 594 pages
...Ceylon's isle, Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile: In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown; The Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Asahel Nettleton - Hymns, English - 1824 - 498 pages
...o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness ' The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness...wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? Salvation ! O Salvation.!... | |
 | Christianity - 1822 - 768 pages
...o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Bible - 1826 - 362 pages
...Ceylon's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness...down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lightedBy wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? Salvation ! O salvation... | |
 | Bible - 1826 - 352 pages
...prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strovvn ; The heathen in his blindness . Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny? Salvation ! O salvation !... | |
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What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone... 
