 | Hymns, English - 1816 - 292 pages
...earth we came. And crept to life at first, So to the earth we soon return, And mingle with our dust. 9 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours borrow'd no*,, To be repaid anon. 3 'Tis God that lifts ou r comforts high, Or sinks... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Bible - 1818 - 612 pages
...came, . .Li And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again, ; And mingle with our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours borrow'd DOW, To be repay'd anon. 3 Tis God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them... | |
 | Richard Herne Shepherd - Hymns, English - 1818 - 684 pages
...came, -i-^l And crept to life at first, ' We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours, borrow'd now, To be repaid anon. 3 'Tis God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them... | |
 | Abner Kneeland - Hymns, English - 1819 - 666 pages
...we came,, TN And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours borrow'd now. To be repaid anon. 3 'Tis GOD who lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them... | |
 | Isaac Watts, James Manning Winchell - Bible - 1820 - 314 pages
...e'artli we came, IN And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. v The dear delights we here enjoy. And fondly call our own. Are but short favours borrow d now ; To be repaid anon. 3 'Tis God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them... | |
 | Charles Burton - Hymns, English - 1820 - 490 pages
...earth we came, And crept to life at first; We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. z 1 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours borrow'd now, To be repaid anon. 3 'Tis GOD that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them... | |
 | Isaac Watts, James Manning Winchell - Bible - 1820 - 308 pages
...came, lN And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again, And mingle -with out- dust. JThe dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours borrow'd now ; To be repaid anon. 3 'Tis God that lifts pur comforts high, Or sinks them... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Bible - 1821 - 852 pages
...And mingle with our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours borrow'd now, To be repaid anon. 3 Tis God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave; He gives, and (blessed be his name !) He takes but what he gave. 4 Peace,... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Bible - 1821 - 608 pages
...we came, Ji^f And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours borrowed now, To be repaid anon. 3 'Tis God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them... | |
 | Thomas Towne - 1821 - 212 pages
...cordially I thank you; but I feel alarmed. Lent me ! — Lent ! — They are so ; and only lent ! ! M 3 " The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours borrow'd now To be repaid anon." And the idolatry of which I am daily guilty, deserves... | |
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Tis God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave ; He gives, and, blessed be his name ! He takes but what he gave. 
