 | 1836 - 422 pàgines
...or expressed ; ' ' The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the breathing of a sigh — The falling of a tear — ; The upward glancing of an eye, . When none but God is near." A man may mutter or vociferate Pater-nosters and Ave-Marias,... | |
 | Joy - 1837 - 174 pàgines
...duties of the day ? We need not cease from prayer when we leave the closet ; for, prayer Is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of the eye, "When none but God is near ! Can we wonder, after so weakening a process, that we should be again painfully dull when the next... | |
 | 1844 - 606 pàgines
...the destitute, but he understands our plaintive breathings and broken accents. " Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near." Pray how did you learn to read ? G. An old man that was with us... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1837 - 596 pàgines
...was wrong in this statement. If it be true, as the poet beautifully expresses itPrayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. If this be true, as I believe it to be, then did Agnes pray indeed,... | |
 | R T. Linnington - 1837 - 274 pàgines
...Utter'd or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. Pray'r is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear : The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Pray'r is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ;... | |
 | 1837 - 844 pàgines
...Umitter'd or exprest i The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try :... | |
 | John Stenson (of Chelsea) - 1838 - 560 pàgines
...sincere desire, Utter'd or unexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways... | |
 | General Baptist assoc - 1838 - 440 pàgines
...unerM or uuexpress'd ; The motion of a hidden flre, That tremhles in the hreast. 2 Prayer is the hurden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none hut God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try... | |
 | 1839 - 312 pàgines
...not lifeless to the earth! O, who can tell the relief that is sometimes experienced from " The burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of the eye, When none but God is near?" None hut those, whose "spot is the spot of God's dear children." The distinguishing difference between... | |
 | John N Woodroffe - 1839 - 408 pàgines
...Uttered or unexpressed, The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear,— The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. J. Montgomery. PRAYER IS A DUTY INCUMBENT ON ALL. Matt . vii. 7.... | |
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Prayer is the burden of a sigh ; The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 
