THE DIRGE OF JEPHTHAH’S DAUGHTER:SUNG BY THE VIRGINS (Robert Herrick Poems)
O thou, the wonder of all days! O paragon, and pearl of praise! O Virgin-martyr, ever blest Above the rest ...
O thou, the wonder of all days! O paragon, and pearl of praise! O Virgin-martyr, ever blest Above the rest ...
In pious times, ere priest-craft did begin, Before polygamy was made a sin; When man, on many, multipli'd his kind, ...
WHEN that Aprilis, with his showers swoot*, *sweet The drought of March hath pierced to the root, And bathed every ...
The church pleading with God under sore persecutions. Will God for ever cast us off? His wrath for ever smoke ...
Israel's rebellion and punishment. O What a stiff rebellious house Was Jacob's ancient race! False to their own most solemn ...
The covenant made with Christ; or, The true David. For ever shall my song record The truth and mercy of ...
The faithfulness of God. My never-ceasing songs shall show The mercies of the Lord; And make succeeding ages know How ...
v.19ff C. M. Christ's mediatorial kingdom; or, His Divine and human nature Hear what the Lord in vision said, And ...
v.30ff C. M. The covenant of grace unchangeable. "Yet," saith the Lord, "if David's race, The children of my Son, ...
Baptism. Matt. 28:19; Acts 2:38. 'Twas the commission of our Lord, "Go teach the nations, and baptize:" The nations have ...
The promises of the covenant of grace. Isa. 55:1,2; Zech. 13:1; Mic. 7:19; Ezek. 36:25, etc. In vain we lavish ...
God's conduct of Israel, and the plagues of Egypt. Give thanks to God, invoke his name, And tell the world ...
v.7,8,12ff S. M. Israel punished and pardoned; or, God's unchangeable love. God of eternal love, How fickle are our ways! ...
The perfections of God. Great is the Lord; his works of might Demand our noblest songs: Let his assembled saints ...
v.1-11 S. M. Waiting for pardon and direction. I Lift my soul to God, My trust is in his name: ...
The last judgment. The Lord, the Sovereign, sends his summons forth, Calls the south nations and awakes the north; From ...
Abraham's blessing on the Gentiles. Gen. 17:7; Rom. 15:8; Mk 10:14. How large the promise, how divine, To Abram and ...
The offices of Christ. From several scriptures. Join all the names of love and power That ever men or angels ...
The Sun, who never stops to dine, Two hours had pass'd the mid-way line, And driving at his usual rate, ...
As Rochefoucauld his maxims drew From nature, I believe 'em true: They argue no corrupted mind In him; the fault ...
Ye flaming Powers, and winged Warriours bright, That erst with Musick, and triumphant song First heard by happy watchful Shepherds ...
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