 Father of light and life, Thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself ! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial, never-fading...  London, by David Hughson - Page 373by Edward Pugh - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Notes - 1834 - 264 pages
...subjects ; then " the kingdom of heaven is within us. and all is obedience, peace, and love. Horne. Father of light and life! thou Good Supreme! O teach...virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never,fading bliss! THOMSON. Ps. Ixii. p. 82. Confidence in God. v. 8. The comforts which David found, he exhorleth others... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...heart and pure, Instruct me— what in me is dark Illumine, what low, raise and support. — MILTON. .Father of light and life '. thou good supreme, O...conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial, never fading bliss. — THOMSON. SECTION X. LORD BACON. MEN have entered into a desire of learning... | |
 | Anthologies - 1834 - 506 pages
...Underneath is the quotation from his " Winter :" " Father of Light and Life, Thou God Supreme ! Oh, teach me what is good ! teach me Thyself ! Save me...virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss !" QUEEN ELIZABETH. The following graphic sketch of the character of Elizabeth is that drawn by her... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...is good ; teach me thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ; and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss !" The precept of Order, requiring that every part of my business should have its allotted time, one... | |
 | 1835 - 508 pages
...glorified spirits! Ours then be the prayer of the poet — "Father of light and life! thou good Supreme, 0 teach me what is good ! teach me thyself; Save me...conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial, never fading bliss !" * "Nam cetera," says Cicero, "neque temporum sunt neque ffitatum omnium, neque... | |
 | 1835 - 804 pages
...Supreme ! Oh ! teach me what is good ! teach me thyself! Save me from folly, vanity and vice, Prom ev'ry low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious...pure; Sacred, — substantial, — never-fading bliss !" For the Southern Literary Messenger. THE CONTRAST I OR, A FASHIONABLE AND AN UNFASHIONABLE NEW ENGLAND... | |
 | James Thomson - 1836 - 164 pages
...visions past, And broken slumbers, rises still resulv'd With new flush'd hopes, to run the giddy round. Father of light and life! thou Good Supreme! O teach...virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss t The keener tempests rise : and fuming dun From all the livid east, or piercing north, Thick clouds... | |
 | Jesse Appleton - Congregational churches - 1836 - 516 pages
...human aflairs, but especially at the present interesting moment, prefer to heaven the poet's prayer : "Father of light and life ! Thou Good Supreme ! O...virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss !" ADDRESS, DELIVERED AT THE COMMENCEMENT IN 1815. • Young Gentlemen, IN all those parts of the universe,... | |
 | Jesse Appleton - 1836 - 512 pages
...prefer to heaven the poet's prayer : "Father of light and life ! Thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what ia good ! Teach me thyself! Save me from folly, vanity,...virtue pure ; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss !" ADDRESS, DELIVERED AT THE COMMENCEMENT IN 1815. Young Gentlemen, Lv all those parts of the universe,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1836 - 250 pages
...good supreme O teach me what is good Teach me thyself Save me from folly vanity and vice , . From evry low pursuit and feed my soul With knowledge conscious peace and virtue pure Sacred substantial never fading bliss If I am right thy grace impart Still in the right to stay If I am wrong Oh teach... | |
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