 | Elizabeth Frank - 1814 - 400 pagini
...the immortal coasts, where all is new, amazing, and unknown. But, however gloomy the passage appears, "Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd...Jordan roll'd between." Nature cannot but shiver on the fatal brink, unwilling to try the grand experiment ; whilst the hopes of Christianity alone can support... | |
 | Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - 1814 - 696 pagini
...abides, And never -with'ring flow'rs : Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heav'nly land from ours. 3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd...Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. 4 But tim'rous mortals start and shrink, To cross this narrow sea ; And linger, shiv'ring on the brink/... | |
 | 1814 - 156 pagini
...abides, And never-fading flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. S Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd...Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. 4 But fearful mortals start, and shrink, To cross this narrow sea ; And linger, shiv'ring, on the brink,... | |
 | Collection - 1816 - 278 pagini
...delight -•- Where saints immortal reign : Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. *i Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd...Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. 3 But tim'rous mortals start and shrink, To cross this narrow sea ; And linger, shiv'ring on the brink,... | |
 | 1816 - 358 pagini
...and unknown. But, however gloomy the passage 'appears, ".Sweet fields, beyond the swelliug flood, J Stand dress'd in living green ; So to the Jews old...Jordan roll'd between." Nature cannot but shiver on the fatal brink, unwilling to try the grand experiment; whilst the hopes of Christianity alone can support... | |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church - 1817 - 610 pagini
...never-with'ring ftow'rs: Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heav'nly land from ours. 3 Sweet fields heyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd in living green...to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd hetween. 4 Could we hut climh where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er ; Not Jordan's stream... | |
 | Joshua Huntington - 1817 - 194 pagini
...of promise. It flows with milk and honey." " Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood, Stand dressed in living green ; So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between." After prayer, " O ! what a privilege to have a throne of grace to go to ; and an all prevalent Advocate... | |
 | Richard Herne Shepherd - 1818 - 684 pagini
...abides, And never-withering flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heav'nly land from ours. 3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd...Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. 4 But timorous mortals start and shrink To cross this narrow sea, Vnd linger, shiv'ring on the brink,... | |
 | Moses Waddel - 1818 - 190 pagini
...abides, And never withering flowers; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. 3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dress'd...Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between." She did not finish the hymn; but addressed some young friends who had just entered the room. "You see... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1818 - 612 pagini
...ahides, And never-with'ring ilovv'rs; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from our's. 5 [Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd...in living green : So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 4 But tim'rous mortals start and shrink. To cross this narrow sea, And linger, shiv'ring on the brink,... | |
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Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dressed in living green: So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between. 
