 | 1850 - 642 pagina’s
...with a ready assent of " the spirit and the understanding :" THE SINGERS. God sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they...hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again. The first, a youth, with soul of fire, Held in his hand a golden lyre ; Through graves he wandered, and... | |
 | 1883 - 798 pagina’s
...SOLEMNIS. ttYMN-WR.ITERS AND THEIR By the Author of " Thornley Grange," 'fc. " God sent His singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they...hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again." LONGFELLOW. I. WE have great cause to be thankful to a beneficent Creator for the gift which He hath... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 476 pagina’s
...days of Eld Preserve the freedom only. Not the deeds of blood ! THE SINGERS. GOD sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they...hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again. The first, a youth, with soul of fire, Held in his hand a golden lyre ; Through groves he wandered, and... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pagina’s
...days of eld Preserve the freedom only, Not the deeds of blood ! THE SINGERS. GOD sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they...hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again. The first, a youth, with soul of fire, Held in his hand a golden lyre ; Through groves he wandered, and... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1852 - 256 pagina’s
...listening spirit now rejoice To be interpreted by such a voice ! THE SINGERS. • GOD sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they...hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again. The first a youth, with soul of fire, Held in his hand a golden lyre ; Through groves he wandered, and... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 470 pagina’s
...listening spirit now rejoice To be interpreted by such a voice ! 25 THE SINGERS. GOD sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they...hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again. The first, a youth, with soul of fire, Held in his hand a golden lyre ; Through groves he wandered, and... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 264 pagina’s
...days of eld Preserve the freedom only, Not the deeds of blood! THE SINGERS. GOD sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they...hearts of men. And bring them back to heaven again. The first, a youth, with soul of fire, Held in his hand a golden lyre ; Through groves he wandered, and... | |
 | 1855 - 172 pagina’s
...LEAKNED BUSINESS. Music is a noble work, and lifts the sonl towards heaven. " God sent his singers upon earth, With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they...hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again." HARP, that which is touched; a stringed instrument of music. Did David play on the harp ? PLPE, that... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 472 pagina’s
...the deeds of blood ! THE SINGERS. GOD sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirtb, That they might touch the hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again. The first, a youth, with soul of fire, Held in his hand a golden lyre ; Through groves he wandered, and... | |
 | 1856 - 902 pagina’s
...thy tree, And trails its blossoms in the dust ! — Longfelkw. THE SINGEESGod sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they...hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again. The first, a youth, with soul of fire, Held in his hand a golden lyre ! Through groves he wandered, and... | |
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GOD sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they might touch the hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again. 
