 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the stairs, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, And thy countenance is comely.  The Christian Treasury - Pagina 1141846Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Skinner - 1809 - 582 pagina’s
...\k.—-O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the, stairs, let me sec thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is .thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. I have already observed the purport of the appellation DOVE, given to the fair one. But why represented... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pagina’s
...If O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret fitacc/t of the stains, let me see prout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 8 Th thv countenance is comely. 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines : for our vines... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - 1810 - 414 pagina’s
...heart gratified by the sight, until, to complete its fruition, he has heard the voice ? " Let me see thy countenance ; let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely." These are powers far beyond the competence of rhetoric to bestow. But they are not beyond her competence... | |
 | William Giles - 1811 - 268 pagina’s
...contemplation and reflection, the heart can without reserve unbosom itself to him that said, « Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.' In these moments of abstraction and devotion, the ruder passions are commanded into silence; the believer... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 582 pagina’s
...is, " O my dove, that art in the cleft of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs! Let me see thy countenance; let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely." Love in the heart ravishes him, and truth on the tongue charms his blessed ears ; while a cheerful... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 438 pagina’s
...dove that art in the clefts of the rock, Let me see thy countenance," says the altogether lovely, " Let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely." The silver fountain being empty put me in mind of the emptiness of all sublunary enjoyments, which at first... | |
 | 1808 - 632 pagina’s
...such familiarity, he expressly enjoins it, as what affords him satisfaction and delight. * Let me see thy countenance ; let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.' That friendship which subsists between God and his people, includes in it also a deep concern about... | |
 | Charles Mais - 1814 - 42 pagina’s
...art in the Cliffs of the rock in the secret place of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let m* hear thy voice for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. Rejoice ye therefore O beloved friends, and again I say unto you rejoice ! because Jesus our great... | |
 | William Huntington - 1815 - 730 pagina’s
...V Oh, ray. dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely." The cleft of the rock is the side of Christ, whence flowed blood and water ; — blood, which purges from... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1815 - 260 pagina’s
...solitude to lament its doleful condition ? O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rocks, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice, for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely ; Song ii. 14. Sovereign love having given sight to the soul which was before blind to the beauties... | |
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