“One stroke of his almighty rod
Shall send young sinners quick to hell.”
Song 13: "The Danger of Delay".
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)
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“A flower, when offered in the bud,
Is no vain sacrifice.”
Song 12: "The Advantages of early Religion".
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)
Psalm 90 st. 1.
1710s, "Our God, our help in ages past" (1719)
“I write not for your farthing, but to try / How I your farthing writers, may outvie.”
An early couplet,quoted in Christian Hymn Writers,(ed Elsie Houghton) Evangelical Press of Wales, Bridgend,Wales 1982 ISBN 0 900898 66 6.
Attributed from postum publications, Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1773)
“Fly, like a youthful hart or roe,
Over the hills where spices grow.”
Hymn 79, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I.
Attributed from postum publications, Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1773)
Song 5, "Praise for Birth and Education in a Christian Land", stanza 3. Cf. Psalms 119:72 (KJV): "The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver."
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)
Quelle: Attributed from postum publications, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 520.
Song 10: "Solemn Thoughts of God and Death".
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)
Psalm 90 st. 5.
1710s, "Our God, our help in ages past" (1719)
“Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound.”
Hymn 63, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II.
Attributed from postum publications, Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1773)
Hymn 66, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II.
Attributed from postum publications, Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1773)
Song 17: "Love between Brothers and Sisters".
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)
Stanza 3.
1710s, Psalm 98 "Joy to the World!" (1719)
Psalm 90 st. 4.
1710s, "Our God, our help in ages past" (1719)
“And while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return.”
Hymn 88, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I.
Attributed from postum publications, Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1773)
“…but every lyar
Must have his portion in the lake
That burns with brimstone and with fire.”
Song 15: "Against Lying".
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)
Song 20: "Against Idleness and Mischief".
1710s, Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)
