Lyra Eucharistica: Hymns and Verses on the Holy Communion, Ancient and Modern ; with Other Poems

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Orby Shipley
Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1863 - English poetry - 271 pages
Contains two poems by Christina Rossetti ; The offering of the new law ; Conference between CHrist, the saints and the soul.
 

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Page 31 - Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Page 249 - Until the trump of God be heard. Until the ancient graves be stirred, And with the great commanding word, The Lord shall come.
Page 3 - To endless ages let us praise The Precious Blood, Whose Price could raise The world from wrath and sin ; Whose streams our inward thirst appease, And heal the sinner's worst disease, If he but bathe therein.
Page 126 - BREAD of the world, in mercy broken, Wine of the soul, in mercy shed, By Whom the words of life were spoken, And in Whose death our sins are dead ; Look on the heart by sorrow broken, Look on the tears by sinners shed ; And be Thy feast to us the token That by Thy grace our souls are fed.
Page 29 - O Love, I give myself to Thee, Thine ever, only Thine to be. O Love, Who once...
Page 244 - Joy is like restless day ; but peace divine Like quiet night ; Lead me O Lord — till perfect day shall shine — Through Peace to Light.
Page 244 - I do not ask my cross to understand, My way to see ; Better in darkness just to feel Thy hand And follow Thee.
Page 112 - We come, obedient to Thy word, To feast on heavenly Food ; Our meat, the Body of the Lord, Our drink, His precious Blood.
Page 88 - He, Ransomer from death, and Light from shade, Now gives His holy grace His saints to aid. Approach ye then with faithful hearts sincere, And take the safeguard of salvation here.
Page 219 - Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood ; Thou savest those that on thee call ; To them that seek thee thou art good, To them that find thee, All in all.

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