 | George Gilfillan - 1869 - 332 ページ
...truth, and who besides say with the Laureate — " Our little systems pass away — They pass away and cease to be ; They are but broken lights of Thee ; And Thou, O Lord, art more than they " — can derive good and meaning even from the terr1fic dogmas of the past, and conclude that although,... | |
 | 1869 - 814 ページ
...earth ; a "broken light" of Him of whom the poet says — " OUT little systems have their day ; They have their day, and cease to be : They are but broken lights of Thee, And Thou, 0 Lord, art more than they." ESTELLE RUSSELL. CHAPTER VIL MADAME FLEURY'S VIEWS ON MATRIMONY. THE fact... | |
 | 1869 - 332 ページ
...meridian, and was sloping to the west—and eternal night. " Our little systems have their Jay; They have their day, and cease to be : They are but broken lights of Thee, And Thou, 0 Lord, art more than they." AMF—B. NOAH'S ARK AND THE GOSPEL. THE gospel is the great cardinal truth... | |
 | 1869 - 474 ページ
...sure refuge is faith in God, and in our Lord Jesus Christ. " Our little systems have their day ; They have their day and cease to be They are but broken lights of Thee, And Thotii0 Lord, art more than they." But Thou, art not "a System," O Lamb of God, our Hope and our Redeemer... | |
 | Rose Porter - 1870 - 184 ページ
...we know not how ; Our wills are ours, to make them thine. "Our little systems have their day; They have their day, and cease to be ; They are but broken...lights of thee, And thou, O Lord, art more than they. " We have but faith; we cannot know; For knowledge is of things we see ; And yet we trust it comes... | |
 | Anglican and International Christian Moral Science Association - 1870 - 626 ページ
...manifestations of the religious spirit within the Church of Christ. ' Our little systems have their day, They have their day and cease to be; They are but broken...lights of Thee, And Thou, O Lord, art more than they.' Speed, Lord, the time when the Redeemer's intercessory prayer shall be fulfilled for His people on... | |
 | Thomas Anthony Methuen - 1870 - 540 ページ
...more in the dark than the person whose work he criticises. ' Our little systems have their day ; They have their day, and cease to be ; They are but broken...lights of Thee, And Thou, O Lord, art more than they.' At the same time every writer must speak according to his convictions ; and with a remembrance of my... | |
 | 1870 - 614 ページ
...we know not how; Our wills are ours, to make them thine. 3 Our little systems have their day ; They have their day and cease to be ; They are but broken...lights of thee, And thou, O Lord, art more than they. 268 LM MASON. JTljc )hn'iac of tlic fniiMble ffiotr. OU, Lord ! by mortal eyes unseen, And by thine... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1870 - 610 ページ
...ours, we know not how ; Our wills are ours, to make them Thine. Our little systems have their day; They have their day, and cease to be ; They are but broken...lights of Thee, And Thou, O Lord ! art more than they. We have but faith : we cannot know, For knowledge is of things we see ; And yet we trust it comes from... | |
 | 1899 - 1078 ページ
...is it to be done unless we are not only free to confess that Our little systems have their day, They have their day and cease to be : They are but broken...lights of Thee. And Thou, O Lord, art more than they, but also free to examine and criticise, and by all means try to get fuller knowledge and ever clearer... | |
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Our little systems have their day; They have their day and cease to be; They are but broken lights of thee, And thou, O Lord, art more than they. 
