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A memorial volume of sacred poetry

by the late Sir John Bowring. To which is prefixed, a memoir of the author, by Lady Bowring

Bowring, John (1792-1872)

SACRED POETRY.

Matter and Mind.

The Divine Apocalypse.

Rejoice with Trembling.

Heaven the Christian's Home.

Upward.

Changes Wrought by Time.

The House of God.

The Truth.

Hymn.

Mourn not as those without Hope.

To a Mother on the Death of a Child.

Dedicatory Hymn

The Tide of Tendency.

The Lord's Prayer.

Blessings.

The Beauties of Creation.

God Everywhere.

Introspection.

Slavery.

Look on the Bright Side.

The Innocence of Infancy.

The Dawning of the Day.

The Future of Mankind.

Truth in Progress.

The Light of the Spirit.

Brotherly Love.

Hymn

Ohne Hast und ohne Rast.

Laborare est orare.

Where? When? How?

The Teachings of God in Nature.

Brotherhood of Humanity.

The Life of Christ.

Forgive, as we hope to be forgiven.

Faith, Hope, Charity.

Aspiration after higher Truth.

Ioy after Sorrow.

God's Paternal Care.

Evening Praises.

Iesus teaching the People.

Mysteries of Providence.

Communion.

Hymn to the Deity.

Progress of Gospel Truth.

What is our Duty here.

Evening.

The Greatest of all is Charity.

The Heart knoweth its own Bitterness.

God alone the fit Object of Praise and Prayer.

God our Guide.

The End of the good Man is Peace.

Unity of God.

God's Will be Done.

Gratitude and Praise to God.

Simeon's Thanksgiving.

Awake, Thou that sleepest.

Hymn.

Submission to God.

Easter Hymn.

Come, Ye Blessed of My Father.

God is Love.

Lord! I believe.

The World Beautiful.

Be sure your Sin will find you out.

Rest of the Righteous.

Virtue and Truth Immortal.

Help sought from God.

Hope in God.

Humble Worship.

Hymn.

Their Works shall follow Them.

The Resurrection.

God's Guidance implored.

Agar's Petition.

Death a Blessing.

Ye believe in God—believe also in Me.

The Poor have the Gospel preached unto Them.

We walk by Faith, and not by Sight.

Watchman! what of the Night?

Thou hast the Words of Eternal Life.

Temptation.

The Cross of Christ.

God is One.

Outward and Inward Virtue.

Hymn.

God Omnipresent.

Infinite Greatness of God.

Pure Religion and Undefiled.

Blessed are the Dead who die in the Lord.

Trust in God.

Death! where is thy Sting?

My Times are in Thy Hand.

Heirs of God and Ioint Heirs with Christ.

“Father, glorify Thy Name.”

God with Us.

Vicissitude a Blessing.

The Grave no Terror to the Virtuous.

Sleep of the Grave.

“It is finished.”

Adoration of the One True God.

Every Thing derived from God.

God, the Source of all Good.

Future wisely concealed.

“Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.”

Aspirations after Truth.

Trust in God.

Past, Present, and Future.

Virtue its own Reward.

Life fleeting and vain.

Loss of Friends.

Lessons of Time for Eternity.

Worship.

A Wise Man—builds upon a Rock.

Life in Death.

Faith and Works.

Song of the Triumphant Christian.

“Truly this Man was the Son of God!”

“This Mortal shall put on Immortality.”

Praise.

Funeral Hymn.

Adversity salutary.

Comfort in God's Goodness.

Felix trembled.

“Whether living or dying, we are Thine.”

“Thy Will be done.”

“That They also may be One in Us.”

“I will not leave You comfortless.”

Lines addressed to E. B.

Solitude.

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God is Love.

God is love! His mercy brightens
All the path in which we rove;
Bliss He wakes, and woe He lightens:
God is wisdom! God is love!

Chance and change are busy ever;
Man decays and ages move;
But His mercy waneth never:
God is wisdom! God is love!

E'en the hour that darkest seemeth,
Will His changeless goodness prove;
From the mist His brightness streameth:
God is wisdom! God is love!

He with earthly cares entwineth
Hope and comfort from above;
Everywhere His glory shineth:
God is wisdom! God is love!

God is love! His mercy brightens
All the path in which we rove;
Bliss He wakes, and woe He lightens:
God is wisdom! God is love!