A memorial volume of sacred poetry by the late Sir John Bowring. To which is prefixed, a memoir of the author, by Lady Bowring |
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Pure Religion and Undefiled.
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Pure Religion and Undefiled.
Pure and undefiled religion,
In our God and Father's sight,
Is, to pour on helpless orphans
Balm of healing and delight:
'Tis to visit cheerless widows
In their darkness and distress:
This is pure and true religion
In its power of blessedness.
In our God and Father's sight,
Is, to pour on helpless orphans
Balm of healing and delight:
'Tis to visit cheerless widows
In their darkness and distress:
This is pure and true religion
In its power of blessedness.
Pure and undefiled religion
Is, amidst the tainted scene,
To preserve a heart untainted,
Viceless, spotless, and serene.
'Tis, amidst the world's defilements,
To direct our path aright:
This is pure and true religion
In its glory and its might.
Is, amidst the tainted scene,
To preserve a heart untainted,
Viceless, spotless, and serene.
'Tis, amidst the world's defilements,
To direct our path aright:
This is pure and true religion
In its glory and its might.
| A memorial volume of sacred poetry | |