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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Looking Upward.
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Looking Upward.
Onward! forward! upward! heavenward!
These our watchwords ever be;
These engraved upon our standard,
Lead us on to victory:
Victory over all that's evil,
Victory certain, great, and glorious;
Over sin, the flesh the devil—
O'er the grave victorious.
These our watchwords ever be;
These engraved upon our standard,
Lead us on to victory:
Victory over all that's evil,
Victory certain, great, and glorious;
Over sin, the flesh the devil—
O'er the grave victorious.
Onward! forward! upward! heavenward!
This is Heaven's divine decree:
This the experience of the peoples—
This the tide of tendency.
Lord! complete that consummation
Promised in Thy faithful word,
Give to all—to all salvation
In Thy kingdom, gracious Lord.
This is Heaven's divine decree:
This the experience of the peoples—
This the tide of tendency.
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Promised in Thy faithful word,
Give to all—to all salvation
In Thy kingdom, gracious Lord.
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