 | Eliza Ann Munroe Bacon - Christian life - 1842 - 164 pages
...in life's young day, From the evils to come was taken away, — Forever taken away.' CHAPTER IV. ' REST is not quitting The busy career ; Rest is the fitting Of self to its sphere. 'Tis loving and serving The Highest and Best ! 'Tis onward! unswerving, And that is true rest.' ' MY... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...toil ? WILSON. Use it,—not waste it, Else 't is no rest. Would'st behold beauty Near thee,—all round? Only hath Duty Such a sight found. Rest is...career: Rest is the fitting Of self to its sphere. 'Tis the brook's motion, Clear, without strife, Flowing.to ocean After its life. Deeper devotion Nowhere... | |
 | 1872 - 844 pages
...unsullied breast, These weary and heavy-laden ones Remember His offered Rest. Mat xl, 28. ADW REST. REST is not quitting The busy career ; Rest is the fitting Of self to its sphere. "Tis the brook's motion, Clear without strife; Fleeing to ocean After its life. 'Tis loving and serving... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...fatherless, the aged and infirm, the destitute, and those ready to perish, shall rest upon you. TRUE REST. Sweet is the pleasure, Itself cannot spoil ! Is not...career ; Rest is the fitting Of self to its sphere. 'Tis the brook's motion, Clear without strife, Fleeing to ocean After its life. Deeper devotion Nowhere... | |
 | American periodicals - 1846 - 636 pages
...Would'st behold beauty Near thee, all round? Only hath duty Such a sight found. Rest is not quilting The busy career, Rest is the fitting Of self to its sphere. 'Tis the brook's motion, Clear without strife, Fleeing to ocean After its life. Deeper devotion Nowhere... | |
 | 1846 - 494 pages
...beanty Near thee? all round? Only hath duty Sueh a sight found. Rest is not quitting The busy eareer; Rest is the fitting Of self to its sphere. 'T is the brook's motion, Clear without strii'e, Fleeing to oeean After its life. Deeper devotion Nowhere hath knelt; Foiler emotion Heart... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1850 - 496 pages
...poet say, — " Best is not quitting The busy carcer ; Rest is the fitting Of man to his sphere. Tis the brook's motion, Clear without strife, Fleeing to ocean After its life. Tis loving and serving The Highest and Best ! Tis onward, unswerving ; — And. that is true restt"... | |
 | Elizabeth Nicholson - Literature - 1853 - 412 pages
...sight found ! Kest is not quitting the busy career — Rest is thefUwg of self to its sphere. 'Tis the brook's motion, clear, without strife, Fleeing...nowhere hath knelt, Fuller emotion heart never felt, 'Tis loving and serving the highest and best — 'Tis onward — unswerving — and this is True Best.... | |
 | American literature - 1853 - 442 pages
...sight found ! Eest is not quitting the busy career — Rest i» the fitting of self to its sphere. 'Tis the brook's motion, clear, without strife, Fleeing...nowhere hath knelt, Fuller emotion heart never felt, 'Tis loving and serving the hig)iest and best — 'Tis onward — unswerving — and this is True Rest.... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge, Frederic Dan Huntington - Hymns, English - 1853 - 674 pages
...sight found. 4 Rest is not quitting The busy career ; C2I Rest is the fitting Of self to its sphere. 5 'T is the brook's motion, Clear without strife, Fleeing to ocean After its life. 6 Deeper devotion Nowhere hath knelt ; Fuller emotion Heart never felt. 7 'T is loving and serving... | |
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Sweet is the pleasure, Itself cannot spoil! Is not true leisure One with true toil ? Thou that wouldst taste it, Still do thy best; Use it, not waste it, Else 'tis no rest. Wouldst behold beauty Near thee ? all round ? Only hath duty Such a sight found.... 
