 | Frederick Denison Maurice - 1854 - 416 страници
...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...Thou, O Lord, art more than they."* * " In Memoriam," opening versea. REVELATION NOT SYSTEM. 69 Yes ! it is deeply and eternally true that " Thou, 0 Lord... | |
 | 1884 - 874 страници
...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 hut faith : we eanuot know ; For knowledge is of things we sec; And yet we trust it comes from... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1854 - 374 страници
...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... | |
 | Edward Rupert Humphreys - 1854 - 486 страници
...thou happenest to enjoin. EXERCISB XIV. The same, continued. Our 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. We have but faith — we cannot know ; For knowledge is of things we see... | |
 | Mary Matilda Howard - 1854 - 292 страници
...CONVERSATION. — THE DOCTRINE OF THE FALL AND ITS EFFECTS. Our 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. In Memoriam. remarks furnished Helen with abundant J- material for thought,... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - 1854 - 226 страници
...NEOPLATONISM 80 LECTURE IV. THE CROSS AND THE CRESCENT 130 " OUR 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." Tennyson. PBEPAC E. I SHOULD not have presumed to choose for any lectures... | |
 | William Rathbone Greg - 1855 - 376 страници
...minds.* But are we therefore to relax in our pursuit of * "Our 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." In Memoriam. truth, or to acquiesce contentedly in error? By no means.... | |
 | 1855 - 622 страници
...his title-page in poetry ; does he object to it in prose ? " Our little systems have their day ; They have their day and cease to be ; They are but broken lights of Thee, And thou, О Lord, art more than they." God does not vary : but the medium through which each suecessive generation... | |
 | 1856 - 570 страници
...own lyre of harmonious wisdom, continue the strain for us : Our 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. Let knowledge grow from more to more, But more of reverence in us dwell;... | |
 | 1862 - 1672 страници
...Even so, Father, for so it seemeth good in thy sight.' " ' 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.' " The Truthseeker, a Review of Literature and Events relating to tlte Development of Religions Life... | |
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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. 
