| Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends (1853-1940) - 1891 - 900 páginas
...1903. The meeting opened with singing parts of 'Whittier's Centennial Hymn adapted for the occasion : Our fathers' God, from out whose hand The centuries...the opening one. Here, where of old, by Thy design, Our fathers spoke that word of Thine Whose echo is the glad refrain Of rended bolt and falling chain,... | |
| 1885 - 994 páginas
...else would venture where the priest of song alone should go. The composition begins imposingly : " Our fathers' God ! from out whose hand The centuries fall like grains of sand"; and it is difficult to see how a poem for sacred music, or for such an occasion, could be more adequately... | |
| Stephen Bromley McCracken - 1876 - 714 páginas
...we ascribe the glory and praise, now and forever. Amen. CENTENNIAL HYMN, BY JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. Our fathers' God! from out whose hand The centuries...that word of Thine Whose echo is the glad refrain Of rendecl bolt and falling chain, To grace our festal time, from all The zones of earth, our guests we... | |
| Newton (Mass.) - 1876 - 208 páginas
...Hyde had concluded his address, the choir sang two verses of Whittier's " Centennial Hymn : " — " Our fathers' God ! from out whose hand The centuries...the era done, And trust thee for the opening one. Oh ! make thou us, through centuries long, In peace secure, and justice strong; Around the gift of... | |
| 1876 - 1000 páginas
...sung to music composed by John K. Painu, of Massachusetts, at the opening exercises.] OOR father's God ! from out whose hand The centuries fall like...land and Thee, To thank Thee for the era done, And truet Thee for the opening one. Here where of old, by Thy design, The fathers spake that word of Thine... | |
| 1876 - 72 páginas
...the Thanksgiving prayer of our poet — '•' God of our Fathers, from whose hand The centuries drop, like grains of sand, We meet to-day ; united, Free...the era done, And trust Thee for the opening one. " Oh, make Thou us, through centuries long In Peace secure, in Justice strong ; Around our gift of... | |
| James Madison Watson - 1876 - 346 páginas
...1»4. CEJVTENJVML HYMN. for the opening of the International Exhibition, Philadelphia, May 10, 1876. O1 The Centuries fall like grains of sand, We meet to-day,...our land and Thee, To thank Thee for the era done, \n And trust Thee for the opening one. 2. Here, whe're of old, by Thy design, The fathers spake that... | |
| James Madison Watson - 1876 - 348 páginas
...Philadelphia, Alay 10, 1876. kUR fathers' G6d ! from out whose hand The Centuries fall like grains of sand, AVe meet to-day, united, free, And loyal to our land and...the era done, And trust Thee for the opening one. 2. Here, whSre of old, by Thy design, The fathers spake that word of Thine Whose echo is the glad refrain... | |
| a. carrington - 1876 - 852 páginas
...so often," was the quiet reply. POETRY. CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION HYMN. ВТ JOHN OREENLEAF WHITTIER. " Our Fathers' God. from out whose hand The centuries...like grains of sand, We meet to-day, united, free, Ami loyal to our land and thee. To thank tlu'u for the era done. And trust thee for the opening one.... | |
| 1876 - 216 páginas
...one by one, Take them, let the chain be broken Ere the pilgrimage be done. CENTENNIAL HYMN. WHITTIEB. Our fathers' God, from out whose hand The centuries...like grains of sand, We meet to-day, united, free, AtXiJ loyal to our land and Thee, To thank Thee for the era done, And trust Thee for the opening one.... | |
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