 Amidst the storm they sang, And the stars heard, and the sea ; And the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang To the anthem of the free ! The ocean eagle soared From his nest by the white wave's foam, And the rocking pines of the forest roared, — This...  Songs for the Little Ones at Home - 270 psl.autoriai: Mary O. Ward - 1852 - 288 psl.Visos knygos peržiūra - Apie šią knygą
 | Peter Freeland Aiken - 1842 - 208 psl.
...homes, and with their families they sought independence in the savage deserts of North America. Wliat sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine— The wealth of seas—the spoils of war ? They sought a faith's pure shrine.* The Rev. Cotton Mather, an evangelical... | |
 | 1843 - 184 psl.
...sang, And the stars heard and the sea ! And the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang To the voices of the free ! The ocean eagle soared From his nest by...white wave's foam, And the rocking pines of the forest Wared ; This was their welcome home. There were men with hoary hair Amid that pilgrim band ; — Why... | |
 | 1843 - 368 psl.
...Lit by her deep love's truth ; There was manhood's brow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth: What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war 1 — They sought a faith's pure shrine ! Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod !... | |
 | Church of the Disciples (Boston, Mass.) - 1844 - 602 psl.
...the white wave's foam, And the rocking pines of the forest roared — This was their welcome home ! 7 What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the...spoils of war ? — They sought a faith's pure shrine ! 8 Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstained what there they... | |
 | James Freeman Clarke - 1844 - 576 psl.
...the sea ! And the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang To the anthem of the free. 6 The ocean-eagle soared From his nest by the white wave's foam, And...the forest roared — This was their welcome home ! 7 What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war?... | |
 | Church of the Disciples (Boston, Mass.) - 1844 - 582 psl.
...the sea ! And the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang To the anthem of the free. 6 The ocean-eagle soared From his nest by the white wave's foam, And...the forest roared — This was their welcome home ! 7 What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war?... | |
 | 1845 - 632 psl.
...may we say in the language of the poetess : — Xo. What sought they thus afar ! Bright jewels — bright jewels of the mine — The wealth of seas —...spoils of war ?' ' They sought a faith's pure shrine I ' And, by the blessing of God, they built that shrine — they watched over and kept it by night... | |
 | The Bible Christian VOLUME VI.-Third Series - 1844 - 448 psl.
...company may be applied the stirring stanza— " What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the main ? The wealth of seas? the spoils of war? They sought a faith's pure shrine! Aye—call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod; They have left unstained what there they... | |
 | Cheshire Pastoral Association (Cheshire, Conn.) - 1845 - 498 psl.
...sang, And the stars heard, and the sea ! And the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang To the anthem of the free. The ocean eagle soared From his nest by...the forest roared, — This was their welcome home ! 4 What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine'! The wealth of seas, the spoils of war ?... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 390 psl.
...by her deep love's truth; There was manhood's brow, serenely high, And the fiery heart— of youth. What — sought they — thus, afar? Bright jewels—...war ? They sought — a faith's pure shrine! Aye, c»ll it holy ground. The roil— where first they irod' [found— They have left, untwined— what... | |
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