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" Do something — do it soon — with all thy might ; An angel's wing would droop if long at rest, And God himself, inactive, were no longer blessed. "
The daughter at school - Page 44
by John Todd - 1853
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Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle, Volume 29

Missions - 1851 - 772 pages
...respect to this great and glorious work, that we must not only do something, but must do it with all our might. " An angel's wing would droop if long at rest. And God Himself, inactive, be no longer blest." I muit now call upon our friend, Dr. Tidman, to read the Report ; — earnestly...
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The Friendly Visitor, Volume 19

William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1837 - 668 pages
...comfort, and bliss to the wretched, is God-like. Then, " Be thy thoughts to work divine address'd ; Do something — do it soon — with all thy might:...And God himself, inactive, were no longer blest." To seek, therefore, the highest welfare of immortal souls, by leading them to forsake the ways of sin...
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The Quarterly Christian Spectator

Theology - 1829 - 742 pages
...night When death is waiting for thy numbered hours To take, take their swift and everlasting flight ; Wake ere the earth-born charm unnerve thee quite,...something — do it soon — with all thy might ; An angtl's wing would droop if long at rat, And Gud himself inactive were no longer blest. Some high or...
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The American National Preacher, Volumes 23-26

Religion - 1849 - 1188 pages
...lit, If not protected, pruned, and fed with care, Soon dies or runs to waste with fitful glare. Then be thy thoughts to work divine addressed Do something—...And God himself, inactive, were no longer blest." Labor gives a zest to all our enjoyments. It makes the plainest food savory, gives buoyancy to our...
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Studies in Poetry and Prose: Consisting of Selections Principally from ...

A. B. Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 496 pages
...the night When death is waiting for thy numbered hours, To take their swift and everlasting flight; Wake, ere the earth-born charm unnerve thee quite, And be thy thoughts to work divine addressed; Do something—do it soon—with all thy might; An angel's wing would droop if long at rest, And God himself,...
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The American Common-place Book of Poetry, with Occasional Notes

American poetry - 1839 - 430 pages
...the night When death is waiting for thy numbered hours To take their swift and everlasting flight; Wake, ere the earth-born charm unnerve thee quite , And be thy thoughts to work divine addressed; Do something—do it soon—with all thy might; An angel's wing would droop if long at rest, And God himself,...
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Selections from the American Poets, Issue 111

William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1840 - 328 pages
...ambient Wake thou that sleepest in enchanted bowers. Lest these lost years should haunt thee on the night Wake ere the earthborn charm unnerve thee quite, And be thy thoughts to work divine address'd ; Do something— do it soon — with all thy might ; An angel's wing would droop if long...
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The General Baptist repository, and Missionary observer [afterw ..., Volume 15

1853 - 1048 pages
...united. "Wake, And be your thoughts to work divine add reu'd; Do something— do It won— with all your might; An angel's wing would droop. If long at rest....And God himself, inactive, we're no longer blest. ANNIVERSARIES OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. The thirty. ninth anniversary...
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The Pleasant Way

Christian life - 1841 - 188 pages
...ministering spirits," to watch over the good man's path,' and at last to bear his spirit up to heaven ; for " An angel's wing would droop, if long at rest, And God himself, inactive, were no longer blest" Benevolence is also sometimes found in man, even to an eminent degree, though we are naturally much...
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The Journal of Civilization: Established for the Promotion of Civilization ...

Civilization - 1851 - 428 pages
...the night When death is waiting for thy number'd hours, To take their swift and everlasting flight ; Wake, ere the earth-born charm unnerve thee quite, And be thy thoughts to work divine address'd ; Do something — do it soon — with all thy might ; An angel's wing would droop if long...
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