| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| Sarah Flower Adams. (18051848) |
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| 1 | Nearer, my God, to Thee! Nearer to Thee! Een though it be a cross That raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee! Nearer to Thee! |
| Nearer, my God, to Thee. |
| 2 | He sendeth sun, he sendeth shower, Alike theyre needful to the flower; And joys and tears alike are sent To give the soul fit nourishment. As comes to me or cloud or sun, Father! thy will, not mine, be done. |
| He sendeth Sun, he sendeth Shower. |
| 3 | Once have a priest for enemy, good bye To peace. |
| Vivia Perpetua. Act iii. Sc. ii. |
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