| John Albin - 1806 - 126 pages
...thy glorious flight, And trace thy journey to the realms of day. ON MR. BERRY. It must be so—our father Adam's fall And disobedience brought this lot on all* All die in him—but hopeless should we be, Blest Revelation ! were it not for thee. Hail, glorious Gospel, heavenly... | |
| Christian life - 1862 - 346 pages
...obliterated altogether. The verses on the tomb-stones from which " Little Jane " took the lesson : — " It must be so : our father Adam's fall And disobedience brought this lot on all : All die in him ; but hopeless should we be, Bless'd revelation, were it not for thee. " Hail, glorious gospel, heavenly... | |
| 1824 - 588 pages
...We meet old age without dismay, And death is sweet at last. EPITAPH ON MRS. B. IT must be so,—our father Adam's fall, And disobedience, brought this lot on all. All die in him.—But hopeless should we be, Blest Revelation! were it not for thee. Hail, glorious Gospel! heavenly... | |
| John Albin - Isle of Wight (England) - 1831 - 128 pages
...following specimens do great credit to their author, the late Mr. Gill, curate of Nawchurh. ON MR. BERRY. It must be so : — our father Adam's fall And disobedience, brought this lot on all. All die in him : — but hopeless should we be, Blest Revelation ! were it not for thee. Hail, glorious Gospel, heavenly... | |
| Thomas Brettell - 1840 - 264 pages
...The epitaph on Mr. John Berry, whose grave lies near that of his wife, is also deserving notice : — It must be so — our father Adam's fall And disobedience, brought this lot on all. All die in him, and hopeless should we be, Blest Revelation, were it not for thee ! Hail, glorious Gospel ! heavenly light,... | |
| John Alonzo Clark - Europe - 1840 - 588 pages
...hardly legible, so completely covered was it with moss. I, however, was able to decipher the lines. " It must be so — our father Adam's fall And disobedience, brought this lot on alL All die in him — but hopeless should we be, Blest Revelation ! were it not for thee. Hail, glorious Gospel : heavenly... | |
| John Alonzo Clark - Europe - 1840 - 476 pages
...hardly legible, so completely covered was it with moss. I, however, was able to decipher the lines. " It must be so — our father Adam's fall And disobedience, brought this lot on all. All die in him — but hopeless should we be, Blest Revelation i were it not for thee. Hail, glorious Gospel : heavenly... | |
| Legh Richmond - Christian life - 1841 - 250 pages
...which she voluntarily learned and spoke of with pleasure, is this : EPITAPH, ON THE STONE ADJOINING. It must be so — Our father Adam's fall, And disobedience, brought this lot on all. All die in him— But hopeless should we be, Blest Revelation ! were it not for thee. I afterward discovered that the... | |
| Thomas Brettell - Isle of Wight (England) - 1844 - 220 pages
...The epitaph on Mr. John Berry, whose grave lies near that of his wife, is also deserving notice : — It must be so — our father Adam's fall And disobedience, brought this lot on all. All die in him, and hopeless should we be, Blest Revelation, were it not for thee ! Hail, glorious Gospel ! heavenly light,... | |
| American Tract Society - American literature - 1850 - 518 pages
...which she voluntarily learned and spoke of with pleasure, is this : EPITAPH ON THE STONE ADJOINING. It must be so — our father Adam's fall And disobedience, brought this lot on all. All die in him — but hopeless should we be, Blest Revelation, were it not for thee. Hail, glorious Gospel ! heavenly... | |
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