Reginald Heber famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid. Star of the east the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
-- Reginald Heber

#Morning #Stars #Son
Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil.
-- Reginald Heber

#Laughter #Spring #Flower
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
-- Reginald Heber

#God #Song #Morning
We have a friend and protector, from whom, if we do not ourselves depart from Him, nor power nor spirit can separate us. In His strength let us proceed on our journey, through the storms, and troubles, and dangers of the world. However they may rage and swell, though the mountains shake at the tempests, our rock will not be moved: we have one friend who will never forsake us; one refuge, where we may rest in peace and stand in our lot at the end of the days. That same is He who liveth, and was dead; who is alive forevermore; and hath the keys of hell and of death.
-- Reginald Heber

#God #Rest In Peace #Journey
The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.
-- Reginald Heber

#Woods #Bows #Stones
Death rides on every passing breeze, He lurks in every flower.
-- Reginald Heber

#Death #Flower #Passing
When the veil of death has been drawn between us and the objects of our regard, how quick-sighted do we become to their merits, and how bitterly do we remember words, or even looks, of unkindness which may have escaped in our intercourse with them.
-- Reginald Heber

#Death #Looks #Veils
From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
-- Reginald Heber

#Land #Rivers #Errors
With drooping bells of clearest blue Thou didst attract my childish view, Almost resembling The azure butterflies that flew Where on the heath thy blossoms grew So lightly trembling.
-- Reginald Heber

#Butterfly #Views #Blue
Bread of the world, in mercy broken, Wine of the soul, in mercy shed, By whom the words of life were spoken, And in whose death our sins are dead: Look on the heart by sorrow broken, Look on the tears by sinners shed; And be Thy feast to us the token That by Thy grace our souls are fed.
-- Reginald Heber

#Heart #Wine #Broken
The birds that wake the morning, and those that love the shade; The winds that sweep the mountain or lull the drowsy glade; The Sun that from his amber bower rejoiceth on his way, The Moon and Stars, their Master's name in silent pomp display.
-- Reginald Heber

#Morning #Nature #Stars
What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile: In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.
-- Reginald Heber

#Kindness #Men #Blow
Thus heavenly hope is all serene,But earthly hope, how bright soe'er,Still fluctuates o'er this changing scene,As false and fleeting as 't is fair.
-- Reginald Heber

#Fleeting #Scene #Serene
Eternity has no gray hairs. The flowers fade, the heart withers, people grow old and die, the world lies down in the sepulchre of ages, but time writes no wrinkles on the brow of eternity.
-- Reginald Heber

#Lying #Flower #Writing
The Son of God goes forth to war,A kingly crown to gain;His blood red banner streams afar:Who follows in His train?Who best can drink his cup of woe,Triumphant over pain,Who patient bears his cross below,He follows in His train.
-- Reginald Heber

#Pain #War #Son
No hammers fell, no ponderous axes rung,Like some tall palm the mystic fabric sprung.Majestic silence.
-- Reginald Heber

#Axes #Silence #Hammers
We deny our Lord whenever, like Demas, we through love of this present world forsake the course of duty which Christ has plainly pointed out to us.
-- Reginald Heber

#World #Christ #Lord
By cool Siloam's shady rill How sweet the lily grows!
-- Reginald Heber

#Sweet #Lilies #Shady
Remember that every guilty compliance with the humors of the world , every sinful indulgence of our own passions , is laying up cares and fears for the hour of darkness , and that the remembrance of ill-spent time will strew our sick bed with thorns and rack our sinking spirits with despair .
-- Reginald Heber

#Passion #Sick #Remembrance
The flowers of Spring may wither, the hope of Summer fade, The Autumn droop in Winter, the birds forsake the shade; The winds be lull'dâ€”the Sun and Moon forget their old decree, But we in Nature's latest hour, O Lord! will cling to Thee.
-- Reginald Heber

#Summer #Spring #Flower
When Spring unlocks the flowers To paint the laughing soil; When summer's balmy breezes Refresh the mower's toil; When winter holds in frosty chains The fallow and the flood; In God the earth rejoices still, And owns her Maker good.
-- Reginald Heber

#Summer #Spring #Flower
Then on! then on! where duty leads,My course be onward still.
-- Reginald Heber

#Duty #Stills

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