 T is not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay; 'T is by our follies that so long We hold the earth from heaven away.  Poems - Page 63by Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1927 - 490 pages
...merciful to me, a fool! " 'Tis not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay; Tis by our follies that so long We hold the earth from heaven away. Go crushing blossoms without end; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings... | |
 | City University of New York. City College - 1928 - 138 pages
...we are fortunate. I am reminded of Professor Sill's little poem, The Fool's Prayer, where he said: "These clumsy feet still in the mire Go crushing blossoms...without end. These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Within the heartstrings of a friend. The ill-timed truth we might have kept, Who knows how sharp it... | |
 | 1913 - 710 pages
...merciful to me, a fool! " 'Tis not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, О Lord, we stay; 'Tis by our follies that so long We hold the earth from...mire, Go crushing blossoms without end; These hard, well meaning hands we thrust Among the heart strings of a friend. "The ill-timed truth we might have... | |
 | 1902 - 880 pages
...most perplexing element in life : — " 'T is not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, О Lord, we stay ; 'T is by our follies that so long...hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend." These are the deeper notes of Sill's message, and to some measure color all his work. Yet they do not... | |
 | 1902 - 1024 pages
...the most perplexing element in life : — " T is not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, 0 Lord, we stay ; T is by our follies that so long We...heaven away. " These clumsy feet still in the mire, Qo crushing blossoms without end ; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1995 - 212 pages
...merciful to me, a fool! " Tis not hy guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay; Tis hy our follies that so long We hold the earth from heaven..."These clumsy feet, still in the mire, Go crushing hlossoms without end; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend.... | |
 | Stephen W. Hines - 2013 - 344 pages
...and that I must have hurt her. Again and from the bottom of my heart, I prayed 'The Fool's Prayer," These clumsy feet, still in the mire, Go crushing...hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend. 0 Lord, be merciful to me, a fool. As we grow old enough to have a proper perspective, we see such... | |
 | 1907 - 732 pages
...the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay ; 'Tis by our follies that so long We hold^the earth from heaven away. " These clumsy feet, still...hands we thrust Among the heart-strings of a friend. "JThe ill-timed truth we might have kept — Who knows how sharp it pierced and stung I The word we... | |
 | Ellen G. White
...themselves, and God declares that this sentence is just. He accepts their own verdict against themselves. "These clumsy feet, still in the mire, Go crushing...hands we thrust Among the heartstrings of a friend." {125} NOT JUDGING, BUT DOING "WHY BEHOLDEST THOU THE MOTE THAT IS IN THY BROTHER'S EYE?" MATTHEW 7:3.... | |
 | 1901 - 472 pages
...sport to the King : " 'Tis not by guilt the onward sweep Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay; 'Tis by our follies that so long We hold the earth from heaven away. The ill-timed truth we might have kept — Who knows how sharp it pierced and stung? — The word we... | |
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