 | 1875 - 676 pages
...many years in Grasmere Church : — " HYMN FOR THE RUSII-ÜKAUKKS. Our fathers to the house of Qod, As yet a building rude, Bore offerings from the flowery...and heaven. Sing we the good Creator's praise, Who gives us aun atid showers • To cheer our hearts with fruitful days, And deck our world with flowers.... | |
 | 1892 - 688 pages
...: — Our fathers to the house of Qod, As yet a building rude, Bore offerings from the flowery cod, And fragrant rushes strew'd. May we, their children,...still, together met, The Lord of earth and heaven. It was the custom in old days in different parte of England for the primitive little churches of our... | |
 | Mary S. Claude - 1856 - 132 pages
...! " HYMN FOR THE AMBLESIDE RUSHBEAKERS. BY THE LATE EEV. OWEN LLOYD, INCUMBENT OF LANGDALE CHAPEL. OUR fathers to the house of God, As yet a building...together met, The Lord of Earth and Heaven. Sing we the great Creator's praise, Who sends us sun and showers, To cheer our hearts with fruitful days, And deck... | |
 | Francis Kilvert - 1866 - 254 pages
...example of the gentlest piety, — and to die." May we their children ne'er forget The pious lessons given, But honour still, together met, The LORD of...heaven. Sing we the good CREATOR'S praise, Who sends us sun and showers To cheer our hearts with fruitful days And deck our world with flowers. These, of... | |
 | 1883 - 638 pages
...(ngritat rashes strewed. If » we their cbi'dn n ne'er forget The plou* IOBSOQ given, But honour Mill together met The Lord of earth and heaven. Sing we the good Creator's praise. Who give UH SDH and nhowen. To cheer oar h arts wi-hfrni'fnl dars, And deck our world withlawan. Tries*... | |
 | Alfred Burton - 1891 - 236 pages
...well as the reason for the commemoration of the custom which is being celebrated, is worth quoting : ' Our fathers to the house of God, As yet a building...offerings from the flowery sod, And fragrant rushes strewed. May we, their children, ne'er forget The pious lesson given, But honour still, together met,... | |
 | 1896 - 728 pages
...tunes. Here are the first verses of the rush bearers' hymn, perhaps the more interesting of the two— 'Our fathers to the House of God, As yet a building...offerings from the flowery sod, And fragrant rushes strewed. May we their children ne'er forget The pious lesson given, But honour still, together met,... | |
 | Peter Hampson Ditchfield - 1896 - 388 pages
...great distinguishing merit, and two verses of the former may suffice : — The Rush-bearers' Hymn. Our fathers to the House of God, As yet a building...offerings from the flowery sod, And fragrant rushes strewed. May we, their children, ne'er forget The pious lesson given, But honour still, together met,... | |
 | 1897 - 1030 pages
...have no great distinguishing merit, and two verses of the former may suffice : The Rush-Bearers' Hymn. Our fathers to the House of God, As yet a building...offerings from the flowery sod, And fragrant rushes strewed. May we, their children, ne'er forget Thu pious lesson given, But honor still, together mot,... | |
 | Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley - 1899 - 236 pages
...following the Rushbearing, and always to the tune of the Old Hundred. Hannah, will you seek up a copy ? " " Our fathers to the House of God, As yet a building...offerings from the flowery sod And fragrant rushes strewed. "May we, their children, ne'er forget The pious lesson given, But honour still, together met,... | |
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Our fathers to the house of God, As yet a building rude, Bore offerings from the flowery sod, And fragrant rushes strew'd. May we, their children, ne'er forget The pious lesson given, But honour still, together met, The Lord of earth and heaven. 
