 | New Church gen. confer - 1863 - 604 pągines
...title of " The Burial of the Dead," there occurs a fine composition by Henry H. Milman, 1822 : — " Brother, thou art gone before us ; and thy saintly soul is flown Where tears are wiped from every eye, and sorrow is unknown ; From the burden of the flesh, and from... | |
 | 1822 - 602 pągines
...and pleasing pieces in the volume. The worst thing in it is, the ' funeral anthem,' or rather ballad, beginning, ' Brother thou art gone before us and thy saintly soul is flown.' This poem confirms us in the suspicion that Mr. Milman's ear is defective : the rhythm is execrable,... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1822 - 612 pągines
...and pleasing pieces in the volume. The worst thing in it is, the ' funeral anthem/ or rather ballad, beginning, . ' Brother thou art gone before us and thy saintly soul is flown.' This poem confirms us in the suspicion that Mr. Milmao's etr is defective : the rhythm is execrable,... | |
 | 1822 - 880 pągines
...of the Christians, chaunted on the death of a brother who had sealed his testimony with his blood : Brother, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown Where tears are wiped from every eye, and sorrow is unknown ; From the burthen of the flesh, and from... | |
 | 1822 - 486 pągines
...needs no apology, for it is above it. Farewell. FUNERAL ANTHEM. FROM MILMAN'S ' MARTYR OF ANTIOCH.' Brother, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown Where tears are wiped from every eye, and sorrow is unknown; From the burthen of the flesh, and from... | |
 | 1822 - 714 pągines
...burialplace of the Christians. They are singing a funeral anthem for the soul of a departed brother. "Brother, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown," &c. The language is extremely affecting; but the versification is too deficient in harmony ; like "... | |
 | 1822 - 872 pągines
...Antwch -. " By the REV. HH MILNUN, AM, Prafaior of Poetry in tin Utuvertity of Oxford"— London, 1822.) BROTHER, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown Where tears arc wiped from every eye, and sorrow is unknown ; From the burthen of the flesh, and from... | |
 | Alvan Bond, Pliny Fisk - 1828 - 454 pągines
...diligence in our Master's work, and be prepared to die as our brother died. We then sung a funeral anthem: 'Brother, thou art gone before us, And thy saintly soul is flown, Where tears are wiped from every eye, And sorrow is unknown/ &c. The scene was so affecting, that we... | |
 | 1828 - 398 pągines
...celestial concert us unite, To live with him, and sing in endless morn of light! THE BURIAL ANTHEM. BROTHER, thou art gone before us, And thy saintly soul is flown Where tears are wip'd from every eye, Andsorrow is unknown. From the burthen of the flesh, And from... | |
 | 1830 - 458 pągines
...bright array. Immortal form ! to life arise, And swell the song of endless day. XIX. AT A FUNERAL. 1 BROTHER, thou art gone before us, And thy saintly soul is flown Where tears are wiped from every eye, And sorrow is unknown. From the burthen of the flesh, And from... | |
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BROTHER, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown Where tears are wiped from every eye, and sorrow is unknown ; From the burden of the flesh, and from care and fear released, Where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest. 
