Protestant BalladsWhittaker, 1852 - 156 pages |
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Albion's armour Babylon Ballads Bartholomew's day Bill of Twenty-nine Bishop band blood bosom Boyne brave BRITAIN'S BIBLE Britons Church crown Curse ye Meroz dare days of old deeds Derry-go-bragh doom echoes England's Erin's faggot faith fame fathers fight flame folly give glorious Reformation glory grace Gunpowder Plot Harlot harp hasting the day hearts heaven holy Homeward honour horse-leech Hugh Latimer Jehovah Jesuit Jesus Lamb Latimer Lord Lord's side lyre martyrs of old Mary's days Maynooth men of Mary's mighty Monarch nation never numbers o'er oblation old Erin Pope Popish praise prayer proclaim Protestant spirit Protestant's Queen red steel rejoice Ridley Rome Romish Rouse ROWLAND TAYLOR saints shame shew sing slain song sons soul stormy tempests blow story sword tell thee There's throne Truth Twas tyrant Usurper valiant voice wake warriors watchmen waves wielded Word wrath yore
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Page 22 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak She quells the floods below, — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy tempests blow — When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow. The meteor flag of England Shall yet terrific burn ; Till danger's troubled night depart, And the star of peace return.
Page 91 - Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
Page 67 - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Page 18 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 105 - And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
Page 23 - Our song and feast shall flow To the fame of your name, When the storm has ceased to blow ; When the fiery fight is heard no more, And the storm has ceased to blow.
Page 23 - ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption, who made there (by his one oblation of himself once offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world...
Page 121 - Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2.
Page 21 - The spirits of your fathers Shall start from every wave !— For the deck it was their field of fame, And ocean was their grave : Where Blake and mighty Nelson fell. Your manly hearts shall glow, As ye sweep through the deep, While the stormy tempests blow ; While the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy tempests blow.