 | 1857 - 272 Seiten
...your heavenly Master ; to love Him, to obey Him, to resist all temptation. An old poet has said, — " Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine * ; " meaning, that however little the thing is, if we do it because it is our duty, we shall be serving... | |
 | 1858 - 158 Seiten
...Nothing can be so mean, Which with this tincture — for Thy sake — Will not grow bright and clean. 3 A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine :...room as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine. 4 This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold : For that which God doth touch and own Cannot... | |
 | Hymns - 1858 - 134 Seiten
...; Nothing can be so mean, Which with this tincture, For Thy sake, Will not grow bright and clean. 3 A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery divine...Who sweeps a room, as for Thy laws, Makes that, and th' action, fine. 4 This is the famous stone, . That turneth all to gold ; For that which God doth... | |
 | Anna Bartlett Warner - 1858 - 656 Seiten
...tincture (for thy sake) Will not grow bright and clean. A servant with this clause Makes drudgerie divine : Who sweeps a room as for thy laws, Makes that and the action fine. This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold For that which God doth touch and own Cannot for... | |
 | Anna Bartlett Warner - 1858 - 662 Seiten
...tincture (for thy sake) Will not grow bright and clean. A servant with this clause Makes drudgerie divine : Who sweeps a room as for thy laws, Makes that and the action fine. This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold For that which God doth touch and own Cannot for... | |
 | D. Richmond - 1858 - 428 Seiten
...said her prayers with a thankful heart, and was soon, like the others, fast asleep. CHAPTEE VII. " Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." — G. HEBBEBT. " WHY, Euth, you're not going to get up now," yawned Jessy, the next morning. " It... | |
 | 1860 - 452 Seiten
...It is the loftiest spirit that will best " on itself the lowliest duties lay." Herbert says : — " A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine ; Who sweeps a room, as for God's laws, Makes that and the action fine ;" and so work of all kinds will be better done when its... | |
 | D. Richmond - 1858 - 406 Seiten
...said her prayers with a thankful heart, and was soon, like the others, fast asleep. CHAPTEE VII. " Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." — G. HERBERT. " "WHY, Euth, you're not going to get up now," yawned Jessy, the next morning. " It... | |
 | Golden year - 1859 - 254 Seiten
...poet, which relates to this. George Herbert, speaking of doing things for Christ's sake, says : — ' A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine :...as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine.' " " Even sweeping a room ! " exclaimed Gertrude ; " such a small, mean work ! I will try to go on,... | |
 | Leonora G. BELL - 1859 - 186 Seiten
...Nothing can be so mean, Which, with this tincture, FOB THY SAKE, Will not grow bright and clean. " A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery divine...as for Thy laws, Makes that, and the action, fine." And so even the youngest girl, if she acts on this principle of making the service of God her aim,... | |
| |
A servant with this clause makes drudgery divine; who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, makes that and the action fine. 
