...congregations wide, Devotion's every grace, except the heart ! The Power, incens'd, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole ;...; And in His Book of Life the inmates poor enrol." (iii) It may be said quite truthfully that the existence and function of the Church are necessary,...

...congregations wide, Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart! The Pow'r, incensed, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole; But haply, in some cottage far apart, May hear, well-pleased, the language of the soul; And in his book of life the inmates poor enroll. Then the pride...

...pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole; 150 But haply, in some cottage far apart, May hear, well-pleased, gates of Joy, Of Horror that, z ŀ 0 / enroll. Then homeward all take off their sev'ral way; The youngling cottagers retire to rest: 155 The...

...congregations wide Devotion's ev'ry grace except the heart ! The Power, incens'd, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole; But haply, in some cottage far apart, May hear, well-pleas'd, the language of the soul, And in His Book of Life the inmates poor enroll. Then homeward...

...congregations wide Devotion's every grace, except the heart! The Power, incensed, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole;...the soul; And in his book of life the inmates poor enroll. Then homeward all take off their several way; The youngling cottagers retire to rest; The parent...

...many a land. . . Compared with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method and of art The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole ; But haply,...And in His Book of Life, the inmates poor enrol." Luther's prophetic mind saw the Scriptures pervading every living language and tongue, a process going...

...congregations wide Devotion's every grace, except the heart! The power, incensed, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole;...soul; And in His Book of Life the inmates poor enrol. The real religion of Scotland was nourished at its deepest level in the home. The family would quietly...

...congregations wide "Devotion's every grace — except the heart. "The pow'r incens 'd the pageant will desert, "The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole;..."But haply in some cottage far apart, "May hear well pleas'd the language of the soul, "And in his book of life the inmates poor inroll."121 "Curiosity...

...pompous strain, the sacredotal stole; But haply, in some Cottage far apart, May hear, well pleas'd, the language of the Soul; And in His Book of Life the Inmates poor enroll. To Burns' Victorian interpreters, the "sanctimonious sensuality" of the festal communions paled...