The Christian Lady's Magazine 9
The Christian Lady's Magazine 9
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247 up to Dature's God,' and says of these various works, ' my Father made them all/ And this I would say particularly of that heart-lifting though oft-perverted science, the very idea of which calls to the mind hours of enjoyment (not, I trust, thrown away), which the knowledge and practice of music has been the means of affording, whether conveyed in the full tones of the solemn organ or in humbler instruments, where in the domestic circle it has been felt a privi- lege to join with heart and... voice in songs of praise !
Surely there are pleasures onough for the Christian without seeking those wild, time-killing, God-for- getting amusements, which seem to carry away the hearts of woridlings, because they drown the remem- brance of death and eternity !
But while we pity, and pray for, and renounce that world that ' lieth in wickedness,' let us beware tof those modes of ' throwing an hour away' which may not have occurred to some of us in their proper light.
I know an instance, which proves the possibility of busy thought so completely engrossing the mind, that for the time it not only prevents the lifting up of the heart in prayer and praise, but even paralyzes the powers of the body ; and the hands that ought to be engaged about some allotted employment either hang listlessly down, or perhaps the head rests heavily on them for a period of time, which it may be better not to define; thoughts of present difficulties, undue carefulness about worldly affairs, or airy castle- buildings respecting the future, have been in this instance confessed so to have occupied the mind capable of better things, that when at last the dreamer starts up from the reverie, a Oonsiderable portion of the time chalked out for the given employ- 248 THE HOUR THROWN AWAT.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
247 up to Dature's God,' and says of these various works, ' my Father made them all/ And this I would say particularly of that heart-lifting though oft-perverted science, the very idea of which calls to the mind hours of enjoyment (not, I trust, thrown away), which the knowledge and practice of music has been the means of affording, whether conveyed in the full tones of the solemn organ or in humbler instruments, where in the domestic circle it has been felt a privi- lege to join with heart and... voice in songs of praise !
Surely there are pleasures onough for the Christian without seeking those wild, time-killing, God-for- getting amusements, which seem to carry away the hearts of woridlings, because they drown the remem- brance of death and eternity !
But while we pity, and pray for, and renounce that world that ' lieth in wickedness,' let us beware tof those modes of ' throwing an hour away' which may not have occurred to some of us in their proper light.
I know an instance, which proves the possibility of busy thought so completely engrossing the mind, that for the time it not only prevents the lifting up of the heart in prayer and praise, but even paralyzes the powers of the body ; and the hands that ought to be engaged about some allotted employment either hang listlessly down, or perhaps the head rests heavily on them for a period of time, which it may be better not to define; thoughts of present difficulties, undue carefulness about worldly affairs, or airy castle- buildings respecting the future, have been in this instance confessed so to have occupied the mind capable of better things, that when at last the dreamer starts up from the reverie, a Oonsiderable portion of the time chalked out for the given employ- 248 THE HOUR THROWN AWAT.
What to read after The Christian Lady's Magazine 9?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Charlotte Elizabeth to read onlineMoreLess
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