HEARING.
Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place; and when thou hearest, forgive.—I. Kings, viii. 30.
They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.—Psalm lviii. 4, 5.
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear?—Psalm xciv. 9.
Incline thine ear unto wisdom.—Proverbs, ii. 2.
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.—Proverbs, xv. 31.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.—Proverbs, xx. 12.
Take heed what ye hear.—Mark, iv. 24.
Take heed therefore how ye hear.—Luke, viii. 18.
This is the slowest, yet the daintiest sense;
For even the ears of such as have no skill,
Perceive a discord, and conceive offence;
And knowing not what’s good, yet find the ill.
And though this sense first gentle music sound,
Her proper object is the speech of men;
But that speech, chiefly, which God’s heralds sound,
When their tongues utter what His spirit did pen.
Sir John Davies.
As Thou hast touched our ears, and taught
Our tongues to speak Thy praises plain,
Quell Thou each thankless, godless thought
That would make fast our bonds again.
From worldly strife, from mirth unblest,
Drowning Thy music in the breast,
From foul reproach, from thrilling fears,
Preserve, good Lord, Thy servants’ ears.
From idle words that restless throng,
And haunt our hearts when we would pray,
From pride’s false chime, and jarring wrong,
Seal Thou my lips, and guard the way:
For thou hast sworn that every ear
Willing, or loath, Thy trump shall hear,
And every tongue unchained be,
To own no hope, O God, but Thee.
Keble.