Walter Chalmers Smith Quotes

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Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might.

Walter Chalmers Smith

We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish; but naught changeth thee.

Walter Chalmers Smith

But women who have lost their Faith Are angels who have lost their wings, And always have a nasty breath Of chemistry, and horrid things That go off when a lecturer rings His bell.

Walter Chalmers Smith

Walter Chalmers Smith

Walter Chalmers Smith

Born: December 5, 1824

Died: September 19, 1908 (aged 83)

Bio: Walter Chalmers Smith was a hymnist, poet and minister of the Free Church of Scotland, chiefly remembered for his hymn "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise".

Known for:

A Heretic: And Other Poems (1891)
Borland Hall (1874)
The Poetical Works of Walter C. Smith (1902)
North Country Folk (1883)

Walter Chalmers Smith on Wikipedia

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