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... night , And never , never cease ; Angels , and archangels , all Praise the mystic Three in One ; Sing , and stop , and gaze , and fall O'erwhelm'd before thy throne . 3 Vying with that heavenly choir , Who chant thy INTRODUCTORY . 19.
... night , And never , never cease ; Angels , and archangels , all Praise the mystic Three in One ; Sing , and stop , and gaze , and fall O'erwhelm'd before thy throne . 3 Vying with that heavenly choir , Who chant thy INTRODUCTORY . 19.
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... night ; The day obeys the sun . 4 Thy glories blaze all nature round , And strike the wond'ring sight , Through skies , and seas , and solid ground , With terror and delight . 5 Infinite strength , and equal skill , Shine through thy ...
... night ; The day obeys the sun . 4 Thy glories blaze all nature round , And strike the wond'ring sight , Through skies , and seas , and solid ground , With terror and delight . 5 Infinite strength , and equal skill , Shine through thy ...
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... night . 3 For this the earth its produce yields ; For this the waters flow ; And blooming plants adorn the fields , And trees and herbage grow . 4 Inspired with praise , may we pursue This wise and noble end , That all we think , or say ...
... night . 3 For this the earth its produce yields ; For this the waters flow ; And blooming plants adorn the fields , And trees and herbage grow . 4 Inspired with praise , may we pursue This wise and noble end , That all we think , or say ...
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... Thy presence would be there . 3 In vain may guilt attempt to fly , Conceal'd by darkest night ; One glance from thy all - piercing eye Can bring it all to light . 4 Search thou our hearts , and there destroy Each 66 THE DIVINE PERFECTIONS .
... Thy presence would be there . 3 In vain may guilt attempt to fly , Conceal'd by darkest night ; One glance from thy all - piercing eye Can bring it all to light . 4 Search thou our hearts , and there destroy Each 66 THE DIVINE PERFECTIONS .
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... night , To own your borrow'd rays . 4 Thunder and hail , and fire and storms , The troops of his command , Appear in all your dreadful forms , And speak his awful hand . 5 Shout to the Lord , ye surging seas , In your eternal roar ; Let ...
... night , To own your borrow'd rays . 4 Thunder and hail , and fire and storms , The troops of his command , Appear in all your dreadful forms , And speak his awful hand . 5 Shout to the Lord , ye surging seas , In your eternal roar ; Let ...
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adore almighty angels behold bless blest bliss breast breath Christ crown darkness death divine dwell dying earth endless eternal everlasting everlasting love evermore eyes faith Father fear feel forever give grief Hallelujah happy hast hath hear heart heaven heavenly hell Holy Ghost hope Hosanna humble impart Jehovah Jesus joyful King Lamb Lamb of God let thy lift light lines 88 live Lord love divine mighty never nigh night o'er P. M. 6 lines pain pardon peace perfect pray prayer proclaim promise ransom'd Redeemer reign rejoice rest righteousness rise sacred saints salvation Saviour seraphs shine sing sinners sins skies song sorrow soul sov'reign sweet tears thee thine thou art thou hast thy blood thy face thy glory thy grace thy gracious thy hand thy love thy mercy thy name thy power thy praise thy Spirit thy throne thy word thyself truth voice
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Page 9 - COME, let us join our cheerful songs, With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died"— they cry, "To be exalted thus :"— "Worthy the Lamb"— our lips reply,
Page 197 - Twere vain the ocean depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. 2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh: 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. 3 Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years; And all that life is love.
Page 175 - HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast ; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest.
Page 296 - LOVE divine, all love excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down, Fix in us thy humble dwelling ; All thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, thou art all compassion, — Pure unbounded love thou art ; Visit us with thy salvation ; Enter every trembling heart.
Page 675 - Travelling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For thy gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound : May thy presence With us evermore be found. 3 So, whene'er the signal's given, Us from earth to call away, Borne on angels...
Page 441 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 328 - Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice And cry,
Page 237 - Oh wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean ; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain my eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess, Against thy law, against thy grace ; Lord, should thy judgments grow severe, I am condemned, but thou art clear.
Page 617 - How are Thy servants blest, O Lord How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air.
Page 600 - Lo ! such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod ; Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God. 3 By cool Siloam's shady rill The lily must decay; The rose that blooms beneath the hill Must shortly fade away.