Hymns for the Church of ChristFrederic Henry Hedge, Frederic Dan Huntington |
Common terms and phrases
adore angels art thou beam behold beneath bless blest bliss breast breath bright cheer Christ cloud crown darkness dear death didst divine dwell earth eternal evermore eyes faith Father Father divine fear feast of love feel flowing tears give gloom glorious glory God's gracious Hallelujah hath healing hear heart heaven heavenly holy hope hour humble souls immortal Jesus let thy life's light live Lord love divine mighty morning mortal never night o'er pain path peace perfect day pray prayer reign rest rise sacred Saviour seraphic shade shine sing sins skies song songs of praise sorrow soul Star of Bethlehem stars sweet tears tempests thee thine thou art thou hast thought thy grace thy hand thy love thy mercy thy name thy presence thy throne thy word thyself toil trod truth voice wandering weary weep wings
Popular passages
Page 138 - Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 278 - One family we dwell in Him, One Church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death : One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.
Page 462 - Thou wilt not leave us in the dust: Thou madest man, he knows not why; He thinks he was not made to die; And thou hast made him: thou art just.
Page 294 - ABIDE with me: fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide: When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Page 417 - E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. 2 Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone ; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee.
Page 219 - ROCK of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee ! Let the water and the blood, From Thy riven side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power.
Page 346 - Down the dark future, through long generations, The echoing sounds grow fainter and then cease ; And like a bell, with solemn, sweet vibrations, I hear once more the voice of Christ say, "Peace !" Peace ! and no longer from its brazen portals The blast of War's great organ shakes the skies ! But beautiful as songs of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise.
Page 506 - YE servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait, Observant of His heavenly word, And watchful at His gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame ; Gird up your loins, as in His sight, For awful is His Name.
Page 159 - Let there be light" 2 Thou, who didst come to bring, On thy redeeming wing, Healing and sight, Health to the sick in mind, Sight to the inly blind, Oh, now to all mankind
Page 192 - GO to dark Gethsemane, Ye that feel the tempter's power, Your Redeemer's conflict see, Watch with him one bitter hour ; Turn not from his griefs away, Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.