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Page 4 - How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle ! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast thou been unto me : thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished !
Page 158 - woman with great earnestness says to Christ, ' Lord, help me.' The original consists of six stanzas, but two of them are usually omitted in modern Hymnals. 77. Thou art the Way ; to Thee alone From sin and death we flee ; And he who would the Father seek, Must seek Him, Lord, by Thee.
Page 110 - The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness' is exquisitely beautiful— Before Him, on the mountains, Shall peace, the herald, go ; And righteousness, in fountains, From hill to valley flow.
Page 283 - have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.' It is by the Rev. John Morrison, born 1749, and for many years minister of Canisbay, Caithness-shire, until his death in
Page 246 - 202. O holy Saviour, Friend unseen. The above is by Charlotte Elliott, the well-known hymn-writer, who died at an advanced age in 1871. (See Hymn 24.) 203. This is the day the Lord hath made, He calls the hours His own. This is Watts's metrical rendering of part of the
Page 213 - At night their short evening hymn, "Jesu, forgive us," stole through the camp.' 133. There is a fountain filled with blood Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. This
Page 203 - Praise to God, immortal praise, For the love that crowns our days ; Bounteous Source of every joy, Let Thy praise our tongues employ; All to Thee, our God, we owe, Source whence all our blessings flow.
Page 2 - Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.
Page 151 - Psalms.' 67. Praise the Lord ! ye heavens, adore Him, Praise Him, angels, in the height; Sun and moon, rejoice before Him, Praise Him, all ye stars of light. This hymn is a paraphrase of the
Page 137 - Through the day Thy love hath spared us ; Now we lay us down to rest; Through the silent watches guard us, Let no foe our peace molest! Jesus, Thou our Guardian be ! Sweet it is to trust in Thee.