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OCLC Number: 224924917
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Slavery -- United States -- Poetry.
Songs -- United States. LCCN:E
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Awake band bear beneath bless blood break breath bring brother captive cause child Christ Christian comes crown dark death deep dust earth eternal faith fall Father fear feel fetters foes follows Forgive freedom give glad glorious glory God's grace hand hate hath hear heart heaven holy hope hour human Hymn Jesus King land laws liberty light live look Lord meet mind Monthly Concert morn mountain never night o'er oppressed peace poor praise pray prayer pride proud rest rise roll round saints Saviour shame shore Sing slave Slavery smile song sons soul sound spirit stand strength strong suffering sweet tears thee thine Think thou thought throne toil triumph trust truth turn voice watch waves weep wrong yoke
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Page 80 - AWAKE, my soul! stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on : A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 2...
Page 216 - From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. 2. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Page 83 - When we asunder part. It gives us inward pain ; But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet again.
Page 53 - A noble army: men and boys, The matron and the maid ; Around the Saviour's throne rejoice, In robes of light arrayed. They climbed the steep ascent of heaven Through peril, toil, and pain : O God, to us may grace be given To follow in their train.
Page 202 - He comes the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure : And with the treasures of his grace To enrich the humble poor.
Page 94 - HAIL to the Lord's Anointed, Great David's greater Son ; Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ; He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free, To take away transgression, And rule in equity.
Page 153 - People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His Name.
Page 82 - BLEST be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love ; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne, We pour our ardent prayers ; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares.
Page 137 - E'en through the awful gloom Which hovers o'er the tomb, That light of love our guiding star shall be : Our spirits shall not dread The shadowy way to tread, Friend, Guardian, Saviour ! which doth lead to Thee.
Page 80 - And an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey ; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way.