A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship |
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Almighty beams blessed blest bliss breast breath bright C. M.
J. C. WALLACE C. M.
J. R. WREFORD cheer Christ christian Christian Register clouds dark dead death divine dust dwell E'en earth earthly eternal faith Father Father divine fear feel flower friends gloom glorious glory God's gospel grace grave grief Hallelujah happy hast hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy hope hour humble hymn immortal Jesus life's light live Lord meet mind mortal mourn ne'er night nobler o'er P. M.
W. GASKELL P. M. BOWRING pain path peace pleasures praise pray prayer reign repentant songs rest round sacred Saviour scene seek shine sigh skies sleep smile song sorrow soul strong to save sweet tears tempests thee There's thine thou art thought thy love thy mercy thy name thy throne toil tomb tread trod trust truth voice weary weep worship
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Page 105 - COME, said Jesus' sacred voice, Come, and make my paths your choice, I will guide you to your home ; Weary pilgrim, hither come...
Page 51 - HAIL to the Sabbath day ! The day divinely given, When men to God their homage pay, And earth draws near to heaven. 2 Lord, in this sacred hour, Within thy courts we bend, And bless thy love, and own thy power, Our Father and our Friend. 3 But thou art not alone In courts by mortals trod ; Nor only is the day thine own When man draws near to God. 4 Thy temple is the arch Of yon unmeasured sky ; Thy Sabbath, the stupendous march Of grand eternity. 5 Lord, may that holier day Dawn on thy servants'...
Page 238 - THOU, whose own vast temple stands, Built over earth and sea, Accept the walls that human hands Have raised to worship thee. 2 Lord, from thine inmost glory send, Within these courts to bide, The peace that dwelleth, without end, Serenely by thy side. 3 May erring minds that worship here Be taught the better way, And they who mourn, and they who fear...
Page 164 - See where rebellious passions rage, And fierce desires and lusts engage ; The meanest foe of all the train Has thousands and ten thousands slain. 4 Thou tread'st upon enchanted ground ; Perils and snares beset thee round ; Beware of all ; guard every part ; But most, the traitor in thy heart.
Page 51 - What rites, what honors shall he pay ? How spread his Sovereign's praise abroad ? 2 From marble domes, and gilded spires, Shall curling clouds of incense rise ? And gems, and gold, and garlands deck The costly pomp of sacrifice...
Page 138 - The winds breathe low; the withering leaf Scarce whispers from the tree : So gently flows the parting breath When good men cease to be.
Page 46 - From every place below the skies, The grateful song, the fervent prayer — The incense of the heart — may rise To heaven, and find acceptance there.
Page 332 - ... shall meet, Shall meet to part no more ; And with celestial welcome greet, On an immortal shore. 2...
Page 315 - So fades a summer cloud away; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore.
Page 39 - Then breathest, o'er the naked scene, Spring gales, and life, and tender green. 4 Yet deem we not that thus alone • Thy mercy and thy love are shown ; For we have learned, with higher praise, And holier names, to speak thy ways.