The American Song Book: A Collection of Songs and Hymns for Use in Schools and HomesContains typical songs of countries that have contributed generously to our population as well as college, devotional, patriotic and fraternity songs. |
Common terms and phrases
Alfred Tennyson Anacreon in Heaven back to Dix banner battle cry bells Blar Blow boom brave bright chang-ing CHORUS Cole Porter cres dear Dix-ie Dixie earth Eli Yale ev'ry faith fathers fight glad glory gold Hark hath hear heart Heaven hills Hymn Johannes Brahms John John Church Company Katharine Lee Bates King lads land life's light look Lord LOWELL MASON morn ne'er night o'er peace permission pow'r praise prayer rall Reinald Werrenrath ring ROBERT STANLEY WEIR Samuel Longfellow shine Shouting sing Sleep sons soul stand on guard star sweet sword tempo thee There's Thine Thou thro Thy name tion truth vard vine ward
Popular passages
Page 156 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near.
Page 159 - I'd be Nearer my God to Thee, Nearer to Thee. 3 There let the way appear Steps unto heaven; All that Thou sendest me, In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee.
Page 218 - If, drunk with sight of power, we loose Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe, Such boasting as the Gentiles use Or lesser breeds without the law, Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget.
Page 156 - O thou by whom we come to God, The life, the truth, the way; The path of prayer Thyself hast trod: Lord teach us how to pray
Page 167 - Other refuge have I none; Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah, leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me. All my trust on Thee is stayed, All my help from Thee I bring; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of Thy wing.
Page 148 - Thou seemest human and divine, The highest, holiest manhood, Thou: Our wills are ours, we know not how; Our wills are ours, to make them Thine.
Page 147 - Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills...
Page 156 - 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 157 - The healing of His seamless dress Is by our beds of pain; We touch Him in life's throng and press, And we are whole again.
Page 152 - Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing, The voice of Jesus sounds o'er land and sea ; And laden souls, by thousands meekly stealing, Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps to Thee.