The Zion Songster: a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Generally Sung at Camp and Prayer Meetings, and in Revivals of ReligionM'Elrath, Bangs & Herbert, 1833 - 350 pages |
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Page 100
... mercy - seat , pray'r ; There humbly cast thyself beneath his feet , For never needy sinner perish'd there . 2 Lord , I am come ! thy promise is my plea , Without thy word , I durst not venture nigh : But thou hast call'd the burden ...
... mercy - seat , pray'r ; There humbly cast thyself beneath his feet , For never needy sinner perish'd there . 2 Lord , I am come ! thy promise is my plea , Without thy word , I durst not venture nigh : But thou hast call'd the burden ...
Page 143
... mercy seat , Where Jesus answers prayer , There humbly fall before his feet , For none can perish there . 2 Thy promise is my only plea , With this I venture nigh , Thon callest burden'd souls to thee , And such , oh Lord , am I. 3 Bow ...
... mercy seat , Where Jesus answers prayer , There humbly fall before his feet , For none can perish there . 2 Thy promise is my only plea , With this I venture nigh , Thon callest burden'd souls to thee , And such , oh Lord , am I. 3 Bow ...
Page 145
... mercy seat by prayer ; Mercy heard and set him free ; Lord , that mercy came to me . 5 Many years have pass'd since then , Many changes I have seen , Yet have been upheld till now ; Who could hold ine up but thou ? 6 Thou hast help'd in ...
... mercy seat by prayer ; Mercy heard and set him free ; Lord , that mercy came to me . 5 Many years have pass'd since then , Many changes I have seen , Yet have been upheld till now ; Who could hold ine up but thou ? 6 Thou hast help'd in ...
Page 149
... mercy seat ; Yet who that knows the worth of prayer , But wishes to be often there ? 2 Prayer makes the darkest clouds withdraw ; Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw ; Gives exercise to faith and love , Brings every blessing from above ...
... mercy seat ; Yet who that knows the worth of prayer , But wishes to be often there ? 2 Prayer makes the darkest clouds withdraw ; Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw ; Gives exercise to faith and love , Brings every blessing from above ...
Page 311
... mercy seat , And wait the shinings of his face . 4 Thou scurce of light and lise divine ! Give each a praying , waiting heart ; Let ev'ry thought , O Lord ! be thine , Bid all obtruding cares depart . 5 O give us each a sweet foretaste ...
... mercy seat , And wait the shinings of his face . 4 Thou scurce of light and lise divine ! Give each a praying , waiting heart ; Let ev'ry thought , O Lord ! be thine , Bid all obtruding cares depart . 5 O give us each a sweet foretaste ...
Common terms and phrases
angels behold blessed blest bliss blood brethren bright Calvary Canaan's Christ Christians crown darkness dear death divine doth dreadful dwell earth endless eternal ev'ry faith Farewell fear feel fill'd flame flow foes free grace friends give glorious glory God's gospel grace Hallelujah happy happy land hast hath hear heart heaven heavenly heavenly host hell holy Hosanna HYMN Immanuel Jesus Jesus's join King L HYMN Lamb Lamb of God land live Lord mercy mercy seat mountain mourning ne'er never o'er pain peace pilgrims pleasure praise pray prayer pure testimony rapture Redeemer redemption reign rejoice rise saints salvation Satan Saviour seraphs Shepherd shine shore shout sing sins skies song soon sorrow soul sound Spirit stand sweet tears tell thee thine Thơ thou art throne trembling trumpet Twas twill voice watchmen weep word ye saints Zion Zion's
Popular passages
Page 158 - How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.
Page 161 - Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above, Deeper than the depths beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death. 5 " Thou shalt see My glory soon, When the work of grace is done ; Partner of My throne shalt be ; Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou Me?
Page 310 - Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed : Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day.
Page 52 - 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 2 - I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps : and they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Page 234 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 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 336 - Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Saviour and brethren, transported to greet ; While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul.
Page 106 - It can bring with it nothing But he will bear us through : Who gives the lilies clothing Will clothe his people too : Beneath the spreading heavens No creature but is fed ; And he who feeds the ravens Will give his children bread.
Page 142 - Thou art coming to a King ; Large petitions with thee bring ; For his grace and power are such, None can ever ask too much.
Page 167 - There, like streams that feed the garden, Pleasures without end shall flow; For the Lord, your faith rewarding, All his bounty shall bestow; Still in...