Hymns for Social Worship: Selected from Watts, Doddridge, Newton, Cowper, Steele, and OthersAmerican Tract Society, 1840 - 468 pages |
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... means of spiritual refreshment to his people , and of awakening in thousands , now far from him , songs of Redeeming mercy that shall never end . 1. The Scriptures 2. God • 3. Christ 4. Holy The following selection was occasioned by a ...
... means of spiritual refreshment to his people , and of awakening in thousands , now far from him , songs of Redeeming mercy that shall never end . 1. The Scriptures 2. God • 3. Christ 4. Holy The following selection was occasioned by a ...
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... never cloys : On a dying Christ I feed , He is meat and drink indeed ! Newton . 4. The Bible precious . C. M. 1 How precious is the book divine , By inspiration given ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine , To guide our souls to heaven ...
... never cloys : On a dying Christ I feed , He is meat and drink indeed ! Newton . 4. The Bible precious . C. M. 1 How precious is the book divine , By inspiration given ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine , To guide our souls to heaven ...
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... never set . 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine , For such a bright display , As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day . 5 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of Him I love , Till glory breaks upon my view , In ...
... never set . 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine , For such a bright display , As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day . 5 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of Him I love , Till glory breaks upon my view , In ...
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... , moon , and stars convey thy praise , Round the whole earth , and never stand ; So when thy truth began its race , It touch'd and glanc'd on every land . 4 Nor shall thy spreading Gospel rest , ' Till 8 ( 30 THE SCRIPTURES .
... , moon , and stars convey thy praise , Round the whole earth , and never stand ; So when thy truth began its race , It touch'd and glanc'd on every land . 4 Nor shall thy spreading Gospel rest , ' Till 8 ( 30 THE SCRIPTURES .
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... never - failing skill , He treasures up his bright designs , And works his sovereign will . 3 Ye fearful saints , fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy , and shall break In blessings on your head . 4 Judge ...
... never - failing skill , He treasures up his bright designs , And works his sovereign will . 3 Ye fearful saints , fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy , and shall break In blessings on your head . 4 Judge ...
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Almighty angels awake Behold blessings blest bliss blood breast breath Christ darkness dear death divine Doddridge dreadful dwell dying earth endless eternal ev'ry everlasting eyes faith Father fear foes glorious glory Gospel gracious grief guilt hast hath hear heart heart of stone heaven heavenly hell holy Holy Spirit hope Hosanna humble souls immortal song Jesus joyful King Lamb Lamb of God let thy light live Lord mercy morning mortal mourn ne'er never Newton night o'er pain pardon peace pow'r praise pray Prayer rapturous song Redeemer reigns rejoice rest rise sacred saints salvation Saviour Saviour bleed seek shine sing sinners sins skies song songs of praise sorrow soul sound sovereign Spirit Star of Bethlehem sweet tears thee thine Thou art thoughts thy face thy grace thy love thy name thy throne thy word tongue voice waking eyes Watts wings wretched ye saints Zion
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Page 46 - To you, in David's town, this day, Is born of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ, the Lord, And this shall be the sign : 4 "The heavenly Babe you there shall find, To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, And in a manger laid.
Page 419 - The world recedes: it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring: Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy Victory? O Death! where is thy Sting.
Page 90 - Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies.
Page 351 - GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ; He whose word cannot be broken Formed thee for his own abode ; On the Rock of Ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose ? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou mays't smile at all thy foes.
Page 75 - My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour Divine: Now hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt away, O let me from this day Be wholly Thine.
Page 30 - Before Jehovah's awful throne Ye nations bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made...
Page 212 - CHILDREN of the heavenly King, As ye journey, sweetly sing ; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2 Ye are...
Page 72 - Jesus, Lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high! Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last!
Page 345 - ... 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 181 - Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art, I'll praise Thee as I ought. 6 Till then I would Thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath : And may the music of Thy Name Refresh my soul in death ! 1 017 [~i fio"!