The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged: As Adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the Year of Our Lord, 1892, Being the Preliminary Report of the Committee on the Hymnal Appointed by the General Convention of 1886, Modified

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T. Whittaker, 1889 - 594 pages

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Page 1 - New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray ; New perils past, new sins forgiven. New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
Page 9 - I need thy presence every passing hour ; What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power ? Who, like thyself, my guide and stay can be ? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
Page 306 - Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee, Perfect in power, in love, and purity.
Page 338 - I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou Shouldst lead me, on. I loved to choose and see my path ; but now Lead Thou me on ! I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will : remember not past years.
Page 401 - Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years; And all that life is love.
Page 515 - HOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ! What more can he say than to you he hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled...
Page 312 - One family we dwell in Him, One Church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death : One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.
Page 43 - Fear not," said he ; for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind ; " Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind.
Page 354 - To be exalted thus :" "Worthy the LAMB," our lips reply, For He was slain for us.
Page 373 - 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 us of clay, and formed us men ; And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed, He brought us to His fold again.

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