Words of anthems in use in the cathedral church of Chester. Re-arranged and ed. by C.H.H. Stewart |
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... death in ourselves , that we should not trust in ourselves , but in God which raiseth the dead . For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved , we have a building of God , an house not made with hands ...
... death in ourselves , that we should not trust in ourselves , but in God which raiseth the dead . For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved , we have a building of God , an house not made with hands ...
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... death , nor pain , nor sorrow , shall there be known . Thou art the Lord our God , and we are Thy people . * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem . I 3 Acts ix . , 29 - xiii . , 2. Romans x . , 15. Psalm xix . , 4 . And Paul came to the ...
... death , nor pain , nor sorrow , shall there be known . Thou art the Lord our God , and we are Thy people . * Sometimes sung as a separate Anthem . I 3 Acts ix . , 29 - xiii . , 2. Romans x . , 15. Psalm xix . , 4 . And Paul came to the ...
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... death becomes my chiefest gain : In Thee I live , in Thee I die , Content , for Thou art ever nigh . And the witnesses had laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man whose name was Saul , who was consenting unto his death . And ...
... death becomes my chiefest gain : In Thee I live , in Thee I die , Content , for Thou art ever nigh . And the witnesses had laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man whose name was Saul , who was consenting unto his death . And ...
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... death cannot celebrate Thee . The living , the living , he shall praise Thee , as I do this day . I laid me down and slept , and rose up again , for the Lord sustained me . Lo ! this is our God ; we have waited for Him , and He will ...
... death cannot celebrate Thee . The living , the living , he shall praise Thee , as I do this day . I laid me down and slept , and rose up again , for the Lord sustained me . Lo ! this is our God ; we have waited for Him , and He will ...
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... Death is swallowed up in victory . O death , where is thy sting ? O grave , where is thy victory ? The sting of death is sin , and the strength of sin is the law . But thanks be to God , who giveth us the victory , through our Lord ...
... Death is swallowed up in victory . O death , where is thy sting ? O grave , where is thy victory ? The sting of death is sin , and the strength of sin is the law . But thanks be to God , who giveth us the victory , through our Lord ...
Common terms and phrases
Amen angels art thou awake Behold Blessed Born Cambridge Cathedral Chapels Royal Chester Cathedral children of men Christ cometh comfort Croft darkness death Died dwell endureth enemies everlasting evermore exalted eyes Father fear give thanks unto glad glorious Gounod gracious Hallelujah Handel hear hearken heart heathen honour Hosanna hosts Isaiah Israel Jerusalem Jesus joyful Lamb lift Lord hath Macfarren maketh Mendelssohn mighty night Norwich Cathedral Old Edtn Organist Ouseley Oxford peace praise the Lord praise Thee praise Thy name prayer Psalm redeemed rejoice righteous salvation Saviour separate Anthem shew sing praises unto sing unto sins Sion Sometimes sung song sorrow soul Spirit strength thanks unto Thee Thine ear things Thou art Thou hast Thou shalt throne Thy holy Thy light Thy loving Thy mercy Thy servant Thy truth Thy word trouble unto the Lord unto Thy voice Westminster Abbey worship Zion
Popular passages
Page 35 - ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, And the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And gross darkness the people: But the Lord shall arise upon thee, And his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Page 106 - But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding ? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 54 - Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Page 64 - LEAD, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home! Lead Thou me on. Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene — one step enough for me. 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!
Page 59 - The LORD upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that be bowed down. The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Page 69 - Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Page 11 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Page 68 - He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.
Page 28 - COMFORT ye, comfort ye ^- // my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, That her warfare is accomplished; that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
Page 150 - And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.