More love, O Christ, to Thee, More love to Thee.

203

SIR JOHN BOWRING, (1792-1872) 1825.

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A-men.

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GOD IS LOVE. "Agape." 8s. & 7s.

John Henry Cornell, (1828-1894) 1865.

1. God is love: His mer cy brightens
2. Chance and change are bus - y ev
er;
3. E'en the hour that dark-est seem-eth,
4. He with earth-ly cares en-twin-eth

My heart fulfill its vow, Some offering bring Thee now,
Thy wondrous love de-clare, Some song to raise, or prayer,
Some deed of kind-ness done, Some wanderer sought and won,
My ransomed soul shall be, Through all e- ter

ni-ty,

Something for Thee.
Something for Thee.
Something for Thee.
Something for Thee.

By permission.

205

LONDON HYMN BOOK.

MY JESUS, I LOVE THEE.

Rev. A. J. Gordon, (1836-1895) 1875.

By permission.

As

a child, in pain or terror, Hides him in His mother's breast, With-out rich-es, with-out dwelling, Wound-ed sore by foe and friend, Still He lays His hand in bless-ing On each up-turned seeking face,

D. C.

Him for rest.

to the end.

As a sail or seeks the ha-ven,-We would come to
In the Garden, and in dy -ing-Je sus loved us
And in heaven His children's angels Near the throne have always place.

Used by permission of The Century Co.

208

BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART.

MRS. CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER, (1823-1895)

John Pyke Hullah, (1812-1884)

1. Blessed are the pure in heart, They have loved the better part; 2. When the sun begins to rise, Spreading brightness through the skies, 3. When the leaves in autumn die, Falling fast and

si - lent - ly,

to

When life's jour-ney they have trod, They shall go see their God. They will love to praise and bless Christ, the Son of Righteousness. 'These,” they think, "that now seem dead, Shall in spring lift up their head."

Till

in glory they appear, In the watches of the night, God in ev ery thing they see;

They shall oft- en see Him here;
When the stars are clear and bright,
First in all their thoughts is He;

And His grace shall learn to know In His glorious works be - low. "Thus the just shall shine" they say, "In the Resur-rec- tion - day." They have loved the better part;-Bless-ed are the pure in heart!

A-men.