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1 My God, is any hour so sweet, from blush of | morn till evening star, As that which calls me to thy feet, the hour of prayer ·

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the hour of prayer.

2 Then is my strength by thee renewed, then are my | sins by thee forgiven;
Then thou dost cheer my solitude with | hopes of heaven with hopes of heaven.
No words can tell what sweet relief, there for my every want I find;
What strength for warfare, balm for grief, what | peace of mind what peace of

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4 Hushed is each doubt, gone every fear; my spirit | seems in heaven to stay; And ev'n the penitential tear is | wiped away—is wiped away.

5 Lord! till I reach that blissful shore, no privi- | lege so dear shall be, As thus my inmost soul to pour in | prayer to thee

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1 WHEN winds are raging o'er the upper ocean,
And billows wild con- | tend with angry roar,
'Tis said, far down beneath the wild commotion,
That peaceful stillness reigneth evermore.

2 Far, far beneath, the noise of tempests dieth,
And silver waves chime | ever peacefully;
And no rude storm, how fierce soe'er it flieth,
Disturbs the Sabbath of that deeper sea.

3 So to the heart that knows thy love, O Purest!
There is a temple, | sacred evermore,

And all the babble of life's angry voices
Dies in hushed | stillness, at its peaceful door.

4 Far, far away, the roar of passion dieth,

And loving thoughts rise | calm and peacefully,
And no rude storm, how fierce soe'er it flieth,
Disturbs the soul that dwells, O Lord, in thee.

5 O rest of rests! O peace serene, eternal!
Thou ever livest | and thou changest never;
And in the secret of thy presence dwelleth
Fulness of joy, forever and forever.

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prayer to thee.

MRS. STOWE.

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3 Yes! loved ones who knew me below, Who learned the new song with me here,

In chorus will hail me, I know, And welcome me home with good cheer!—Cho

4 The beautiful gates will unfold,

The home of the blood-washed I'll see;

The city of saints I'll behold!

For, O there's a welcome for me!
Cho.

5 A sinner made whiter than snow,
I'll join in the mighty acclaim,
And shout through the gates as I go,
Salvation to God and the Lamb!

Cho.

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1 THERE'S a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar;
For the Father waits over the way,
To prepare us a dwelling place there.
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:In the sweet by and by,

We shall meet on that beautiful shore.:||

2 We shall sing on that beautiful shore The melodious songs of the blest, And our spirits shall sorrow no more, Not a sigh for the blessing of rest. Cho.

3 To our bountiful Father above,

We will offer the tribute of praise, For the glorious gift of his love,

And the blessings that hallow our days!-Cho.

4 We shall rest on that beautiful shore, In the joys of the sav'd we shall share; All our pilgrimage toil will be o'er, And the conqueror's crown we shall wear.—Cho.

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1 THERE were ninety and nine that safely lay

In the shelter of the fold:

But one was out on the hills away,

Far off from the gates of goldAway on the mountains wide and bare, Away from the tender Shepherd's care.

2 "Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine;

Are they not enough for Thee ?"

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REFRAIN

He is calling, "Come to me;"
Lord I'll gladly come to Thee.
There's no place where earthly sorrows
Are more felt than up in heaven;
There's no place where earthly failings,
Have such kindly judgment given.
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But the Shepherd made answer, "This 3 For the love of God is broader

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Than the measure of man's mind;
And the heart of the Eternal

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4 But we make his love too narrow
By false limits of our own;
And we magnify his strictness

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With a zeal he will not own.-Refr. Pining souls! come nearer Jesus: Come, but come not doubting thus, Come with faith that trusts more freely His great tenderness for us.-Refr.

6 If our love were but more simple

We should take him at his word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.-Refr.

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'Ere the Shepherd could bring him 1 0 THINK of a home over there, back."

"Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent

and torn ?"

"They are pierced to-night by many a thorn."

By the side of the river of light, Where the saints all immortal and fair, Are robed in their garments of white. Over there, over there,

O think of the home over there.

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