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... light of Sabbath eve Is fading fast away ; What record will it leave , To crown the closing day ? Is it a Sabbath spent , Of fruitless time destroyed ; Or have these moments lent , Been sacredly employed ? 2 How dreadful and how drear ...
... light of Sabbath eve Is fading fast away ; What record will it leave , To crown the closing day ? Is it a Sabbath spent , Of fruitless time destroyed ; Or have these moments lent , Been sacredly employed ? 2 How dreadful and how drear ...
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... light . to Partner Yet I of my throne shalt be : love thee , and a dore : Say , poor sin - ner , lovest thou me ? " 0 for grace to love thee more . 8 Seeking the Lord . HAMMOND . 1 Lord , we come before thee now- At thy feet we humbly ...
... light . to Partner Yet I of my throne shalt be : love thee , and a dore : Say , poor sin - ner , lovest thou me ? " 0 for grace to love thee more . 8 Seeking the Lord . HAMMOND . 1 Lord , we come before thee now- At thy feet we humbly ...
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... lights our passions to a flame ! Lord , how we love thy charming name ! 2 When I can say that God is mine , When I ... light ; Then shall our joyful senses rove O'er the dear object of our love . 1. A charge to 2. Let all my This Lord ...
... lights our passions to a flame ! Lord , how we love thy charming name ! 2 When I can say that God is mine , When I ... light ; Then shall our joyful senses rove O'er the dear object of our love . 1. A charge to 2. Let all my This Lord ...
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... 4 Jesus , my Lord , my life , my light , O , come with blissful ray ; [ night , Break , radiant through the shades of And chase my fears away . STEELE . A WESTERN TUNE . 9 1. The pray - ing. 2 * THE SACRED LYRE . 17 Tenor. ...
... 4 Jesus , my Lord , my life , my light , O , come with blissful ray ; [ night , Break , radiant through the shades of And chase my fears away . STEELE . A WESTERN TUNE . 9 1. The pray - ing. 2 * THE SACRED LYRE . 17 Tenor. ...
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... light of thy face , Thy soul - cheering favor impart : And let the sweet tokens of thy saving grace , Bring joy to my desolate heart . 34 Distinguishing Grace 1 In songs of sublime a ` oration and praise , Ye pilgrims , for Zion who ...
... light of thy face , Thy soul - cheering favor impart : And let the sweet tokens of thy saving grace , Bring joy to my desolate heart . 34 Distinguishing Grace 1 In songs of sublime a ` oration and praise , Ye pilgrims , for Zion who ...
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adore angels beams Behold bleeding bless blest bliss blood blood divine bright Canaan cheer Children of Zion Christ cross crown darkness dear death delight divine dwell earth endless eternal everlasting song eyes faith Farewell Father fear flow foes forever fountain glorious glory gospel gracious guilt Hail Hallelujah happy hast hath hear heart heathen heaven heavenly hell holy hope HYMNS Je-sus Jesus joyful King Lamb Lamb of God land let thy light live Lord Lyre meet mercy morning mourn never night o'er ORTONVILLE peace plead pray prayer precious ransomed rapture Redeemer reign rest rise sacred saints salvation Saviour shine shore sing sinner sins skies song soon sorrow soul sound Spirit Star of Bethlehem streams sweet tears thee thine thou art thy grace thy love thy word voice wandering WATTS weary weep wings ye saints Zion Zion's
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Page 219 - In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime.
Page 165 - DISE, my soul, and stretch thy wings, -" Thy better portion trace ; Rise from transitory things, Towards heaven, thy native place : Sun and moon and stars decay ; Time shall soon this earth remove ; Rise, my soul, and haste away To seats prepared above. 2 Rivers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their course ; Fire ascending seeks the sun — Both speed them to their source ; So a soul that's born of God Pants to view his glorious face ; Upward tends to his abode, To rest in his embrace.
Page 24 - I love to think on mercies past, And future good implore, And all my cares and sorrows cast On him whom I adore. 4 I love by faith to take a view Of brighter scenes in heaven; The prospect doth my strength renew, While here by tempests driven. 5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray Be calm as this impressive hour, And lead to endless day.
Page 62 - GO to dark Gethsemane, Ye that feel the tempter's power, Your Redeemer's conflict see, Watch with him one bitter hour ; Turn not from his griefs away, Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 2 Follow to the judgment-hall; View the Lord of life arraigned...
Page 84 - Twere vain the ocean depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. 2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh: 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die.
Page 23 - I'm come; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home. Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, Interposed His precious blood.
Page 47 - How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.
Page 62 - Nothing in my hand I bring; Simply to thy cross I cling ; Naked, come to thee for dress ; Helpless, look to thee for grace ; Foul, I to the fountain fly ; Wash me, Saviour, or I die.
Page 13 - BLEST be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love ; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne We pour our ardent prayers ; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares.
Page 37 - Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers ; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours.