Hymns for the Church of ChristFrederic Henry Hedge, Frederic Dan Huntington Crosby, Nichols,, 1859 - 650 pages |
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adore angels art thou beam behold beneath bless blest bliss breast breath bright cheer Christ cloud crown darkness dear death didst divine dwell earth earthly eternal everlasting evermore eyes faith Father Father divine fear feast of love feel flowing tears give gloom glorious glory God's gracious Hallelujah hath healing hear heart heaven heavenly holy hope hour humble souls immortal Jesus let thy life's light live Lord love divine mighty morning mortal never night o'er path peace perfect day pray prayer reign rest rise sacred Saviour seraphic shade shine sing sins skies song songs of praise sorrow soul Star of Bethlehem stars sweet tears tempests thee thine thou art thou hast thought thy grace thy hand thy love thy mercy thy name thy presence thy throne thy word thyself toil truth voice wandering weary weep wings
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Page 521 - AM I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb, And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name ? 2 Must I be carried to the skies On flowery beds of ease, While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas...
Page 140 - Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 280 - 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 296 - 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 419 - E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. 2 Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone ; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee.
Page 299 - Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live ; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die.
Page 221 - ROCK of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee ! Let the water and the blood, From Thy riven side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power.
Page 110 - GUIDE me, O thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land: I am weak, but thou art mighty ; Hold me with thy powerful hand : Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more.
Page 194 - 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.
Page 436 - A calm and heavenly frame; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb!