Psalms and hymns for public worship [ed. by T.V. Fosbery].

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Thomas Vincent Fosbery
1862
 

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Page 123 - AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice.
Page 21 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 41 - 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 131 - Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take, - Till in the ocean of Thy love We lose ourselves in heaven above.
Page 170 - Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain. 5 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail : Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end, Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend ! 6 O measureless Might, ineffable Love ! While angels delight to hymn Thee above, The humbler creation, though feeble their lays, With...
Page 82 - Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, And lighten with celestial fire. Thou the anointing Spirit art, Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart. Thy blessed unction from above Is comfort, life, and fire of love.
Page 41 - My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin. 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens thou didst bear, When hanging on th' accursed tree ; And hopes her guilt was there.
Page 2 - That day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heaven and earth shall pass away, What power shall be the sinner's stay? How shall he meet that dreadful day? When...
Page 168 - PRAISE the Lord ! ye heavens adore Him ; Praise Him, angels, in the height ; Sun and moon, rejoice before Him, Praise Him, all ye stars and light : Praise the Lord ! for He hath spoken, Worlds His mighty voice obeyed ; Laws, which never shall be broken, For their guidance He hath made.
Page 113 - How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for, ^ And sought, but never found...

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