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OCLC: 38468975
LCSHs: History, English.
Hymns.
Poetry (Religious).LCCN:M
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Abide angels beam bear beauties beneath bless blest blood break breast breath bright bring calm cease child Christ clouds cross dark dear death deep died dying earth eternal face fair faith Father fear feet flow give given glorious glory grace hand happy hast hath head hear heart heaven heavenly hill holy hope hour HYMN Jesus King land leave life's light live Lord meet morning mortal mourn nature never night o'er pain past peace praise prayer rest rise roll round sacred saints Saviour seemed shades shine sigh sing skies sleep smile song soon sorrow soul sound spirit star storm stream sweet tears tell thee thine things thou thought throne thy name tomb trembling truth turn voice watch wave weary weep wings
Popular passages
Page 171 - Beyond the flight of time, Beyond this vale of death, There surely is some blessed clime, Where life is not a breath ; Nor life's affections transient fire, Whose sparks fly upward...
Page 155 - 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 129 - 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 23 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head...
Page 58 - 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 39 - Lo, such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod ; Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God...
Page 61 - The pains of death are past ; Labour and sorrow cease ; And life's long warfare closed at last, His soul is found in peace. Soldier of Christ, well done ! Praise be thy new employ ; And while eternal ages run, Rest in thy Saviour's joy !" But forget not the lesson of his life!
Page 218 - If aught should tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way, To fly the good I would pursue, Or do the sin I would not do, — Still He, who felt temptation's power, Shall guard me in that dangerous hour.
Page 42 - Till then, I would Thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath ; And may the music of Thy Name Refresh my soul in death ! Amen-.
Page 20 - ANGELS, from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth ; Ye, who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth : Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-born King.