Songs for the School: Sacred and SecularJoseph Dana Bartley A. S. Barnes, 1877 - 192 pages |
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adore angels auld lang syne beams bless blest bliss breath bright calm CHORUS cloud Concord High School cres crown Danube river dark dear death divine DONIZETTI earth eternal ev'ry faith farewell Father fear forever glad glorious glory hail the Queen hand hath hear heart heaven heavenly Highland laddie holy hope hosannas hour HYMN Jesus King land of rest Let thy life's lift thine eyes light men of Harlech morning mountain ne'er never Nevermore nigh night o'er peace pow'r Praise the Lord pray prayer reign Rhine rise sacred Saviour Shepherd shine silent night sing skies sleep Songs of praise sorrow soul STAR OF FREEDOM stars stream sweet tear thee there's tho't thou art thou hast thro throne thy love thy name thy praise thy word toils tongue truth TUNE wake WATTS weary whence cometh help wonders
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Page 91 - It be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, |: Nearer, my God, to thee,: |] Nearer to thee. 2 Though like a wanderer, Daylight all gone, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone, Yet in my dreams I'd be, ||: Nearer, my God, to thee: || Nearer to thee. A
Page 69 - divine,— Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean. Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine'? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation; Vainly with gifts would his favor secure: Richer, by far, is the heart's adoration; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. I
Page 120 - but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayer the snblimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air: His watchword at the gates of death— He enters heaven with prayer.
Page 31 - Who from his altar call ; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown him Lord of all. 3 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all. 4 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe,
Page 19 - 2 Oh, tell of his might, oh, sing of his grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space! His chariots of wrath deep thunder-clouds form, And dark is his path on the wings of the storm. 3 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air, it shines in the
Page 31 - of G. WATTS. 1 From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise; Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land, by every tcngue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends thy word; Thy praise shall sound from shore
Page 101 - BOWRINO. 2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me: Lo! it glows with peace and joy. 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming Light and love upon my way, From the cross the radiance streaming Adds new lustre to the day.
Page 39 - 3 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. 4 Be near to bless me when I wake, Ere thro' the world my way I take; Abide with me till in thy love I lose myself in heaven above. 66 ELLIOT.
Page 37 - my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light! Keep me. O keep me, King of kings, Beneath thine own almighty wings. 3 Oh, let my soul on thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close! Sleep, which shall me more
Page 108 - my soul, stretch every nerve And press with vigor on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way. 3 Tis God's all-animating voice, That calls thee from on high; Tis his own hand presents the prize