Songs for the School: Sacred and Secular

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Joseph Dana Bartley
A. S. Barnes, 1877 - 192 pages
 

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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

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