Hymns, anthems, and psalms, compiled by W. BurghWalter Burgh an sold, 1826 - 340 pages |
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... life's a dream , an empty show ; But the bright world to which we go Hath joys substantial and sincere ; When shall I wake , and find me there ? 3. O glorious hour ! O bless'd abode ! I shall be near and like my God ! And Earth and Sin ...
... life's a dream , an empty show ; But the bright world to which we go Hath joys substantial and sincere ; When shall I wake , and find me there ? 3. O glorious hour ! O bless'd abode ! I shall be near and like my God ! And Earth and Sin ...
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... life's narrow space , And learn how frail I am . 2. A span is all that we can boast , An inch or two of time : Man is but vanity and dust In all his flower and prime . 3. See the vain race of mortals move Like shadows 50 HYMNS AND.
... life's narrow space , And learn how frail I am . 2. A span is all that we can boast , An inch or two of time : Man is but vanity and dust In all his flower and prime . 3. See the vain race of mortals move Like shadows 50 HYMNS AND.
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... ! LXXV . SECOND PART . 6. BUT , since in my advancing age I've acted on life's busy stage , My swiftest thoughts would fail to trace The numerous wonders of Thy grace . £ 2 These 7. These on my heart are still impress'd , With PSALMS 75.
... ! LXXV . SECOND PART . 6. BUT , since in my advancing age I've acted on life's busy stage , My swiftest thoughts would fail to trace The numerous wonders of Thy grace . £ 2 These 7. These on my heart are still impress'd , With PSALMS 75.
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... life's burthen feel : Awhile forget our pains , our fears ; O look beyond this vale of tears To that celestial hill ! 2. Who suffer with their master here Shall yet before his throne appear , And by his side sit down : To patient faith ...
... life's burthen feel : Awhile forget our pains , our fears ; O look beyond this vale of tears To that celestial hill ! 2. Who suffer with their master here Shall yet before his throne appear , And by his side sit down : To patient faith ...
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... of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings ! 5. Infinite joy , or endless woe Attends on every breath ; And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death ! Waken , 6. Waken , O Lord , our sleeping sense , PSALMS . 103.
... of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings ! 5. Infinite joy , or endless woe Attends on every breath ; And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death ! Waken , 6. Waken , O Lord , our sleeping sense , PSALMS . 103.
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Page 96 - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
Page 304 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, •And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 17 - COME, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne ! Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, " To be exalted thus ; " " Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply,
Page 252 - Anoint and cheer our soiled face With the abundance of Thy grace. Keep far our foes, give peace at home ; Where Thou art guide, no ill can come. Teach us to know the Father, Son, And Thee, of both, to be but One. That, through the ages all along, This may be our endless song ; Praise to Thy eternal merit, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Page 25 - CHRIST the Lord is risen to-day," Sons of men and Angels say : — Raise your joys and triumphs high, ' Sing ye Heavens, and Earth reply.
Page 24 - 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 tongue. 2. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Page 283 - 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...
Page 262 - Come, O thou Traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see ; My company before is gone, And I am left alone with Thee ; With Thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day.
Page 70 - A thousand ages in thy sight are like an evening gone, short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, bears all its sons away; they fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day. 6 O God, our help in ages past...
Page 24 - tis a strait and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint; But they forget the mighty God, Who feeds the strength of every saint. 3 The mighty God, whose matchless power Is ever new and ever young, And firm endures, while endless years Their everlasting circles run. 4 From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a fresh supply; While' such as trust their native strength Shall melt away, and droop, and die.