Select Portions of Psalms: From Various Translations and Paraphrases and Hymns from Various Authors, Many of Them Considerably Altered, in Order to Fit Them for the Use of Congregations in the Church of England, and the Whole Arranged According to Her Yearly Seasons |
Common terms and phrases
adore Almighty Angels atone Behold bless blest bliss blood breath cheer CHRIST Church CHURCH OF ENGLAND crown'd death divine dread dwell earth endless eternal ev'ry everlasting evermore eyes faith FATHER fear foes glad glad song glorious glory God's gracious guilt Hail Hark hast haste the day hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy honour hope HYMN JEHOVAH JESUS joyful Justin Martyr King LAMB LAMB of GOD let thy Lift light morning mourn nigh night o'er pain pardon peace perfect Law pow'r pray Prayer proclaim PSALM raise ransom'd realms of joy REDEEMER reigns rejoice rest righteousness rise sacred Saints Salvation SAVIOUR shine sing sinners sins skies song songs of praise sorrows soul sound SPIRIT spread sung sweet tears Thee thine Thou art thy Grace thy love thy mercy thy name thy throne thy word tongue truth voice ye Saints
Popular passages
Page 94 - 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 74 - Thou, O Christ, art all I want, More than all in thee I find: Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind...
Page 45 - 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; whilst all the stars that round her burn, and all the planets in their turn, confirm the tidings, as they roll, and spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 180 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Page 175 - Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But when I see thee as thou art, I'll praise thee as I ought.
Page 86 - Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God : All the vain things that charm me most I sacrifice them to his blood. 3. See, from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down : Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4.
Page 139 - 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 46 - A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun.
Page 48 - FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
Page 105 - All hail the power of Jesus' name, Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem And crown Him Lord of all.