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... strength , my hope . O God of ages ! by whose hand O God ! on thee we all depend O God ! our help in ages past O God ! protector of the lowly O God ! that madest earth and sky O God ! thou art my God alone . O God ! thou fathomless ...
... strength , my hope . O God of ages ! by whose hand O God ! on thee we all depend O God ! our help in ages past O God ! protector of the lowly O God ! that madest earth and sky O God ! thou art my God alone . O God ! thou fathomless ...
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... strength , my tower The feeble pulse , the gasping breath . The fountain in its source . The God of glory walks his round The God of nature and of grace The grass , and flowers which clothe the field The heaven of heavens cannot contain ...
... strength , my tower The feeble pulse , the gasping breath . The fountain in its source . The God of glory walks his round The God of nature and of grace The grass , and flowers which clothe the field The heaven of heavens cannot contain ...
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... strength arrayed Within these walls be peace 130 580 78 38 116 With reverence let the saints appear With sacred joy we lift our eyes With songs and honours sounding loud Y. Ye golden lamps of heaven , farewell . Ye nations round the ...
... strength arrayed Within these walls be peace 130 580 78 38 116 With reverence let the saints appear With sacred joy we lift our eyes With songs and honours sounding loud Y. Ye golden lamps of heaven , farewell . Ye nations round the ...
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... strength ; and through the road They lean upon their helper God . 5 Cheerful they walk , with growing strength , Till INTRODUCTORY HYMNS .
... strength ; and through the road They lean upon their helper God . 5 Cheerful they walk , with growing strength , Till INTRODUCTORY HYMNS .
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... strength to strength , With joy and gladsome cheer , Till all before our God at length In Zion do appear . 5 For God the Lord , both sun and shield INTRODUCTORY HYMNS .
... strength to strength , With joy and gladsome cheer , Till all before our God at length In Zion do appear . 5 For God the Lord , both sun and shield INTRODUCTORY HYMNS .
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adore beams behold bless blest bliss breast breath bright cease cheerful Christ Christian clouds darkness death divine DODDRIDGE dwell earth eternal everlasting evermore faith Father Father divine fear give gloom glorious glory gracious grief Hallelujah hast hath hear heart heaven heavenly HEBER holy hope Hosanna hour hymn iambs immortal Jehovah Jesus JOHN FAWCETT joy in heaven King lift light live Lord mind MONTGOMERY morning mortal night o'er peace pray prayer rapture reign rejoice repentant song rest rise round sacred Saviour shade shine sing skies sleep smile song Songs of praise sorrow soul spirit spread star of Bethlehem stars storm sweet tears tempest thee thine thou art thought thy grace thy hand thy love Thy mercy thy name thy power thy praise thy word tongue trembling trust truth voice WATTS weary WESLEY wings wisdom worlds unknown worship
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Page 11 - Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3. ' Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, And storms of sorrow fall ; May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all ; — 4. ' There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest ; And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast.
Page 15 - His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men ; And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed. He brought us to his fold again.
Page 32 - Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at, the north wind's breath, And stars to set — but all, Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O death!
Page 11 - HAIL to the Lord's Anointed, Great David's greater Son ; Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ; He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free, To take away transgression, And rule in equity.
Page 14 - 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 10 - HARE the glad sound ! the Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long ! Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song.
Page 11 - There if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God. 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays, Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise.
Page 11 - O GOD of Bethel ! by whose hand Thy people still are fed ; Who through this weary pilgrimage Hast all our fathers led ! 2 Our vows, our prayers we now present Before thy throne of grace : God of our fathers ! be the God Of their succeeding race.
Page 11 - A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic, like the sun ; It gives a light to every age ; It gives, but borrows none.
Page 11 - Could we but climb where Moses stood And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood Should fright us from the shore.