The Shawm: A Library of Church Music : Embracing about One Thousand Pieces : Consisting of Psalm and Hymn Tunes Adapted to Every Meter in Use, Anthems, Chants and Set Pieces : to which is Added an Original Cantata, Entitled Daniel, Or, The Captivity and Restoration : Including, Also, The Singing Class : an Entirely New and Practical Arrangement of the Elements of Music, Interspersed with Social Part-songs for Practice

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Mason Brothers, 1853 - Anthems - 352 pages
 

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Page 66 - SWEET is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks and sing ; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night.
Page 194 - I'LL praise my Maker while I've breath, And when my voice is lost in death Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.
Page 301 - God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God shall help her, and that right early. The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved; He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Page 49 - GREAT God, what do I see and hear ! The end of things created ! The Judge of mankind doth appear On clouds of glory seated ! The trumpet sounds ! the graves restore The dead which they contained before ! Prepare, my soul, to meet him.
Page 144 - Tis like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day; And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way.
Page 195 - Pilgrim through this barren land ; I am weak, but Thou art mighty ; Hold me with Thy powerful hand ; Bread of Heaven ! Feed me till I want no more.
Page 190 - Immortal joys. 2 Now may the King descend And fill his throne of grace ; Thy sceptre, Lord, extend, While saints address thy face : Let sinners feel Thy quickening word, And learn to know And fear the Lord.
Page 5 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
Page 301 - GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Page 4 - Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

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