Folio, Volume 1White, Smith & Perry, 1836 - Music |
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... pleasure , as well as a duty , to comply with the usages of the profes- sion . It is to him a source of regret , that the regular issue has been unavoidably delayed beyond the period suggested in the specimen sheet ; but he trusts ...
... pleasure , as well as a duty , to comply with the usages of the profes- sion . It is to him a source of regret , that the regular issue has been unavoidably delayed beyond the period suggested in the specimen sheet ; but he trusts ...
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... pleasure ; it guards the temper , regulates the passions , and improves the heart ; and above all , it inspires the sentiments of devotion , gratitude and praise , to the great Author of all good . Its importance is univer- sally ...
... pleasure ; it guards the temper , regulates the passions , and improves the heart ; and above all , it inspires the sentiments of devotion , gratitude and praise , to the great Author of all good . Its importance is univer- sally ...
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... pleasure experienced in per- ceiving dissonances unfolded and resolved , and in the power to divine and anticipate the ideas . of the composer , -is it this that delights the connoisseur ? Assuredly it is so in part . But the principal ...
... pleasure experienced in per- ceiving dissonances unfolded and resolved , and in the power to divine and anticipate the ideas . of the composer , -is it this that delights the connoisseur ? Assuredly it is so in part . But the principal ...
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... pleasure . It fills warms and invigorates devotion , allays the tur- bulent and awakens the more heavenly pas- sions , elevates joy into rapture , and , in connec- tion with appropriate instruction , produces far more deep and permanent ...
... pleasure . It fills warms and invigorates devotion , allays the tur- bulent and awakens the more heavenly pas- sions , elevates joy into rapture , and , in connec- tion with appropriate instruction , produces far more deep and permanent ...
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... pleasurable emotions . Though many of the tunes were spirited in their movement , they were always solemn and majestic ; and much better calcu- lated , than those more difficult and elaborate , to excite pious and sublime emotions ...
... pleasurable emotions . Though many of the tunes were spirited in their movement , they were always solemn and majestic ; and much better calcu- lated , than those more difficult and elaborate , to excite pious and sublime emotions ...
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Page 10 - And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess ; but be filled with the spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Page 117 - 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 10 - O come, let us sing unto the Lord : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Page 168 - Travelling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For thy gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound : May thy presence With us evermore be found. 3 So, whene'er the signal's given, Us from earth to call away, Borne on angels...
Page 16 - Should earth against my soul engage, And hellish darts be hurled, 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...
Page 52 - Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth : Both young men, and maidens; old men and children: let them praise the name of the Lord: For his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
Page 104 - Out of the deep on thee to call, And never, never faint. 5 I want a true regard, A single, steady aim, Unmoved by threatening or reward, To thee and thy great name ; A jealous, just concern For thine immortal praise ; A pure desire that all may learn, And glorify thy grace.
Page 35 - So that, although we lay altogether aside the consideration of ditty or matter, the very harmony of sounds being framed in due sort, and carried from the ear to the spiritual faculties of our souls, is by a native puissance and efficacy greatly available to bring to a perfect temper whatsoever is there troubled, apt as well to quicken the spirits as to allay that which is too eager, sovereign against melancholy and despair, forcible to draw forth tears of devotion, if the mind be such as can yield...
Page 51 - O SING unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Page 151 - And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom. 2 Thou art gone to the grave ; we no longer behold thee, Nor tread the rough path of the world by thy side ; But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold thee, And sinners may hope since the Sinless has died.