The University Hymn Book: Altered by Permission for Use in the First Parish of Concord

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J. Wilson and Son, 1896 - 540 pàgines
 

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Pàgina 209 - J ^ I. HOW happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will, Whose armor is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill, 2. Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untide unto the world by care Of public fame or private breath, LOWELL MASON,
Pàgina 5 - BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne Ye nations bow with sacred joy ; Know that the Lord is God alone, He can create, and he destroy. 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.
Pàgina 122 - I. TESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run, His kingdom stretch from shore to shore Till moons shall wax. and wane no more. 2. People and realms of even' tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song, And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name.
Pàgina 236 - with me from morn till eve, For without thee I cannot live ; Abide with me when night is nigh. For without thee I dare not die. Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take, Till in the ocean of thy love We lose ourselves in heaven above. JOHN
Pàgina 122 - Blessings abound where'er he reigns: The prisoner leaps to lose his chains. The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. Let every creature rise, and bring Peculiar honors to our King, Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen ! ISAAC WATTS,
Pàgina 112 - TN the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time : All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. 2. When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me; Lo ! it glows with peace and joy. ? i
Pàgina 5 - crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love, Firm as a rock thy truth must stand When rolling years shall cease to move. ISAAC WATTS, 1674-1748. JOHN
Pàgina 164 - dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 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. WILLIAM
Pàgina 175 - That infant lips can try, Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. O thou by whom we come to God, — The life, the truth, the way,— The path of prayer thyself hast trod, Lord, teach us how to pray! JAMES MONTGOMERY, 1771-1854. DIX.
Pàgina 102 - JJ A-MEN. Heaven and earth must pass away; Songs of praise shall crown that day : God will make new heavens, new earth ; Songs of praise shall hail their birth. Saints below, with heart and voice, Still in songs of praise rejoice, Learning here, by faith and love, Songs of praise to sing above. JAMES MONTGOMERY,

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