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adore angels appear bear Behold beneath bless blest blood breath bright bring Christ cross crown dark dear death died divine dwell earth eternal everlasting eyes face faith Father fear feel feet flow give glorious glory grace grief hand happy hast hath head hear heart heaven heavenly holy hope hour HYMN Jesus keep King Lamb land leave light live look Lord meet mind morning never night o'er pain pass path peace praise pray prayer presence raise receive redeeming reign rejoice rest rise round sacred saints salvation Saviour shine sing sinners sins skies song sorrow soul sound Spirit stand streams strength sure sweet tears thee thine things thou art thoughts throne tongue trust truth voice wait wings
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Page 385 - Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day.
Page 302 - Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dressed in living green: So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between.
Page 196 - Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast.
Page 104 - For Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown His head ; His Name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His Name.
Page 124 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, 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 420 - 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. 49& CONTINUED. GREENVILLE. 3 So whene'er the signal's given Us from earth to call away, Borne on angels' wings to heaven, Glad the summons to obey, [: May we ever :| Reign with Christ in endless day.
Page 36 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 24 - Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain. And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.
Page 80 - It is finished" — hear him cry ; Learn of Jesus Christ to die. 4. Early hasten to the tomb, Where they laid His breathless clay ; All is solitude and gloom, — Who hath taken Him away ? Christ is risen ; He meets our eyes ; Saviour, teach us so to rise.
Page 60 - To you, in David's town, this day, Is born, of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ, the Lord, And this shall be the sign : — 4 " The heavenly babe you there shall find, To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, And in a manger laid.