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... perhaps discern a want of proportion in the space given to various writers . This has not been accidental but of set purpose . Of Hymn writers concerning whom much has been previously written , such as Isaac Watts or Charles Wesley , I ...
... perhaps discern a want of proportion in the space given to various writers . This has not been accidental but of set purpose . Of Hymn writers concerning whom much has been previously written , such as Isaac Watts or Charles Wesley , I ...
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... Perhaps the limits which are desirable , as to variety in metre , have now been reached Future hymn - writers should find quite sufficient scope for the exercise of their gifts within the very great variety of metres in which their ...
... Perhaps the limits which are desirable , as to variety in metre , have now been reached Future hymn - writers should find quite sufficient scope for the exercise of their gifts within the very great variety of metres in which their ...
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... perhaps of only a certain number , even in such congregations . It is not desirable that Psalmody should be thus restricted ; it should rather be within the capacity of all wor- shippers to bear a part therein . As a general rule , it ...
... perhaps of only a certain number , even in such congregations . It is not desirable that Psalmody should be thus restricted ; it should rather be within the capacity of all wor- shippers to bear a part therein . As a general rule , it ...
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... perhaps this may be done as in some way an act of worship , but not as part of a public service in which ordinary worshippers participate . I write thus , because on one occasion when travelling late at night I heard a sound of singing ...
... perhaps this may be done as in some way an act of worship , but not as part of a public service in which ordinary worshippers participate . I write thus , because on one occasion when travelling late at night I heard a sound of singing ...
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... the harp in sacred music . " The harp comes down from very ancient times . On a fragment of a bas - relief , perhaps as old as 3,000 B.C. , which I find figured in Fritz Hommel's History of Babylonia HYMNS OF OTHER RELIGIONS . 9.
... the harp in sacred music . " The harp comes down from very ancient times . On a fragment of a bas - relief , perhaps as old as 3,000 B.C. , which I find figured in Fritz Hommel's History of Babylonia HYMNS OF OTHER RELIGIONS . 9.
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Page 466 - Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long: And so make life, death, and that vast for-ever One grand, sweet song.
Page 75 - IN the hour of my distress, When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me ! When I lie within my bed, Sick in heart, and sick in head, And with doubts discomforted, Sweet Spirit, comfort me...
Page 18 - For he is good ; for his mercy endureth for ever : that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord; so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud : for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.
Page 415 - O LOVE Divine, that stooped to share Our sharpest pang, our bitterest tear, On Thee we cast each earthborn care, We smile at pain while Thou art near ! Though long the weary way we tread, And sorrow crown each lingering year, No path we shun, no darkness dread, Our hearts still whispering, Thou art near...
Page 77 - Sleep is a death ; — O make me try, By sleeping, what it is to die ! And as gently lay my head On my grave, as now my bed.
Page 30 - Christ: which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Page 200 - For one thing only, Lord, dear Lord, I plead, Lead me aright — Though strength should falter, and though heart should bleed— Through Peace to Light. I do not ask, O Lord, that thou shouldst shed Full radiance here; Give but a ray of peace, that I may tread Without a fear. I do not ask my cross to understand, My way to see; Better in darkness just to feel Thy hand And follow Thee.
Page 27 - My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit doth rejoice in God my Saviour.
Page 30 - And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness : He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
Page 432 - Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber! Holy angels guard thy bed! Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head. Sleep, my babe; thy food and raiment, House and home, thy friends provide; All without thy care or payment, All thy wants are well supplied.