A Sunday School Hymn Book: with Devotional Services |
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adore angels Art thou beam behold bids bless blest breast breath bright child cloud crown darkness day is gone death delight divine dwell earth eternal everlasting eyes Father fear fleeting day flowers forever forgive forgiven Friend give glad gloom glorious glory grace grief happy hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy Hosanna hour humble Hymn immortal JAMES MUNROE Jesus Christ Lamb life's light live love divine meek mercy morning mortal mountains never night o'er path peace pray prayer reigns rejoice repentant song rest righteousness rise Sabbath sacred salvation Saviour seek seraphs shine sing sins skies sleep smile Songs of praise sorrow soul speak spirit Star of Bethlehem stars sweet tears thee thine things thou art thou hast thought throne thy love thy name thy word tomb tongue truth unto voice wakeful eyes WATTS weep wilt wisdom youthful
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Page 64 - Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem, But one alone the Saviour speaks — It is the star of Bethlehem...
Page 123 - How blest the righteous when he dies! When sinks a weary soul to rest, How mildly beam the closing eyes! How gently heaves the expiring breast ! 2 So fades a summer cloud away ; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er ; So gently shuts the eye of day ; So dies a wave along the shore.
Page 65 - O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3. Ashamed of Jesus ! — that dear friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend ? No ! when I blush, be this my shame, — That I no more revere his name.
Page 133 - FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, — Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand, — From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, — They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
Page 169 - What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good ? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good, seek peace, and pursue it.
Page 122 - There ha'ppier bowers than Eden's bloom, Nor sin nor sorrow know ; Blest seats ! through rude and stormy scenes I onward press to you.
Page 131 - ... first arise At the last trumpet's sounding ; Caught up to meet Him in the skies, With joy their Lord surrounding. No gloomy fears their souls dismay, His presence sheds eternal day On those prepared to meet Him.
Page 60 - Fear not, said he, (for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind,) Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind.
Page 37 - With all-engaging charms ; Hark ! how he calls the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms! 2 " Permit them to approach," he cries, " Nor scorn their humble name ; For 'twas to bless such souls as these, The Lord of angels came.
Page 79 - 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.