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... holy voices ? Sion , the marvellous story be telling . Good news from heaven the angels bring . Away in a manger , no crib for His bed . O little town of Bethlehem . It came upon the midnight clear . Calm on the listening ear of night ...
... holy voices ? Sion , the marvellous story be telling . Good news from heaven the angels bring . Away in a manger , no crib for His bed . O little town of Bethlehem . It came upon the midnight clear . Calm on the listening ear of night ...
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... holy week . All hail the power of Jesus ' name ! Hail , holy , holy , holy Lord ! EASTER HYMNS . 84-97 The strife is o'er , the battle done ! Welcome , happy morning ! age to age shall say . Christ Jesus lay in Death's strong bands ...
... holy week . All hail the power of Jesus ' name ! Hail , holy , holy , holy Lord ! EASTER HYMNS . 84-97 The strife is o'er , the battle done ! Welcome , happy morning ! age to age shall say . Christ Jesus lay in Death's strong bands ...
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... HOLY SPIRIT .... Come , Holy Spirit , God and Lord ! Now pray we all God , the Comforter . Come , O come , Thou quickening Spirit . O Holy Spirit , enter in . PAGES 98-103 104-112 113-125 Oh , enter , Lord , Thy temple . Come , Holy ...
... HOLY SPIRIT .... Come , Holy Spirit , God and Lord ! Now pray we all God , the Comforter . Come , O come , Thou quickening Spirit . O Holy Spirit , enter in . PAGES 98-103 104-112 113-125 Oh , enter , Lord , Thy temple . Come , Holy ...
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... holy awe . My faith looks up to Thee . LUTHER'S HYMN AGAINST THE TURK AND THE POPE .... 176-179 Lord , keep us steadfast in Thy word . THE BATTLE - HYMN OF PROTESTANTISM . A Mighty Fortress is our God . HYMNS ON THE CHURCH .. Glorious ...
... holy awe . My faith looks up to Thee . LUTHER'S HYMN AGAINST THE TURK AND THE POPE .... 176-179 Lord , keep us steadfast in Thy word . THE BATTLE - HYMN OF PROTESTANTISM . A Mighty Fortress is our God . HYMNS ON THE CHURCH .. Glorious ...
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... holy , Thy lamp within my breast , To do in spirit lowly All that may please Thee best . Thy Zion palms is strewing , And branches fresh and fair ; My heart , its powers renewing , An anthem shall prepare . My soul puts off her sadness ...
... holy , Thy lamp within my breast , To do in spirit lowly All that may please Thee best . Thy Zion palms is strewing , And branches fresh and fair ; My heart , its powers renewing , An anthem shall prepare . My soul puts off her sadness ...
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Favorite Hymns: Stories of the Origin, Authorship, and Use of Hymns We Love ... William Lee Hunton No preview available - 2013 |
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adore angels anthem Ascension Battle Hymn beautiful hymn Bernard of Cluny Bishop blessing blest born chant Charles Wesley Christ Christian Christmas hymn Church Count Zinzendorf death Deum earth Easter hymn English eternal evangelical expressive faith Father favor festival glory grace Gustavus Adolphus Hail hast hath heart heaven heavenly Holy Spirit hymn books hymnals hymnody inspiration Isaac Watts Jesus John Mason Neale King Lamb Latin live Lord Luther Lutheran melody mercy mighty Miss Winkworth night o'er origin Palm Sunday pastor Paul Gerhardt peace PHILIP DODDRIDGE popular praise prayer psalm Reformation reign saints SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH sang Saviour says Shepherd sing sinners song soul stanzas star-spangled banner story sung sweet Te Deum thanksgiving Thine Thou art thought throne translation Trinity triumph trust tune verses victory Wesley WESLEY'S WILLIAM AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG worship writer written wrote
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Page 213 - Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? On that shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
Page 209 - My native country, thee, land of the noble free, Thy name I love: I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills like that above.
Page 199 - Crowns .and thrones may perish, Kingdoms rise and wane, But the Church of Jesus Constant will remain; Gates of hell can never 'Gainst that Church prevail, We have Christ's own promise, And that cannot fail.
Page 55 - People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 4 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.
Page 158 - Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear! It is not night if Thou be near...
Page 72 - GO to dark Gethsemane, Ye that feel the tempter's power, Your Redeemer's conflict see, Watch with him one bitter hour ; Turn not from his griefs away, Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.
Page 172 - MY faith looks up to thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour Divine ! Now hear me while I pray : Take all my guilt away ; O let me from this day Be wholly thine.
Page 143 - YE servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait, Observant of His heavenly word, And watchful at His gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame ; Gird up your loins, as in His sight, For awful is His Name.
Page 238 - I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. 3 There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven ; All that Thou sendest me, In mercy given ; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee.
Page 145 - Take my hands and let them move At the impulse of Thy love; Take my feet, and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee.