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... Light of the Gentile nations . MISSIONARY HYMNS ... 49-56 From Greenland's icy mountains . The Son of God goes forth to war . Jesus shall reign where'er the sun . Thou , whose almighty word . Saviour , sprinkle many nations . HYMNS OF ...
... Light of the Gentile nations . MISSIONARY HYMNS ... 49-56 From Greenland's icy mountains . The Son of God goes forth to war . Jesus shall reign where'er the sun . Thou , whose almighty word . Saviour , sprinkle many nations . HYMNS OF ...
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... light of day . Sun of my soul , Thou Saviour dear . Now hushed are woods and waters . Abide with me ! fast falls the eventide . Saviour , breathe an evening blessing . A HYMN OF PETITION AND A HYMN OF TRUST ......... 169-175 Here behold ...
... light of day . Sun of my soul , Thou Saviour dear . Now hushed are woods and waters . Abide with me ! fast falls the eventide . Saviour , breathe an evening blessing . A HYMN OF PETITION AND A HYMN OF TRUST ......... 169-175 Here behold ...
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... lights appear ! The evening is advancing , And darker night is near . The Bridegroom is arising , And soon He draweth nigh . Up ! pray , and watch , and wrestle- At midnight comes the cry ! The watchers on the mountain Proclaim the ...
... lights appear ! The evening is advancing , And darker night is near . The Bridegroom is arising , And soon He draweth nigh . Up ! pray , and watch , and wrestle- At midnight comes the cry ! The watchers on the mountain Proclaim the ...
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... light and dew of heaven , and sent them back in fragrance ; full of God and therefore full of joy . Yet her hymn is no angelic song , no thanksgiving of an unfallen spirit who looks on adoring at the great miracle of divine love . That ...
... light and dew of heaven , and sent them back in fragrance ; full of God and therefore full of joy . Yet her hymn is no angelic song , no thanksgiving of an unfallen spirit who looks on adoring at the great miracle of divine love . That ...
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... light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death : to guide our feet into the way of peace . And now as the Messiah of God , Emmanuel , Christ is born , it is the song of the angels that we hear . The day is dawning and ...
... light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death : to guide our feet into the way of peace . And now as the Messiah of God , Emmanuel , Christ is born , it is the song of the angels that we hear . The day is dawning and ...
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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.