Unity Hymns and Chorals for the Congregation and the HomeWilliam Channing Gannett, James Vila Blake, Frederick Lucian Hosmer |
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... God of Peace ! be near us , Fix within our hearts thy home ; With thy bright appearing cheer us , In thy blessed freedom come ; Come , with all thy revelations , Truth which we so long have sought ! Come , with thy deep consolations ...
... God of Peace ! be near us , Fix within our hearts thy home ; With thy bright appearing cheer us , In thy blessed freedom come ; Come , with all thy revelations , Truth which we so long have sought ! Come , with thy deep consolations ...
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... God below , above ! Our silent thoughts are praising thee ; Thy spirit o'er our hearts shall move , And tune them all to harmony . 22 . Emily Taylor . The temple . Autumn , 43 . GOD is in his holy temple : Earthly thoughts be silent now ...
... God below , above ! Our silent thoughts are praising thee ; Thy spirit o'er our hearts shall move , And tune them all to harmony . 22 . Emily Taylor . The temple . Autumn , 43 . GOD is in his holy temple : Earthly thoughts be silent now ...
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... God guards us round about . 32 . Still with thee . Whittier , 62 . Pilgrims , 61 . 31 . The strong be quick to raise The weaker , when they fall ; In love and peace and quiet go : God's blessing keep us all ! Tr . from G. Tersteegen ...
... God guards us round about . 32 . Still with thee . Whittier , 62 . Pilgrims , 61 . 31 . The strong be quick to raise The weaker , when they fall ; In love and peace and quiet go : God's blessing keep us all ! Tr . from G. Tersteegen ...
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... God ! from tears ; Every step thy love attend , And my soul from harm defend . 34 . Another day . W. H. FURNESS . Hebron , 13 . Mann , 14 . O GOD ! I thank thee for each sight Of beauty that thy hand doth give , - For sunny skies and ...
... God ! from tears ; Every step thy love attend , And my soul from harm defend . 34 . Another day . W. H. FURNESS . Hebron , 13 . Mann , 14 . O GOD ! I thank thee for each sight Of beauty that thy hand doth give , - For sunny skies and ...
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... God's hand unfurled , Down around the weary world Falls the darkness ; O , how still Is the working of his will ... God's own peace ; And , strengthened here by hymn and prayer , Lay down the burden and the care ! O God , our Light ! to ...
... God's hand unfurled , Down around the weary world Falls the darkness ; O , how still Is the working of his will ... God's own peace ; And , strengthened here by hymn and prayer , Lay down the burden and the care ! O God , our Light ! to ...
Common terms and phrases
acceptable in Thy Amen art in heaven Azmon beauty calm Choir choral Chorus Confucius daily bread darkness day our daily death divine doth Dundee dwell earth Eternal everlasting evil eyes F. T. PALGRAVE faith Father who art fear forgive our debtors GANNETT giveth glad glad song glory forever God's hallowed be Thy hath hear heart be acceptable heavenly Hebron holy hope hymn Hymn-selected J. H. NEWMAN Jesus Let the words life's light live maketh mercy mighty Moderato morning night Nuremburg o'er peace Pleyel praise the Lord Praise ye pray prayer rest righteousness SAMUEL LONGFELLOW School will stand seek shalt shine sing song sorrow soul spirit stars strength Supt sweet tell tender tender mercies thanksgiving thine thou art thought thy hand Thy kingdom thy love Thy name Thy sight trust truth Tune unto the Lord voice wait WHITTIER worship ye the Lord Zoroaster
Popular passages
Page 172 - For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him.
Page 165 - 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 158 - 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 10 - E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me ; Still all my song shall be, — Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! 2 Though, like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone ; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, — Nearer to Thee...
Page 173 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone?
Page 13 - Love divine, all love excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down ! Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, All Thy faithful mercies crown...
Page 28 - Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 'tis prosperous to be just ; Then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward stands aside, Doubting in his abject spirit, till his Lord is crucified, And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied.
Page 158 - NEARER, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me ; Still all my song shall be, — Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee...
Page 22 - Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To thee whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come...
Page 28 - Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's New Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand and the sheep upon the right; And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light.