Sacred Melodies for Conference and Prayer Meetings: And for Social and Private DevotionTrustees of the Freewill Baptist Connection, 1836 - 159 pages |
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... night was dark , The ocean yawn'd , and rudely blow'd The wind that toss'd my foundering bark . 4 Deep horror then my vitals froze , Death - struck , I ceas'd the tide to stem ; When suddenly a star arose , It was the star of Bethlehem ...
... night was dark , The ocean yawn'd , and rudely blow'd The wind that toss'd my foundering bark . 4 Deep horror then my vitals froze , Death - struck , I ceas'd the tide to stem ; When suddenly a star arose , It was the star of Bethlehem ...
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... night's diadem ; Forever and forevermore , 25 ' The star - the star of Bethlehem . THE S. M. HE day is past and gone ; The evening shades appear ; O may we all remember well The night of death draws near . 2 We lay our garments by ...
... night's diadem ; Forever and forevermore , 25 ' The star - the star of Bethlehem . THE S. M. HE day is past and gone ; The evening shades appear ; O may we all remember well The night of death draws near . 2 We lay our garments by ...
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... night , To me ye no longer are known ; I soon shall behold with increasing delight , A sun that will never go down . 3 Ye wonderful orbs that astonish mine eyes , Your glories recede from my sight ; I soon shall contemplate more ...
... night , To me ye no longer are known ; I soon shall behold with increasing delight , A sun that will never go down . 3 Ye wonderful orbs that astonish mine eyes , Your glories recede from my sight ; I soon shall contemplate more ...
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... night , 9 Thou tottering seat of disease and of pain , Adieu my dissolving abode ; I soon shall behold and possess thee again , A beautiful building of God . 10 Come , come my dear Jesus , come quickly re- lease The soul thou hast ...
... night , 9 Thou tottering seat of disease and of pain , Adieu my dissolving abode ; I soon shall behold and possess thee again , A beautiful building of God . 10 Come , come my dear Jesus , come quickly re- lease The soul thou hast ...
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... unguarded hours . 2 ' Tis he who gives me life divine , In him eternal joys are mine ; Then rouse my soul bid sloth adieu , Thy Jesus love and him pursue . 3 Haste on to that immortal shore , Where night 66 SACRED MELODIES .
... unguarded hours . 2 ' Tis he who gives me life divine , In him eternal joys are mine ; Then rouse my soul bid sloth adieu , Thy Jesus love and him pursue . 3 Haste on to that immortal shore , Where night 66 SACRED MELODIES .
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Abba Father adieu angels Asham'd baptiz'd behold blessed blest bliss blood blooming bound brethren bright Canaan's Children of Zion Christ crown dark dear death delight divine dwell earth eternal everlasting song eyes faith Farewell fear flow foes forever free grace friends give glorious glory gospel guilt Hail Hallelujah happy Hark hath hear heart heathen heaven heavenly hell Holy hope humble soul Immanuel Jehovah Jesus Jordan's joyful joys Jubilee King Lamb land live Lord mansions meet mercy mercy seat mountain Calvary ne'er never o'er pain peace pleasures poor sinners praise pray prayer precious pure testimony ransom'd reign repent rise roll sacred saints salvation Savior shine shout sing sins skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound Spirit star of Bethlehem stream sweet day sweet home tears tell thee thine thou throne tomb trumpet Twill voice word ye saints Zion
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Page 53 - Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above, Deeper than the depths beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death. 5 " Thou shalt see My glory soon, When the work of grace is done ; Partner of My throne shalt be ; Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou Me?
Page 5 - AM I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb ? And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name ? 2 Must I be carried to the skies On flowery beds of ease ? While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas...
Page 75 - BLOW ye the trumpet, blow The gladly solemn sound Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, The year of jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.
Page 107 - What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone...
Page 134 - GUIDE me, O Thou Great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land ; I am weak, but Thou art mighty ; Hold me with Thy powerful hand ; Bread of Heaven ! Feed me till I want no more.
Page 62 - JESUS, I my cross have taken, All to leave and follow thee ; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou, from hence, my all shalt be ; Perish every fond ambition, All I've sought, or hoped, or known ; Yet how rich is my condition, God and heaven are still my own.
Page 109 - WATCHMAN, tell us of the night, What its signs of promise are. Traveller, o'er yon mountain's height See that glory-beaming star ! Watchman, does its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell ? Traveller, yes ; it brings the day, Promised day of Israel. 2 Watchman, tell us of the night ; Higher yet that star ascends.
Page 82 - Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Saviour and brethren, transported to greet; While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul.
Page 102 - To you, in David's town, this day " Is born of David's line " The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ;
Page 81 - I'M not ashamed to own my Lord, Or to defend his cause ; Maintain the honor of his word, The glory of his cross. 2 Jesus, my God ! — I know his name — His name is all my trust ; Nor will he put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost. 3 Firm as his throne — his promise stands, And he can well. secure What I've committed to his hands, Till the decisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face, And in the new Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place.