The Zion Songster: a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Generally Sung at Camp and Prayer Meetings, and in Revivals of ReligionM'Elrath, Bangs & Herbert, 1833 - 350 pages |
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... ; There's nothing calin but Heaven . 4 And where's the light , held out to cheer This heart with anguish riven ; Trav❜llers few , but Christ defends them , While they 2 ZION SONGSTER . 9 Iron to them is stubble, ...
... ; There's nothing calin but Heaven . 4 And where's the light , held out to cheer This heart with anguish riven ; Trav❜llers few , but Christ defends them , While they 2 ZION SONGSTER . 9 Iron to them is stubble, ...
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... Christ defends them , While they strive to watch and pray . 6 These , tho ' few , are bound for Heaven , Self - denying , humble , low ; Knowing all their sins forgiven , Persecuted here below . 7 Lord , the number keep increasing ...
... Christ defends them , While they strive to watch and pray . 6 These , tho ' few , are bound for Heaven , Self - denying , humble , low ; Knowing all their sins forgiven , Persecuted here below . 7 Lord , the number keep increasing ...
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... Christ in glorious clouds shall come , With sounding trumpets , and shouting angels , To take each faithful follower home . 8 There's Abra'm , Isaac , and all the prophets , With holy seraphs at God's right hand ; There saints and ...
... Christ in glorious clouds shall come , With sounding trumpets , and shouting angels , To take each faithful follower home . 8 There's Abra'm , Isaac , and all the prophets , With holy seraphs at God's right hand ; There saints and ...
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... Christ's atoning blood , Enjoy communion with their God , And find their way to Heaven . TH HYMN 6. P. M. HIS world's not " all a fleeting show , For man's illusion given ; " He that hath sooth'd a widow's woe Or wip'd an orphan's tear ...
... Christ's atoning blood , Enjoy communion with their God , And find their way to Heaven . TH HYMN 6. P. M. HIS world's not " all a fleeting show , For man's illusion given ; " He that hath sooth'd a widow's woe Or wip'd an orphan's tear ...
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... and singing choirs ; All are marks of the old harlot , Which the wicked world admires . 5 But the Gospel Word condemns them , Shows a meek and lowly way , Trav❜llers few , but Christ defends them , While they ZION SONGSTER . 11.
... and singing choirs ; All are marks of the old harlot , Which the wicked world admires . 5 But the Gospel Word condemns them , Shows a meek and lowly way , Trav❜llers few , but Christ defends them , While they ZION SONGSTER . 11.
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angels Behold blessed blest bliss blood brethren bright Calvary Canaan's Christ crown darkness dear death divine doth dreadful dwell earth endless eternal ev'ry evermore faith Farewell fear feel fill'd flow foes free grace friends give glorious glory God's gospel grace Hail Hallelujah happy happy land hath hear heart heaven heavenly heavenly host hell holy hope Hosanna HYMN Immanuel Jesus Jesus's join joyful King Lamb Lamb of God land live Lord mercy mercy seat mountain mourning ne'er never o'er pain pardon peace pilgrims pleasure poor sinners praise pray prayer pure testimony rapture Redeemer redemption reign rejoice rise saints salvation Satan Saviour seraphs Shepherd shine shore shout sing sins skies song soon sorrow soul sound Spirit stand sweet tears tell thee thine throne trembling trumpet Twas twill voice watchmen weep word ye saints Zion Zion's
Popular passages
Page 158 - How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.
Page 161 - 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 310 - Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed : Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day.
Page 52 - Great David's greater Son ! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free ; To take away transgression, And rule in equity.
Page 2 - I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps : and they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Page 234 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry,
Page 336 - 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 106 - It can bring with it nothing But he will bear us through : Who gives the lilies clothing Will clothe his people too : Beneath the spreading heavens No creature but is fed ; And he who feeds the ravens Will give his children bread.
Page 142 - Thou art coming to a King ; Large petitions with thee bring ; For his grace and power are such, None can ever ask too much.
Page 167 - There, like streams that feed the garden, Pleasures without end shall flow; For the Lord, your faith rewarding, All his bounty shall bestow; Still in...