Hymns of the Church militant [ed. by A.B. Warner].R. Carter & brothers, 1858 - 652 pages |
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... thought of giving it - Hymns of and for the Church Militant . The pages will , I think , prove such description true . They are not fuller of trial than of consolation . I wished to bring together all the really fine hymns , and none ...
... thought of giving it - Hymns of and for the Church Militant . The pages will , I think , prove such description true . They are not fuller of trial than of consolation . I wished to bring together all the really fine hymns , and none ...
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... thy grace : The kingdoms are but one . The holy to the holiest leads , And thence our spirits rise ; For he that in thy statutes treads , Shall meet thee in the skies . A Nearer Home . ONE Sweetly solemn thought Comes to me HYMNS ...
... thy grace : The kingdoms are but one . The holy to the holiest leads , And thence our spirits rise ; For he that in thy statutes treads , Shall meet thee in the skies . A Nearer Home . ONE Sweetly solemn thought Comes to me HYMNS ...
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Anna Bartlett Warner. Nearer Home . ONE Sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er- I'm nearer home to - day Than I ever have been before . Nearer my Father's house , Where the many mansions be ; Nearer the great white throne ...
Anna Bartlett Warner. Nearer Home . ONE Sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er- I'm nearer home to - day Than I ever have been before . Nearer my Father's house , Where the many mansions be ; Nearer the great white throne ...
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... thought ; But when I see thee as thou art , I'll praise thee as I ought . Till then , I would thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath ; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death ! Upward . NEARER , my God , to thee ...
... thought ; But when I see thee as thou art , I'll praise thee as I ought . Till then , I would thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath ; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death ! Upward . NEARER , my God , to thee ...
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... thoughts Bright with thy praise , Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise ; So by my woes to be Nearer , my God , to thee , Nearer to thee ! Or if on joyful wing , Cleaving the sky , Sun , moon , and stars forgot , Upward I fly ; Still ...
... thoughts Bright with thy praise , Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise ; So by my woes to be Nearer , my God , to thee , Nearer to thee ! Or if on joyful wing , Cleaving the sky , Sun , moon , and stars forgot , Upward I fly ; Still ...
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Abba Father angels Art thou behold bless blest bliss blood breast breath bright Canaan canst Christ clouds crown dark dear death divine doth dwell earth earthly Eben-ezer eternal everlasting everlasting love evermore eyes faint faith Father fear feet foes give glorious glory God's gracious grief Hallelujah happy hath hear heart heaven heavenly hell holy hope hour Jesus King Lamb Lamb of God land light live look Lord love possess mortal never nigh night o'er pain peace poor praise pray prayer promise rapturous songs Redeemer reign rejoice rest rise saints salvation Satan Saviour seek shalt shine sing sinners sins skies song sorrow soul spirit stand strength strong to save sweet tears tempests thee thine thou art thou hast thou wilt thought throne thy grace thy hand thy love trembling trust unto voice wait weary weep ye saints
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Page 5 - 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 334 - O thou by whom we come to God, The life, the truth, the way; The path of prayer Thyself hast trod: Lord teach us how to pray
Page 137 - My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of Thine, While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin.
Page 34 - See ! the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove : Who can faint, while such a river Ever flows their thirst to assuage ? — Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, Never fails from age to age.
Page 164 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Page 6 - 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 199 - Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ; I hate the sins that made Thee mourn, And drove Thee from my breast.
Page 163 - When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Page 469 - Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind ; Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need, in Thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come.
Page 334 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near.