The Book of Praise for ChildrenCongregational Union of England and Wales, 1883 - 279 pages |
Common terms and phrases
Almighty angel songs angels Ann Gilbert bids bless blest bright bring Christ crown darkness day by day divine doth dwell earth Elizabeth Charles Elizabeth Parson eternal everlasting everlasting song evermore eyes F. T. Palgrave Father fear feet flowers Friend gentle give glad glad songs glorious God's gracious H. F. Lyte Hallelujah hand happy hath hear heart heaven heavenly Help Holy Spirit Hosanna humble Hymns Jane Taylor Jesus keep King lambs land Let Thy life's light little child little children live Lord lowly meek mighty morning never night o'er peace pray prayer Redeemer rejoice rest seek Shepherd shine sing sins sleep Songs of praise sorrow soul stand stars sweet teach tell tender thank Thine things Thou art Thou hast throne Thy grace Thy holy Thy little Thy love Thy mercy Thy Word to-day toil trust truth unto voice watch weak
Popular passages
Page 158 - Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear, It is not night if thou be near ; Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes.
Page 52 - SONGS of praise the angels sang, Heaven with Hallelujahs rang, When Jehovah's work begun, When He spake and it was done. 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn When the Prince of Peace was born ; Songs of praise arose when He Captive led captivity. 3 Heaven and earth must pass away ; Songs of praise shall crown that day ; God will make new heaven and earth ; Songs of praise shall hail their birth.
Page 45 - ONE there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend ; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end.
Page 251 - For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance And the good that I can do.
Page 74 - I THINK, when I read that sweet story of old, When Jesus was here among men, How He called little children as lambs to His fold, I should like to have been with them then.
Page 211 - JESUS shall reign, where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
Page 146 - AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice.
Page 90 - Nothing in my hand I bring; Simply to thy cross I cling ; Naked, come to thee for dress ; Helpless, look to thee for grace ; Foul, I to the fountain fly ; Wash me, Saviour, or I die.
Page 96 - I heard the voice of Jesus say, " I am this dark world's Light ; Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright." I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my Star, my Sun ; And in that Light of life I'll walk Till travelling days are done ! H.
Page 205 - 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.