Hymns and Spiritual Songs: In Three Books. ... By I. Watts, D.D.W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Buckland, G. Keith, L. Hawes W. Clarke & B. Collins [and 3 others in London], 1773 - 338 pages |
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OCLC Number: 225314289
Subject Hymns, English.
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adore Almighty Angels appears Arms bear Behold beneath bids Bleffings blefs'd Blood Book break Breath bright bring calls CHRIST Command Dead dear Death defcends Delight divine dreadful dwell dying Earth eternal ev'ry Eyes Face facred Faith fame Father's fear Feet fhall fhine fhould fing Fleſh flow Forms ftand fweet give glorious Glory God's Grace grow Guilt Hand Head hear Heart Heav'n heav'nly Hell Hills holy Honours Hope Hour humble immortal JESUS join Joys King known Lamb Land leave Light living Look LORD Love mighty Mind mortal move Name Nature never Night once Pains Peace Place Pow'r Praife Praiſe Race Rebels reigns rife round Saints Salvation Saviour Seas Sight Sinners Sins Skies Song Sons Soul Spirit thee thine Things thou Thoughts thouſand thro Throne Tongues Voice wait whole World Wrath
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Page 111 - But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe : Here, Lord, I give myself away, — 'Tis all that I can do.
Page 137 - tis a sweet, a charming theme; My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name: Ye angels, dwell upon the sound, Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground!
Page 219 - Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine, I would transcribe and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains and the midnight air Witnessed the fervor of Thy prayer : The desert Thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and Thy victory too. 4 Be Thou my pattern ; make me bear More of Thy gracious image here. Then God the Judge shall own my name Among the followers of the Lamb.
Page 115 - Fain would mine eyes my Saviour see ; I wait a visit, Lord, from thee. 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire : Come, my dear Jesus ! from above, And feed my soul with heavenly love.
Page 22 - Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise.
Page 203 - I fly to thee, my Lord ; And not a glimpse of hope appears, But in thy written word. 2 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage ; Here I behold my Saviour's face, Almost in every page.
Page 241 - Great GOD ! Thy sovereign power impart To give Thy word success ; Write Thy salvation in my heart, And make me learn Thy grace. 5 Show my forgetful feet the way That leads to joys on high, There knowledge grows without decay, And love shall never die.
Page 191 - To an immortal tune ; Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done.
Page 107 - Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb ? There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume.