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adore angels ANONYMOUS beams bear bless blest BOWRING breast breath BREVIARY bright calm Christ cloud COLL cross dark death divine doth dwell earth earthly EMILY TAYLOR eternal faint faith Father FATHER divine fear feast of love foes forever GASKELL give glad gloom glorious glory God's grief hand hath heal hear heart heaven heavenly holy hope hour humble HYMN Jesus L. M. ANONYMOUS let Thy life's lift light live Lord mercy MONTGOMERY morning night o'er pain path peace perfect day pray prayer pure repentant songs rest rise sacred SARAH F Saviour seraphim falling shade shine sleep Songs of praise sorrow soul stars strength sweet Teach tears Thee Thine Thou art Thou hast thought Thy grace Thy love Thy name Thy presence Thy spirit Thy word toil tread trod trust truth unto voice wandering weary wilt wings worship
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Page 460 - One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.
Page 163 - 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 heavens and earth, — Songs of praise shall hail their birth.
Page 142 - His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men ; And when like wandering sheep we strayed, He brought us to his fold again.
Page 207 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning! Dawn on our darkness and lend us Thine aid! Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid!
Page 356 - Are there no foes for me to face ? Must I not stem the flood ? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God ? 4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord ! I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word.
Page 140 - Thine earthly temples, are ! To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God.
Page 165 - PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens, adore him, Praise him, angels in the height ; Sun and moon, rejoice before him ; Praise him, all ye stars of light ! £ Praise the Lord — for he hath spoken ; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed ; Laws which never shall be broken, For their guidance he hath made.
Page 204 - Fear not, said he, (for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind,) Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind.
Page 208 - JOY to the world ! the Lord is come ; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns ; Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains. Repeat the sounding joy. 3...