The Christian Harp: A Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Use of Social, Religious Meetings and Sabbath Schools |
Common terms and phrases
angels appear arms bear behold Bible bids blessed blest bliss blood breath bright bring Christ crown dark dear death delight divine dwell dying earth eternal eyes face faith Father fear feel flow friends give given glory gone grace hand happy hast hath head hear heart heaven heavenly holy hope hour Jesus join kind King Lamb land leads leave light live Lord meet morning never night o'er pain pass peace pleasure praise pray prayer precious raise receive Redeemer reign rest rise sacred saints salvation Saviour seek shine sing sinners sins skies smile songs soon sorrow soul sound Speak spirit stand sure sweet tears tell thee thine things thou thought throne tomb tongue truth voice weary wings youth
Popular passages
Page 26 - Dear dying Lamb ! thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed church of God Be saved to sin no more.
Page 65 - 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 ! 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny?
Page 7 - Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day ; God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within.
Page 16 - Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransomed from the fall ; Hail him, who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all. 4 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all, 5 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball.
Page 23 - Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art, I'll praise Thee as I ought.
Page 19 - 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 9 - My God, permit me not to be A stranger to myself and thee; Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove Forgetful of my highest love. 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, And thus debase my heavenly birth? Why should I cleave to things below, And let my God, my Saviour go?
Page 43 - COME, ye sinners, poor and needy, Weak and wounded, sick and sore ; Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love, and power : He is able, He is willing : doubt no more.
Page 43 - My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While like a penitent I stand And there confess my sin.
Page 35 - The men of grace have found Glory begun below ; Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets.