The New Choral Harmony: A Collection of Hymn Tunes, Chants, Sentences, Motets and Anthems, Selected and Arranged from the Works of Ancient and Modern Masters, Together with Many Original Compositions |
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ALLEGRETTO ALLEGRO ANDANTE ANDANTINO ANTHEM art my guide blest call on thee CANTABILE CHANT Chest Voice Choral Christ Chromatic Scale Clef Cres dwell in thee earth shall hear ev-er eve-ry EXERCISE F Clef Father fear Glo-ry and hon-or glory gos-pel gospel spread thro grace hast hath heart heaven heavenly holy HYMN Italian Jesus joy-ful joyful Kedron lead LEGATO LENTANDO LENTO Let thy light love and peace MAESTOSO Major Second Measure mercy Minor Scale MODERATO MUSICAL NOTATION ness notes o'er paths of truth peace do dwell prayer Quarter Note reigns rest rise Ritard saints Saviour Serve the Lord shine sing praises soar Solo song Soprano SOSTENUTO soul sound spirit sung sweet thanks thine thou art throne thy banks thy blessing thy love thy name tion tones trust vine voice that whispers W. O. PERKINS whispers of thy Whole Note ye lands
Popular passages
Page 138 - Jesus, the very thought of Thee With sweetness fills my breast; But sweeter far Thy face to see, And in Thy presence rest.
Page 74 - So fades a summer cloud away, So sinks the gale when storms are o'er, So gently shuts the eye of day, So dies a wave along the shore.
Page 151 - The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh ; 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die.
Page 89 - 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 88 - The light of truth to us display, And make us know and choose Thy way : Plant holy fear in every heart, That we from God may ne'er depart.
Page 234 - SWEET the moments, rich in blessing, Which before the cross I spend, Life, and health, and peace possessing, From the sinner's dying Friend. 2 Here I'll sit for ever viewing Mercy's streams, in streams of blood ; Precious drops ! my soul bedewing, Plead and claim my peace with God.
Page 90 - THUS far the Lord has led me on ; Thus far his power prolongs my days ; And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home ; But he forgives my follies past, He gives me strength for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow for my head ; While well-appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed.
Page 122 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ, Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Page 92 - Thine eye commands with piercing view My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known ; He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break.
Page 245 - Jesus' blood; Give every burdened soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. 644 8s, 7s & 4s. T ORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, •*-* Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace ; O refresh us, : Travelling through this wilderness.