A selection of hymns and poetry, compiled chiefly for the use of the Friends' Sabbath schools, Liverpool, Volume 1111863 - 151 pages |
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... dwell ; I cannot from His anger flee . Yet I may flee - He shows me where : To Jesus Christ He bids me fly ; And while I seek for pardon there , There's only mercy in His eye . AN EVENING HYMN.-C. M. And now another day is gone HYMNS ...
... dwell ; I cannot from His anger flee . Yet I may flee - He shows me where : To Jesus Christ He bids me fly ; And while I seek for pardon there , There's only mercy in His eye . AN EVENING HYMN.-C. M. And now another day is gone HYMNS ...
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... dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land by every tongue . Eternal are Thy mercies , Lord ! Eternal truth attends Thy Word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore ...
... dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land by every tongue . Eternal are Thy mercies , Lord ! Eternal truth attends Thy Word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore ...
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... dwell beneath the sun , Of different nations , name , and birth , He knows them every one . Alike the rich and poor are known , The cultured and the wild ; The lofty monarch on the throne , And every little child . While He regards the ...
... dwell beneath the sun , Of different nations , name , and birth , He knows them every one . Alike the rich and poor are known , The cultured and the wild ; The lofty monarch on the throne , And every little child . While He regards the ...
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... dwell That long , long time with Thee . TAYLOR . HEAVEN OR THE BETTER LAND.-P. M. I hear thee speak of a better land , Thou call'st its children a happy band ; Mother , oh ! where is that radiant shore ? Shall we not seek it and weep no ...
... dwell That long , long time with Thee . TAYLOR . HEAVEN OR THE BETTER LAND.-P. M. I hear thee speak of a better land , Thou call'st its children a happy band ; Mother , oh ! where is that radiant shore ? Shall we not seek it and weep no ...
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... Dwell near them with my mother . " " You say that two at Conway dwell , And two are gone to sea , Yet ye are seven ! -I pray you tell , Sweet maid , how this may be ! " Then did the little maid reply , " Seven boys and girls are we ...
... Dwell near them with my mother . " " You say that two at Conway dwell , And two are gone to sea , Yet ye are seven ! -I pray you tell , Sweet maid , how this may be ! " Then did the little maid reply , " Seven boys and girls are we ...
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angels Art Thou blest breath bright brother child Christ coral strand crystal spring dark dear death dwell earth eternal eyes Father fear flowers forgiven gentle give glorious glory God's gone grace grief hand happy happy land hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy hosannas hour humble Jerusalem Jesus joyful kind to thy labour Lamb Lamb of God land life's light Little children live LIVERPOOL look Lord love Thee lowly meek mercy morning mortal may know mother neath never night o'er Onward peace poor praise pray prayer rest rise Rock of ages Sabbath SABBATH SCHOOL Saviour seek shining sing sinners sins skies smile song sorrow soul spirit star star of Bethlehem Suffer the children sweet taught teach tears tell There's Thine things Thou art thou may'st thought throne tree trust truth Twas Twill unto voice weary wisdom word worship
Popular passages
Page 27 - Beyond the flight of time, Beyond this vale of death, There surely is some blessed clime, Where life is not a breath ; Nor life's affections transient fire, Whose sparks fly upward...
Page 58 - Sisters and brothers, little Maid, How many may you be ? " " How many? Seven in all," she said, And wondering looked at me. "And where are they? I pray you tell.
Page 50 - How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower...
Page 96 - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
Page 14 - 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 59 - And when the ground was white with snow, And I could run and slide, My brother John was forced to go, And he lies by her side." " How many are you, then," said I, " If they two are in heaven ?" Quick was the little Maid's reply,
Page 51 - Not there, not there, my child! Is it where the feathery palm-trees rise, . And the date grows ripe under sunny skies ? Or 'midst the green islands of glittering seas, Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze, And strange bright birds on their starry wings, Bear the rich hues of all glorious things? Not there, not there, my child!
Page 57 - SIMPLE child That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death? I met a little cottage girl : She was eight years old, she said ; Her hair was thick with many a curl That clustered round her head. She had a rustic, woodland air, And she was wildly clad; Her eyes were fair, and very fair; — Her beauty made me glad. " Sisters and brothers, little maid, How many may you be? " " How many? Seven in all," she said, And wondering looked at me.
Page 144 - It was my guide, my light, my all ; It bade my dark forebodings cease ; And, through the storm and danger's thrall, It led me to the port of peace.
Page 86 - If thou shouldst call me to resign What most I prize — it ne'er was mine ; I only yield thee what is thine —