Some Hymns and Hymn Writers Representing All who Profess and Call Themselves Christians: Short Studies in the Hymnal of the Episcopal ChurchJohn C. Winston Company, 1907 - 458 pages |
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... earth by which one may so soon rise above trouble or weariness as the verses of a hymn . and the notes of a tune . And if the angels that Jacob saw sang when they appeared , then I know that the ladder which he be- held was but the ...
... earth by which one may so soon rise above trouble or weariness as the verses of a hymn . and the notes of a tune . And if the angels that Jacob saw sang when they appeared , then I know that the ladder which he be- held was but the ...
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... earth in Church and State amid the plaudits of their fellows , who seem to act on the rule given to inexperienced whist - players , ' When in doubt , take the trick . ' Most of Ken's contemporaries belonged to this class . They passed ...
... earth in Church and State amid the plaudits of their fellows , who seem to act on the rule given to inexperienced whist - players , ' When in doubt , take the trick . ' Most of Ken's contemporaries belonged to this class . They passed ...
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... earth , his blest Redeemer bore ) . Of sixty years he seemed , and well might last To sixty more , but that he lived to fast : Refined himself to soul , to curb the sense , And made almost a sin of abstinence . Yet had his aspect ...
... earth , his blest Redeemer bore ) . Of sixty years he seemed , and well might last To sixty more , but that he lived to fast : Refined himself to soul , to curb the sense , And made almost a sin of abstinence . Yet had his aspect ...
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... earth's high palaces This calm and narrow dwelling . There , with the churchyard's common dust , He loved his own to mingle : The faith in which he placed his trust Was nothing rare or single . Yet lay he to the sacred wall As close as ...
... earth's high palaces This calm and narrow dwelling . There , with the churchyard's common dust , He loved his own to mingle : The faith in which he placed his trust Was nothing rare or single . Yet lay he to the sacred wall As close as ...
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... earth ; and if I am un- faithful to Him or to you in neglecting to improve these talents , how shall I answer unto Him when He shall command me to render an account of my stewardship ? " And then she went on to tell of her method of ...
... earth ; and if I am un- faithful to Him or to you in neglecting to improve these talents , how shall I answer unto Him when He shall command me to render an account of my stewardship ? " And then she went on to tell of her method of ...
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Page 245 - Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies: Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!
Page 63 - THE Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain ; His blood-red banner streams afar : Who follows in his train ? Who best can drink his cup of woe, Triumphant over pain, Who patient bears his cross below — He follows in his train.
Page 156 - My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour Divine: Now hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt away, O let me from this day Be wholly Thine.
Page 111 - JESUS, I my cross have taken, All to leave, and follow Thee; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my All shalt be. Perish, every fond ambition, All I've sought, or hoped, or known; Yet how rich is my condition ! God, and heaven, are still my own.
Page 242 - It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold : "Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, From heaven's all-gracious King!
Page 26 - One family we dwell in Him, One Church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream, of death : One army of the living God, To His command we bow ; Part of His host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.
Page 308 - Live while you live, the Epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.
Page 139 - O LITTLE town of Bethlehem ! How still we see thee lie ; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by ; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light ; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee to-night.
Page 107 - ABIDE with me ; fast falls the eventide ; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide ; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Page 224 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.