Hymns of the Church: With Tunes

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A.S. Barnes, 1870 - Hymns, English - 589 pages

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Page 157 - LEAD, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home! Lead Thou me on. Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene — one step enough for me.
Page 156 - GUIDE me, O Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land ; I am weak, but Thou art mighty ; Hold me with Thy powerful hand ; Bread of Heaven ! Feed me till I want no more.
Page 351 - Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live ; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die.
Page 350 - Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done ; That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
Page 50 - Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves : for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Page 273 - 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 127 - AMAZING grace ! how sweet the sound ! That saved a wretch like me ! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now
Page 277 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from, pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature, . The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign ! HEBER.
Page 427 - Other refuge have I none ; Hangs my helpless soul on Thee : Leave, ah ! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me. All my trust on Thee is stayed, All my help from Thee I bring ; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of Thy wing.
Page 116 - ROCK of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee ; Let the water and the blood, From Thy riven side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power.

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