Hymnal

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Pott, Young & Company, 1875 - Hymns, English - 442 pages
Treble, tenor, and bass parts for a collection of hymns, written in autograph manuscript in an unidentified hand. Most texts are from the Book of Psalms.

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Page 339 - 3 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 4 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 379 - SM FOE ever with the Lord ! Amen, so let it be ! Life from the dead is in that word ; 'Tis immortality. 2 Here in the body pent, Absent from him I roam, Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. 3 My Father's house on high, -At times to faith's
Page 31 - 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining, Low lies his head with the beasts of the Angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker and Monarch and Saviour of all. stall; 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odours of Edom, and offerings divine, Gems of the mountain, and pearls
Page 397 - Double. THE spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty Hand. 2 Soon as the- evening shades
Page 351 - like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall, May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all. 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast.
Page 395 - Lead me all my journey through : Strong deliverer, Be thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside, Death of death and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side : Songs of praises I will ever give to thee.
Page 186 - JESUS, I my cross have taken, All to leave and follow thee; Destitute, despised, forsaken, All I've sought, or hoped, or known Yet how rich is my condition! God and heaven are still my own. Thou from hence my all shalt be: Perish every fond ambition, 2 Man may trouble and distress me,
Page 370 - JESUS, thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress, 'Midst flaming worlds, in these array'd With joy shall I lift up my head. 2 Bold shall I stand in thy great day, For who aught to my charge shall lay Fully absolved through these I am, From sin and fear, from guilt and
Page 165 - ever thine. \ 4 Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise ! 5 The whole creation join in one, To bless the sacred name Of him that sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. 209
Page 353 - Glory in thy perfect love. 4 Finish then thy new creation, Pure and spotless let us be : Let us see thy great salvation, Till in heaven we take our place : Till we cast our crowns before thee, Perfectly restored in thee. Changed from glory into glory. Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

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