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Page 13
... and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Kise glorious at the
awful Day. 4 Oh may my soul on Thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids
...
... and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Kise glorious at the
awful Day. 4 Oh may my soul on Thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids
...
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1 fl OD, who madest earth and heaven, VJ Darkness and light : Who the day for
toil hast given, For rest the night ; May Thine angel-guards defend us, Slumber
sweet Thy mercy send us, Holy dreams and hopes attend us, This livelong night.
1 fl OD, who madest earth and heaven, VJ Darkness and light : Who the day for
toil hast given, For rest the night ; May Thine angel-guards defend us, Slumber
sweet Thy mercy send us, Holy dreams and hopes attend us, This livelong night.
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4 Do more than pardon ; give us joy, Sweet fear, and sober liberty, And simple
hearts without alloy That only long to be like Thee. Through life's long day and
death's dark night, O gentle Jesus, be our Light. 5 Labour is sweet, for Thou hast
...
4 Do more than pardon ; give us joy, Sweet fear, and sober liberty, And simple
hearts without alloy That only long to be like Thee. Through life's long day and
death's dark night, O gentle Jesus, be our Light. 5 Labour is sweet, for Thou hast
...
Page 17
The sweet sunlight Fades from my sight ; O Glory uncreated, Shed Thy glowing
beams on me, Who so long have waited. Whate'er doth move, Below, above,
Now from its work reposes ; Show me, Lord, Thy work in me, Ere mine eyelid
closes.
The sweet sunlight Fades from my sight ; O Glory uncreated, Shed Thy glowing
beams on me, Who so long have waited. Whate'er doth move, Below, above,
Now from its work reposes ; Show me, Lord, Thy work in me, Ere mine eyelid
closes.
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1 mHROUGH the day Thy love has spared us, J. Now we lay us down to rest ;
Through the silent watches guard us, Let no foe our peace molest ; Jesu, Thou
our guardian be ; Sweet it is to trust in Thee. 2 Pilgrims here on earth, and
strangers, ...
1 mHROUGH the day Thy love has spared us, J. Now we lay us down to rest ;
Through the silent watches guard us, Let no foe our peace molest ; Jesu, Thou
our guardian be ; Sweet it is to trust in Thee. 2 Pilgrims here on earth, and
strangers, ...
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Page 47 - Fear not," said he, — for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind — "Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind.
Page 107 - For thou, within no walls confined, Inhabitest the humble mind ; Such ever bring thee where they come, And going, take thee to their home.
Page 100 - I heard the voice of JESUS say, Behold I freely give The living water ; thirsty one, Stoop down and drink, and live. I came to JESUS, and I drank Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived. And now I live in Him. I heard the voice of JESUS say, I am this dark world's Light ; Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright.
Page 9 - New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray ; New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven.
Page 145 - SOMETIMES a light surprises The Christian while he sings ; It is the Lord who rises With healing in his wings : When comforts are declining, He grants the soul again A season of clear shining, To cheer it after rain.
Page 166 - GRANT, 1838. ~\T 7HEN gathering clouds around I view, * * And days are dark, and friends are few, On Him I lean, who not in vain Experienced every human pain : He sees my wants, allays my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears.
Page 141 - Thee. 2 What Thou shalt to-day provide, Let me as a child receive ; What to-morrow may betide, Calmly to thy wisdom leave : 'Tis enough that Thou wilt care, Why should I the burden bear...
Page 114 - One family we dwell in Him, One Church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death...
Page 86 - GO to dark Gethsemane, Ye that feel the tempter's power, Your Redeemer's conflict see, Watch with him one bitter hour ; Turn not from his griefs away, Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.
Page 83 - FROM every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes. There is a calm, a sure retreat: 'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Church hymns |
| Author | Church hymns |
| Published | 1868 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 4 Sep 2006 |
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