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... rest : Or you may leave out those verses which are included in crotchets [ ] without disturbing the sense : Or in some places you may begin to sing at a pause . Do not always confine yourselves to six stanzas , but sing seven or eight ...
... rest : Or you may leave out those verses which are included in crotchets [ ] without disturbing the sense : Or in some places you may begin to sing at a pause . Do not always confine yourselves to six stanzas , but sing seven or eight ...
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... rest my weary head From cares and business free , ' Tis sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee . 3 I pay this ev'ning sacrifice ; 1 O GOD of grace and righteousness , Hear and attend when I complain : Thou hast enlarg'd ...
... rest my weary head From cares and business free , ' Tis sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee . 3 I pay this ev'ning sacrifice ; 1 O GOD of grace and righteousness , Hear and attend when I complain : Thou hast enlarg'd ...
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... rest . 4 The men that know thy name , will trust In thy abundant grace ; For thou hast ne'er forsook the just , Who humbly seek thy face . Sing praises to the righteous Lord , Who dwells on Zion's hill , Who executes his threat'ning ...
... rest . 4 The men that know thy name , will trust In thy abundant grace ; For thou hast ne'er forsook the just , Who humbly seek thy face . Sing praises to the righteous Lord , Who dwells on Zion's hill , Who executes his threat'ning ...
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... rest , Nor shall they trust his word in vain . 6 Thy word , O Lord , tho ' often try'd , Void of deceit shall still appear ; Not silver , seven times purify'd From dross and mixture , shines so clear . 7 Thy grace shall , in the darkest ...
... rest , Nor shall they trust his word in vain . 6 Thy word , O Lord , tho ' often try'd , Void of deceit shall still appear ; Not silver , seven times purify'd From dross and mixture , shines so clear . 7 Thy grace shall , in the darkest ...
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... rest in hope . 2 Though in the dust I lay my head , Yet , gracious God , thou wilt not leave My soul for ever with the dead , Nor lose thy children in the grave . 3 My flesh shall thy first call obey , Shake off the dust and rise on ...
... rest in hope . 2 Though in the dust I lay my head , Yet , gracious God , thou wilt not leave My soul for ever with the dead , Nor lose thy children in the grave . 3 My flesh shall thy first call obey , Shake off the dust and rise on ...
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Page 118 - GIVE to our God immortal praise ! Mercy and truth are all his ways : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown : His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no more. 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song.
Page 350 - From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
Page 49 - BEHOLD, the morning sun Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light ; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight.
Page 4 - For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Page 93 - JOY to the world ! the Lord is come ; Let earth receive her King ; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns ; Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains. Repeat the sounding joy.
Page 477 - Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Page 11 - Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Page 18 - Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare : before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Page 69 - THOU that hear'st when sinners cry, Though all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin: • Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart.
Page 351 - I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.