,a ,,book ,,of ,,hymns ,,for ,,public ,,and ,,private ,,devotion4 ,,fifteenth ,,edition4 ,,boston3 ,,ticknor ,,and ,,fields4 ,m ,,dccc ,,lxvi4 ,entered according to ,act of ,congress1 in the year #ahdh1 ,,by ,,wm4 ,d4 ,,ticknor ,,company1 ,in the ,clerk's ,office of the ,district ,court of ,massachusetts4 ,,preface4 ,among the ,hymns in the following collection will be found many which are not of the commonly recognized metres4 ,some of these are already set to music of their own4 ,others can readily be adapted by the choir-leader to the simple chants which are now generally found in our collections of ,sacred ,music4 ,an asterisk prefixed to the author's name indicates that some change has been made in the hymn by the present compilers4 ,the titles of the ,supplementary ,hymns in the present edition have been introduced within the original table of contents1 instead of forming a separate series at the end4 ,boston1 ,april #bb1 #ahdh4 ,,index ,,of ,,first ,,lines4 ,hymn4 ,according to ,thy gracious word1 #aci ,acquaint thee1 ,o spirit1 acquaint thee with ,god1 #aii ,affliction's faded form draws nigh1 #cbi ,ages1 ages have departed1 #dci ,a holy air is breathing round1 #aeg ,all around us1 fair with flowers1 #cjf ,all from the sun's uprise1 #die ,all men are equal in their birth1 #ahb ,all-seeing ,god6 'tis ,thine to know1 #bhh ,all ye nations1 praise the ,lord1 #dii ,almighty ,father6 ,thou hast many a blessing1 #bag ,almighty ,god6 in humble prayer1 #dc ,almighty ,spirit1 now behold1 #eid ,am ,i a soldier of the cross1 #caa ,an offering at the shrine of power1 #dbf ,another day its course has run1 #cgb ,another hand is beckoning us1 #djd ,approach not the altar with gloom in thy soul1 #dfd ,as down in the sunless retreats of the ocean1 #if ,as every day ,thy mercy spares1 #ei ,as oft1 with worn and weary feet1 #aac ,as the hart1 with eager looks1 #bbf ,as the sun's enlivening eye1 #fi ,author of good1 we rest on ,thee1 #bfj ,a voice from the desert1 #ajc ,a voice upon the midnight air1 #aca ,awake1 my soul6 lift up thine eyes1 #cah ,awake1 my soul6 stretch every nerve1 #cae ,awake1 our souls1 away1 our fears1 #eda ,a wondrous star our pioneer1 #dbd ,bear on1 my soul6 the bitter cross1 #ecb ,before ,jehovah's awful throne1 #ah ,behold1 night's shadows fade1 #eej ,behold1 the ,prince of ,peace1 #aab ,behold the son1 how bright1 #agj ,be near us1 ,o ,father1 through night's silent hour1 #eef ,beneath the shadow of the cross1 #efd ,beneath the thick but struggling clouds1 #bie ,beneath ,thy trees to-day we meet1 #dei ,be still6 be still6 for all around1 #d ,be still1 my heart6 these anxious cares1 #cbc ,be ,thou1 ,o ,god1 by night1 by day1 #eea ,birds have their quiet rest1 #abf ,bless1 ,o ,lord1 each opening year1 #eff ,blessed be ,thy name forever1 #ee ,blessed1 blessed are the dead1 #cdh ,blest are the pure in heart1 #bha ,bread of heaven1 on thee we feed1 #aec ,breast the wave1 ,christian1 when it is strongest1 #cag ,brightest and best of the sons of the morning1 #ajh ,brother1 hast thou wandered far1 #aie ,brother1 the angels say1 #ceh ,brother1 thou art gone before us1 #djc ,brother1 though from yonder sky1 #dje ,brother1 will you slight the message1 #eaa ,burden of shame and woe1 #acc ,by cool ,siloam's shady rill1 #ddd ,by earth hemmed in1 by earth oppressed1 #dee ,call the ,lord thy sure salvation1 #ecd ,calm on the bosom of thy ,god1 #daj ,calm on the listening ear of night1 #ajf ,cheek grow pale1 but heart be vigorous1 #cbj ,child1 amidst the flowers at play1 #ih ,christ to the young man said1 #efi ,clay to clay1 and dust to dust1 #djf ,climb we the mountain afar1 #ddj ,come at the morning hour1 #dfc ,come1 kingdom of our ,god1 #ehd ,come1 said ,jesus' sacred voice1 #aba ,come1 ,thou ,almighty ,king1 #dhj ,come to ,jesus1 ,o my brothers1 #afa ,come to me1 thoughts of heaven1 #eai ,come to the house of prayer1 #a ,come to the land of peace1 #cfj ,come unto me1 when shadows darkly gather1 #afj ,come who will1 the voice from heaven1 #aei ,come1 ye disconsolate1 where'er ye languish1 #afb ,come1 ye who love the ,lord1 #c ,commit thou all thy griefs1 #bed ,creator of all1 through whose all-seeing might1 #eeh ,cross1 reproach and tribulation1 #ece ,darkness o'er the world was brooding1 #ajd ,dark were the paths our ,master trod1 #abh ,daughter of ,zion1 awake from thy sadness1 #ehc ,daughter of ,zion6 from the dust1 #agi ,day by day the manna fell1 #cj ,dear as ,thou wast1 and justly dear1 #djg ,deem not that they are blest alone1 #cbf ,down the dark future2 through long generations1 #dba ,earth's busy sounds1 and ceaseless din1 #dha ,ere to the world again we go1 #ejc ,eternal and immortal ,king1 #ecg ,eternal ,god6 ,almighty ,cause1 #dga ,ever patient1 loving1 meek1 #abj ,every bird that upward springs1 #edd ,fading1 still fading1 the last beam is shining1 #cgj ,faint the earth1 and parched with drought1 #eih ,faint not1 poor traveller1 though the way1 #cbb ,fare thee well1 our fondly cherished1 #daa ,far from mortal cares retreating1 #i ,far from the world1 ,o ,lord1 ,i flee1 #id ,father1 adored in worlds above1 #dij ,father and ,god of all mankind1 #bi ,father divine1 the ,saviour cried1 #acj ,father divine1 this deadening power control1 #ead ,father divine1 our wants relieve1 #ebc ,father6 glorify ,thy name1 #bfi ,father1 glory be to ,thee1 #eg ,father in heaven to whom our hearts1 #da ,father1 in ,thy mysterious presence kneeling1 #cc ,father1 in ,thy presence now1 #cha ,father6 ,i wait ,thy word4 ,the son doth stand1 #bfh ,father1 ,i will not pray1 #bce ,father of light1 conduct our feet1 #cg ,father of mercies6 ,god of peace1 #efg ,father of might1 my bonds ,i feel1 #ebg ,father of spirits1 humbly bent before ,thee1 #eb ,father1 source of every blessing1 #bde ,father1 supply my every need1 #eja ,father supreme6 ,thou high and holy ,one1 #eec ,father1 there is no change to live with ,thee1 #gg ,father1 this slumber shake1 #eae ,father6 ,thy paternal care1 #bb ,father6 ,thy wonders do not singly stand1 #gi ,father1 to ,thy kind love we owe1 #gh ,father6 to us ,thy children1 humbly kneeling1 #df ,father1 united by ,thy grace1 #de ,father6 we bless the gentle care1 #eji ,father6 we look up to ,thee1 #eci ,father1 whate'er of earthly bliss1 #dgj ,father1 when o'er our trembling hearts1 #bac ,father1 who art on high1 #dj ,father1 who in the olive shade1 #cda ,fear was within the tossing bark1 #aae ,feeble1 helpless1 how shall ,i1 #bad ,flung to the heedless winds1 #dbh ,followers of ,christ6 arise1 #edb ,for all ,thy saints1 ,o ,god1 #afg ,forever with the ,lord1 #bca ,for mercies past we praise ,thee1 ,lord1 #ejg ,forth from the dark and stormy sky1 #f ,forth went the heralds of the cross1 #afe ,fountain of life1 and ,god of love1 #cif ,from all that dwell below the skies1 #fc ,from every fear and doubt1 ,o ,lord1 #ce ,from foes that would our land devour1 #dcd ,from ,greenland's icy mountains1 #daf ,from the recesses of a lowly spirit1 #dhi ,from ,zion's holy hill there rose1 #dgc ,gently fall the dews of eve1 #cce ,give to the winds thy fears1 #bef ,glorious things of thee are spoken1 #ahj ,glory be to ,god on high1 #ec ,glory to ,god1 whose witness-train1 #dbi ,god comes with succor speedy1 #eif ,god1 in the high and holy place1 #hj ,god is in ,his holy temple1 #dff ,god is love2 ,his mercy brightens1 #gc ,god is our refuge and our strength1 #bee ,god made all ,his creatures free1 #ahi ,god moves in a mysterious way1 #bei ,god of all grace1 we come to ,thee1 #ca ,god of eternity6 from ,thee1 #efe ,god of mercy6 ,god of love1 #bja ,god of my life1 whose gracious power1 #ecj ,god of our fathers1 by whose hand1 #fh ,god of the changing year1 whose arm of power1 #djj ,god of the earnest heart1 #eib ,god of the ocean1 earth and sky1 #hg ,god of the prophet's power1 #afh ,god of the year6 with songs of praise1 #cih ,god's angels1 not only on high do they sing1 #egi ,god that madest earth and heaven1 #cfg ,go in peace6 serene dismission1 #fd ,gone is the hollow murky night1 #fjj ,go1 preach the gospel in my name1 #che ,go1 suffering pilgrim of the earth1 #cba ,go to dark ,gethsemane1 #adc ,go to the grave in all thy glorious prime1 #djh ,go when the morning shineth1 #ig ,great ,god1 and wilt ,thou condescend1 #ddh ,great ,god1 the followers of ,thy son1 #bd ,great ,ruler of all nature's frame1 #edf ,grows dark thy path before thee1 #def ,guide us1 ,lord1 while hand in hand1 #fb ,hallelujah6 best and sweetest1 #dih ,hark6 the glad sound1 the ,saviour comes1 #aji ,hark6 through the waking earth1 #ahh ,hasten1 ,lord1 to my release1 #baf ,hast thou1 midst life's empty noises1 #cja ,hath not thy heart within thee burned1 #ij ,hear1 ,father1 hear our prayer1 #dhh ,hear what ,god1 the ,lord1 hath spoken1 #aib ,heave1 mighty ocean1 heave1 #dcj ,heaven is a state of rest from sin1 #bcb ,heavenly ,father1 to whose eye1 #dic ,he knelt1 the ,saviour knelt and prayed1 #acb ,he lived as none but he has lived1 #abe ,heralds of creation6 cry1 #dfe ,here1 in this place of prayer1 #ab ,he sendeth sun1 he sendeth shower1 #bfd ,he was there alone1 when even1 #aah ,holy and reverend is the name1 #dia ,holy ,father1 ,thou hast taught me1 #ebh ,holy1 holy1 holy ,lord ,god ,almighty1 #di ,holy ,son of ,god most high1 #aad ,holy ,spirit1 source of gladness1 #dhc ,house of our ,god1 with cheerful anthems ring1 #cig ,how beauteous were the marks divine1 #abd ,how blest the righteous when he dies1 #cej ,how dear is the thought1 that the angels of ,god1 #cee ,how gentle ,god's commands1 #beh ,how glad the tone when summer's sun1 #cid ,how happy is be1 born or taught1 #bgi ,how little of ourselves we know1 #cbe ,how long1 ,o ,lord1 his brother's blood1 #ahe ,how shall we praise ,thee1 ,lord of light1 #be ,how sweet1 how calm1 this ,sabbath morn1 #cgd ,how sweetly flowed the gospel's sound1 #aai ,hush the loud cannon's roar1 #ahd ,i am free6 ,i am free6 ,i have broken away1 #bdd ,i cannot always trace the way1 #gd ,if love the noblest1 purest1 best1 #adf ,if on our daily course our mind1 #cjd ,in pleasant lands have fallen the lines1 #dcc ,in the broad fields of heaven1 #dac ,in the cross of ,christ we glory1 #ade ,in the morning ,i will pray1 #cfd ,in the ,saviour's hour of death1 #acd ,in ,thy courts let peace be found1 #ad ,in time of tribulation1 #edh ,in trouble and in grief1 ,o ,god1 #ccd ,in vain we thus recall to mind1 #adi ,i saw on earth another light1 #ia ,israel's shepherd1 guide us1 feed us1 #eh ,is there a lone and dreary hour1 #bff ,is this a fast for me1 #chg ,i thirst6 ,o grant the waters pure1 #bcf ,it is a faith sublime and sure1 #cef ,it is finished6 glorious word1 #acf ,it is finished6 ,man of sorrows1 #ada ,it is the hour of prayer1 #ejf ,it was no path of flowers1 #adb ,i want a principle within1 #bbd ,i want the spirit of power within1 #bbc ,jesus shall reign where'er the sun1 #agf ,jesus1 we thy promise claim1 #efj ,jesus1 while he dwelt below1 #deb ,jews were wrought to cruel madness1 #ace ,joy6 joy6 a year is born1 #chi ,joy to the world6 the ,lord is come1 #aaj ,launch thy bark1 mariner1 #dca ,leader of ,israel's host1 and guide1 #bgj ,lead us with ,thy gentle sway1 #ejb ,let me not wander comfortless1 #cch ,let the world despise and leave me1 #ecf ,lift your glad voices in triumph on high1 #acg ,light of life1 seraphic fire1 #ba ,like morning1 when her early breeze1 #eaj ,like shadows gliding o'er the plain1 #djb ,lo6 ,god is here2 let us adore1 #ac ,lo6 my shepherd's hand divine1 #dfi ,lord6 before ,thy presence come1 #ag ,lord6 deliver2 ,thou canst save1 #eha ,lord6 dismiss us with ,thy blessing1 #gj ,lord6 from ,thy blessed throne1 #dae ,lord6 have mercy when we pray1 #bjd ,lord6 ,i believe a rest remains1 #bbh ,lord6 ,i believe2 ,thy power ,i own1 #bjg ,lord6 in heaven1 ,thy dwelling-place1 #ed ,lord6 in whose might the ,saviour trod1 #aag ,lord ,jesus1 come6 for here1 #agc ,lord1 lead the way the ,saviour went1 #ege ,lord of the families below1 #ejd ,lord of the ,sabbath1 hear our vows1 #cgc ,lord of the wide-extended main1 #egb ,lord of the worlds above1 #af ,lord of the world1 who hast preserved1 #eeg ,lord1 once our faith in man no fear could move1 #dbj ,lord6 subdue our selfish will1 #eje ,lord6 ,thou didst arise and say1 #ahf ,lord6 ,thy glory fills the heaven1 #dg ,lord6 what offering shall we bring1 #aa ,lord6 when ,thine ancient people cried1 #dch ,lord6 whom winds and seas obey1 #egj ,lo6 the lilies of the field1 #bfg ,love divine1 all love excelling1 #h ,love on6 love on6 but not the things that own1 #bih ,lowly and solemn be1 #cdd ,many a power within earth's bosom1 #dcb ,mark the soft-falling snow1 #afi ,may freedom speed onward1 wherever the blood1 #ehb ,meet and right it is to sing1 #dig ,men6 whose boast it is that ye1 #dcg ,mighty ,god6 the first1 the last1 #gb ,mighty ,one6 whose name is holy1 #dad ,my dear ,redeemer1 and my ,lord1 #adg ,my ,father1 when around me spread1 #ccg ,my ,god6 all nature owns ,thy sway1 #hf ,my ,god6 in life's most doubtful hour1 #eca ,my ,god6 in morning's radiant hour1 #ef ,my ,god1 ,i thank ,thee6 may no thought1 #cbg ,my ,god1 my ,father1 while ,i stray1 #bfc ,my ,god1 my strength1 my hope1 #bbe ,my ,god1 permit me not to be1 #bba ,my soul1 be on thy guard1 #edc ,my soul no more shall strive in vain1 #bda ,nature hath seasons of repose1 #ehf ,nay1 tell us not of dangers dire1 #cji ,nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee1 #bci ,no human eyes ,thy face may see1 #gf ,no more1 on earth no more1 #ceb ,none loves me1 ,father1 with ,thy love1 #bdi ,not in the name of pride1 #aee ,not in this simple rite alone1 #aeb ,not only doth the voiceful day1 #hi ,not that ,thy boundless love1 my ,god1 #bge ,not to the terrors of the ,lord1 #ded ,not with the flashing steel1 #dai ,now from the altar of our hearts1 #ejh ,now gird your patient loins again1 #dea ,now host with host assembling1 #egf ,now let our voices join1 #eij ,now that the sun is beaming bright1 #cfe ,now the shades of night are gone1 #cfc ,o1 ,almighty ,god of love1 #ebd ,o be not faithless6 with the morn1 #big ,o come and dwell in me1 #eag ,o1 draw me1 ,father1 after ,thee1 #bbb ,o'er silent field and lonely lawn1 #dfa ,o'er the mount and through the moor1 #cjh ,o fairest born of love and light1 #aha ,of all the thoughts of ,god that are1 #dgi ,o ,father1 humbly we repose1 #bej ,o ,father1 lift our souls above1 #ci ,o ,father1 though the anxious fear1 #g ,o for a faith that will not shrink1 #ebj ,o for a heart to praise my ,god1 #eah ,o from these visions dark and drear1 #bjh ,o give thanks to ,him who made1 #dif ,o ,god1 by whom the seed is given1 #fe ,o ,god6 ,i thank ,thee that the night1 #cff ,o ,god6 the darkness roll away1 #agb ,o ,god6 ,thy children1 gathered here1 #chd ,o ,god6 to ,thee our hearts would pay1 #dja ,o ,god6 to ,thee who first hast given1 #bdc ,o ,god6 we praise ,thee1 and confess1 #ej ,o ,god6 who knowest how frail we are1 #cd ,o ,god1 whose presence glows in all1 #bc ,oh ,god1 that mad'st the earth and sky1 #ede ,o1 he whom ,jesus loved has truly spoken1 #egh ,o1 heaven is where no secret dread1 #cfa ,o help us1 ,lord6 each hour of need1 #bji ,o here1 if ever1 ,god of love1 #aeh ,o holy ,father1 'mid the calm1 #bf ,o1 if thy brow serene and calm1 #bhg ,o know ye not that ye1 #bhj ,o let my trembling soul be still1 #beb ,o ,lord6 how happy should we be1 #bcj ,o ,lord6 through ,thee we own1 #bdf ,o ,lord6 ,thy heavenly grace impart1 #bdb ,o ,love6 how cheering is thy ray1 #bcc ,o lovely voices of the sky1 #ajg ,on earth was darkness spread1 #ach ,one cup of healing oil and wine1 #bia ,one prayer ,i have1 all prayers in one1 #eba ,o1 not alone on the mount of prayer1 #bij ,o1 not alone with outward sign1 #aih ,o1 not for these alone ,i pray1 #aea ,o not to crush with abject fear1 #abb ,o not when the death-prayer is said1 #cdc ,on the dark wave of ,galilee1 #abg ,on the dewy breath of even1 #eed ,onward1 ,christian1 though the region1 #cac ,onward speed thy conquering flight1 #eia ,open1 ,lord1 mine inward ear1 #ic ,oppression shall not always reign1 #aij ,o pure ,reformers6 not in vain1 #aia ,o1 richly1 ,father1 have ,i been1 #bjc ,o sacred head1 now wounded1 #efb ,o say not1 think not1 heavenly notes1 #ddc ,o send me not away6 for ,i would drink1 #bjb ,o source divine1 and life of all1 #ge ,o speed thee1 ,christian1 on thy way1 #caf ,o spirit1 freed from earth1 #cea ,o ,spirit of the living ,god1 #ehg ,o stay thy tears6 for they are blest1 #cdf ,o still trust on1 if in the heart1 #bii ,o suffering ,friend of human kind1 #abi ,o ,thou1 at whose divine command1 #dhf ,o ,thou1 at whose rebuke1 the grave1 #dda ,o ,thou from whom all goodness flows1 #baa ,o ,thou great ,friend to all the sons of men1 #aef ,o ,thou great ,spirit1 who along1 #ejj ,o ,thou1 in whom the weary find1 #eac ,o ,thou1 the primal fount of life and peace1 #dgg ,o ,thou1 to whom in ancient time1 #ha ,o ,thou1 who all things dost control1 #eab ,o ,thou1 who driest the mourner's tear1 #dge ,o ,thou1 who hast at ,thy command1 #ch ,o ,thou1 who hast ,thy servants taught1 #dhb ,o ,thou1 who in the garden's shade1 #adj ,o ,thou1 whose own vast temple stands1 #chc ,o ,thou1 whose power o'er moving worlds presides1 #dfg ,o ,thou1 whose power stupendous1 #chh ,o ,thou1 whose presence went before1 #dce ,our blest ,redeemer1 ere he breathed1 #aic ,our country is ,immanuel's ground1 #ddi ,our ,father1 ,god6 not face to face1 #dhg ,our ,father1 through the coming year1 #cij ,our ,father6 we thank ,thee for sleep1 #dfj ,our ,god is a spirit1 and they who aright1 #bj ,our heavenly ,father1 hear1 #bh ,our pathway oft is wet with tears1 #cca ,out of the depths of woe1 #edg ,o what though our feet may not tread where ,christ trod1 #aej ,o where are kings and empires now1 #ehh ,o where shall rest be found1 #bbg ,o who shall say he knows the folds1 #bhc ,part in peace6 is day before us1 #fj ,partners of a glorious hope1 #efa ,peace of ,god1 which knows no measure1 #fa ,pour1 blessed ,gospel1 glorious news for man1 #agg ,pour forth the oil1--pour boldly forth1 #bid ,praise and thanks and cheerful love1 #cia ,praise the ,lord1 when blushing morning1 #cic ,praise the ,lord1 ye heavens adore ,him1 #ea ,praise to ,god1 immortal praise1 #dfh ,prayer is the soul's sincere desire1 #ii ,prayer is to ,god the soul's sure way1 #ajj ,press on1 press on6 ye sons of light1 #cab ,prisoners of hope1 be strong1 be bold1 #eic ,quiet from ,god6 how beautiful to keep1 #bhb ,quiet1 ,lord1 my froward heart1 #bcd ,rejoice in ,god alway1 #beg ,return1 my soul1 unto thy rest1 #bah ,rise1 my soul1 and stretch thy wings1 #bch ,saviour1 ,i my cross have taken1 #bgb ,scorn not the slightest word or deed1 #cjg ,see how he loved1 exclaimed the ,jews1 #abc ,see ,israel's gentle shepherd stand1 #dde ,see the ,lord1 thy helper1 stand1 #bec ,send kindly light amid the encircling gloom1 #bbj ,shall we grow weary in our watch1 #bgh ,shine on our souls1 eternal ,god1 #db ,sing1 ye redeemed of the ,lord1 #eig ,slavery and death the cup contains1 #egg ,sleep not1 soldier of the cross1 #cad ,slowly1 by ,god's hand unfurled1 #cga ,songs of praise the angels sang1 #dh ,sons of men1 behold from far1 #aaa ,soul6 celestial in thy birth1 #aig ,source of light and life divine1 #cfh ,sow in the morn thy seed1 #edj ,speak gently1--it is better far1 #bhe ,speak with us1 ,lord1 ,thyself reveal1 #ebb ,spirit of peace and love and power1 #eii ,suppliant1 lo6 ,thy children bend1 #ae ,supreme and universal ,light1 #dd ,supreme disposer of the heart1 #ech ,sweet is the light of ,sabbath eve1 #dfb ,sweet is the prayer whose holy stream1 #aja ,sweet morn6 from countless cups of gold1 #cfb ,teach me1 my ,god and ,king1 #cjb ,teach us to pray1 #bg ,tell me not1 in mournful numbers1 #caj ,thanks1 thanks unto ,god6 who in mercy hath spoken1 #cde ,thanks to ,god for those who came1 #aff ,that blessed law of ,thine1 #bbi ,that might of faith1 ,o ,lord1 bestow1 #ebf ,the aged sufferer waited long1 #aaf ,the breaking waves dashed high1 #dgh ,the bud will soon become a flower1 #cjj ,the darkened sky1 how thick it lowers1 #cbh ,the daylight is fading o'er earth and o'er ocean1 #eeb ,the dead are like the stars by day1 #cec ,the dove1 let loose in ,eastern skies1 #bgc ,the earth all light and loveliness1 #cie ,the fountain in its source1 #bdj ,the glorious universe around1 #ehe ,the heavenly spheres to ,thee1 ,o ,god1 #cii ,the kings of old have shrine and tomb1 #dbg ,the land our fathers left to us1 #dcf ,the light pours down from heaven1 #deh ,the ,lord descended from above1 #dgb ,the ,lord is my ,shepherd1 no want shall ,i know1 #bdg ,the ,lord our ,god is full of might1 #egc ,the mourners came1 at break of day1 #cdg ,the ocean looketh up to heaven1 #he ,the offerings to ,thy throne which rise1 #ai ,the past is dark with sin and shame1 #ahg ,the peace which ,god bestows1 #afd ,there cometh o'er the spirit1 #cib ,there is a book1 who runs may read1 #dgf ,there is a state unknown1 unseen1 #ceg ,there is a world we have not seen1 #dej ,there's a strife we all must wage1 #cai ,there's nothing bright above1 below1 #hc ,the saints on earth and those above1 #dec ,the ,spirit in our hearts1 #aid ,the spirits of the loved and the departed1 #ced ,the uplifted eye and bended knee1 #cje ,the winds are hushed2 the peaceful moon1 #dgd ,the world may change from old to new1 #bgd ,they who on the ,lord rely1 #bdh ,they who seek the throne of grace1 #hb ,think gently of the erring one1 #bhd ,thirsting for a living spring1 #e ,this child we dedicate to ,thee1 #cgg ,this world is not a fleeting show1 #bif ,thou art gone to the grave2 but we will not deplore thee1 #dji ,thou art1 ,o ,god1 the life and light1 #hd ,though lonely be thy path1 fear not1 for ,he1 #ccf ,though wandering in a strange land1 #hh ,thou givest ,thy ,sabbath1 ,lord6 the din is stilled1 #dhe ,thou hidden love of ,god1 whose height1 #bai ,thou1 infinite in love1 #ccc ,thou ,lord of hosts1 whose guiding hand1 #dbe ,thou1 ,lord1 who rear'st the mountain's height1 #cjc ,thou most be born again1 #bjj ,thou seest my feebleness1 #eaf ,thou that art strong to comfort1 look on me1 #ccj ,thou1 whose almighty word1 #agd ,through all the various shifting scene1 #bfa ,through all this life's eventful road1 #ff ,throughout the hours of darkness dim1 #eei ,through thee as we together came1 #afc ,thus said ,jesus1 ,go and do1 #bib ,thy bounteous hand with food can bless1 #dib ,thy kingdom come1 the heathen lands1 #aga ,thy presence1 ever-living ,god1 #fg ,thy servants in the temple watched1 #ehi ,thy servant's sandals1 ,lord1 are wet1 #chf ,thy way is on the deep1 ,o ,lord1 #ccb ,thy will be done6 in devious way1 #bfe ,thy will be done6 ,i will not fear1 #bgf ',tis my happiness below1 #bga ',tis not the gift1 but 'tis the spirit1 #bhi ,to ,god be glory6 peace on earth6 #dbb ,to ,him who children blest1 #cgi ,to prayer1 to prayer6--for the morning breaks1 #b ,to ,thee1 ,o ,god in heaven1 #cgh ,to ,thee1 the ,lord ,almighty1 #did ,to the ,father's love we trust1 #dab ,to ,thine eternal arms1 ,o ,god1 #bje ,triumphant ,zion6 lift thy head1 #agh ,turn1 child of doubt1 estranged from ,god1 #aif ,turn not from him who asks of thee1 #bhf ,unchangeable1 all-perfect ,lord1 #ga ,unto ,thy temple1 ,god of love1 #aj ,up to the throne of ,god is borne1 #cfi ,wait on the ,lord1 ye heirs of hope1 #ebi ,was it in vain that ,jesus prayed1 #ahc ,watchman1 tell us of the night1 #ajb ,we all1 ,o ,father1 all are ,thine1 #bea ,we bless ,thee for this sacred day1 #dhd ,weep thou1 ,o mourner1 but in lamentation1 #cdj ,we follow1 ,lord1 where ,thou dost lead1 #efc ,we join to pray1 with wishes kind1 #chj ,we love the venerable house1 #dbc ,we love this outward world1 #cci ,we pray for truth and peace1 #ebe ,westward1 ,lord1 the world alluring1 #dah ,we wait in faith2 in prayer we wait1 #eie ,we will not weep2 for ,god is standing by us1 #ecc ,we would leave1 ,o ,god1 to ,thee1 #cbd ,what 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sweet accord your voices raise1 ,in kindred homage bow4 #c ,ye aged1 hither come1 ,for ye have felt ,his love2 ,soon shall ye lift a holier song ,in fairer courts above4 #d ,ye young1 before ,his throne1 ,come1 bow2 your voices raise2 ,let not your hearts ,his praise disown1 ,who gives the power to praise4 #e ,thou1 whose benignant eye ,in mercy looks on all2 ,who seest the tear of misery1 ,and hear'st the mourner's call2 #f ,up to ,thy dwelling-place ,bear our frail spirits on1 ,till they outstrip time's tardy pace1 ,and heaven on earth be won4 #b4 ,p4 ,m4 ,h4 ,ware4 ,call to ,prayer4 #a ,to prayer1 to prayer6--for the morning breaks1 ,and earth in her ,maker's smile awakes2 ,his light is on all below and above1 ,the light of gladness1 and life1 and love3 ,o1 then1 on the breath of this early air1 ,send upward the incense of grateful prayer4 #b ,to prayer6--for the day that ,god has blest ,comes tranquilly on with its solemn rest2 ,it speaks of creation's early bloom1-- ,it speaks of the ,prince who burst the tomb3 ,then summon the spirit's exalted powers1 ,and devote to heaven the hallowed hours4 #c ,awake1 awake1 and gird up thy strength1 ,to join ,christ's holy band at length2 ,to ,him who unceasing love displays1 ,whom the powers of nature unceasingly praise2 ,to ,him thy heart and thy hours be given1 ,for a life of prayer is the life of heaven4 #c4 ,s4 ,m4 99,watts4 ,cheerful ,worship4 #a ,come1 ye who love the ,lord6 ,and let your joys be known2 ,join in a song with sweet accord1 ,and thus surround ,his throne4 #b ,the sorrows of the mind ,be banished from this place6 ,religion never was designed ,to make our pleasures less4 #c ,the sons of ,god have found ,that heaven begins below3 ,celestial fruits1 on earthly ground1 ,from faith and hope may grow4 #d ,then let our sorrows cease1 ,and every tear be dry2 ,we're travelling through the paths of peace ,to fairer worlds on high4 #d4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,house of ,god4 #a ,be still6 be still6 for all around1 ,on either hand1 is holy ground3 ,here in ,his house1 the ,lord to-day ,will listen1 while ,his people pray4 #b ,thou1 tost upon the waves of care1 ,ready to sink with deep despair1 ,here ask relief1 with heart sincere1 ,and thou shalt find that ,god is here4 #c ,thou who hast laid within the grave ,those whom thou hadst no power to save1 ,believe their spirits now are near1 ,for angels wait while ,god is here4 #d ,thou who hast dear ones far away1 ,in foreign lands1 'mid ocean's spray1 ,pray for them now1 and dry the tear1 ,and trust the ,god who listens here4 #e ,thou who art mourning o'er thy sin1 ,deploring guilt that reigns within1 ,the ,god of peace is ever near2 ,the troubled spirit meets ,him here4 #e4 #gs4 ,m4 ,seeking ,god4 #a ,thirsting for a living spring1 ,seeking for a higher home1 ,resting where our souls must cling1 ,trusting1 hoping1 ,lord1 we come4 #b ,glorious hopes our spirit fill1 ,when we feel that ,thou art near3 ,father6 then our fears are still1 ,then the soul's bright end is clear4 #c ,life's hard conflict we would win1 ,read the meaning of life's frown2 ,change the thorn-bound wreath of sin ,for the spirit's starry crown4 #d ,make us beautiful within ,by ,thy spirit's holy light3 ,guard us when our faith burns dim1 ,father of all love and might6 #f4 ,l4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,the ,sanctuary4 #a ,forth from the dark and stormy sky1 ,lord1 to ,thine altar's shade we fly2 ,forth from the world1 its hope and fear1 ,father1 we seek ,thy shelter here3 ,weary and weak1 ,thy grace we pray2 ,turn not1 ,o ,lord6 ,thy guests away4 #b ,long have we roamed in want and pain1 ,long have we sought ,thy rest in vain2 ,wildered in doubt1 in darkness lost1 ,long have our souls been tempest-tost3 ,low at ,thy feet our sins we lay2 ,turn not1 ,o ,lord6 ,thy guests away4 #g4 ,c4 ,m4 ,springfield ,coll4 ,the ,sabbath of the ,soul4 #a ,o ,father1 though the anxious fear ,may cloud to-morrow's way1 ,no fear nor doubt shall enter here2 ,all shall be ,thine to-day4 #b ,we will not bring divided hearts ,to worship at ,thy shrine2 ,but each unworthy thought departs1 ,and leaves this temple ,thine4 #c ,sleep1 sleep to-day1 tormenting cares1 ,of earth and folly born2 ,ye shall not dim the light that streams ,from this celestial morn4 #d ,to-morrow will be time enough ,to feel your harsh control2 ,ye shall not violate this day1 ,the sabbath of the soul4 #h4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,wesleyan4 ,love ,divine4 #a ,love divine1 all love excelling1 ,joy of heaven1 to earth come down6 ,fix in us ,thy humble dwelling1 ,all ,thy faithful mercies crown4 ,father6 ,thou art all compassion1 ,pure1 unbounded love ,thou art2 ,visit us with ,thy salvation1 ,enter every longing heart4 #b ,breathe1 ,o1 breathe ,thy loving spirit ,into every troubled breast2 ,let us all in ,thee inherit1 ,let us find ,thy promised rest4 ,come1 almighty to deliver1 ,let us all ,thy life receive2 ,graciously come down1 and never1 ,never more ,thy temples leave6 #i4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,j4 ,taylor4 ,seeking ,god's ,presence4 #a ,far from mortal cares retreating1 ,sordid hopes1 and fond desires1 ,here our willing footsteps meeting1 ,every heart to heaven aspires4 ,from the ,fount of glory beaming1 ,light celestial cheers our eyes2 ,mercy from above proclaiming ,peace and pardon from the skies4 #b ,who may share this great salvation8-- ,every pure and humble mind2 ,every kindred1 tongue1 and nation1 ,from the dross of guilt refined3 ,blessings all around bestowing1 ,god withholds ,his care from none2 ,grace and mercy ever flowing ,from the fountain of ,his throne4 #c ,every stain of guilt abhorring1 ,firm and bold in virtue's cause1 ,still ,thy providence adoring1 ,faithful subjects to ,thy laws1 ,lord6 with favor still attend us1 ,bless us with ,thy wondrous love2 ,thou1 our sun and shield1 defend us2 ,all our hope is from above4 #aj4 ,l4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,it is ,good to be ,here4 #a ,unto ,thy temple1 ,god of love1 ,once more we come with willing feet1 ,to raise our thoughts this world above1 ,and ,thy paternal blessing meet4 #b ,may all ,thy purest presence feel1 ,and silent keep each vain desire2 ,with humble hearts before ,thee kneel1 ,and unto holier strength aspire4 #c ,may all be bound in bonds more true ,to ,thee1 who art our life and light1 ,that through each path which we pursue1 ,we still may keep ,thy love in sight4 #d ,and may we1 when the day shall close1 ,review its course without a fear2 ,and1 nearer heaven than when it rose1 ,feel it is good to have been here4 #aa4 #gs4 ,m4 ,j4 ,taylor4 ,acceptable ,offerings4 #a ,lord6 what offering shall we bring1 ,at ,thine altars when we bow8 ,hearts1 the pure1 unsullied spring1 ,whence the kind affections flow3 #b ,willing hands1 to lead the blind1 ,heal the wounded1 feed the poor2 ,love1 embracing all our kind1 ,charity1 with liberal store4 #c ,teach us1 ,o thou ,heavenly ,king1 ,thus to show our grateful mind1 ,thus the accepted offering bring1 ,love to ,thee and all mankind4 #ab4 ,s4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,place of ,prayer4 #a ,here1 in this place of prayer1 ,father6 ,thy face we seek3 ,grant us that blessed peace to share1 ,known to the pure and meek4 #b ,come then to holy prayer1 ,souls that seem lost in night2 ,leave to the ,lord your heavy care1 ,who giveth life and light4 #c ,come with a trusting prayer1 ,though fears press down your souls2 ,the ,saviour's promise1 ,i am there1 ,each saddening fear controls4 #d ,here1 in this place of prayer1 ,let hearts in union meet3 ,come1 cast the load you cannot bear ,low at the ,saviour's feet4 #e ,then from this house of prayer ,shall mingling praise be given1 ,and angels1 'mid the holy air1 ,shall bear the notes to heaven4 #ac4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,lord is in ,his ,holy ,temple4 #a ,lo6 ,god is here2 let us adore1 ,and humbly bow before ,his face2 ,let all within us feel ,his power1 ,let all within us seek ,his peace4 #b ,lo6 ,god is here2 ,him day and night ,united choirs of angels sing2 ,to ,him1 enthroned above all height1 ,heaven's host their noblest praises bring4 #c ,being of beings6 may our praise ,thy courts with grateful incense fill3 ,still may we stand before thy face1 ,still hear and do thy sovereign will4 #d ,more of ,thy presence1 ,lord6 impart2 ,more of ,thine image may we bear3 ,o1 fix ,thy throne in every heart1 ,and reign without a rival there4 #ad4 #gs4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,the ,temple4 #a ,in ,thy courts let peace be found1 ,be ,thy temple full of love2 ,here we tread on holy ground1 ,all serene1 around1 above4 #b ,while the knee in prayer is bent1 ,while with praise the heart o'erflows1 ,tranquillize the turbulent6 ,give the weary one repose6 #c ,be the place for worship meet1 ,meet the worship for the place2 ,contemplation's blest retreat1 ,shrine of guilelessness and grace6 #d ,as an infant knows its home1 ,lord6 may we ,thy temples know2 ,hither for instruction come1 ,hence by ,thee instructed go4 #ae4 #gs4 ,m4 ,gray4 ,supplication4 #a ,suppliant1 lo6 ,thy children bend1 ,father1 for ,thy blessing now2 ,thou canst teach us1 guide1 defend2 ,we are weak1 almighty ,thou6 #b ,with the peace ,thy word imparts ,be the taught and teacher blessed2 ,in our lives1 and in our hearts1 ,father6 be ,thy laws impressed4 #c ,pour into each longing mind1 ,light and knowledge from above3 ,charity for all mankind1 ,trusting faith1 enduring love4 #af4 ,h4 ,m4 99,watts4 ,how ,amiable are ,thy ,tabernacles4 #a ,lord of the worlds above1 ,how pleasant and how fair ,the dwellings of ,thy love1 ,thine earthly temples are6 ,to ,thine abode ,my heart aspires1 ,with warm desires ,to see my ,god4 #b ,the sparrow for her young ,with pleasure seeks a nest1 ,and wandering swallows long ,to find their wonted rest3 ,my spirit faints1 ,with equal zeal ,to rise and dwell ,among ,thy saints4 #c ,o happy souls that pray ,to ,him that heareth prayer6 ,o happy men that pay ,their constant service there6 ,they praise ,thee still2 ,and happy they ,who love the way ,to ,zion's hill4 #d ,they go from strength to strength1 ,though oft through pain and tears1 ,till each arrives at length1 ,till each in heaven appears3 ,o glorious seat6 ,our ,god and ,king ,shall thither bring ,our willing feet4 #ag4 #gs4 ,m4 ,j4 ,taylor4 ,devotion4 #a ,lord1 before ,thy presence come1 ,bow we down with holy fear2 ,call our erring footsteps home1 ,let us feel that ,thou art near4 #b ,wandering thoughts and languid powers ,come not where devotion kneels2 ,let the soul expand her stores1 ,glowing with the joy she feels4 #c ,at the portals of ,thine house1 ,we resign our earth-born cares2 ,nobler thoughts our souls engross1 ,songs of praise and fervent prayers4 #ah4 ,l4 ,m4 ,watts4 ,hundredth ,psalm4 #a ,before ,jehovah's awful throne1 ,ye nations bow with sacred joy2 ,know that the ,lord is ,god alone2 ,he can create1 and ,he destroy4 #b ,his sovereign power1 without our aid1 ,gave life to clay1 and formed us men2 ,and when like wandering sheep we strayed1 ,he brought us to ,his fold again4 #c ,we are ,his people1 we ,his care1 ,our souls and all our mortal frame3 ,what lasting honors shall we rear1 ,almighty ,maker1 to ,thy name8 #d ,we'll crowd ,thy gates with thankful songs2 ,high as the heavens our voices raise2 ,and earth1 with her ten thousand tongues1 ,shall fill ,thy courts with sounding praise4 #e ,wide as the world is ,thy command1 ,vast as eternity ,thy love1 ,firm as a rock ,thy truth shall stand1 ,when rolling years shall cease to move4 #ai4 ,c4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,the ,heart's ,worship4 #a ,the offerings to ,thy throne which rise1 ,of mingled praise and prayer1 ,are but a worthless sacrifice1 ,unless the heart be there4 #b ,upon ,thine all-discerning ear ,let no vain words intrude2 ,no tribute but the vow sincere1-- ,the tribute of the good4 #c ,our offerings will indeed be blest1 ,if sanctified by ,thee2 ,if ,thy pure spirit touch the breast ,with its own purity4 #d ,o1 may that spirit warm each heart ,to piety and love1 ,and to life's lowly vale impart ,some rays from heaven above4 #bj4 ,p4 ,m4 ,barton4 ,worship in ,spirit4 #a ,our ,god is a spirit1 and they who aright ,would offer the worship ,he loveth1 ,in the heart's holy temple will seek with delight ,the spirit the ,father approveth4 #b ,this1 this is the worship the ,saviour made known ,when she of ,samaria found him ,by the ,patriarch's well1 sitting weary1 alone1 ,with the stillness of noontide around him4 #c ,he having once entered hath shown us the way1 ,o ,god6 how to worship before ,thee1 ,not with the vain forms of that earlier day1 ,but in spirit and truth to adore ,thee4 #ba4 #gs4 ,m4 ,wesleyan4 ,the ,light of ,life4 #a ,light of life1 seraphic fire6 ,love divine1 ,thyself impart3 ,every fainting soul inspire2 ,enter every drooping heart3 ,every mournful spirit cheer1 ,scatter all our doubt and gloom2 ,father1 in ,thy grace appear1 ,to ,thy human temples come6 #b ,come in this accepted hour1 ,bring ,thy heavenly kingdom in2 ,fill us with ,thy glorious power1 ,rooting out the seeds of sin3 ,nothing more can we require1 ,we can rest in nothing less3 ,be ,thou all our heart's desire1 ,all our joy and all our peace4 #bb4 #gs4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,every ,good ,gift from the ,father4 #a ,father6 ,thy paternal care ,has my guardian been1 my guide3 ,every hallowed wish and prayer ,has ,thy hand of love supplied3 ,thine is every thought of bliss1 ,left by hours and days gone by2 ,every hope ,thine offspring is1 ,beaming from futurity4 #b ,every sun of splendid ray2 ,every moon that shines serene2 ,every morn that welcomes day2 ,every evening's twilight scene2 ,every hour which wisdom brings2 ,every incense at ,thy shrine2 ,these1--and all life's holiest things1 ,and its fairest1--all are ,thine4 #c ,and for all1 my hymns shall rise ,daily to ,thy gracious throne3 ,thither let my asking eyes ,turn unwearied1 righteous ,one6 ,through life's strange vicissitude ,there reposing all my care2 ,trusting still1 through ill and good1 ,fixed1 and cheered1 and counselled there4 #bc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,frothingham4 ,for ,spiritual ,influences4 #a ,o ,god1 whose presence glows in all ,within1 around us1 and above6 ,thy word we bless1 ,thy name we call1 ,whose word is ,truth1 whose name is ,love4 #b ,that truth be with the heart believed ,of all who seek this sacred place2 ,with power proclaimed1 in peace received1 ,our spirit's light1 ,thy spirit's grace4 #c ,that love its holy influence pour1 ,to keep us meek1 and make us free2 ,and throw its binding blessing more ,round each with all1 and all with ,thee4 #d ,send down its angel to our side2 ,send in its calm upon the breast2 ,for we would know no other guide1 ,and we can need no other rest4 #bd4 ,l4 ,m4 ,h4 ,ware4 ,coming ,together in the ,name of ,jesus4 #a ,great ,god6 the followers of ,thy ,son1 ,we bow before ,thy mercy-seat1 ,to worship ,thee1 the ,holy ,one1 ,and pour our wishes at ,thy feet4 #b ,o1 grant ,thy blessing here to-day6 ,o1 give ,thy people joy and peace6 ,the tokens of ,thy love display1 ,and favor1 that shall never cease4 #c ,we seek the truth which ,jesus brought2 ,his path of light we long to tread2 ,here be his holy doctrines taught1 ,and here their purest influence shed4 #d ,may faith1 and hope1 and love abound2 ,our sins and errors be forgiven2 ,and we1 from day to day1 be found ,children of ,god1 and heirs of heaven4 #be4 ,l4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,evening ,worship4 #a ,how shall we praise ,thee1 ,lord of light6 ,how shall we all ,thy love declare6 ,the earth is veiled in shades of night1 ,but heaven is open to our prayer1-- ,that heaven1 so bright with stars and suns1 ,that glorious heaven which has no bound1 ,where the full tide of being runs1 ,and life and beauty glow around4 #b ,we would adore ,thee1 ,god sublime1 ,whose power and wisdom1 love and grace1 ,are greater than the round of time1 ,and wider than the bounds of space4 ,help us to praise ,thee1 ,lord of light6 ,help us ,thy boundless love declare2 ,and1 while we fill ,thy courts to-night1 ,aid us1 and hearken to our prayer4 #bf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,w4 ,h4 ,burleigh4 ,evening ,worship4 #a ,o ,holy ,father6 'mid the calm ,and stillness of this evening hour1 ,we would lift up our solemn psalm ,to praise ,thy goodness1 and ,thy power ,for over us1 and over all1 ,thy tender mercies still extend1 ,nor vainly shall ,thy children call ,on ,thee1 our ,father and our ,friend6 #b ,kept by ,thy goodness though the day1 ,thanksgiving to ,thy name we pour2 ,night o'er us1 with its stars1--we pray ,thy love1 to guard us evermore6 ,in grief1 console2 in gladness1 bless2 ,in darkness1 guide2 in sickness1 cheer2 ,till1 in the ,saviour's righteousness1 ,before ,thy throne our souls appear6 #bg4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,teach ,us ,to ,pray4 #a ,teach us to pray6 ,o ,father1 we look up to ,thee1 ,and this our one request shall be1 ,teach us to pray6 #b ,teach us to pray6 ,a form of words will not suffice1 ,the heart must bring its sacrifice3 ,teach us to pray6 #c ,teach us to pray6 ,to whom shall we ,thy children turn8 ,teach ,thou the lesson we would learn1 ,teach us to pray6 #d ,teach us to pray6 ,to ,thee alone our hearts look up1 ,prayer is our only door of hope1 ,teach us to pray6 #bh4 ,s4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,after ,this ,manner ,pray ,ye4 #a ,our ,heavenly ,father1 hear ,the prayer we offer now3 ,thy name be hallowed far and near1 ,to ,thee all nations bow4 #b ,thy kingdom come2 ,thy will ,on earth be done in love1 ,as saints and seraphim fulfil ,thy perfect law above4 #c ,our daily bread supply1 ,while by ,thy word we live2 ,the guilt of our iniquity ,forgive as we forgive4 #d ,from dark temptation's power ,our feeble hearts defend2 ,deliver in the evil hour1 ,and guide us to the end4 #e ,thine1 then1 forever be ,glory and power divine2 ,the sceptre1 throne1 and majesty ,of heaven and earth are ,thine4 #bi4 ,c4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,thy ,kingdom ,come4 #a ,father and ,god of all mankind1 ,and all the hosts above1 ,let every understanding mind ,unite to praise ,thy love4 #b ,thy kingdom come1 with power and grace1 ,to every heart of man2 ,thy peace1 and joy1 and righteousness1 ,in all our bosoms reign4 #c ,the righteousness that never ends1 ,but makes an end of sin2 ,the joy that human thought transcends1 ,now to our souls bring in3 #d ,the kingdom of established peace1 ,which can no more remove2 ,the perfect powers of godliness1 ,the omnipotence of ,love4 #cj4 #gs4 ,m4 99,conder4 ,give ,us ,our ,daily ,bread4 #a ,day by day the manna fell2 ,o1 to learn this lesson well6 ,still by constant mercy fed1 ,give us1 ,lord1 our daily bread4 #b ,day by day1 the promise reads2 ,daily strength for daily needs2 ,cast foreboding fears away2 ,take the manna of to-day4 #c ,lord1 our times are in ,thy hand2 ,all our sanguine hopes have planned ,to ,thy wisdom we resign1 ,and would mould our wills to ,thine4 #d ,thou our daily task shalt give2 ,day by day to ,thee we live2 ,so shall added years fulfil ,not our own1 our ,father's will4 #e ,o1 to live exempt from care1 ,by the energy of prayer2 ,strong in faith1 with mind subdued1 ,glowing yet with gratitude6 #ca4 ,c4 ,m4 99,montgomery4 ,a ,prayer4 #a ,god of all grace1 we come to ,thee1 ,with humble1 prayerful hearts2 ,give what ,thine eye delights to see1 ,truth in the inward parts3 #b ,give deep humility2 the sense ,of holy sorrow give3 ,a strong1 desiring confidence1 ,to hear ,thy voice and live3 #c ,patience1 to watch1 and wait1 and weep1 ,though mercy long delay2 ,courage1 our fainting souls to keep1 ,and trust ,thee1 though ,thou slay4 #d ,give these1--and then ,thy will be done6 ,thus strengthened with all might1 ,we1 in the spirit of ,thy ,son1 ,shall pray1 and pray aright4 #cb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,a ,prayer4 #a ,what shall we ask of ,god in prayer8 ,whatever good we want2 ,whatever man may seek to share1 ,or ,god in wisdom grant4 #b ,father of all our mercies1--,thou ,in whom we move and live6 ,hear us in heaven1 ,thy dwelling1 now1 ,and answer1 and forgive4 #c ,when harassed by ten thousand foes1 ,our helplessness we feel1 ,o1 give the weary soul repose1 ,the wounded spirit heal6 #d ,when dire temptations gather round1 ,and threaten or allure1 ,by storm or calm1 in ,thee be found ,a refuge strong and sure4 #e ,when age advances1 may we grow ,in faith1 in hope1 and love2 ,and walk in holiness below ,to holiness above4 #cc4 #aa #ajs4 ,m4 99 ,for ,divine ,strength4 #a ,father1 in ,thy mysterious presence kneeling1 ,fain would our souls feel all ,thy kindling love2 ,for we are weak1 and need some deep revealing ,of ,trust and ,strength and ,calmness from above4 #b ,lord1 we have wandered forth through doubt and sorrow1 ,and ,thou hast made each step an onward one2 ,and we will ever trust each unknown morrow1-- ,thou wilt sustain us till its work is done4 #c ,in the heart's depths a peace serene and holy ,abides1 and when pain seems to have her will1 ,or we despair1--,o1 may that peace rise slowly1 ,stronger than agony1 and we be still6 #d ,now1 ,father1 now1 in ,thy dear presence kneeling1 ,our spirits yearn to feel ,thy kindling love2 ,now make us strong1 we need ,thy deep revealing ,of ,trust and ,strength and ,calmness from above4 #cd4 ,l4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,seeking ,strength4 #a ,o ,god6 who knowest how frail we are1 ,how soon the thought of good departs2 ,we pray that ,thou wouldst feed the fount ,of holy yearning in our hearts4 #b ,let not the choking cares of earth ,the precious springs of life o'ergrow2 ,but1 ever guarded by ,thy love1 ,still purer may their waters flow4 #c ,to ,thee1 with sweeter hope and trust1 ,be every day our spirits given2 ,and may we1 while we walk on earth1 ,walk more as citizens of heaven4 #ce4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,drawing ,near to ,god4 #a ,from every fear and doubt1 ,o ,lord1 ,in mercy set us free1 ,while in the confidence of prayer ,our hearts draw near to ,thee6 #b ,in all our trials1 struggles1 joys1 ,teach us ,thy love to see1 ,which by the discipline of life ,would draw us unto ,thee4 #c ,our lives1 devoted to ,thy will1 ,our sacrifice shall be1 ,and then will death1 whene'er it come1 ,but draw us nearer ,thee4 #cf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,w4 ,scott4 ,the ,pillar and ,cloud4 #a ,when ,israel1 of the ,lord beloved1 ,out from the land of bondage came1 ,her fathers' ,god before her moved1 ,an awful guide in smoke and flame4 #b ,by day1 along the astonished lands ,the cloudy pillar glided slow2 ,by night1 ,arabia's crimsoned sands ,returned the fiery column's glow4 #c ,thus present still1 though now unseen1 ,when brightly shines the prosperous day1 ,be thoughts of ,thee a cloudy screen1 ,to temper the deceitful ray6 #d ,and1 ,o1 when gathers on our path ,in shade and storm the frequent night1 ,be ,thou1 long-suffering1 slow to wrath1 ,a burning and a shining light6 #cg4 ,c4 ,m4 ,smart4 ,prayer for ,wisdom4 #a ,father of light6 conduct our feet ,through life's dark1 dangerous road2 ,let each advancing step still bring ,us nearer to our ,god4 #b ,let heaven-eyed prudence be our guide2 ,and when we go astray1 ,recall our feet from folly's paths ,to wisdom's better way4 #c ,that heavenly wisdom from above ,abundantly impart2 ,and let it guard1 and guide1 and warm1 ,and penetrate each heart2 #d ,till it shall lead us to ,thyself1 ,fountain of bliss and love6 ,and all our darkness be dispersed ,in endless light above4 #ch4 ,l4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,cotterill4 ,living to the ,glory of ,god4 #a ,o ,thou1 who hast at ,thy command ,the hearts of all men in ,thy hand6 ,our wayward1 erring hearts incline ,to know no other will but ,thine4 #b ,our wishes1 our desires1 control2 ,mould every purpose of the soul2 ,o'er all may we victorious be ,that stands between ourselves and ,thee4 #c ,thrice blest will all our blessings be1 ,when we can look through them to ,thee2 ,when each glad heart its tribute pays ,of love1 and gratitude1 and praise4 #d ,and while we to ,thy glory live1 ,may we to ,thee all glory give1 ,until the final summons come1 ,that calls ,thy willing servants home4 #ci4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,peace of ,god4 #a ,o ,father6 lift our souls above1 ,till we find rest in ,thy dear love2 ,and still that ,peace divine impart ,which sanctifies the inmost heart1 ,and makes each morn and setting sun ,but bring us nearer to ,thy throne4 #b ,may we our daily duties meet1 ,tread sin each day beneath our feet1 ,and win that strength which doth ,thy will ,and seeth ,thee1 and so is still2 ,and fixed on ,thy sustaining arm1 ,find daily food and know no harm4 #c ,help us with man in peace to live1 ,our brother's wrong in love forgive1 ,and day and night the tempter flee ,through strength which comes alone from ,thee6 ,thus will our spirits find their rest1 ,in ,thy deep ,peace forever blest4 #dj4 #f #ajs4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,the ,heart's ,inspiration4 #a ,father1 who art on high6 ,weak is the melody ,of harp or song to reach ,thy gracious ear1 ,unless the heart be there1 ,winging the words of prayer ,with its own fervent faith1 or suppliant tear4 #b ,o1 let ,thy spirit move ,o'er those who bend in love1 ,be ,thou amidst them as a heavenly guest2 ,so shall our cry have power ,to win from ,thee a shower ,of healing gifts for every wounded breast4 #c ,o1 let ,thy breath once more ,within the soul restore ,thine own first image1 ,holiest and ,most ,high6 ,as a clear lake is filled ,with hues of heaven instilled1 ,down to the depths of its calm purity4 #da4 ,c4 ,m4 ,h4 ,ware1 ,jr4 ,for ,god's ,presence4 #a ,father in heaven1 to whom our hearts ,would lift themselves in prayer1 ,drive from our souls each earthly thought1 ,and show ,thy presence there4 #b ,each moment of our lives renews ,the mercies of the ,lord2 ,each moment is itself a gift ,to bear us on to ,god4 #c ,help us to break the galling chains ,this world has round us thrown2 ,each passion of our hearts subdue1 ,each cherished sin disown4 #d ,o ,father6 kindle in our souls ,a never-dying flame ,of holy love1 of grateful trust1 ,in ,thine almighty name4 #db4 ,c4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,doing ,all to ,god4 #a ,shine on our souls1 ,eternal ,god1 ,with rays of beauty shine2 ,o1 let ,thy favor crown our days1 ,and all their round be ,thine6 #b ,did we not raise our hands to ,thee1 ,our hands might toil in vain2 ,small joy success itself could give ,if ,thou ,thy love restrain4 #c ,with ,thee let every week begin1 ,with ,thee each day be spent1 ,for ,thee each fleeting hour improved1 ,since each by ,thee is lent4 #d ,midst hourly cares may love present ,its incense at ,thy throne2 ,and while the world our hands employs1 ,our hearts be ,thine alone4 #dc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,prayer for ,wisdom4 #a ,almighty ,god1 in humble prayer ,to ,thee our souls we lift2 ,do ,thou our waiting minds prepare ,for ,thy most needful gift4 #b ,we ask not golden streams of wealth ,along our path to flow2 ,we ask not undecaying health1 ,nor length of years below3 #c ,we ask not honors1 which an hour ,may bring and take away2 ,we ask not pleasure1 pomp1 or power1 ,lest we should go astray3 #d ,we ask for wisdom3 ,lord1 impart ,the knowledge how to live3 ,a wise and understanding heart ,to all before ,thee give4 #e ,the young remember ,thee in youth1 ,before the evil days6 ,the old be guided by ,thy truth ,in wisdom's pleasant ways6 #dd4 ,l4 ,m4 ,h4 ,moore4 ,manliness and ,freedom4 #a ,supreme and universal ,light6 ,fountain of reason6 ,judge of right6 ,parent of good6 whose blessings flow ,on all above1 and all below3 #b ,assist us1 ,lord1 to act1 to be1 ,what nature and ,thy laws decree2 ,worthy that intellectual flame1 ,which from ,thy breathing spirit came4 #c ,our moral freedom to maintain1 ,bid passion serve1 and reason reign1 ,self-poised and independent still ,on this world's varying good or ill4 #d ,no slave to profit1 shame1 or fear1 ,o1 may our steadfast bosoms bear ,the stamp of heaven1--an upright heart1 ,above the mean disguise of art6 #e ,may our expanded souls disclaim ,the narrow view1 the selfish aim2 ,but with a ,christian zeal embrace ,whate'er is friendly to our race4 #f ,o ,father6 grace and virtue grant2 ,no more we wish1 no more we want3 ,to know1 to serve ,thee1 and to love1 ,is peace below1--is bliss above4 #de4 ,c4 ,m4 ,methodist4 ,made ,perfect in ,love4 #a ,father1 united by ,thy grace1 ,and each to each endeared1 ,with confidence we seek ,thy face1 ,and know our prayer is heard4 #b ,touched by the loadstone of ,thy love1 ,let all our hearts agree2 ,and ever towards each other move1 ,and ever move towards ,thee4 #c ,grant this1 and then from all below ,insensibly remove6 ,our souls their change shall scarcely know1 ,made perfect first in love4 #d ,to us the ministry be given1 ,which angels have above2 ,for love can make on earth a heaven1 ,and heaven is only love4 #df4 #aa #ajs4 ,m4 99,j4 ,f4 ,clarke4 ,prayer for ,strength4 #a ,father1 to us ,thy children1 humbly kneeling1 ,conscious of weakness1 ignorance1 sin and shame1 ,give such a force of holy thought and feeling1 ,that we may live to glorify ,thy name3 #b ,that we may conquer base desire and passion ,that we may rise from selfish thought and will1 ,o'ercome the world's allurement1 threat1 and fashion1 ,walk humbly1 gently1 leaning on ,thee still4 #c ,let all ,thy goodness by our minds be seen1 ,let all ,thy mercy on our souls be sealed1 ,lord1 if ,thou wilt1 ,thy power can make us clean1 ,o1 speak the word6 ,thy servants shall be healed4 #dg4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,ancient ,hymns4 ,thrice ,holy4 #a ,lord1 ,thy glory fills the heaven2 ,earth is with its fulness stored2 ,unto ,thee be glory given1 ,holy1 holy1 holy ,lord6 ,heaven is still with anthems ringing2 ,earth takes up the angels' cry1 ,holy1 holy1 holy1 singing1 ,lord of hosts1 the ,lord most ,high6 #b ,ever thus in ,god's high praises1 ,brethren1 let our tongues unite1 ,whilst our thoughts ,his greatness raises1 ,and our love ,his gifts excite4 ,with ,his seraph train before ,him1 ,with ,his holy church below1 ,thus unite we to adore ,him1 ,bid we thus our anthem flow3-- #c ,lord1 ,thy glory fills the heaven2 ,earth is with its fulness stored2 ,unto ,thee be glory given1 ,holy1 holy1 holy ,lord6 ,thus1 ,thy glorious name confessing1 ,we adopt the angels' cry1 ',holy1 holy1 holy1'--blessing ,thee1 the ,lord our ,god most ,high6 #dh4 #gs4 ,m4 99,montgomery4 ,songs of ,praise4 #a ,songs of praise the angels sang1 ,heaven with hallelujahs rang1 ,when1 ,creation's work begun1 ,spake the ,lord1 and it was done4 #b ,songs of praise awoke the morn1 ,when the ,prince of ,peace was born2 ,songs of praise arose1 when he ,captive led captivity4 #c ,heaven and earth must pass away1 ,songs of praise shall crown that day2 ,god will make new heavens and earth1 ,songs of praise shall hail their birth4 #d ,and shall man alone be dumb1 ,till that glorious kingdom come8 ,no2 his heart delights to raise ,psalms and hymns and songs of praise4 #e ,saints below1 with heart and voice1 ,still in songs of praise rejoice1 ,learning here1 by faith and love1 ,songs of praise to sing above4 #di4 ,p4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,thrice ,holy4 #a ,holy1 holy1 holy ,lord ,god ,almighty6 ,early in the morning our song shall rise to ,thee2 ,holy1 holy1 holy6 merciful and mighty6 ,all ,thy works shall praise ,thy name in earth1 sky1 and sea4 #b ,holy1 holy1 holy6 all the saints adore ,thee1 ,casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea2 ,cherubim and seraphim falling down before ,thee1 ,thou who wast1 and art1 and evermore shalt be6 #c ,holy1 holy1 holy6 ,though the darkness hide ,thee1 ,though the eye of sinful man ,thy glory may not see1 ,only ,thou art holy1 there is none beside ,thee1 ,infinite in power1 in love1 and purity6 #ej4 ,c4 ,m4 ,patrick4 ,te ,deum4 #a ,o ,god6 we praise ,thee1 and confess ,that ,thou the only ,lord ,and everlasting ,father art1 ,by all the earth adored4 #b ,to ,thee all angels cry aloud2 ,to ,thee the powers on high1 ,both cherubim and seraphim1 ,continually do cry3 #c ,o holy1 holy1 holy ,lord1 ,whom heavenly hosts obey1 ,the world is with the glory filled ,of ,thy majestic sway4 #d ,the apostles' glorious company1 ,and prophets crowned with light1 ,with all the martyrs' noble host1 ,thy constant praise recite4 #e ,the holy church throughout the world1 ,o ,lord1 confesses ,thee1 ,that ,thou the ,eternal ,father art1 ,of boundless majesty4 #ea4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,dublin ,coll4 ,praise ,ye the ,lord4 #a ,praise the ,lord6 ye heavens adore ,him6 ,praise ,him1 angels in the height2 ,sun and moon rejoice before ,him2 ,praise ,him1 all ye stars of light6 ,praise the ,lord1 for ,he hath spoken2 ,worlds ,his mighty voice obeyed2 ,laws1 which never can be broken1 ,for their guidance ,he hath made4 #b ,praise the ,lord6 for ,he is glorious2 ,never shall ,his promise fail2 ,god hath made ,his saints victorious1 ,sin and death shall not prevail3 ,praise the ,god of our salvation1 ,hosts on high ,his power proclaim2 ,heaven and earth1 and all creation1 ,praise and magnify ,his name6 #eb4 ,p4 ,m4 99,bowring4 ,glad ,homage4 #a ,father of ,spirits6 humbly bent before ,thee1 ,songs of glad homage unto ,thee we bring2 ,touched by ,thy spirit1 ,o1 teach us to adore ,thee2 ,let ,thy light attend us1 ,let ,thy love befriend us1 ,father of our spirits1 ,everlasting ,king6 #b ,send forth ,thy mandate1 gather in the nations1 ,through the wide universe ,thy name be known1 ,millions of voices shall join in adorations1 ,every soul invited1 ,every voice united1 ,joining to adore ,thee1 ,everlasting ,one6 #ec4 #gs4 ,m4 ,j4 ,taylor4 ,glory to ,god4 #a ,glory be to ,god on high1 ,god whose glory fills the sky6 ,peace on earth to man forgiven1 ,man1 the well-beloved of heaven6 #b ,favored mortals1 raise the song2 ,endless thanks to ,god belong2 ,hearts o'erflowing with ,his praise1 ,join the hymns your voices raise4 #c ,mark the wonders of ,his hand2 ,power1 no empire can withstand2 ,wisdom1 angels' glorious theme2 ,goodness1 one eternal stream6 #d ,gracious ,being6 from ,thy throne ,send ,thy promised blessings down2 ,let ,thy light1 ,thy truth1 ,thy peace1 ,bid our selfish passions cease4 #ed4 #gs4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,lowly ,praise4 #a ,lord1 in heaven1 ,thy dwelling-place1 ,hear the praises of our race1 ,and1 while hearing1 let ,thy grace ,dews of sweet forgiveness pour2 ,while we know1 benignant ,king1 ,that the praises which we bring ,are a feeble offering1 ,till ,thy blessing makes it more4 #b ,more of truth1 and more of might1 ,more of love1 and more of light1 ,more of reason1 and of right ,from ,thy pardoning grace be given6 ,this can make the humblest song ,sweet1 acceptable1 and strong1 ,as the strains the angels' throng ,pour around the throne of heaven4 #ee4 ,p4 ,m4 ,hogg4 ,praise to the ,god of ,nature4 #a ,blessed be ,thy name forever1 ,thou of life the ,guard and ,giver6 ,thou who slumberest not nor sleepest1 ,blest are they ,thou kindly keepest6 ,god of stillness and of motion1 ,of the rainbow1 and the ocean1 ,of the mountain1 rock1 and river1 ,blessed be ,thy name forever6 #b ,god of evening's peaceful ray6 ,god of every dawning day1 ,rising from the distant sea ,breathing of eternity2 ,thine the flaming sphere of light1 ,thine the darkness of the night6 ,god of life1 that fade shall never6 ,glory to ,thy name forever6 #ef4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,perpetual ,praise4 #a ,my ,god6 in morning's radiant hour ,to ,thee will ,i lift up my heart2 ,the shades of night obey ,thy power1 ,and at ,thy sun's bright beams depart4 #b ,father and ,guardian6 to ,thy shrine ,the life ,thou shieldest will ,i bring2 ,all1 great ,creator6 all is ,thine2 ,the heart my noblest offering6 #c ,the morning light shall see my prayer1 ,the noonday calm shall know my praise2 ,and evening's still and fragrant air ,my grateful hymn to ,thee shall raise4 #d ,so shall sweet thoughts and hopes sublime ,my constant inspirations be2 ,and every shifting scene of time ,reflect1 my ,god1 a light from ,thee6 #eg4 #gs4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,doxology4 ,father6 glory be to ,thee1 ,source of all the good we see6 ,glory for the blessed ,light ,rising on the ancient night6 ,glory for the hopes that come ,streaming through the silent tomb6 ,glory for ,thy spirit given1 ,guiding us in peace to heaven6 #eh4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,bickersteth4 ,closing ,hymn4 #a ,israel's ,shepherd1 guide us1 feed us1 ,through our pilgrimage below1 ,and beside the waters lead us1 ,where ,thy flock rejoicing go4 #b ,lord1 ,thy guardian1 presence ever1 ,meekly kneeling1 we implore2 ,we have found ,thee1 and would never1 ,never wander from ,thee more4 #ei4 ,l4 ,m4 ,chr4 ,psalmist4 ,the ,heavenly ,guardian4 #a ,as every day ,thy mercy spares ,will bring its trials or its cares1 ,o ,father1 till my life shall end1 ,be ,thou my counsellor and friend6 ,teach me ,thy statutes all divine1 ,and let ,thy will be always mine6 #b ,when each day's scenes and labors close1 ,and wearied nature seeks repose1 ,with pardoning mercy1 richly blest1 ,guard me1 my ,father1 while ,i rest2 ,and as each morning sun shall rise1 ,o1 lead me onward to the skies6 #fj4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,sarah ,f4 ,adams4 ,peace be with ,you4 #a ,part in peace6 is day before us8 ,praise ,his name for life and light2 ,are the shadows lengthening o'er us8 ,bless ,his care who guards the night4 #b ,part in peace6 with deep thanksgiving1 ,rendering1 as we homeward tread1 ,gracious service to the living1 ,tranquil memory to the dead4 #c ,part in peace6 such are the praises ,god1 our ,maker1 loveth best2 ,such the worship that upraises ,human hearts to heavenly rest4 #fa4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,peace of ,god4 ,peace of ,god1 which knows no measure1 ,heavenly sunlight of the soul1 ,peace beyond all earthly treasure1 ,come and all our hearts control6 ,come1 almighty to deliver6 ,naught shall make us then afraid2 ,we will trust in ,thee forever1 ,thou on whom our hope is stayed6 #fb4 #gs4 ,m4 ,beard's ,coll4 ,prayer for ,guidance4 #a ,guide us1 ,lord6 while1 hand in hand1 ,journeying toward the better land2 ,foes we know are to be met1 ,snares the pilgrim's path beset2 ,clouds upon the valley rest1 ,rough and dark the mountain's breast2 ,and our home may not be gained1 ,save through trials well sustained4 #b ,guide us1 while we onward move1 ,linked in closest bonds of love1 ,striving for the holy mind1 ,and the soul from sense refined2 ,that when life no longer burns1 ,and the dust to dust returns1 ,with the strength which ,thou hast given ,we may rise to ,thee and heaven4 #c ,god of mercy6 on ,thee1 all ,humbly for ,thy guidance call2 ,save us from the evil tongue1 ,from the heart that thinketh wrong1 ,from the sins1 whate'er they be1 ,that divide the soul from ,thee4 ,god of grace6 on ,thee we rest2 ,bless us1 and we shall be blest4 #fc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,watts4 ,doxology4 #a ,from all that dwell below the skies ,let the ,creator's praise arise6 ,let the ,redeemer's name be sung1 ,through every land1 by every tongue6 #b ,eternal are ,thy mercies1 ,lord6 ,eternal truth attends ,thy word2 ,thy praise shall sound from shore to shore1 ,till suns shall rise and set no more4 #fd4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,go in ,peace4 #a ,go in peace6--serene dismission ,to the loving heart made known1 ,when it pours in deep contrition ,prayer before the eternal throne4 #b ,go in peace6 thy sins forgiven1 ,christ hath healed thee1 set thee free ,every spirit-fetter riven1 ,go in peace1 and liberty6 #c ,saviour6 breathe this benediction ,o'er our spirits while we pray2 ,let us part in sweet conviction ,thou hast blessed our souls to-day4 #fe4 ,c4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,the ,seed of the ,word4 #a ,o ,god1 by whom the seed is given1 ,by whom the harvest blest2 ,whose word1 like manna showered from heaven1 ,is planted in our breast2 #b ,preserve it from the passing feet1 ,and plunderers of the air2 ,the sultry sun's intenser heat1 ,and weeds of worldly care6 #c ,though buried deep1 or thinly strewn1 ,do ,thou ,thy grace supply2 ,the hope1 in earthly furrows sown1 ,shall ripen in the sky4 #ff4 ,l4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,walking with ,god4 #a ,through all this life's eventful road1 ,fain would ,i walk with ,thee1 my ,god1 ,and make ,thy presence light around1 ,and every step on holy ground4 #b ,each blessing would ,i trace to ,thee1 ,in every grief ,thy mercy see2 ,and through the paths of duty move1 ,conscious of ,thine encircling love4 #c ,and when the angel ,death stands by1 ,be this my strength1 that ,thou art nigh2 ,and this my joy1 that ,i shall be ,with those who dwell in light with ,thee4 #fg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,christian ,farewell4 #a ,thy presence1 ever living ,god6 ,wide through all nature spreads abroad2 ,thy watchful eyes1 which never sleep1 ,in every place ,thy children keep4 #b ,while near each other we remain1 ,thou dost our lives and powers sustain2 ,when separate1 we rejoice to share ,thy counsels1 and ,thy gracious care4 #c ,to ,thee we now commit our ways1 ,and still implore ,thy heavenly grace2 ,still cause ,thy face on us to shine1 ,and guard and guide us still as ,thine4 #d ,give us within ,thy house to raise ,again united songs of praise2 ,or1 if that joy no more be known1 ,give us to meet around ,thy throne4 #fh4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,for ,guidance and ,protection4 #a ,god of our fathers6 by whose hand ,thy people still are blest1 ,be with us through our pilgrimage1 ,conduct us to our rest4 #b ,through each perplexing path of life ,our wandering footsteps guide2 ,give us each day our daily bread1 ,and raiment fit provide4 #c ,o1 spread ,thy sheltering wings around1 ,till all our wanderings cease1 ,and at our ,fathers loved abode ,our souls arrive in peace4 #d ,to ,thee1 our ,father and our ,god1 ,we our whole souls resign2 ,and thankful own1 that all we are ,and all we have is ,thine4 #fi4 #gs4 ,m4 99,newton4 ,god ,ever ,near4 #a ,as the sun's enlivening eye ,shines on every place the same2 ,so the ,lord is always nigh ,to the souls that love ,his name4 #b ,when they move at duty's call1 ,he is with them by the way2 ,he is ever with them all1 ,those who go and those who stay4 #c ,from ,his holy mercy-seat ,nothing can their souls confine2 ,still in spirit they may meet1 ,and in sweet communion join4 #d ,father1 hear our humble prayer6 ,tender ,shepherd of ,thy sheep1 ,let ,thy mercy and ,thy care ,all our souls in safety keep4 #e ,in ,thy strength may we be strong2 ,sanctify each cross and pain2 ,give us1 if ,thou wilt1 ere long ,here to meet in peace again4 #gj4 #h1 #g1 #ds4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,dismission4 #a ,lord6 dismiss us with ,thy blessing1 ,hope and comfort from above2 ,let us each1 ,thy peace possessing1 ,triumph in redeeming love3 ,still support us ,while in duty's path we move4 #b ,thanks we give1 and adoration1 ,for the gospel's joyful sound2 ,may the fruits of ,thy salvation ,in our hearts and lives abound2 ,may ,thy presence ,with us evermore be found6 ,,ii4 ,,god4 #ga4 ,l4 ,m4 ,lange4 ,the ,most ,high ,god4 #a ,unchangeable1 all-perfect ,lord6 ,essential life's unbounded sea6 ,what lives and moves1 lives by ,thy word2 ,it lives and moves and is1 from ,thee6 ,whate'er in earth1 or sea1 or sky1 ,or shuns1 or meets1 the wandering thought1 ,escapes1 or strikes1 the searching eye1 ,by ,thee was to existence brought4 #b ,high is ,thy power above all height1 ,whate'er ,thy will decrees is done2 ,thy wisdom1 holiness and might ,can by no finite mind be known4 ,what our dim eyes could never see1 ,is plain and naked in ,thy sight2 ,what thickest darkness veils1 to ,thee ,shines clearly as the morning light2 #c ,thine1 ,lord1 is holiness1 alone3 ,justice and ,truth before ,thee stand3 ,yet1 nearer to ,thy sacred throne1 ,love ever dwells at ,thy right hand4 ,and to ,thy love and ceaseless care1 ,father6 this light1 this breath1 we owe2 ,and all we have1 and all we are ,from ,thee1 great ,source of ,life6 doth flow4 #gb4 #gs4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,the ,all-,seeing ,god4 #a ,mighty ,god6 the first1 the last6 ,what are ages1 in ,thy sight1 ,but as yesterday when past1 ,or a watch within the night8 #b ,all that being ever knew1 ,far1 far back1 ere time had birth1 ,stands as clear within ,thy view ,as the present things of earth4 #c ,all that being e'er shall know ,on1 still on1 through farthest years1 ,all eternity can show1 ,bright before ,thee now appears4 #d ,in ,thine all-embracing sight1 ,every change its purpose meets1 ,every cloud floats into light1 ,every woe its glory greets4 #e ,whatsoe'er our lot may be1 ,calmly in this thought we'll rest1-- ,could we see as ,thou dost see1 ,we should choose it as the best4 #gc4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,god is ,truth and ,love4 #a ,god is love2 ,his mercy brightens ,all the path in which we move2 ,bliss ,he wakes1 and woe ,he lightens2 ,god is wisdom1 ,god is love4 #b ,chance and change are busy ever2 ,man decays1 and ages move2 ,but ,his mercy waneth never2 ,god is wisdom1 ,god is love4 #c ,e'en the hour that darkest seemeth ,will ,his changeless goodness prove2 ,from the gloom ,his brightness streameth2 ,god is wisdom1 ,god is love4 #d ,he with earthly cares entwineth ,hope and comfort from above2 ,everywhere ,his glory shineth2 ,god is wisdom1 ,god is love4 #gd4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,god is ,love4 #a ,i cannot always trace the way ,where ,thou1 almighty ,one1 dost move1 ,but ,i can always1 always say ,that ,god is love4 #b ,when fear her chilling mantle throws ,o'er earth1 my soul to heaven above1 ,as to her native home1 upsprings1 ,for ,god is love4 #c ,when mystery clouds my darkened path1 ,i'll check my dread1 my doubts reprove2 ,in this my soul sweet comfort hath1 ,that ,god is love4 #d ,yes1 ,god is love2--a thought like this ,can every gloomy thought remove1 ,and turn all tears1 all woes1 to bliss1 ,for ,god is love4 #ge4 ,l4 ,m4 ,sterling4 ,love ,supreme in ,god4 #a ,o ,source divine1 and ,life of all1 ,the ,fount of being's wondrous sea6 ,thy depth would every heart appall1 ,that saw not ,love supreme in ,thee4 #b ,we shrink before ,thy vast abyss1 ,where worlds on worlds eternal brood2 ,we know ,thee truly but in this1 ,that ,thou bestowest all our good4 #c ,and so1 'mid boundless time and space1 ,o1 grant us still in ,thee to dwell1 ,and through the ceaseless web to trace ,thy presence working all things well6 #d ,nor let ,thou life's delightful play ,thy truth's transcendent vision hide2 ,nor strength and gladness lead astray ,from ,thee1 our nature's only guide4 #e ,bestow on every joyous thrill ,thy deeper tone of reverent awe2 ,make pure ,thy children's erring will1 ,and teach their hearts to love ,thy law6 #gf4 ,l4 ,m4 99 ,god ,known ,through ,love4 #a ,no human eyes ,thy face may see2 ,no human thought ,thy form may know2 ,but all creation dwells in ,thee1 ,and ,thy great life through all doth flow6 #b ,and yet1 ,o strange and wondrous thought6 ,thou art a ,god who hearest prayer1 ,and every heart with sorrow fraught ,to seek ,thy present aid may dare4 #c ,and though most weak our efforts seem ,into one creed these thoughts to bind1 ,and vain the intellectual dream1 ,to see and know the ,eternal ,mind1-- #d ,yet ,thou wilt turn them not aside1 ,who cannot solve ,thy life divine1 ,but would give up all reason's pride ,to know their hearts approved by ,thine4 #e ,and ,thine unceasing love gave birth ,to our dear ,lord1 ,thy holy ,son1 ,who left a perfect proof on earth1 ,that ,duty1 ,love1 and ,truth are one4 #f ,so1 though we faint on life's dark hill1 ,and ,thought grow weak1 and ,knowledge flee1 ,yet ,faith shall teach us courage still1 ,and ,love shall guide us on to ,thee6 #gg4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,jones ,very4 ,god's ,fatherly ,care4 #a ,father6 there is no change to live with ,thee2 ,save that in ,christ ,i grow from day to day2 ,in each new word ,i hear1 each thing ,i see1 ,i but rejoicing hasten on my way4 #b ,the morning comes1 with blushes overspread1 ,and ,i1 new-wakened1 find a morn within2 ,and in its modest dawn around me shed1 ,thou hear'st the prayer and the ascending hymn4 #c ,hour follows hour1 the lengthening shades descend2 ,yet they could never reach as far as me4 ,did not ,thy love its kind protection lend1 ,that ,i1 ,thy child1 might sleep in peace with ,thee4 #gh4 ,l4 ,m4 ,bryant4 ,loving-,kindness of ,god4 #a ,father1 to ,thy kind love we owe ,all that is fair and good below2 ,bestower of the health that lies ,on tearless cheeks and cheerful eyes6 #b ,giver of sunshine and of rain6 ,ripener of fruits on hill and plain6 ,fountain of light1 that rayed afar1 ,fills the vast urns of sun and star6 #c ,who send'st ,thy storms and frosts to bind ,the plagues that rise to waste mankind2 ,then breathest1 o'er the naked scene1 ,spring gales1 and life1 and tender green4 #d ,yet deem we not that thus alone1 ,thy mercy and ,thy love are shown2 ,for we have learned1 with higher praise1 ,and holier names1 to speak ,thy ways4 #e ,in woe's dark hour1 our kindest stay6 ,sole trust when life shall pass away6 ,teacher of hopes that light the gloom ,of death1 and consecrate the tomb6 #gi4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,jones ,very4 ,god ,not ,afar ,off4 #a ,father6 ,thy wonders do not singly stand1 ,nor far removed where feet have seldom strayed2 ,around us ever lies the enchanted land1 ,in marvels rich to ,thine own sons displayed4 #b ,in finding ,thee are all things round us found6 ,in losing ,thee are all things lost beside6 ,ears have we1 but in vain sweet voices sound1 ,and to our eyes the vision is denied4 #c ,open our eyes that we that world may see6 ,open our ears that we ,thy voice may hear6 ,and in the spirit-land may ever be1 ,and feel ,thy presence with us always near2 #d ,no more to wander 'mid the things of time1 ,no more to suffer death or earthly change2 ,but-with the ,christian's joy and faith sublime1 ,through all ,thy vast1 eternal scenes to range4 #hj4 ,c4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,the ,earth ,full of ,god #a ,god1 in the high and holy place1 ,looks down upon the spheres2 ,yet in ,his providence and grace ,to every eye appears4 #b ,he bows the heavens2 the mountains stand1 ,a highway for our ,god3 ,he walks amidst the desert-land2 ',tis ,eden where ,he trod4 #c ,the forests in ,his strength rejoice2 ,hark6 on the evening breeze1 ,as once of old1 the ,lord ,god's voice ,is heard among the trees4 #d ,in every stream ,his bounty flows1 ,diffusing joy and wealth2 ,in every breeze ,his ,spirit blows1-- ,the breath of life and health4 #e ,his blessings fall in plenteous showers ,upon the lap of earth1 ,that teems with foliage1 fruits1 and flowers1 ,and rings with infant mirth4 #f ,if ,god hath made this world so fair1 ,where sin and death abound1 ,how beautiful beyond compare ,will ,paradise be found6 #ha4 ,l4 ,m4 ,pierpont4 ,every ,place a ,temple4 #a ,o ,thou1 to whom1 in ancient time1 ,the lyre of ,hebrew bards was strung2 ,whom kings adored in songs sublime1 ,and prophets praised with glowing tongue3 #b ,not now on ,zion's height alone ,thy favored worshippers may dwell2 ,nor where1 at sultry noon1 ,thy ,son ,sat weary1 by the ,patriarch's well4 #c ,from every place below the skies1 ,the grateful song1 the fervent prayer1-- ,the incense of the heart1--may rise ,to heaven1 and find acceptance there4 #d ,to ,thee shall age1 with snowy hair1 ,and strength1 and beauty1 bend the knee2 ,and childhood lisp1 with reverent air1 ,its praises and its prayers to ,thee6 #e ,o ,thou1 to whom1 in ancient time1 ,the lyre of prophet bards was strung1 ,to ,thee1 at last1 in every clime1 ,shall temples rise1 and praise be sung6 #hb4 #gs4 ,m4 ,methodist4 ,god ,everywhere ,present4 #a ,they who seek the throne of grace ,find that throne in every place2 ,if we live a life of prayer1 ,god is present everywhere4 #b ,in our sickness and our health1 ,in our want1 or in our wealth1 ,if we look to ,god in prayer1 ,god is present everywhere4 #c ,when our earthly comforts fail1 ,when the woes of life prevail1 ',tis the time for earnest prayer2-- ,god is present everywhere4 #d ,then1 my soul1 in every strait ,to thy ,father come1 and wait2 ,he will answer every prayer2-- ,god is present everywhere4 #hc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,moore4 ,god in ,all4 #a ,there's nothing bright1 above1 below1 ,from flowers that bloom to stars that glow1 ,but in its light my soul can see ,some feature of the ,deity4 #b ,there's nothing dark1 below1 above1 ,but in its gloom ,i trace ,thy love1 ,and meekly wait the moment when ,thy touch shall make all bright again4 #c ,the heavens1 the earth1 where'er ,i look1 ,shall be one pure and shining book1 ,where ,i may read1 in words of flame1 ,the glories of ,thy wondrous name4 #hd4 ,l4 ,m4 ,moore4 ,god's ,presence in ,nature4 #a ,thou art1 ,o ,god1 the life and light ,of all this wondrous world we see2 ,its glow by day1 its smile by night1 ,are but reflections caught from ,thee3 ,where'er we turn1 ,thy glories shine1 ,and all things fair and bright are ,thine4 #b ,when day1 with farewell beam1 delays ,among the opening clouds of even1 ,and we can almost think we gaze ,through golden vistas into heaven1 ,those hues that make the sun's decline ,so soft1 so radiant1 ,lord1 are ,thine4 #c ,when night1 with wings of starry gloom1 ,o'ershadows all the earth and skies1 ,like some dark1 beauteous bird1 whose plume ,is sparkling with unnumbered eyes1 ,that sacred gloom1 those fires divine1 ,so grand1 so countless1 ,lord1 are ,thine4 #d ,when youthful spring around us breathes1 ,thy spirit warms her fragrant sigh2 ,and every flower the summer wreathes ,is born beneath ,thy kindling eye3 ,where'er we turn1 ,thy glories shine1 ,and all things fair and bright are ,thine4 #he4 ,c4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,nature's ,worship4 #a ,the ocean looketh up to heaven1 ,as 'twere a living thing2 ,the homage of its waves is given1 ,in ceaseless worshipping4 #b ,they kneel upon the sloping sand ,as bends the human knee2 ,a beautiful and tireless band1 ,the priesthood of the sea4 #c ,the mists are lifted from the rills1 ,like the white wing of prayer2 ,they kneel above the ancient hills1 ,as doing homage there4 #d ,the forest-tops are lowly cast ,o'er breezy hill and glen1 ,as if a prayerful spirit passed ,on nature as on men4 #e ,the sky is as a temple's arch3 ,the blue and wavy air ,is glorious with the spirit march ,of messengers at prayer4 #hf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,h4 ,m4 ,williams4 ,god in ,nature4 #a ,my ,god6 all nature owns ,thy sway2 ,thou giv'st the night and ,thou the day3 ,when all ,thy loved creation wakes1 ,when morning1 rich in lustre1 breaks1 ,and bathes in dew the opening flower1 ,to ,thee we owe her fragrant hour2 ,and when she pours her choral song1 ,her melodies to ,thee belong4 #b ,or when1 in paler tints arrayed1 ,the evening slowly spreads her shade1 ,that soothing shade1 that grateful gloom1 ,can1 more than day's enlivening bloom1 ,still every fond and vain desire1 ,and calmer1 purer thoughts inspire2 ,from earth the longing spirit free1 ,and lead the softened heart to ,thee4 #c ,as o'er ,thy work the seasons roll1 ,and soothe1 with change of bliss1 the soul1 ,o1 never may their smiling train ,pass o'er the human sense in vain6 ,but1 oft as on their charms we gaze1 ,attune the wondering soul to praise2 ,and be the joys that most we prize ,the joys that from ,thy favor rise6 #hg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,wreford4 ,god in ,his ,works and ,word4 #a ,god of the ocean1 earth1 and sky1 ,in ,thy bright presence we rejoice2 ,we feel ,thee1 see ,thee ever nigh1 ,and gladly hear ,thy gracious voice4 #b ,we feel ,thee in the sunny beam2 ,we see ,thee walk the mountain waves2 ,we hear ,thee in the murmuring stream1 ,and when the tempest wildly raves4 #c ,god on the lonely hills we meet1 ,god1 in the vale and fragrant grove1 ,while birds and whispering winds repeat1 ,that ,god is there1--the ,god of love4 #d ,we meet ,thee in the pensive hour ,when wearied nature sinks to rest2 ,when dies the breeze1 and sleeps the flower ,and peace is given to every breast4 #e ,we see ,thee when1 at eve1 afar ,we upward lift our wondering sight1 ,we see ,thee in each silent star ,that glorifies the gloom of night4 #f ,but better still1 and still more clear1 ,thee in ,thy holy ,son we see2 ,there ,thy own glorious words we hear1 ,and learn the way to heaven and ,thee4 #hh4 ,l4 ,m4 ,fox's ,hymns4 ,the ,great ,temple4 #a ,though wandering in a stranger-land1 ,though on the waste no altar stand1 ,take comfort6 thou art not alone1 ,while ,faith hath marked thee for her own4 #b ,wouldst thou a temple8 look above1-- ,the heavens stretch over all in love2 ,a book8 for thine evangel scan ,the wondrous history of man4 #c ,and though no organ-peal be heard1 ,in harmony the winds are stirred2 ,and there the morning stars upraise ,their ancient songs of deathless praise4 #hi4 ,l4 ,m4 ,w4 ,h4 ,burleigh4 ,the ,heavens ,declare the ,glory of ,god4 #a ,not only doth the voiceful day ,thy loving kindness1 ,lord6 proclaim1 ,but night1 with its sublime array ,of worlds1 doth magnify ,thy name4 ,yea1 while adoring seraphim ,before ,thee bend the willing knee1 ,from every star a choral hymn ,goes up unceasingly to ,thee4 #b ,day unto day doth utter speech1 ,and night to night ,thy voice makes known2 ,through all the earth1 where thought may reach1 ,is heard the glad and solemn tone2 ,and worlds1 beyond the farthest star ,whose light hath reached a human eye1 ,catch the high anthem from afar1 ,that rolls along immensity4 #ij4 ,l4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,voice of ,god in the ,soul4 #a ,hath not thy heart within thee burned ,at evening's calm and holy hour1 ,as if its inmost depths discerned ,the presence of a loftier power8 #b ,hast thou not heard 'mid forest glades1 ,while ancient rivers murmured by1 ,a voice from forth the eternal shades1 ,that spake a present ,deity8 #c ,and as1 upon the sacred page1 ,thine eye in rapt attention turned ,o'er records of a holier age1 ,hath not thy heart within thee burned8 #d ,it was the voice of ,god that spake ,in silence to thy silent heart2 ,and bade each worthier thought awake1 ,and every dream of earth depart4 #e ,voice of our ,god1 ,o1 yet be near6 ,in low1 sweet accents1 whisper peace2 ,direct us on our pathway here1 ,then bid in heaven our wanderings cease4 #ia4 ,c4 ,m4 ,jones ,very4 ,the ,light from ,within4 #a ,i saw on earth another light ,than that which lit my eye ,come forth1 as from my soul within1 ,and from a higher sky4 #b ,its beams still shone unclouded on1 ,when in the distant west ,the sun ,i once had known had sunk ,forever to his rest4 #c ,and on ,i walked1 though dark the night1 ,nor rose his orb by day2 ,as one to whom a surer guide ,was pointing out the way4 #d ',twas brighter far than noonday's beam1 ,it shone from ,god within2 ,and lit1 as by a lamp from heaven1 ,the world's dark track of sin4 #ib4 #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,silent ,worship4 #a ,wouldst thou in thy lonely hour ,praises to the ,eternal pour8 ,i will teach thy soul to be ,temple1 hymn1 and harmony4 #b ,sweeter songs than poets sing ,thou shalt for thine offering bring2 ,softly murmured hymns1 that dwell ,in devotion's deepest cell4 #c ,know that music's holiest strain ,loves to linger1 loves to reign1 ,in that calm of quiet thought ,which the passions trouble not4 #d ,wouldst thou in thy lonely hour ,praises to the ,eternal pour8 ,thus thy soul may learn to be ,temple1 hymn1 and harmony4 #ic4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,methodist4 ,quiet ,worship4 #a ,open1 ,lord1 mine inward ear1 ,and bid my heart rejoice2 ,bid my quiet spirit hear ,the comfort of ,thy voice2 ,never in the whirlwind found1 ,or where earthquakes rock the place1 ,still and silent is the sound1 ,the whisper of ,thy grace4 #b ,from the world of sin1 and noise1 ,and hurry1 ,i withdraw2 ,for the small and inward voice ,i wait with humble awe2 ,silent am ,i now and still1 ,will not in ,thy presence move2 ,to my waiting soul reveal ,the secret of ,thy love6 #id4 ,c4,m4 ,cowper4 ,retirement4 #a ,far from the world1 ,o ,lord6 ,i flee1 ,from strife and tumult far2 ,from scenes where sin is waging still ,its most successful war4 #b ,the calm retreat1 the silent shade1 ,with prayer and praise agree2 ,and seem by ,thy sweet bounty made1 ,for those who follow ,thee4 #c ,there1 if ,thy presence cheer the soul1 ,and grace her mean abode1 ,o1 with what peace1 and joy1 and love1 ,she communes with her ,god6 #d ,there1 like the nightingale1 she pours ,her solitary lays2 ,nor asks a witness of her song1 ,nor thirsts for human praise4 #e ,author and ,guardian of my life1 ,sweet source of light divine1 ,and1--all harmonious names in one1-- ,my ,father6 ,thou art mine6 #ie4 ,c4 ,m4 ,h4 ,m4 ,williams4 ,habitual ,devotion4 #a ,while ,thee ,i seek1 protecting ,power6 ,be my vain wishes stilled2 ,and may this consecrated hour ,with better hopes be filled4 #b ,thy love the powers of thought bestowed2 ,to ,thee my thoughts would soar2 ,thy mercy o'er my life has flowed2 ,that mercy ,i adore6 #c ,in each event of life1 how clear ,thy ruling hand ,i see6 ,each blessing to my soul more dear1 ,because conferred by ,thee4 #d ,in every joy that crowns my days1 ,in every pain ,i bear1 ,my heart shall find delight in praise1 ,or seek relief in prayer4 #e ,when gladness wings my favored hour1 ,thy love my thoughts shall fill2 ,resigned1 when storms of sorrow lower1 ,my soul shall meet ,thy will4 #f ,my lifted eye1 without a tear1 ,the gathering storm shall see2 ,my steadfast heart shall know no fear2 ,that heart shall rest on ,thee6 #if4 ,p4 ,m4 ,moore4 ,the ,heart's ,prayer4 #a ,as1 down in the sunless retreats of the ocean1 ,sweet flowers are springing no mortal can see1 ,so1 deep in my soul1 the still prayer of devotion1 ,unheard by the world1 rises1 silent1 to ,thee1 ,my ,god6 silent1 to ,thee1-- ,pure1 warm1 silent1 to ,thee4 #b ,as still to the star of its worship1 though clouded1 ,the needle points faithfully o'er the dim sea1 ,so1 dark when ,i roam1 in this wintry world shrouded1 ,the hope of my spirit turns1 trembling1 to ,thee1 ,my ,god6 trembling1 to ,thee1-- ,true1 sure1 trembling1 to ,thee4 #ig4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,pray ,without ,ceasing4 #a ,go when the morning shineth1 ,go when the noon is bright1 ,go when the eve declineth1 ,go in the hush of night2 ,go with pure mind and feeling1 ,put earthly thoughts away1 ,and1 in ,god's presence kneeling1 ,do thou in secret pray4 #b ,remember all who love thee1 ,all who are loved by thee2 ,pray1 too1 for those who hate thee1 ,if any such there be2 ,then for thyself1 in meekness1 ,a blessing humbly claim1 ,and blend with each petition ,thy great ,redeemer's name4 #c ,or1 if 'tis e'er denied thee ,in solitude to pray1 ,should holy thoughts come o'er thee ,when friends are round thy way1 ,e'en then1 the silent breathing ,thy spirit lifts above ,will reach ,his throne of glory1 ,where dwells eternal love4 #d ,o1 not a joy or blessing ,with this can we compare1-- ,the grace our ,father gives us ,to pour our souls in prayer3 ,whene'er thou pin'st in sadness1 ,on ,him who saveth1 call6 ,remember1 in thy gladness1 ,his love who gave thee all4 #ih4 #gs4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,all ,must ,pray4 #a ,child1 amidst the flowers at play1 ,while the red light fades away2 ,mother1 with thine earnest eye1 ,ever following silently2 #b ,father1 by the breeze of eve ,called thy daily toil to leave2 ,pray6 ere yet the dark hours be1 ,lift the heart1 and bend the knee6 #c ,traveller in the stranger's land1 ,far from thine own household band2 ,mourner1 haunted by the tone ,of a voice from this world gone2 #d ,captive1 in whose narrow cell ,sunshine hath not leave to dwell2 ,sailor1 on the darkening sea1 ,lift the heart1 and bend the knee6 #e ,ye that triumph1 ye that sigh1 ,kindred by one holy tie1 ,heaven's first star alike ye see2 ,lift the heart1 and bend the knee6 #ii4 ,c4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,what is ,prayer8 #a ,prayer is the soul's sincere desire1 ,unuttered or expressed1 ,the motion of a hidden fire1 ,that trembles in the breast4 #b ,prayer is the burden of a sigh1 ,the falling of a tear1 ,the upward glancing of an eye1 ,when none but ,god is near4 #c ,prayer is the simplest form of speech ,that infant lips can try2 ,prayer1 the sublimest strains that reach ,the ,majesty on high4 #d ,prayer is the ,christian's vital breath1 ,the ,christian's native air1 ,his watchword at the gates of death2 ,he enters heaven with prayer4 #e ,prayer is the contrite sinner's voice ,returning from his ways2 ,while angels in their songs rejoice1 ,and cry1 ,behold1 he prays6 #f ,in prayer1 on earth1 the saints are one2 ,they're one in word and mind2 ,when with the ,father and the ,son ,sweet fellowship they find4 #g ,o ,thou by whom we come to ,god1 ,the ,life1 the ,truth1 the ,way1 ,the path of prayer thyself hast trod2 ,lord1 teach us how to pray6 #ajj4 ,l4 ,m4 ,hart4 ,prayer the ,life of the ,soul4 #a ,prayer is to ,god the soul's sure way2 ,so flows the grace he waits to give2 ,long as they live should ,christians pray2 ,they learn to pray when first they live4 #b ,if pain afflict1 or wrongs oppress1 ,if cares distract1 or fears dismay1 ,if guilt deject1 if sin distress1 ,in every need1 still watch and pray4 #c ',tis prayer supports the soul that's weak1 ,though poor and broken be its word2 ,pray if thou canst1 or canst not1 speak2 ,the breathings of the soul are heard4 #d ,depend on ,him2 thou shalt prevail2 ,make all thy wants and wishes known2 ,fear not1 ,his mercy will not fail2 ,ask but in faith1 it shall be done4 #aja4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,silent ,prayer4 #a ,sweet is the prayer whose holy stream ,in earnest pleading flows2 ,devotion dwells upon the theme1 ,and warm and warmer glows4 #b ,faith grasps the blessing she desires1 ,hope points the upward gaze2 ,and love1 untrembling love1 inspires ,the eloquence of praise4 #c ,but sweeter far the still1 small voice1 ,heard by no human ear1 ,when ,god hath made the heart rejoice1 ,and dried the bitter tear4 #d ,nor accents flow1 nor words ascend2 ,all utterance faileth there2 ,but listening spirits comprehend1 ,and ,god accepts the prayer4 ,,iii4 ,,jesus ,,christ4 #ajb4 #gs4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,advent4 #a ,watchman6 tell us of the night1 ,what its signs of promise are2 ,traveller6 o'er yon mountain's height1 ,see that glory-beaming star6 ,watchman6 does its beauteous ray ,aught of hope or joy foretell8 ,traveller6 yes2 it brings the day1 ,promised day of ,israel6 #b ,watchman6 tell us of the night1 ,higher yet the star ascends2 ,traveller6 blessedness and light1 ,peace and truth1 its course portends4 ,watchman6 will its beams alone ,gild the spot that gave them birth8 ,traveller6 ages are its own2 ,see1 it bursts o'er all the earth4 #c ,watchman6 tell us of the night1 ,for the morning seems to dawn2 ,traveller6 darkness takes its flight2 ,doubt and terror are withdrawn4 ,watchman6 let thy wanderings cease2 ,hie thee to thy quiet home2 ,traveller6 lo6 the ,prince of ,peace1 ,lo6 the ,son of ,god1 is come4 #ajc4 #aas4 ,m4 ,drummond4 ,prepare ,ye the ,way of the ,lord6 #a ,a ,voice from the desert comes awful and shrill2 ,the ,lord is advancing2 prepare ye the way6 ,the word of ,jehovah he comes to fulfil1 ,and o'er the dark world pour the splendor of day4 #b ,bring down the proud mountain1 though towering to heaven1 ,and be the low valley exalted on high2 ,the rough path and crooked be made smooth and even1 ,for1 ,zion6 your ,king1 your ,redeemer1 is nigh4 #c ,the beams of salvation his progress illume1 ,the lone1 dreary wilderness sings of her ,god2 ,the rose and the myrtle there suddenly bloom1 ,and the olive of peace spreads its branches abroad4 #ajd4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,the ,dayspring ,from on ,high4 #a ,darkness o'er the world was brooding ,sadder than ,egyptian gloom2 ,souls by myriads lay in slumber ,deep as of the sealed tomb4 #b ,earth had lost the links which bound it ,to the throne of light above2 ,yet an eye was watching o'er it1 ,and that eye was full of love4 #c ,like a glorious beam of morning1 ,straight a ray pierced through the cloud1 ,spirits mightily awakening ,from their dark and heavy shroud4 #d ,still that ray shines on and brightens1 ,chasing mist and gloom away2 ,happy they on whom it gathers ,with its full and perfect day6 #aje4 ,c4 ,m4 ,patrick4 ,the ,nativity4 #a ,while shepherds watched their flocks by night1 ,all seated on the ground1 ,the angel of the ,lord came down1 ,and glory shone around4 #b ,fear not1 said he1--for mighty dread ,had seized their troubled mind1-- ,glad tidings of great joy ,i bring ,to you and all mankind4 #c ,to you1 in ,david's town1 this day ,is born1 of ,david's line1 ,the ,saviour1 who is ,christ the ,lord2 ,and this shall be the sign3 #d ,the heavenly babe you there shall find ,to human view displayed1 ,all meanly wrapped in swathing bands1 ,and in a manger laid4 #e ,thus spake the seraph1 and forthwith ,appeared a shining throng ,of angels1 praising ,god1 who thus ,address their joyful song3 #f ,all glory be to ,god on high1 ,and to the earth be peace6 ,good-will henceforth1 from heaven to men1 ,begin and never cease6 #ajf4 ,c4 ,m4 ,e4 ,h4 ,sears4 ,the ,birth-,song of ,christ4 #a ,calm on the listening ear of night ,come heaven's melodious strains1 ,where wild ,judea stretches far ,her silver-mantled plains6 #b ,celestial choirs from courts above ,shed sacred glories there2 ,and angels1 with their sparkling lyres1 ,make music on the air4 #c ,the answering hills of ,palestine ,send back the glad reply2 ,and greet1 from all their holy heights1 ,the dayspring from on high4 #d ,o'er the blue depths of ,galilee ,there comes a holier calm1 ,and ,sharon waves1 in solemn praise1 ,her silent groves of palm4 #e ,glory to ,god6 the sounding skies ,loud with their anthems ring1 ,peace to the earth1 good-will to men ,from heaven's ,eternal ,king6 #f ,light on thy hills1 ,jerusalem6 ,the ,saviour now is born6 ,and bright on ,bethlehem's joyous plains ,breaks the first ,christmas morn4 #ajg4 ,p4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,hymn for ,christmas4 #a ,o ,lovely ,voices of the sky1 ,which hymned the ,saviour's birth1 ,are ye not singing still on high1 ,ye that sang1 ,peace on earth8 ,to us yet speak the strains1 ,wherewith1 in time gone by1 ,ye blessed the ,syrian swains1-- ,o ,voices of the sky6 #b ,o clear and shining ,light1 whose beams1 ,that hour1 heaven's glory shed ,around the palms1 and o'er the streams1 ,and on the shepherds' head6 ,be near1 through life and death1 ,as in that holiest night ,of hope1 and joy1 and faith2 ,o clear and shining ,light6 #c ,o ,star which led to ,him whose love ,brought down man's ransom free6 ,where art thou8--'midst the host above ,may we still gaze on thee8 ,in heaven thou art not set1 ,thy rays earth may not dim2 ,send them to guide us yet1 ,o ,star which led to ,him6 #ajh4 #aa #ajs4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,epiphany4 #a ,brightest and best of the sons of the morning1 ,dawn on our darkness1 and lend us thine aid6 ,star of the ,east1 the horizon adorning1 ,guide where our infant ,redeemer is laid6 #b ,say1 shall we yield him1 in costly devotion1 ,odors of ,edom1 and offerings divine8 ,gems of the mountain1 and pearls of the ocean1 ,myrrh from the forest1 or gold from the mine8 #c ,vainly we offer each costly oblation2 ,vainly with gifts would his favor secure3 ,richer by far is the heart's adoration2 ,dearer to ,god are the prayers of the poor4 #d ,brightest and best of the sons of the morning1 ,dawn on our darkness1 and lend us thine aid6 ,star of the ,east1 the horizon adorning1 ,guide where our infant ,redeemer is laid4 #aji4 ,c4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,mission of ,christ4 #a ,hark6 the glad sound6 the ,saviour comes1 ,the ,saviour promised long2 ,let every heart prepare a home1 ,and every voice a song4 #b ,on him the ,spirit1 largely poured1 ,abides with holy fire2 ,wisdom and might1 and zeal and love1 ,his sacred breast inspire4 #c ,he comes the prisoners to release1 ,in wretched bondage held2 ,the gates of brass before him burst1 ,the iron fetters yield4 #d ,he comes1 the broken heart to bind1 ,the bleeding soul to cure1 ,and1 with the treasures of his grace1 ,enrich the humble poor4 #e ,our glad hosannas1 ,prince of ,peace6 ,thy welcome shall proclaim2 ,and heaven's eternal arches ring ,with thy beloved name4 #aaj4 ,c4 ,m4 ,watts4 ,christ's ,coming4 #a ,joy to the world6 the ,lord is come6 ,let earth receive her ,king2 ,let every heart prepare him room1 ,and heaven and nature sing4 #b ,joy to the earth6 the ,saviour reigns6 ,let men their songs employ2 ,while fields and floods1 rocks1 hills1 and plains ,repeat the sounding joy4 #c ,no more let sins and sorrows grow1 ,nor thorns infest the ground2 ,he comes to make his blessings flow ,as far as sin is found4 #d ,he rules the world with truth and grace1 ,and makes the nations prove ,the glories of his righteousness1 ,and wonders of his love4 #aaa4 #gs4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,the ,star of ,bethlehem4 #a ,sons of men1 behold from far1 ,hail the long-expected ,star6 ,star of truth1 that1 'mid the night1 ,guides bewildered man aright4 #b ,mild it shines on all beneath1 ,piercing through the shades of death1 ,scattering error's wide-spread night1 ,kindling darkness into light4 #c ,nations all1 remote and near1 ,haste to see your ,lord appear2 ,haste1 for him your hearts prepare1 ,meet him manifested there6 #d ,there behold the dayspring rise1 ,pouring light on mortal eyes2 ,see it chase the shades away1 ,shining to the perfect day4 #aab4 ,s4 ,m4 ,needham4 ,the ,prince of ,peace4 #a ,behold1 the ,prince of ,peace1 ,the chosen of the ,lord1 ,god's well beloved ,son1 fulfils ,the sure prophetic word6 #b ,no royal pomp adorns ,this ,king of ,righteousness2 ,meekness and patience1 truth and love1 ,compose his princely dress4 #c ,the ,spirit of the ,lord1 ,in rich abundance shed1 ,on this great prophet gently lights1 ,and rests upon his head4 #d ,jesus1 the light of men6 ,his doctrine life imparts2 ,o1 may we feel its quickening power ,to warm and glad our hearts6 #e ,cheered by its beams1 our souls ,shall run the heavenly way2 ,the path which ,christ has marked and trod ,will lead to endless day4 #aac4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,tempted ,as ,we ,are4 #a ,as oft1 with worn and weary feet1 ,we tread earth's rugged pathway o'er1 ,the thought how comforting and sweet1-- ,christ trod this very path before2 ,our wants1 our weaknesses1 he knows1 ,from life's first dawning to its close4 #b ,if we1 beneath temptation's stress1 ,do fight against dark powers within1 ,so1 in ,judea's wilderness1 ,christ wrestled with the thoughts of sin1 ,when1 in a weary1 lonely hour1 ,the tempter came with all his power4 #c ,so1 tried as ,i1 this earth he trod1 ,knew every human ill but sin1 ,and though the holiest ,son of ,god1 ,as ,i am now so hath he been2 ,jesus1 my ,saviour6 look on me2 ,for help and strength ,i turn to thee6 #aad4 #gs4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,the ,works ,which ,i ,do ,bear ,witness of ,me4 #a ,holy ,son of ,god most high6 ,clothed in heavenly majesty1 ,many a miracle and sign1 ,in thy ,father's name divine1 ,manifested forth thy might ,in the chosen people's sight4 #b ,but1 ,o ,saviour6 not alone ,thus thy glory was made known2 ,with the mourner thou didst grieve1 ,every human want relieve2 ,far thy matchless power above ,stands the witness of thy love4 #c ,thou1 who by the open grave1 ,ere thy voice was raised to save1 ,didst with those fond sisters shed ,tears above the faithful dead2 ,even thy word of might appears ,less resistless than thy tears4 #d ,lord6 it is not ours to gaze ,on thy works of ancient days2 ,but thy love1 unchanged and bright1 ,more than all those works of might1 ,more than miracle or sign1 ,makes us ever1 ever thine4 #aae4 ,c4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,christ ,stilling the ,tempest4 #a ,fear was within the tossing bark1 ,when stormy winds grew loud2 ,and waves came rolling high and dark1 ,and the tall mast was bowed4 #b ,but the wind ceased1--it ceased1--a word ,passed through the gloomy sky2 ,the troubled billows knew their ,lord1 ,and sank beneath his eye4 #c ,and slumber settled on the deep1 ,and silence on the blast2 ,they sank as flowers that fold to sleep ,when sultry day is past4 #d ,o ,thou that in its wildest hour ,didst rule the tempest's mood1 ,send now thy ,spirit forth in power ,o'er our dark souls to brood6 #e ,thou that didst bow the billows' pride1 ,thy mandate to fulfil1 ,speak1 speak to passion's raging tide1 ,speak1 and say1 ,peace1 be still6 #aaf4 ,c4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,the ,pool of ,bethesda4 #a ,the aged sufferer waited long ,upon ,bethesda's brink2 ,till hopes1 once rising warm and strong1 ,began in fears to sink2 ,and heavy were the sighs he drew1 ,and fervent was his prayer1 ,for he1 with safety full in view1 ,still languished helpless there4 #b ,his hope grew dim2 but one was nigh ,who saw the sufferer's grief2 ,that gentle voice1 that pitying eye1 ,gave promise of relief4 ,each pang that human weakness knows ,obeyed that powerful word2 ,he spake1 and lo6 the sick arose1 ,rejoicing in his ,lord4 #c ,father of ,jesus1 when oppressed ,with grief and pain we lie1 ,and1 longing for ,thy heavenly rest1 ,despair to look on high1 ,o1 may the ,saviour's words of peace ,within the wounded heart ,bid every doubt and suffering cease1 ,and strength and joy impart6 #aag4 ,c4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,christ ,walking on the ,sea4 #a ,lord1 in whose might the ,saviour trod ,the dark and stormy wave1 ,and trusted in his ,father's arm1 ,omnipotent to save2 #b ,when darkly round our footsteps rise ,the floods and storms of life1 ,send ,thou ,thy ,spirit down to still ,the dark and fearful strife4 #c ,strong in our trust1 on ,thee reposed1 ,the ocean-path we'll dare1 ,though waves around us rage and foam1 ,since ,thou art present there4 #aah4 ,p4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,he ,was ,there ,alone4 #a ,he was there alone1 when even ,had round earth its mantle thrown1 ,holding intercourse with heaven3 ,he was there alone4 #b ,there his inmost heart's emotion ,made he to his ,father known2 ,in the spirit of devotion ,musing there alone4 #c ,so let us1 from earth retiring1 ,seek our ,god and ,father's throne2 ,and1 to other scenes aspiring1 ,train our hearts1 alone4 #aai4 ,l4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,jesus ,teaching the ,people4 #a ,how sweetly flowed the gospel's sound ,from lips of gentleness and grace1 ,when listening thousands gathered round1 ,and joy and reverence filled the place4 #b ,from heaven he came1 of heaven he spoke1 ,to heaven he led his followers' way2 ,dark clouds of gloomy night he broke1 ,unveiling an immortal day4 #c ,come wanderers1 to my ,father's home1 ,come1 all ye weary ones1 and rest6 ,yes1 sacred ,teacher1 we will come1 ,obey thee1 love thee1 and be blest4 #d ,decay1 then1 tenements of dust6 ,pillars of earthly pride1 decay6 ,a nobler mansion waits the just1 ,and ,jesus has prepared the way4 #abj4 #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,mind ,which ,was in ,christ ,jesus4 #a ,ever patient1 loving1 meek1 ,holy ,saviour1 was thy mind2 ,vainly in myself ,i seek ,likeness to my ,lord to find2 ,yet the mind that was in thee ,may be1 must be1 formed in me4 #b ,since such griefs were thine to bear1 ,for each sufferer thou couldst feel1 ,every mourner's burden share1 ,every wounded spirit heal4 ,saviour1 let thy grace in me ,form that mind which was in thee4 #c ,when my pain is most intense1 ,let thy cross my lesson prove2 ,let me hear thee even thence2 ,breathing words of peace and love2 ,thus thy grace shall form in me ,the same mind which was in thee4 #aba4 #gs4 ,m4 ,barbauld4 ,christ's ,invitations4 #a ,come1 said ,jesus' sacred voice1 ,come and make my paths your choice2 ,i will guide you to your home2 ,weary pilgrim6 hither come4 #b ,thou who1 houseless1 sole1 forlorn1 ,long hast borne the proud world's scorn1 ,long hast roamed the barren waste1 ,weary pilgrim6 hither haste4 #c ,ye who1 tossed on beds of pain1 ,seek for ease1 and seek in vain2 ,ye whose swoln and sleepless eyes ,watch to see the morning rise2 #d ,ye1 by fiercer anguish torn1 ,in remorse for guilt who mourn1 ,here repose your heavy care2 ,who the stings of sin can bear8 #e ,sufferer6 come1 for here is found ,balm that flows for every wound2 ,peace that ever shall endure1 ,rest eternal1 sacred1 sure4 #abb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,spirit of ,jesus4 #a ,o1 not to crush with abject fear ,the burdened soul of man ,did ,jesus on the earth appear1 ,and open heaven's high plan3 ,he came to bid him find repose1 ,and ,god his ,father know2 ,and thus with love to raise up those ,that once were bowed low4 #b ,o1 not in coldness nor in pride ,his holy path he trod2 ',twas his delight to turn aside ,and win the lost to ,god2 ,and unto sorrowing guilt disclose ,the fount whence peace should flow2 ,and thus with love to raise up those ,that once were bowed low4 #c ,o1 not with cold1 unfeeling eye ,did he the suffering view2 ,not on the other side pass by1 ,and deem their tears untrue2 ',twas joy to him to heal their woes1 ,and heaven's sweet refuge show2 ,and thus with love to raise up those ,that once were bowed low4 #abc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,bache4 ,behold ,how ,he ,loved ,him4 #a ,see how he loved6 exclaimed the ,jews1 ,when ,jesus o'er his ,lazarus wept2 ,my grateful heart the words shall use1 ,while on his life my eye is kept4 #b ,see how he loved1 who travelled on1 ,teaching the doctrine from the skies2 ,who bade disease and pain be gone1 ,and called the sleeping dead to rise4 #c ,see how he loved1 who1 firm yet mild1 ,with patience bore the scoffing tongue2 ,though oft provoked1 yet ne'er reviled1 ,nor did his greatest foe a wrong4 #d ,see how he loved1 who never shrank ,from toil or danger1 pain or death2 ,who all the cup of sorrow drank1 ,and meekly yielded up his breath4 #abd4 ,l4 ,m4 ,a4 ,c4 ,coxe4 ,divine ,beauty of ,christ's ,character4 #a ,how beauteous were the marks divine1 ,that in thy meekness used to shine1 ,that lit thy lonely pathway1 trod ,in wondrous love1 ,o ,son of ,god6 #b ,o1 who like thee1--so calm1 so bright1 ,so pure1 so made to live in light8 ,o1 who like thee did ever go ,so patient through a world of woe8 #c ,o1 who like thee so humbly bore ,the scorn1 the scoffs1 of men before8 ,so meek1 forgiving1 godlike1 high1 ,so glorious in humility8 #d ,the bending angels stooped to see ,the lisping infant clasp thy knee1 ,and smile1 as in a father's eye1 ,upon thy mild divinity4 #e ,and death1 which sets the prisoner free1 ,was pang and scoff and scorn to thee2 ,yet love through all thy torture glowed1 ,and mercy with thy life-blood flowed4 #f ,o1 in thy light be mine to go1 ,illuming all my way of woe2 ,and give me ever on the road ,to trace thy footsteps1 ,son of ,god6 #abe4 ,l4 ,m4 ,brettell4 ,the ,life of ,jesus4 #a ,he lived as none but he has lived1 ,that wisest ,teacher from above2 ,he died as none but he has died1-- ,his every act an act of love4 #b ,his fervent piety was breathed ,to the lone waste1 the desert hill2 ,and in the haunts of men he sought ,to do his ,heavenly ,father's will4 #c ,he preached the gospel to the poor1 ,beside the couch of anguish stood1 ,consoled the sufferer1 healed the sick1 ,and went about still doing good4 #d ,with sinners he conversed1 and gave ,peace to the weary1 troubled mind2 ,yet free from stain till life's last hour1 ,in him his foes no fault could find4 #e ,born 'midst the humblest sons of earth1 ,all earth's temptations he withstood2 ,and yet all human praise renounced1 ,declaring ,god alone is good4 #abf4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,he ,had ,not ,where to ,lay ,his ,head4 #a ,birds have their quiet nest1 ,foxes their holes1 and man his peaceful bed2 ,all creatures have their rest1 ,but ,jesus had not where to lay his head4 #b ,and yet he came to give ,the weary and the heavy-laden rest2 ,to bid the sinner live1 ,and soothe our griefs to slumber on his breast4 #c ,let the birds seek their nest1 ,foxes their holes1 and man his peaceful bed2 ,come1 ,saviour1 in my breast ,come and repose thine oft rejected head6 #d ,come6 give me rest1 and take ,the only rest on earth thou lov'st1 within ,a heart that for thy sake ,shall purify itself from every sin4 #abg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,russell4 ,through ,his ,poverty ,made ,rich4 #a ,on the dark-wave of ,galilee ,the gloom of twilight gathers fast2 ,and o'er the waters heavily ,sweeps cold and drear the evening blast4 #b ,still near the lake1 with weary tread1 ,lingers a form of human kind2 ,and on his lone1 unsheltered head1 ,flows the chill night-damp of the wind4 #c ,why seeks he not a home of rest8 ,why seeks he not the pillowed bed8 ,beasts have their dens1 the bird his nest2-- ,he hath not where to lay his head4 #d ,such was the lot he freely chose1 ,to bless1 to save1 the human race2 ,and through his poverty there flows ,a rich1 full stream of heavenly grace4 #abh4 ,l4 ,m4 99,gaskell4 ,christ ,the ,sufferer4 #a ,dark were the paths our ,master trod1 ,yet never failed his trust in ,god2 ,cruel and fierce the wrongs he bore1 ,yet he but felt for man the more4 #b ,unto the cross in faith he went1 ,his ,father's willing instrument2 ,upon the cross his prayer arose ,in pity for his ruthless foes4 #c ,o1 may we all his kindred be1 ,by holy love and sympathy2 ,still loving man through every ill1 ,and trusting in our ,father's will6 #abi4 ,l4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,christ ,the ,sufferer4 #a ,o suffering ,friend of human kind6 ,how1 as the fatal hour drew near1 ,came thronging on thy holy mind ,the images of grief and fear4 #b ,gethsemane's sad midnight scene1 ,the faithless friends1 the exulting foes1 ,the thorny crown1 the insult keen1 ,the scourge1 the cross1 before thee rose4 #c ,did not thy spirit shrink dismayed1 ,as the dark vision o'er it came2 ,and though in sinless strength arrayed1 ,turn1 shuddering1 from the death of shame8 #d ,onward1 like thee1 through scorn and dread1 ,may we our ,father's call obey1 ,steadfast thy path of duty tread1 ,and rise1 through death1 to endless day4 #acj4 ,l4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,thy ,will1 ,not ,mine1 ,be ,done4 #a ,father divine6 the ,saviour cried1 ,while horrors pressed on every side1 ,and prostrate on the ground he lay1 ,remove this bitter cup away4 #b ,but if these pangs must still be borne1 ,or helpless man be left forlorn1 ,i bow my soul before thy throne1 ,and say1--,thy will1 not mine1 be done6 #c ,thus our submissive souls would bow1 ,and1 taught by ,jesus1 lie as low2 ,our hearts1 and not our lips alone1 ,would say1--,thy will1 not ours1 be done6 #aca4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,let ,this ,cup ,pass ,from ,me4 #a ,a voice upon the midnight air1 ,where ,kedron's moonlit waters stray1 ,weeps forth in agony of prayer1 ,o ,father1 take this cup away6 #b ,ah1 thou who sorrow'st unto death1 ,we conquer in thy mortal fray2 ,and earth for all her children saith1 ,o ,god1 take not this cup away6 #c ,o ,lord of sorrow1 meekly die2 ,thou'lt heal or hallow all our woe2 ,thy peace shall still the mourner's sigh2 ,thy strength shall raise the faint and low4 #d ,great chief of faithful souls1 arise2 ,none else can lead the martyr band1 ,who teach the soul how peril flies1 ,when faith1 unarmed1 uplifts the hand4 #e ,o ,king of earth1 the cross ascend2 ,o'er climes and ages 'tis thy throne2 ,where'er thy fading eye may bend1 ,the desert blooms and is thine own4 #d ,thy parting blessing1 ,lord1 we pray2 ,make but one fold below1 above2 ,and when we go the last1 lone way1 ,o1 give the welcome of thy love4 #acb4 ,c4 ,h4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,the ,agony in the ,garden4 #a ,he knelt2 the ,saviour knelt and prayed1 ,when but his ,father's eye ,looked1 through the lonely garden's shade1 ,on that dread agony2 ,he poured in prayer his suppliant breath1 ,bowed down with sorrow unto death4 #b ,the sun went down in fearful hour2 ,the heavens might well grow dim1 ,when this mortality had power ,thus to o'ershadow him2 ,that he who came to save might know ,the very depths of human woe4 #c ,he knew them all1--the doubt1 the strife1 ,the faint1 perplexing dread2 ,the mists that hang o'er parting life ,all darkened round his head2 ,and the ,deliverer knelt to pray2 ,yet passed it not1 that cup1 away4 #d ,it passed not1 though the stormy wave ,had sunk beneath his tread2 ,it passed not1 though to him the grave ,had yielded up its dead2 ,but there was sent him1 from on high1 ,a gift of strength1 for man to die4 #e ,and was his mortal hour beset ,with anguish and dismay8 ,how may we meet our conflict yet ,in the dark1 narrow way8 ,how1 but through him that path who trod8 ,save1 or we perish1 ,son of ,god6 #acc4 #f #ajs4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,bearing the ,cross4 #a ,burden of shame and woe6 ,how does the heart o'erflow ,at thought of him the bitter cross who bore6 ,but we have each our own1 ,to others oft unknown1 ,which we must bear till life shall be no more4 #b ,and shall we fear to tread ,the path where ,jesus led1 ,the pure and holy one1 for man who died8 ,or shall we shrink from shame1 ,endured for ,jesus' name1 ,our glorious ,lord1 once spurned and crucified8 #c ,then1 'mid the woes that wait ,on this our mortal state1 ,patience shall cheer affliction1 toil1 and loss1 ,and though the tempter's art ,assail the struggling heart1 ,still1 ,saviour6 in thy name we bear the cross4 #acd4 #gs4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,the ,crucifixion4 #a ,in the ,saviour's hour of death1 ,bound upon the cross of fear1 ,while his quick and struggling breath ,spoke the fatal moment near1 ,while his proud1 triumphant foes ,mocked the sufferings that he bore1 ,then his loving spirit rose ,more sublime than e'er before4 #b ,he has taught us to forgive1 ,by his words in days gone by2 ,he has taught us how to live2 ,can he teach us how to die8 ,listen6 as the cross they raise1 ,one brief prayer ascends to heaven2 ,for his murderers he prays1-- ,father1 may they be forgiven6 #ace4 ,p4 ,m4 ,w4 ,j4 ,fox4 ,stabat ,mater4 #a ,jews were wrought to cruel madness1 ,christians fled in fear and sadness1 ,mary stood the cross beside4 #b ,at its foot her foot she planted1 ,by the dreadful scene undaunted1 ,till the gentle sufferer died4 #c ,poets oft have sung her story2 ,painters decked her brow with glory2 ,priests her name have deified2 #d ,but no worship1 song1 or glory1 ,touches like that simple story1-- ,mary stood the cross beside4 #e ,and when under fierce oppression ,goodness suffers like transgression1 ,christ again is crucified4 #f ,but if love be there1 true-hearted1 ,by no grief or terror parted1 ,mary stands the cross beside4 #acf4 #gs4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,it ,is ,finished4 #a ,it is finished6 glorious word ,from thy lips1 our suffering ,lord6 ,words of high1 triumphant might1 ,ere thy spirit takes its flight4 ,it is finished6 all is o'er2 ,pain and scorn oppress no more4 #b ,now1 no more foreboding dread ,shades the path thy feet must tread2 ,no more fear1 lest in thine hour ,pain should patience overpower2 ,on the perfect sacrifice ,not a stain of weakness lies4 #c ,champion6 lay thine armor by2 ',tis thine hour of victory6 ,all thy toils are now o'erpast2 ,thou hast found thy rest at last2 ,all hath faithfully been done1 ,and the world's salvation won4 #acg4 ,p4 ,m4 ,h4 ,ware4 ,easter ,hymn4 #a ,lift your glad voices in triumph on high1 ,for ,jesus hath risen1 and man cannot die4 ,vain were the terrors that gathered around him1 ,and short the dominion of death and the grave2 ,he burst from the fetters of darkness that bound him1 ,resplendent in glory1 to live and to save4 ,loud was the chorus of angels on high1-- ,the ,saviour hath risen1 and man shall not die4 #b ,glory to ,god1 in full anthems of joy2 ,the being he gave us death cannot destroy4 ,sad were the life we must part with to-morrow1 ,if tears were our birthright1 and death were our end2 ,but ,jesus hath cheered the dark valley of sorrow1 ,and bade us1 immortal1 to heaven ascend4 ,lift1 then1 your voices in triumph on high1 ,for ,jesus hath risen1 and man shall not die4 #ach4 #f #ds4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,let ,there ,be ,light4 #a ,on earth was darkness spread1 ,one boundless night2 ,let there be light1 ,god said1-- ,and there was light6 #b ,there hung a deeper gloom ,o'er quick and dead1 ,but ,jesus burst the tomb1 ,and darkness fled4 #c ,god by ,his word arrayed ,darkness with light2 ,god by ,his ,son displayed ,day without night4 #d ,for thee1 ,o man1 arose ,creation's ray2 ,for thee1 too1 brighter glows ,salvation's day4 #e ,the beams first poured on earth ,for mortals shone2 ,the light of later birth ,immortals own4 ,,iv4 ,,remembrance ,,of ,,christ4 #aci4 ,c4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,in ,remembrance of ,me4 #a ,according to thy gracious word1 ,in meek humility1 ,this will ,i do1 my dying ,lord1 ,i will remember thee4 #b ,thy body1 broken for my sake1 ,my bread from heaven shall be2 ,thy testamental cup ,i take1 ,and thus remember thee4 #c ,gethsemane can ,i forget8 ,or there thy conflict see1 ,thine agony and bloody sweat1 ,and not remember thee8 #d ,when to the cross ,i turn mine eyes1 ,and rest on ,calvary1 ,o ,lamb of ,god1 my sacrifice6 ,i must remember thee2-- #e ,remember thee1 and all thy pains1 ,and all thy love to me2 ,yea1 while a breath1 a pulse1 remains1 ,will ,i remember thee4 #adj4 ,p4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,watching with ,jesus4 #a ,o ,thou1 who in the garden's shade ,didst wake thy weary ones again1 ,who slumbered at that fearful hour1 ,forgetful of thy pain1-- #b ,bend o'er us now1 as over them1 ,and set our sleep-bound spirits free1 ,nor leave us slumbering in the watch ,our souls should keep with thee6 #ada4 ,p4 ,m4 ,f4 ,h4 ,hedge4 ,strength from the ,cross4 #a ,it is finished6 ,man of sorrows6 ,from thy cross our frailty borrows ,strength to bear and conquer thus4 #b ,while extended there we view thee1 ,mighty ,sufferer6 draw us to thee2 ,sufferer victorious6 #c ,not in vain for us uplifted1 ,man of sorrows1 wonder-gifted6 ,may that sacred emblem be2 #d ,lifted high amid the ages1 ,guide of heroes1 saints1 and sages1 ,may it guide us still to thee6 #e ,still to thee6 whose love unbounded ,sorrow's depths for us has sounded1 ,perfected by conflicts sore4 #f ,honored be thy cross forever2 ,star1 that points our high endeavor ,whither thou hast gone before6 #adb4 #f #ajs4 ,m4 99,mrs4 ,miles4 ,looking unto ,jesus4 #a ,it was no path of flowers1 ,which1 through this world of ours1 ,beloved of the ,father1 thou didst tread2 ,and shall we in dismay ,shrink from the narrow way1 ,when clouds and darkness are around it spread8 #b ,o thou1 who art our life1 ,be with us through the strife2 ,thy holy head by earth's fierce storms was bowed2 ,raise thou our eyes above1 ,to see a ,father's love ,beam1 like a bow of promise1 through the cloud4 #c ,and1 ,o1 if thoughts of gloom ,should hover o'er the tomb1 ,that light of love our guiding star shall be2 ,our spirits shall not dread ,the shadowy way to tread1 ,friend1 ,guardian1 ,saviour1 which doth lead to thee4 #adc4 #gs4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,made ,perfect ,through ,suffering4 #a ,go to dark ,gethsemane1 ,ye that feel temptation's power1 ,your ,redeemer's conflict see1 ,watch with him one bitter hour2 ,turn not from his griefs away1 ,learn of ,jesus ,christ to pray6 #b ,follow to the judgment-hall1 ,view the ,lord of life arraigned2 ,o the wormwood and the gall6 ,o the griefs his soul sustained6 ,shun not suffering1 shame1 or loss2 ,learn of him to bear the cross6 #c ,calvary's mournful mountain climb2 ,there1 admiring at his feet1 ,mark that miracle of time1 ,love's own sacrifice complete2 ,it is finished1 hear him cry2 ,learn of ,jesus ,christ to die6 #add4 #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,strength ,through ,christ's ,sufferings4 #a ,when my love to ,christ grows weak1 ,when for deeper faith ,i seek1 ,then in thought ,i go to thee1 ,garden of ,gethsemane6 #b ,there ,i walk amid the shades1 ,while the lingering twilight fades1 ,see that suffering1 friendless ,one ,weeping1 praying there alone4 #c ,when my love for ,christ grows weak1 ,when for stronger faith ,i seek1 ,hill of ,calvary6 ,i go ,to thy scenes of fear and woe2-- #d ,there behold his agony1 ,suffered on the bitter tree2 ,see his anguish1 see his faith2 ,love triumphant still in death4 #e ,then to life ,i turn again1 ,learning all the worth of pain1 ,learning all the might that lies ,in a full self-sacrifice4 #ade4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,glorying in the ,cross4 #a ,in the cross of ,christ we glory1 ,towering o'er the wrecks of time2 ,all the light of sacred story ,gathers round its head sublime4 #b ,when the woes of life overtake us1 ,hopes deceive1 and fears annoy2 ,never shall the cross forsake us1 ,lo6 it glows with peace and joy6 #c ,when the sun of bliss is beaming ,light and love upon our way2 ,from the cross the radiance streaming ,adds more lustre to the day4 #d ,bane and blessing1 pain and pleasure1 ,by the cross are sanctified2 ,peace is there that knows no measure1 ,joys that through all time abide4 #e ,in the cross of ,christ we glory1 ,towering o'er the wrecks of time2 ,all the light of sacred story ,gathers round its head sublime4 #adf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,emily ,taylor4 ,looking to ,jesus4 #a ,if love1 the noblest1 purest1 best1 ,if truth1 all other truth above1 ,may claim return from every breast1 ,o1 surely ,jesus claims our love6 #b ,there's not a hope with comfort fraught1 ,triumphant over death and time1 ,but ,jesus mingles in that thought1 ,forerunner of our course sublime4 #c ,his image meets us in the hour ,of joy1 and brightens every smile2 ,we see him1 when the tempests lower1 ,each terror soothe1 each grief beguile4 #d ,we see him in the daily round ,of social duty1 mild and meek2 ,with him we tread the hallowed ground1 ,communion with our ,god to seek4 #e ,we see his pitying1 gentle eye1 ,when lonely want appeals for aid2 ,we hear him in the frequent sigh1 ,that mourns the waste that sin has made4 #f ,we meet him at the lowly tomb1 ,and weep where ,jesus wept before2 ,and there1 above the grave's dark gloom1 ,we see him rise1--and weep no more4 #adg4 ,l4 ,m4 99,watts4 ,the ,divine ,example4 #a ,my dear ,redeemer1 and my ,lord1 ,i read my duty in thy word2 ,but in thy life the law appears ,drawn out in living characters4 #b ,such was thy truth1 and such thy zeal1 ,such deference to thy ,father's will1 ,such love1 and meekness so divine1 ,i would transcribe1 and make them mine4 #c ,cold mountains1 and the midnight air1 ,witnessed the fervor of thy prayer2 ,the desert thy temptations knew1 ,thy conflict1 and thy victory too4 #d ,be thou my pattern2 may ,i bear ,more of thy gracious image here2 ,and1 by the paths which thou hast trod1 ,press on to holiness and ,god4 #adh4 #gs4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,christ ,who ,strengtheneth ,me4 #a ,when arise the thoughts of sin1 ,when the world our hearts would win1 ,when1 to selfish pleasure given1 ,droops the love that blooms for heaven2 ,lord1 we would remember thee1-- ,thou wilt our ,redeemer be4 #b ,when1 with footsteps faint and slow1 ,duty's upward path we go2 ,when1 by toils and hardship pressed1 ,round we turn to look for rest2 ,lord1 we would remember thee1 ,thou our ,guide and ,strength wilt be4 #c ,when the way grows dark and drear1 ,when1 beset by doubt and fear1 ,we can see no beam of light ,struggling through the thickening night2 ,lord1 we would remember thee1 ,thou our ,comforter wilt be4 #adi4 ,c4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,following ,after ,jesus4 #a ,in vain we thus recall to mind ,the cross our ,master bore1 ,unless a holier strength we find1 ,and love his spirit more4 #b ,may we1 like him1 though thanked with ill2 ,insulted1 and withstood1 ,in hope and patience labor still ,to do our brethren good4 #c ,like him may we1 unmurmuring1 go ,our heaven-appointed way1 ,and learn1 'midst gathering storms of woe1 ,god's will be done6 to say4 #aej4 #aas4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,christ ,present in the ,spirit4 #a ,o1 ,what though our feet may not tread where ,christ trod1 ,nor our ears hear the dashing of ,galilee's flood1 ,nor our eyes see the cross that he bowed him to bear1 ,nor our knees press ,gethsemane's garden of prayer6 #b ,yet1 ,loved of the ,father6 thy spirit is near ,to the meek and the lowly and penitent here2 ,and the voice of thy love is the same1 even now1 ,as at ,bethany's tomb1 or on ,olivet's brow4 #c ,o1 the ,outward has gone1 but in glory and power ,the ,spirit surviveth the things of an hour2 ,unchanged1 undecaying1 its ,pentecost flame ,on the heart's secret altar is burning1 the same4 #aea4 ,c4 ,m4 ,emily ,taylor4 ,i ,pray ,not for ,these ,alone4 #a ,o1 ,not for these alone ,i pray1 ,the dying ,saviour said2 ,though on his breast that moment lay ,the loved disciple's head2 #b ,though to his eye that moment sprung ,the kind1 the pitying tear ,for those that eager round him hung1 ,his words of love to hear4 #c ,no1 not for them alone he prayed2-- ,for all of mortal race1 ,whene'er their fervent prayer is made1 ,where'er their dwelling-place4 #d ,sweet is the thought1 when here we meet1 ,his feast of love to share2 ,and1 'mid the toils of life1 how sweet ,the memory of his prayer6 #aeb4 ,l4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,bearing with ,us the ,dying of ,jesus4 #a ,not in this simple rite alone ,may ,calvary's cross to us be shown2 ,but may we turn1 in many an hour1 ,to feel its soul-constraining power4 #b ,when indolence would have its will1 ,and selfish ease would keep us still1 ,then to the ,saviour may we look1 ,and meet his eye's serene rebuke4 #c ,when men have done us cruel wrong1 ,and angry thoughts are rising strong1 ,may we with softened hearts turn there1 ,and learn the ,lord's forgiving prayer4 #d ,when sin looks tempting in our eyes1 ,may ,jesus on the cross arise1 ,and ask if we will him forsake1 ,and wear the chains he died to break4 #e ,when pain1 or sickness1 or distress1 ,our fainting souls would overpress1 ,to him on ,calvary looking still1 ,may we find strength to bear ,god's will4 #aec4 #gs4 ,m4 ,pratt's ,coll4 ,bread of ,heaven4 #a ,bread of heaven1 on thee we feed1 ,for thy flesh is meat indeed2 ,ever let our souls be fed ,with this true and living bread4 #b ,vine of heaven1 thy blood supplies ,this blest cup of sacrifice2 ,lord1 thy wounds our healing give2 ,to thy cross we look and live4 #c ,day by day with strength supplied1 ,through the life of him who died1 ,lord of life1 ,o1 let us be ,rooted1 grafted1 built on thee6 #aed4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,presence of ,jesus4 #a ,when1 blest ,redeemer1 thou art near1 ,the soul enjoys a sacred peace3 ,thy presence calms our every fear1 ,and gives from every doubt release4 #b ,be with us now1 in truth and love1 ,in strength that conquers every sin2 ,o1 cleanse1 and bless1 and lift above1 ,and may thy cross our hearts still win4 #c ,in suffering may we strength receive ,from memory of thy victory won2 ,in doubt our drooping hopes revive2-- ,thus be thy presence with us shown6 #d ,be ever near our spirits1 ,lord2 ,and1 drawn by sympathy1 may we ,still1 through thy cross1 thy life1 thy word1 ,in faith and love come near to thee6 #aee4 ,s4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,presence of ,jesus4 #a ,not in the name of pride ,or selfishness we're met2 ,from worldly paths we turn aside1 ,and worldly thoughts forget4 #b ,jesus1 we look to thee1 ,thy promised presence claim6 ,thou in the midst of us shalt be1 ,assembled in thy name4 #c ,present we know thou art2 ,but1 ,o1 thyself reveal6 ,now1 ,lord1 let every bounding heart ,thy peace and gladness feel6 #d ,o1 may thy quickening voice ,the death of sin remove2 ,and bid our inmost souls rejoice ,in hope of perfect love6 #aef4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,t4 ,parker4 ,christ the ,way1 the ,truth and the ,life4 #a ,o ,thou great ,friend to all the sons of men1 ,who once appeared in humblest guise below1 ,sin to rebuke1 to break the captive's chain1 ,and call thy brethren forth from want and woe2 #b ,we look to thee6 thy truth is still the ,light1 ,which guides the nations1 groping on their way1 ,stumbling and falling in disastrous night1 ,yet hoping ever for the perfect day4 #c ,yes6 thou art still the ,life2 thou art the way ,the holiest know2--,light1 ,life1 and ,way of heaven6 ,and they who dearest hope1 and deepest pray1 ,toil by the light1 life1 way1 which thou hast given4 #aeg4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,one in ,christ4 #a ,a ,holy air is breathing round1 ,a fragrance from above2 ,be every soul from sense unbound1 ,be every spirit love4 #b ,o ,god1 unite us heart to heart1 ,in sympathy divine1 ,that we be never drawn apart1 ,and love not ,thee nor ,thine2 #c ,but1 by the cross of ,jesus taught1 ,and all ,thy gracious word1 ,be nearer to each other brought1 ,and nearer to the ,lord4 #aeh4 ,c4 ,m4 ,emily ,taylor4 ,communion4 #a ,o1 here1 if ever1 ,god of love6 ,let strife and hatred cease2 ,and every thought harmonious move1 ,and every heart be peace4 #b ,not here1 where met to think of him ,whose latest thoughts were ours1 ,shall mortal passions come to dim ,the prayer devotion pours4 #c ,no1 gracious ,master1 not in vain ,thy life of love hath been2 ,the peace thou gav'st may yet remain1 ,though thou no more art seen4 #d ,thy kingdom come6 we watch1 we wait1 ,to hear thy cheering call2 ,when heaven shall ope its glorious gate1 ,and ,god be all in all4 #aei4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,invitation4 #a ,come who will1 the voice from heaven1 ,like a silver trumpet1 calls2 ,come who will1--the church hath given ,back the echo from its walls4 #b ,come1 to rivers ever flowing ,from the high1 eternal throne2 ,come1 where ,god1 his gifts bestowing1 ,in the church on earth is known4 #c ,heavenly music6 he who listens1 ,longing for his spirit's home1 ,while his eye with rapture glistens1 ,yearning says1--,i come1 ,i come6 #afj4 #aa #ajs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,come unto ,me4 #a ,come unto me1 when shadows darkly gather1 ,when the sad heart is weary and distrest1 ,seeking for comfort from your ,heavenly ,father1 ,come unto me1 and ,i will give you rest6 #b ,ye who have mourned when the spring-flowers were taken1 ,when the ripe fruit fell richly to the ground1 ,when the loved slept1 in brighter homes to waken1 ,where their pale brows with spirit-wreaths are crowned2 #c ,large are the mansions in thy ,father's dwelling1 ,glad are the homes that sorrows never dim2 ,sweet are the harps in holy music swelling1 ,soft are the tones which raise the heavenly hymn2 #d ,there1 like an ,eden blossoming in gladness1 ,bloom the fair flowers the earth too rudely pressed2 ,come unto me1 all ye who droop in sadness1 ,come unto me1 and ,i will give you rest4 #afa4 #h1 #g1 #ds4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,weary and ,heavy-,laden4 #a ,come to ,jesus1 ,o my brothers1 ,come in this accepted hour2 ,jesus ready stands to save you1 ,full of pity1 love1 and power2 ,he is able1 ,he is willing1--doubt no more4 #b ,let not conscience make you linger1 ,nor of fitness fondly dream2 ,all the fitness he requireth ,is to feel your need of him2 ,this he gives you1-- ',tis the spirit's struggling beam4 #c ,come1 ye weary1 heavy laden2 ,wait not1--'tis your ,saviour's call2 ,if you tarry till you're better1 ,you will never come at all4 ,not the righteous1 ,sinners1 ,jesus came to call4 #afb4 ,p4 ,m4 ,moore4 ,come1 ,ye ,disconsolate4 #a ,come1 ye disconsolate1 where'er ye languish2 ,come1 at the shrine of ,god fervently kneel6 ,here bring your wounded hearts1 here tell your anguish2 ,earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal4 #b ,joy of the desolate1 light of the straying1 ,hope1 when all others die1 fadeless and pure1 ,here speaks the ,comforter1 in ,god's name saying1 ,earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure4 #c ,here see the bread of life2 see waters flowing ,forth from the throne of ,god1 living and pure2 ,come to the feast of love2 come1 ever knowing ,earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure4 #afc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,parting ,hymn4 #a ,through thee as we together came1 ,in singleness of heart1 ,and met1 ,o ,jesus6 in thy name1 ,so in thy name we part4 #b ,nearer to thee our spirits lead1 ,and still thy love bestow1 ,till thou hast made us free indeed1 ,and spotless1 here below4 #c ,when to the right or left we stray1 ,leave us not comfortless1 ,but guide our feet into the way ,of everlasting peace4 #afd4 #f #ajs4 ,m4 ,briggs' ,coll4 ,benediction4 #a ,the peace which ,god bestows ,through him who died and rose1 ,the peace the ,father giveth through the ,son1 ,be known in every mind1 ,the broken heart to bind1 ,and bless each traveller as he journeys on4 #b ,ye who have known to weep1 ,where your beloved sleep2 ,ye who have raised the deep1 the bitter cry-- ,god's blessing be as balm1 ,the fevered heart to calm1 ,and wondrous peace the troubled mind supply4 #c ,ere daily strifes begin ,the war without1 within1 ,the ,god of love1 with spirit and with power1 ,now on each bended head ,his deepest blessing shed1 ,and keep us all through every troubled hour4 ,v4 ,,christianity ,,and ,,the ,,kingdom ,,of ,,heaven4 #afe4 ,c4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,the ,heralds of the ,cross4 #a ,forth went the heralds of the cross1 ,no dangers made them pause2 ,they counted all the world but loss1 ,for their great ,master's cause4 #b ,through looks of fire1 and words of scorn1 ,serene their path they trod2 ,and to the dreary dungeon borne1 ,sang praises unto ,god4 #c ,friends dropped the hand they clasped before1 ,love changed to cruel hate2 ,and home to them was home no more2 ,yet mourned they not their fate4 #d ,in all his dark and dread array1 ,death rose upon their sight2 ,but calmly still they kept their way1 ,and shrank not from the fight4 #e ,they knew to whom their trust was given1 ,they could not doubt ,his word2 ,before them beamed the light of heaven1 ,the presence of their ,lord4 #f ,o1 may a faith as true be ours1 ,and shed as pure a light ,of peace across the darkest hours1 ,and make the last one bright6 #aff4 #gs4 ,m4 99,johns4 ,the ,preachers of the ,word4 #a ,thanks to ,god for those who came ,in the ,saviour's glorious name2 ,who upon the green earth trod ,but to teach the truth of ,god4 #b ,for the great ,apostles1 first1 ,who from life's endearments burst1 ,going from the ,cross1 and then ,leading to the ,cross again3 #c ,for the next1 who meekly poured ,willing blood to serve the ,lord2 ,fearless bore the racks of pain1 ,felon's death1 or captive's chain2 #d ,and for all1 from shore to shore1 ,who the blessed tidings bore2 ,all who wrought for liberty ,when 'twas treason to be free4 #e ,ye1 who now1 in better days1 ,live to spread your ,maker's praise1 ,shedding1 each man's home around1 ,light that consecrates the ground2 #f ,teachers of the word of light1 ,go forth in your ,master's might6 ,speed your embassy where'er ,life has grief1 or death has fear6 #afg4 ,s4 ,m4 ,ancient ,hymns4 ,thanks for all ,saints4 #a ,for all ,thy saints1 ,o ,god1 ,who strove in ,christ to live1 ,who followed him1 obeyed1 adored1 ,our grateful hymn receive4 #b ,for all ,thy saints1 ,o ,god1 ,accept our thankful cry1 ,who counted ,christ their great reward1 ,and yearned for him to die4 #c ,they all1 in life and death1 ,with him1 their ,lord1 in view1 ,learned from ,thy holy spirit's breath ,to suffer and to do4 #d ,for this ,thy name we bless1 ,and humbly pray that we ,may follow them in holiness1 ,and live and die in ,thee4 #afh4 ,s4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,word of ,god4 #a ,god of the prophets' power6 ,god of the gospel's sound6 ,move glorious on1--send out ,thy voice ,to all the nations round4 #b ,with hearts and lips unfeigned1 ,we bless ,thee for ,thy word2 ,we praise ,thee for the joyful news ,of our ascended ,lord4 #c ,o1 may we treasure well ,the counsels that we hear1 ,till righteousness and solemn joy ,in all our hearts appear4 #d ,water the sacred seed1 ,and give it large increase2 ,may neither fowls1 nor rocks1 nor thorns1 ,prevent the fruits of peace4 #e ,and though we sow in tears1 ,our souls at last shall come1 ,and gather in our sheaves with joy1 ,at heaven's great harvest-home4 #afi4 ,h4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,the ,gospel4 #a ,mark the soft falling snow ,and the diffusive rain6 ,to heaven1 from whence it fell1 ,it turns not back again2 ,till1 watering earth ,through every pore1 ,it calls forth all ,her secret store4 #b ,arrayed in beauteous green1 ,the hills and valleys shine1 ,and man and beast are fed ,by providence divine3 ,the harvest bows ,its golden ears1 ,the copious seed ,of future years4 #c ,so1 saith the ,god of grace1 ,my gospel shall descend1 ,almighty to effect ,the purpose ,i intend2 ,millions of souls ,shall feel its power1 ,and bear it down ,to millions more4 #agj4 ,s4 ,m4 ,moore4 ,christianity4 #a ,behold the sun1 how bright ,from yonder east he springs1 ,as if the soul of life and light ,were breathing from his wings4 #b ,so bright the gospel broke ,upon the souls of men2 ,so fresh the dreaming world awoke ,in truth's full radiance then4 #c ,before yon sun arose1 ,stars clustered through the sky2 ,but1 ,o1 how dim1 how pale1 were those1 ,to his one burning eye6 #d ,so truth lent many a ray1 ,to bless the ,pagan's night2 ,but1 ,lord1 how faint1 how cold1 were they1 ,to ,thy one glorious light6 #aga4 ,l4 ,m4 ,emily ,taylor4 ,thy ,kingdom ,come6 #a ,thy kingdom come6 ,the heathen lands1 ,in error sunk1 ,thy presence crave2 ,and victims bound by tyrant hands ,implore ,thee1 ,father1 come and save6 #b ,thy kingdom come6 ,each troubled mind ,in doubt and darkness calls for ,thee2 ,for ,thou hast eyes to give the blind1 ,and strength to set the captive free4 #c ,thy reign of peace and love begin6 ,too oft the ,christian's sacred name ,is stained by wrath and shamed by sin2 ,o1 come1 assert the gospel's claim6 #d ,o1 never in that righteous cause ,our hearts be slow1 our voices dumb2 ,upon the glorious theme we pause1 ,and fervent pray1 ,thy kingdom come6 #agb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,thy ,kingdom ,come6 #a ,o ,god6 the darkness roll away ,which clouds the human soul1 ,and let the bright1 the perfect day1 ,speed onward to its goal4 #b ,let every hateful passion die1 ,which makes of brethren foes2 ,and war no longer raise its cry1 ,to mar the world's repose4 #c ,let faith1 and hope1 and charity1 ,go forth through all the earth2 ,and man1 in heavenly bearing1 be ,true to his heavenly birth4 #d ,yea1 let ,thy glorious kingdom come ,of holiness and love1 ,and make this world a portal meet ,for ,thy bright courts above4 #agc4 ,s4 ,m4 99,h4 ,martineau4 ,the ,coming of ,christ in ,power4 #a ,lord ,jesus1 come6 for here ,our path through wilds is laid2 ,we watch1 as for the dayspring near1 ,amid the breaking shade4 #b ,lord ,jesus1 come6 for hosts ,meet on the battle-plain2 ,our holiest hopes seem vainest boasts1 ,and tears are shed like rain4 #c ,lord ,jesus1 come6 the slave ,still bears his heavy chains2 ,their daily bread the hungry crave1 ,while teem the fruitful plains4 #d ,hark6 herald voices near ,lead on thy happier day2 ,come1 ,lord1 and our hosannas hear6 ,we wait to strew thy way4 #e ,come1 as in days of old1 ,with words of grace and power2 ,gather us all within thy fold1 ,and let us stray no more6 #agd4 #f #ds4 ,m4 ,marriott4 ,let ,there ,be ,light4 #a ,thou1 whose almighty word ,chaos and darkness heard1 ,and took their flight6 ,hear us1 we humbly pray1 ,and where the gospel day ,sheds not its glorious ray1 ,let there be light6 #b ,thou1 who didst come to bring1 ,on ,thy redeeming wing1 ,healing and sight6 ,health to the sick in mind1 ,light to the inly blind1 ,o1 now to all mankind ,let there be light6 #c ,descend ,thou from above1 ,spirit of truth and love1 ,speed on ,thy flight6 ,move o'er the waters' face1 ,spirit of hope and grace1 ,and in earth's darkest place ,let there be light6 #d ,blessed and glorious three1 ,thrice holy trinity1 ,wisdom1 love1 might6 ,boundless as ocean's tide1 ,rolling in fullest pride1 ,through the world1 far and wide1 ,let there be light6 #age4 ,c4 ,m4 99,moore4 ,the ,latter ,day4 #a ,who shall behold the glorious day1 ,when1 throned on ,zion's brow1 ,the ,lord shall rend the veil away ,which hides the nations now6 ,when earth no more beneath the fear ,of ,his rebuke shall lie2 ,when pain shall cease1 and every tear ,be wiped from every eye4 #b ,then shall the world no longer mourn ,beneath oppression's chain2 ,the days of splendor shall return1 ,and all be new again4 ,the fount of life shall then be quaffed ,in peace by all who come1 ,and every wind that blows shall waft ,some long-lost exile home4 #agf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,watts4 ,christ's ,kingdom4 #a ,jesus shall reign where'er the sun ,does his successive journeys run2 ,his kingdom stretch from shore to shore1 ,till moons shall wax and wane no more4 #b ,for him shall endless prayer be made1 ,and praises throng to crown his head2 ,his name1 like sweet perfume1 shall rise ,with every morning sacrifice4 #c ,people1 and realms1 of every tongue1 ,dwell on his love with sweetest song2 ,and infant voices shall proclaim ,their early blessings on his name4 #d ,blessings abound where'er he reigns2 ,the prisoner leaps to loose his chains2 ,the weary find eternal rest1 ,and all the sons of want are blest4 #e ,let every creature rise and bring ,peculiar honors to our ,king2 ,angels descend with songs again1 ,and earth repeat the loud amen6 #agg4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,ashworth4 ,triumph of the ,gospel4 #a ,pour1 blessed gospel1 glorious news for man6 ,thy stream of life o'er springless deserts roll3 ,thy bond of peace the mighty earth can span1 ,and make one brotherhood from pole to pole4 #b ,on1 piercing gospel1 on6 of every heart1 ,in every latitude1 thou own'st the key3 ,from their dull slumbers savage souls shall start1 ,with all their treasures first unlocked by thee6 #c ,tread1 kingly gospel1 through the nations tread6 ,with all the noblest virtues in thy train3 ,be all to thy blest freedom captive led2 ,and ,christ1 the true emancipator1 reign6 #d ,spread1 giant gospel1 spread thy growing wings6 ,gather thy scattered ones from every land3 ,call home the wanderers to the ,king of kings3 ,proclaim them all thine own2--'tis ,his command6 #agh4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,hymn of the ,church ,triumphant4 #a ,triumphant ,zion6 lift thy head ,from dust1 and darkness1 and the dead2 ,though humbled long1 awake at length ,and gird thee with thy ,saviour's strength6 #b ,put all thy beauteous garments on1 ,and let thine excellence be known2 ,decked in the robes of righteousness1 ,thy glories shall the world confess4 #c ,no more shall foes unclean invade1 ,and fill thy hallowed walls with dread2 ,no more shall sin's insulting host ,their victory and thy sorrows boast4 #d ,thy ,god on high has heard thy prayer1 ,his hand thy ruin shall repair2 ,nor will thy watchful ,monarch cease ,to guard thee in eternal peace4 #agi4 ,c4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,daughter of ,zion4 #a ,daughter of ,zion6 from the dust ,exalt thy fallen head2 ,again in thy ,redeemer trust1 ,he calls thee from the dead4 #b ,awake1 awake6 put on thy strength1 ,thy beautiful array2 ,the day of freedom dawns at length1 ,the ,lord's appointed day4 #c ,rebuild thy walls1 thy bounds enlarge1 ,and send thy heralds forth2 ,say to the south1 ,give up thy charge1 ,and keep not back1 ,o north6 #d ,they come1 they come2--thine exiled bands1 ,where'er they rest or roam1 ,have heard thy voice in distant lands1 ,and hasten to their home4 #ahj4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,newton4 ,the ,church ,everlasting4 #a ,glorious things of thee are spoken1 ,zion1 city of our ,god6 ,he whose word cannot be broken ,formed thee for ,his own abode4 #b ,on the ,rock of ,ages founded1 ,what can shake thy sure repose8 ,with salvation's walls surrounded1 ,thou may'st smile at all thy foes4 #c ,see6 the streams of living waters1 ,springing from eternal love1 ,well supply thy sons and daughters1 ,and all fear of want remove4 #d ,who can faint while such a river ,ever flows their thirst to assuage8 ,love1 which1 like the ,lord1 the giver1 ,never fails from age to age4 #e ,round each habitation hovering1 ,see the cloud and fire appear6 ,for a glory and a covering1 ,showing that the ,lord is near3 #f ,thus deriving from their banner ,light by night and shade by day1 ,safe they feed upon the manna ,which he gives them when they pray4 #aha4 ,l4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,christianity4 #a ,o fairest-born of ,love and ,light1 ,yet bending brow and eye severe ,on all which pains the holy sight1 ,or wounds the pure and perfect ear1-- #b ,the generous feeling1 pure and warm1 ,which owns the rights of all divine1 ,the pitying heart1 the helping arm1 ,the prompt self-sacrifice1 are thine6 #c ,beneath thy broad1 impartial eye1 ,how fade the lines of caste and birth6 ,how equal in their sufferings lie ,the groaning multitudes of earth6 #d ,still to a stricken brother true1 ,whatever clime hath nurtured him2 ,as stooped to heal the wounded ,jew ,the worshipper of ,gerizim4 #e ,in holy words which cannot die1 ,in thoughts which angels leaned to know1 ,christ gave thy message from on high1 ,thy mission to a world of woe4 #f ,that voice's echo hath not died2 ,from the blue lake of ,galilee1 ,from ,tabor's lonely mountain-side1 ,it calls a struggling world to thee4 #ahb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,h4 ,martineau4 ,christian ,equality4 #a ,all men are equal in their birth1 ,heirs of the earth and skies2 ,all men are equal1 when that earth ,fails from their dying eyes4 #b ,god greets the throngs who pay their vows ,in courts their hands have made2 ,and hears the worshipper who bows ,beneath the plantain shade4 #c ',tis man alone who difference sees1 ,and speaks of high and low2 ,and worships those1 and tramples these1 ,while the same path they go4 #d ,o1 let man hasten to restore ,to all their rights of love6 ,in power and wealth exult no more1 ,in wisdom lowly move4 #e ,ye great6 renounce your earth-born pride2 ,ye low6 your shame and fear2 ,live1 as ye worship1 side by side2 ,your brotherhood revere4 #ahc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,that ,they ,may ,be ,one4 #a ,was it in vain that ,jesus prayed ,for those he came to save1 ,when darkly o'er his path was laid ,the shadow of the grave8 #b ,hath ,jesus loved and prayed in vain8 ,o doubting heart1 be still6 ,yet holds the ,lord his glorious reign1 ,despite of wrong and ill4 #c ,though nations with their battle-cries ,profane the ,almighty's name1 ,though bigots to the offended skies ,their own wild wrath proclaim1-- #d ,thousands1 in every ,christian land1 ,have never bowed the knee ,in worship to the idol-band ,of strife and perfidy4 #e ,and these are one2--though some may bend ,before the ,virgin's shrine1 ,while others' prayers and thanks ascend1 ,father6 alone at ,thine1-- #f ,yet they are one2 if through their hearts ,the soul of love be poured1 ,as swells some strain of various parts1 ,yet all in sweet accord4 #ahd4 ,s4 ,m4 ,johns4 ,human ,brotherhood4 #a ,hush the loud cannon's roar1 ,the frantic warrior's call6 ,why should the earth be drenched with gore8 ,are we not brothers all8 #b ,want1 from the wretch depart6 ,chains1 from the captive fall6 ,sweet mercy1 melt the oppressor's heart1-- ,sufferers are brothers all4 #c ,churches and sects1 strike down ,each mean partition-wall6 ,let love each harsher feeling drown1-- ,christians are brothers all4 #d ,let love and truth alone ,hold human hearts in thrall1 ,that heaven its work at length may own1 ,and men be brothers all4 #ahe4 ,c4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,peace4 #a ,how long1 ,o ,lord1 his brother's blood ,shall man in battle spill8 ,how long that mandate be withstood1 ,which cries1 ,thou shalt not kill8 #b ,how long shall glory still be found ,in scenes of cruel strife1 ,where misery walks1 a giant crowned1 ,crushing the flowers of life8 #c ,o1 hush1 great ,god6 the sounds of war1 ,and make ,thy children feel ,that he1 with ,thee1 is noblest far1 ,who toils for human weal2-- #d ,and though forgotten1 he alone ,can be a ,christian true ,who would his foes as brethren own1 ,and still their good pursue4 #ahf4 #gs4 ,m4 ,milman4 ,he ,rebuked the ,wind and the ,sea4 #a ,lord6 thou didst arise and say ,to the troubled waters1 ,peace6 ,and the tempest died away2 ,down they sank1 the foaming seas1 ,and a calm and heaving sleep ,spread o'er all the glassy deep2 ,all the azure lake serene ,like another heaven was seen4 #b ,lord6 thy gracious word repeat ,to the billows of the proud6 ,quell the tyrant's martial heat1 ,quell the fierce and changing crowd6 ,then the earth shall find repose ,from oppressions1 and from woes2 ,and an imaged heaven appear ,in the world of darkness here4 #ahg4 ,l4 ,m4 99 ,the ,hope of ,man4 #a ,the ,past is dark with sin and shame1 ,the ,future dim with doubt and fear2 ,but1 ,father1 yet we praise ,thy name1 ,whose guardian love is always near4 #b ,for man has striven1 ages long1 ,with faltering steps to come to ,thee1 ,and in each purpose high and strong ,the influence of ,thy grace could see4 #c ,he could not breathe an earnest prayer1 ,but ,thou wast kinder than he dreamed1 ,as age by age brought hopes more fair1 ,and nearer still ,thy kingdom seemed4 #d ,but never rose within his breast ,a trust so calm and deep as now2-- ,shall not the weary find a rest8 ,father1 ,preserver1 answer ,thou6 #e ',tis dark around1 'tis dark above1 ,but through the shadow streams the sun2 ,we cannot doubt ,thy certain love2 ,and ,man's true aim shall yet be won6 #ahh4 #fs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,behold1 ,he ,cometh4 #a ,hark6 through the waking earth1 ,hark6 through the echoing sky1 ,herald of freedom's birth1 ,there comes a glorious cry4 #b ,the triple chains that bind ,fall from the weary limb1 ,and from the down-crushed mind1 ,as soundeth that high hymn4 #c ,unto man's waiting heart ,it saith1--,arise1 be strong6 ,bear thou an earnest part ,against all forms of wrong4 #d ,wouldst live in earth as lives ,the glorious ,one above8 ,he for thy model gives ,himself1 and he is ,love4 #e ,love in each brother man ,the ,god who loveth him2 ,revere the stamp of heaven1 ,however marred and dim4 #f ,bid fear give place to love2 ,bid doubt and passion cease2 ,be every word of hate ,forever hushed in peace4 #g ,sound1 sound through all the earth6 ,sound through the echoing sky6 ,proclaim the world's new birth2 ,proclaim the ,lord is nigh6 #ahi4 #gs4 ,m4 99,montgomery4 ,the ,liberty of the ,sons of ,god4 #a ,god made all his creatures free2 ,life itself is liberty2 ,god ordained no other bands ,than united hearts and hands4 #b ,sin the primal charter broke1-- ,sin1 itself earth's heaviest yoke2 ,tyranny with sin began1 ,man o'er brute1 and man o'er man4 #c ,but a better day shall be1 ,life again be liberty1 ,and the wide world's only bands ,love-knit hearts and love-linked hands4 #d ,so shall every slavery cease1 ,all ,god's children dwell in peace1 ,and the new-born earth record ,love1 and ,love alone1 is ,lord4 #aij4 ,p4 ,m4 ,h4 ,ware4 ,freedom4 #a ,oppression shall not always reign2 ,there comes a brighter day1 ,when freedom1 burst from every chain1 ,shall have triumphant way4 ,then right shall over might prevail1 ,and truth1 like hero armed in mail1 ,the hosts of tyrant wrong assail1 ,and hold eternal sway4 #b ,what voice shall bid the progress stay ,of truth's victorious car8 ,what arm arrest the growing day1 ,or quench the solar star8 ,what reckless soul1 though stout and strong1 ,shall dare bring back the ancient wrong1 ,oppression's guilty night prolong1 ,and freedom's morning bar8 #aia4 ,c4 ,m4 99,whittier4 ,the ,reformers4 #a ,o pure ,reformers6 not in vain ,your trust in human kind2 ,the good which bloodshed could not gain1 ,your peaceful zeal shall find4 #b ,the truths ye urge are borne abroad ,by every wind and tide2 ,the voice of nature and of ,god ,speaks out upon your side4 #c ,the weapons which your hands have found ,are those which ,heaven hath wrought1 ,light1 ,truth1 and ,love1--your battle-ground1 ,the free1 broad field of ,thought4 #d ,o1 may no selfish purpose break ,the beauty of your plan1 ,nor lie from throne or altar shake ,your steady faith in man4 #e ,press on6 and if we may not share ,the glory of your fight1 ,we'll ask at least1 in earnest prayer1 ,god's blessing on the ,right4 #aib4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,cowper4 ,the ,kingdom of ,heaven4 #a ,hear what ,god1 the ,lord1 hath spoken2 ,o my people1 faint and few1 ,comfortless1 afflicted1 broken1 ,fair abodes ,i build for you2 ,scenes of heartfelt tribulation ,shall no more perplex your ways2 ,you shall name your walls salvation1 ,and your gates shall all be praise4 #b ,there1 in undisturbed possession1 ,peace and righteousness shall reign2 ,never shall you feel oppression1 ,never hear of war again2 ,god shall rise1 and1 shining o'er you1 ,change to day the gloom of night2 ,he1 the ,lord1 shall be your glory1 ,god your everlasting light4 ,,vi4 ,,the ,,christian ,,character4 #aic4 ,p4 ,m4 ,sp4 of ,psalms4 ,the ,holy ,spirit4 #a ,our blest ,redeemer1 ere he breathed ,his tender1 last farewell1 ,a ,guide1 a ,comforter1 bequeathed1 ,with us to dwell4 #b ,he came1 in tongues of living flame1 ,to teach1 convince1 subdue2 ,all powerful as the wind he came1 ,as viewless too4 #c ,he came sweet influence to impart1 ,a gracious1 willing guest1 ,while he can find one humble heart ,wherein to rest4 #d ,and his that gentle voice we hear1 ,soft as the breath of even1 ,that checks each fault1 that calms each fear ,and speaks of heaven4 #e ,and every virtue we possess1 ,and every victory won1 ,and every thought of holiness1 ,are his alone4 #f ,spirit of purity and grace1 ,our weakness pitying see2 ,o1 make our hearts ,thy dwelling-place1 ,and worthier ,thee6 #aid4 ,s4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,spirit ,saith ,come6 #a ,the ,spirit in our hearts ,is whispering1 ,wanderer1 come6 ,the ,bride1 the church of ,christ1 proclaims ,to all his children1 ,come6 #b ,let him that heareth say ,to all about him1 ,come6 ,let him that thirsts for righteousness1 ,to ,christ1 the fountain1 come6 #c ,yes1 whosoever will1 ,o1 let him freely come1 ,and freely drink the stream of life2 ',tis ,jesus bids you come4 #d ,lo6 ,jesus1 who invites1 ,declares1 ,i quickly come6 ,lord1 even so6 ,i wait thine hour2 ,jesus1 my ,saviour1 come6 #aie4 #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,prodigal4 #a ,brother1 hast thou wandered far ,from thy ,father's happy home1 ,with thyself and ,god at war8 ,turn thee1 brother1 homeward come6 #b ,hast thou wasted all the powers ,god for noble uses gave8 ,squandered life's most golden hours8 ,turn thee1 brother1 ,god can save6 #c ,is a mighty famine now ,in thy heart and in thy soul8 ,discontent upon thy brow8 ,turn thee1 ,god will make thee whole6 #d ,he can heal thy bitterest wound1 ,he thy gentlest prayer can hear2 ,seek ,him1 for ,he may be found2 ,call upon ,him2 ,he is near4 #aif4 ,l4 ,m4 ,beard's ,coll4 ,turn1 ,child of ,doubt4 #a ,turn1 child of doubt1 estranged from ,god6 ,to error's joyless waste betrayed2 ,no light will there illume thy road1 ,no friendly voice will give thee aid4 #b ,o1 turn1 and leave that cheerless waste6 ,the shade of death1--the maze of woe6 ,there is a path that leads to rest1 ,a fount of life is given below4 #c ,thy friend1 thy ,lord1 from heaven revealed1 ,the lost1 the erring1 to recall1 ,that sacred fountain hath unsealed2 ,with voice of love he speaks to all4 #d ,he bids the dying wanderer turn1 ,to walk in duty's way1 and live2 ,he speaks to wounded souls that mourn1 ,he speaks1--to heal and to forgive4 #aig4 #gs4 ,m4 ,briggs' ,coll4 ,come ,home6 #a ,soul6 celestial in thy birth1 ,dwelling yet in lowest earth1 ,panting1 shrinking to be free1 ,hear ,god's spirit whisper thee4 #b ,thus it saith2 in accents mild1-- ,weary wanderer1 wayward child1 ,from thy ,father's earnest love ,still forever wilt thou rove8 #c ,turn to hope1 and peace1 and light1 ,freed from sin1 and earth1 and night2 ,i have called1 entreated thee1 ,in my mercies gentle1 free4 #d ,human soul1 in love divine ,i have sought to make thee mine2 ,still for thee good angels yearn2 ,human soul1 return1 return6 #aih4 ,c4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,the ,call4 #a ,o1 not alone with outward sign ,of fear1 or voice from heaven1 ,the message of a truth divine1 ,the call of ,god1 is given2 ,awakening in the human heart ,love for the ,true and ,right1 ,zeal for the ,christian's better part1 ,strength for the ,christian's fight4 #b ,though heralded by naught of fear1 ,or outward sign1 or show2 ,though only to the inward ear ,it whisper soft and low2 ,though dropping as the manna fell1 ,unseen1 yet from above1 ,holy and gentle1 heed it well1-- ,the call to ,truth and ,love4 #aii4 #aas4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,acquaint ,thee with ,god4 #a ,acquaint thee1 ,o spirit1 acquaint thee with ,god1 ,and joy1 like the sunshine1 shall beam on thy road2 ,and peace1 like the dew1 shall descend round thy head1 ,and sleep1 like an angel1 shall visit thy bed4 #b ,acquaint thee1 ,o spirit1 acquaint thee with ,god1 ,and he shall be with thee when fears are abroad2 ,thy safeguard in danger that threatens thy path1 ,thy joy in the valley and shadow of death4 #bjj4 ,s4 ,m4 ,johns4 ,thou ,must ,be ,born ,again4 #a ,thou must be born again6 ,such was the solemn word ,to him who came1 not all in vain1 ,by night to seek his ,lord4 #b ,thou must be born again6 ,but not the birth of clay2 ,the immortal seed must thence obtain ,deliverance into day4 #c ,thou1 in thy inmost mind1 ,must own the same control2 ,the same regenerating wind ,must move and guide thy soul4 #d ,thou canst not choose but trace ,the steps the ,master trod1 ,if once thou feel his truth and grace1 ,a conscious child of ,god4 #e ,the mortal's birth is past2 ,the immortal's birth must be2 ,seek well and thou shalt find at last ,that blest nativity4 #bja4 #gs4 ,m4 99,john ,taylor4 ,a ,penitential ,hymn4 #a ,god of mercy6 ,god of love6 ,hear our sad1 repentant songs2 ,listen to ,thy suppliant ones1 ,thou1 to whom all grace belongs6 #b ,deep regret for follies past1 ,talents wasted1 time misspent2 ,hearts debased by worldly cares1 ,thankless for the blessings lent2-- #c ,foolish fears and fond desires1 ,vain regrets for things as vain2 ,lips too seldom taught to praise1 ,oft to murmur and complain2-- #d ,these1 and every secret fault1 ,filled with grief and shame1 we own2 ,humbled at ,thy feet we bow1 ,seeking strength from ,thee alone4 #e ,god of mercy6 ,god of love6 ,hear our sad1 repentant songs2 ,o1 restore ,thy suppliant ones1 ,thou to whom all grace belongs6 #bjb4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,broken ,shield4 #a ,o1 send me not away6 for ,i would drink1 ,even ,i1 the weakest1 at the fount of life2 ,chide not my steps1 that venture near the brink1 ,weary and fainting from the deadly strife4 #b ,went ,i not forth undaunted and alone1 ,strong in the majesty of human might8 ,lo6 ,i return1 all wounded and forlorn1 ,my dream of glory lost in shades of night4 #c ,was ,i not girded for the battle-field8 ,bore ,i not helm of pride and glittering sword8 ,behold the fragments of my broken shield1 ,and lend to me ,thy heavenly armor1 ,lord6 #bjc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,furness4 ,the ,penitent ,son4 #a ,o1 richly1 ,father1 have ,i been ,blest evermore by ,thee6 ,and morning1 noon1 and night ,thou hast ,preserved me tenderly4 #b ,and yet the love which ,thou shouldst claim ,to idols ,i have given2 ,too oft have bound to earth the hopes ,that know no home but heaven4 #c ,unworthy to be called ,thy son1 ,i come with shame to ,thee1 ,father6--,o1 more than ,father1 ,thou ,hast always been to me6 #d ,help me to break the heavy chains ,the world has round me thrown1 ,and know the glorious liberty ,of an obedient son4 #e ,that ,i may henceforth heed whate'er ,thy voice within me saith1 ,fix deeply in my heart of hearts ,a principle of faith1-- #f ,faith that1 like armor to my soul1 ,shall keep all evil out1 ,more mighty than an angel host1 ,encamping round about4 #bjd4 #gs4 ,m4 ,milman4 ,lord1 ,have ,mercy4 #a ,lord1 have mercy when we pray ,strength to seek a better way2 ,when our wakening thoughts begin ,first to loathe their cherished sin2 ,when our weary spirits fail1 ,and our aching brows are pale2 ,then ,thy strengthening grace afford2 ,then1 ,o1 then1 have mercy1 ,lord6 #b ,lord1 have mercy when we know ,first how vain this world below2 ,when its darker thoughts oppress1 ,doubts perplex1 and fears distress2 ,when the earliest gleam is given ,of the bright but distant heaven2 ,then ,thy strengthening grace afford2 ,then1 ,o1 then1 have mercy1 ,lord6 #bje4 ,l4 ,m4 99 ,i ,will ,arise and ,go unto ,my ,father4 #a ,to ,thine eternal arms1 ,o ,god1 ,take us1 ,thine erring children1 in2 ,from dangerous paths too boldly trod1 ,from wandering thoughts and dreams of sin4 #b ,those arms were round our childish ways1 ,a guard through helpless years to be2 ,o leave not our maturer days1 ,we still are helpless without ,thee6 #c ,we trusted hope and pride and strength3 ,our strength proved false1 our pride was vain1 ,our dreams have faded all at length1-- ,we come to ,thee1 ,o ,lord1 again6 #d ,a guide to trembling steps yet be6 ,give us of ,thine eternal powers6 ,so shall our paths all lead to ,thee1 ,and life smile on like childhood's hours4 #bjf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,flint's ,coll4 ,the ,strength of the ,erring4 #a ,yes6 prayer is strong1 and ,god is good2 ,man is not made for endless ill2 ,the offending soul1 in darkest mood1 ,hath yet a hope1 a refuge still4 #b ,thou1 ,god1 wilt hear2 these pangs are meant ,to heal the spirit1 not destroy2 ,and even remorse1 for chastening sent1 ,when ,thou commandest1 works for joy4 #bjg4 ,c4 ,m4 99,wreford4 ,prayer for ,increase of ,faith4 #a ,lord6 ,i believe2 ,thy power ,i own ,thy word ,i would obey2 ,i wander comfortless and lone1 ,when from ,thy truth ,i stray4 #b ,lord6 ,i believe2 but gloomy fears ,sometimes bedim my sight2 ,i look to ,thee with prayers and tears1 ,and cry for strength and light4 #c ,lord6 ,i believe2 but oft1 ,i know1 ,my faith is cold and weak2 ,make strong my weakness1 and bestow ,the confidence ,i seek6 #d ,yes1 ,i believe2 and only ,thou ,canst give my soul relief2 ,lord6 to ,thy truth my spirit bow1 ,help ,thou my unbelief6 #bjh4 ,c4 ,m4 ,bartrum4 ,my ,god1 ,remember ,me4 #a ,o1 from these visions dark and drear1 ,kind ,father1 set me free2 ,i struggle yet with darkness here1-- ,my ,god1 remember me6 #b ,refresh my drooping soul with grace ,and quickening energy2 ,still running1 toiling in the race1-- ,my ,god1 remember me6 #c ,some cheering ray of hope impart1 ,sweet influence from ,thee2 ,and raise this feeble1 drooping heart1-- ,my ,god1 remember me6 #d ,for the inheritance in light1 ,on trembling wings ,i flee2 ,with sins1 and doubts1 and fears1 ,i fight1-- ,my ,god1 remember me6 #bji4 ,c4 ,m4 ,milman4 ,prayer for ,help4 #a ,o1 help us1 ,lord6 each hour of need ,thy heavenly succor give2 ,help us in thought1 in word1 in deed1 ,each hour on earth we live4 #b ,o1 help us1 when our spirits bleed1 ,with doubt and anguish sore2 ,and when our hearts are cold and dead1 ,o1 help us1 ,lord1 the more4 #c ,o1 help us1 through the prayer of faith1 ,more firmly to believe2 ,for still the more the servant hath1 ,the more shall he receive4 #d ,o1 help us1 ,father6 from on high2 ,we know no help but ,thee2 ,o1 help us so to live and die1 ,as ,thine in heaven to be6 #baj4 #gs4 ,m4 ,russian4 ,in ,doubt4 #a ,why1 thou never-setting ,light1 ,is thy brightness veiled from me8 ,why does this unwonted night ,cloud thy blest benignity8 #b ,i am lost without thy ray2 ,guide my wandering footsteps1 ,lord6 ,light my dark and erring way ,to the noontide of ,thy word4 #baa4 ,c4 ,m4 ,humphries4 ,good ,lord1 ,remember ,me4 #a ,o ,thou1 from whom all goodness flows1 ,i lift my soul to ,thee2 ,in all my sorrows1 conflicts1 woes1 ,good ,lord1 remember me6 #b ,when on my aching1 burdened heart ,my sins lie heavily1 ,thy pardon grant1 new peace impart2 ,good ,lord1 remember me6 #c ,when trials sore obstruct my way1 ,and ills ,i cannot flee1 ,o1 let my strength be as my day2 ,good ,lord1 remember me6 #d ,when worn with pain1 disease1 and grief1 ,this feeble body see2 ,grant patience1 rest1 and kind relief2 ,good ,lord1 remember me6 #e ,when in the solemn hour of death ,i wait ,thy just decree1 ,be this the prayer of my last breath1-- ,good ,lord1 remember me6 #f ,and when before ,thy throne ,i stand1 ,and lift my soul to ,thee1 ,then1 with the saints at ,thy right hand1 ,good ,lord1 remember me6 #bab4 ,p4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,follen4 ,lord1 to ,whom ,shall ,we ,go8 #a ,when1 with error bewildered1 our path becomes dreary1 ,and tears of despondency flow1 ,when the whole head is sick1 and the whole heart is weary1 ,despairing1--to whom shall we go8 #b ,when the thirsting soul turneth away from the springs ,of the pleasures this world can bestow1 ,and sighs for another1 and flutters its wings1 ,impatient1--to whom shall it go8 #c ,o1 blest be that light which has parted the clouds1 ,and a path to the wanderer can show2 ,that pierces the veil which the future enshrouds1 ,and tells us to whom we should go6 #bac4 ,c4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,help ,thou ,our ,unbelief4 #a ,father1 when o'er our trembling hearts ,doubt's shadows gathering brood1 ,when faith in ,thee almost departs1 ,and gloomiest fears intrude2 ,forsake us not1 ,o ,god of grace1 ,but send those fears relief2 ,grant us again to see ,thy face2 ,lord1 help our unbelief6 #b ,when sorrow comes1 and joys are flown1 ,and fondest hopes lie dead1 ,and blessings1 long esteemed our own1 ,are now forever fled2 ,when the bright promise of our spring ,is but a withered leaf1 ,lord1 to ,thy truths still let us cling2 ,help ,thou our unbelief6 #c ,and when the powers of nature fail ,upon the couch of pain1 ,nor love nor friendship can avail ,the spirit to detain2 ,then1 ,father1 be our closing eyes ,undimmed by tears of grief2 ,and1 if a trembling doubt arise1 ,help ,thou our unbelief6 #bad4 #gs4 ,m4 ,furness4 ,christ ,who ,strengtheneth ,me4 #a ,feeble1 helpless1 how shall ,i ,learn to live and learn to die8 ,who1 ,o ,god1 my guide shall be8 ,who shall lead thy child to ,thee8 #b ,blessed ,father1 gracious ,one1 ,thou hast sent thy holy ,son2 ,he will give the light ,i need1 ,he my trembling steps will lead4 #c ,through this world1 uncertain1 dim1 ,let me ever learn of him2 ,from his precepts wisdom draw1 ,make his life my solemn law4 #d ,thus in deed1 and thought1 and word1 ,led by ,jesus ,christ the ,lord1 ,in my weakness1 thus shall ,i ,learn to live and learn to die2 #e ,learn to live in peace and love1 ,like the perfect ones above2-- ,learn to die without a fear1 ,feeling ,thee1 my ,father1 near4 #bae4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,angels from ,heaven ,strengthening ,him4 #a ,when in thine hour of conflict1 ,lord1 ,the tempter to thy soul was nigh1 ,or when that bitter cup was poured ,in thy deep garden-agony1-- #b ,not then1 when uttermost thy need1 ,seemed light across thy soul to break2 ,no seraph form was seen to speed1 ,nor yet the voice of comfort spake2 #c ,till1 by thine own triumphant word1 ,the victory over ill was won2 ,until the voice of faith was heard1 ,thy will1 ,o ,god1 not mine1 be done6 #d ,lord1 bring those precious moments back1 ,when fainting against sin we strain2 ,or in thy counsels fail to track ,aught but the present grief and pain4 #e ,in weakness1 help us to contend2 ,in darkness1 yield to ,god our will2 ,and true hearts1 faithful to the end1 ,cheer by thine holy angels still6 #baf4 #gs4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,in ,temptation4 #a ,hasten1 ,lord1 to my release2 ,haste to help me1 ,o my ,god6 ,foes like armed bands increase2-- ,turn them back the way they trod4 #b ,dark temptations round me press1 ,evil thoughts my soul assail2 ,doubts and fears1 in my distress1 ,rise1 till flesh and spirit fail4 #c ,thou mine only helper art1 ,my redeemer from the grave2 ,strength of my desiring heart1 ,father6 ,helper6 haste to save6 #bag4 #aa #ajs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,spiritual ,blessings4 #a ,almighty ,father6 ,thou hast many a blessing ,in store for every erring child of ,thine2 ,for this ,i pray1--,let me1 ,thy grace possessing1 ,seek to be guided by ,thy will divine4 #b ,not for earth's treasures1 for her joys the dearest1 ,would ,i my supplications raise to ,thee2 ,not for the hopes that to my heart are nearest1 ,but only that ,i give that heart to ,thee4 #c ,i pray that ,thou wouldst guide and guard me ever2 ,cleanse1 by ,thy power1 from every stain of sin2 ,i will ,thy blessing ask on each endeavor1 ,and thus ,thy promised peace my soul shall win4 #bah4 ,l4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,the ,soul's ,rest4 #a ,return1 my soul1 unto thy rest1 ,from vain pursuits and maddening cares2 ,from lonely woes that wring thy breast1 ,the world's allurements1 toils1 and snares4 #b ,return unto thy rest1 my soul1 ,from all the wanderings of thy thought2 ,from sickness unto death made whole2 ,safe through a thousand perils brought4 #c ,then to thy rest1 my soul1 return1 ,from passions every hour at strife2 ,sin's works1 and ways1 and wages1 spurn1 ,lay hold upon eternal life4 #d ,god is thy rest2 with heart inclined ,to keep ,his word1 that word believe2 ,christ is thy rest2 with lowly mind1 ,his light and easy yoke receive4 #bai4 ,l4 ,m4 ,moravian4 ,seeking ,god4 #a ,thou hidden love of ,god1 whose height1 ,whose depth unfathomed1 no man knows2 ,i see from far ,thy beauteous light1 ,inly ,i sigh for ,thy repose4 ,my heart is pained2 nor can it be ,at rest1 till it find rest in ,thee4 #b ,thy secret voice invites me still ,the sweetness of ,thy yoke to prove2 ,and fain ,i would2 but though my will ,seem fixed1 yet wide my passions rove2 ,yet hindrances strew all the way2 ,i aim at ,thee1 yet from ,thee stray4 #c ',tis mercy all1 that ,thou hast brought ,my mind to seek her peace in ,thee2 ,yet1 while ,i seek1 but find ,thee not1 ,no peace my wandering soul shall see4 ,o1 when shall all my wanderings end1 ,and all my steps to ,thee-ward tend6 #d ,is there a thing beneath the sun1 ,that strives with ,thee my heart to share8 ,ah6 tear it thence1 and reign alone1 ,the ,lord of every motion there6 ,then shall my heart from earth be free1 ,when it hath found repose in ,thee4 #bbj4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,lead ,thou ,me ,on6 #a ,send kindly light amid the encircling gloom1 ,and lead me on6 ,the night is dark1 and ,i am far from home2 ,lead ,thou me on6 ,keep ,thou my feet3 ,i do not ask to see ,the distant scene2 one step enough for me4 #b ,i was not ever thus1 nor prayed that ,thou ,shouldst lead me on2 ,i loved to choose and see my path2 but now ,lead ,thou me on6 ,i loved day's dazzling light1 and1 spite of fears1 ,pride ruled my will3 remember not past years6 #c ,so long ,thy power hath blessed me1 surely still ',twill lead me on ,through dreary doubt1 through pain and sorrow1 till ,the night is gone1 ,and with the morn those angel faces smile ,which ,i have loved long since1 and lost awhile4 #bba4 ,l4 ,m4 ,watts4 ,devout ,retirement and ,meditation4 #a ,my ,god6 permit me not to be ,a stranger to myself and ,thee2 ,amidst a thousand thoughts ,i rove1 ,forgetful of my highest love4 #b ,why should my passions mix with earth1 ,and thus debase my heavenly birth8 ,why should ,i cleave to things below1 ,and let my ,god1 my ,saviour1 go8 #c ,call me away from flesh and sense2 ,one sovereign word can draw me thence2 ,i would obey ,thy voice divine1 ,and all inferior joys resign4 #d ,be earth1 with all her strife1 withdrawn2 ,let noise and vanity be gone2 ,in secret silence of the mind1 ,my heaven1 and there my ,god1 ,i find4 #bbb4 ,l4 ,m4 ,moravian4 ,aspiration4 #a ,o1 ,draw me1 ,father1 after ,thee6 ,so shall ,i run and never tire2 ,with gracious words still comfort me2 ,be ,thou my hope1 my sole desire2 ,free me from every weight2 nor fear ,nor sin can come1 if ,thou art near4 #b ,from all eternity1 with love ,unchangeable ,thou hast me viewed2 ,ere knew this beating heart to move1 ,thy tender mercies me pursued2 ,ever with me may they abide1 ,and close me in on every side4 #c ,in suffering be ,thy love my peace2 ,in weakness be ,thy love my power2 ,and when the storms of life shall cease1 ,o ,father6 in my latest hour1 ,in death as life1 be ,thou my guide1 ,and draw me closer to ,thy side4 #bbc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,spiritual ,needs4 #a ,i ,want the spirit of power within1 ,of love1 and of a healthful mind3 ,of power to conquer every sin2 ,of love to ,god and all mankind2 ,of health that pain and death defies1 ,most vigorous when the body dies4 #b ,o1 that the ,comforter would come1 ,nor visit as a transient guest1 ,but fix in me his constant home1 ,and keep possession of my breast2 ,and make my soul his loved abode1 ,the temple of indwelling ,god6 #bbd4 ,c4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,watchfulness4 #a ,i want a principle within ,of jealous1 godly fear2 ,a sensibility to sin1 ,a pain to find it near4 #b ,i want the first approach to feel ,of pride1 or fond desire2 ,to catch the wandering of my will1 ,and quench the kindling fire4 #c ,from ,thee that ,i no more may part1 ,no more ,thy goodness grieve1 ,the filial awe1 the fleshly heart1 ,the tender conscience give4 #d ,quick as the apple of an eye1 ,o ,god1 my conscience make6 ,awake my soul1 when sin is nigh1 ,and keep it still awake4 #bbe4 ,s4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,spiritual ,wants4 #a ,my ,god1 my strength1 my hope1 ,on ,thee ,i cast my care1 ,with humble confidence look up1 ,and know ,thou hear'st my prayer4 ,give me on ,thee to wait1 ,till ,i can all things do2 ,on ,thee1 almighty to create1 ,almighty to renew4 #b ,i want a sober mind1 ,a self-renouncing will1 ,that tramples down and casts behind ,the baits of pleasing ill2 ,a soul inured to pain1 ,to hardship1 grief1 and loss1 ,bold to take up1 firm to sustain1 ,the consecrated cross4 #c ,i want a godly fear1 ,a quick-discerning eye1 ,that looks to ,thee when sin is near1 ,and bids the tempter fly2 ,a spirit still prepared1 ,and armed with jealous care1 ,forever standing on its guard1 ,and watching unto prayer4 #d ,i want a true regard1 ,a single1 steady aim1 ,unmoved by threatening or reward1 ,to ,thee and ,thy great name2 ,this blessing above all1 ,always to pray1 ,i want3 ,out of the deep on ,thee to call1 ,and never1 never faint4 #e ,i rest upon ,thy word2 ,the promise is for me2 ,my succor and salvation1 ,lord1 ,shall surely come from ,thee2 ,but let me still abide1 ,nor from my hope remove1 ,till ,thou my patient spirit guide ,into ,thy perfect love4 #bbf4 #gs4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,the ,soul ,thirsting for ,god4 #a ,as the hart1 with eager looks1 ,panteth for the water-brooks1 ,so my soul1 athirst for ,thee1 ,pants the living ,god to see2 ,when1 ,o1 when1 without a fear1 ,lord1 shall ,i to ,thee draw near8 #b ,why art thou cast down1 my soul8 ,god1 thy ,god1 shall make thee whole2 ,why art thou disquieted8 ,god shall lift thy fallen head1 ,and ,his countenance benign ,be the saving health of thine4 #bbg4 ,s4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,seeking ,rest4 #a ,o1 where shall rest be found1 ,rest for the weary soul8 ',twere vain the ocean depths to sound1 ,or pierce to either pole3 #b ,the world can never give ,the rest for which we sigh2 ',tis not the whole of life to live1 ,nor all of death to die4 #c ,in ,thee we end our quest2 ,alone are found in ,thee ,the life of perfect love1--the rest ,of immortality4 #bbh4 ,c4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,there ,remaineth a ,rest for the ,people of ,god4 #a ,lord1 ,i believe a rest remains1 ,to all ,thy people known2 ,a rest where pure enjoyment reigns1 ,and ,thou art loved alone4 #b ,a rest1 where all our soul's desire ,is fixed on things above2 ,where fear1 and sin1 and grief expire1 ,cast out by perfect love4 #c ,o1 that ,i now that rest might know1 ,believe1 and enter in2 ,now1 ,father1 now the power bestow1 ,and let me cease from sin4 #d ,remove all hardness from my heart1 ,all unbelief remove2 ,to me the rest of faith impart1 ,the sabbath of ,thy love4 #bbi4 ,s4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,desire for ,holiness4 #a ,that blessed law of ,thine1 ,father1 to me impart2-- ,the ,spirit's law of life divine1 ,o1 write it in my heart6 #b ,implant it deep within1 ,whence it may ne'er remove1-- ,the law of liberty from sin1 ,the perfect law of love4 #c ,thy nature be my law1 ,thy spotless sanctity1 ,and sweetly every moment draw ,my happy soul to ,thee4 #bcj4 ,c4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,self-,renunciation4 #a ,o ,lord6 how happy should we be1 ,if we could leave our cares to ,thee1 ,if we from self could rest1 ,and feel at heart that ,one above1 ,in perfect wisdom1 perfect love1 ,is working for the best4 #b ,for when we kneel and cast our care ,upon our ,god in humble prayer1 ,with strengthened souls we rise2 ,sure that our ,father1 who is nigh ,to hear the ravens when they cry1 ,will hear ,his children's cries4 #c ,o1 may these trustless hearts of ours ,the lesson learn from birds and flowers1 ,and learn from self to cease1-- ,leave all things to our ,father's will1 ,and1 on ,his mercy1 leaning still1 ,find1 in each trial1 peace6 #bca4 ,s4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,forever with the ,lord4 #a ,forever with the ,lord6 ,so1 ,father1 let it be2 ,life from the dead is in that word1 ',tis immortality4 #b ,here in the body pent1 ,absent from ,thee ,i roam2 ,yet nightly pitch my moving tent ,a day's march nearer home4 #c ,my ,father's house on high6 ,home of my soul1 how near ,at times to faith's foreseeing eye ,thy golden gates appear6 #d ,i hear at morn and even1 ,at noon and midnight hour1 ,the choral harmonies of heaven ,earth's ,babel-tongues o'erpower4 #e ,and then ,i feel1 that ,he1 ,remembered or forgot1 ,the ,lord1 is never far from me1 ,though ,i perceive ,him not4 #f ,forever with the ,lord6 ,father1 if 'tis ,thy will1 ,the promise of that blessed word ,even here to me fulfil4 #g ,be ,thou at my right hand1 ,then can ,i never fail2 ,uphold ,thou me1 and ,i shall stand2 ,help1 and ,i must prevail4 #bcb4 ,l4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,heaven4 #a ,heaven is a state of rest from sin2 ,but all who hope to enter there ,must here that holy course begin1 ,which shall their souls for rest prepare4 #b ,clean hearts1 ,o ,god1 in us create6 ,right spirits1 ,lord1 in us renew6 ,commence we now that higher state1 ,now do ,thy will as angels do4 #c ,in ,jesus' footsteps may we tread1 ,learn every lesson of his love2 ,and be from grace to glory led1 ,from heaven below to heaven above4 #bcc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,wesleyan4 ,desire for ,union with ,god4 #a ,o ,love1 how cheering is ,thy ray6 ,all pain before ,thy presence flies2 ,care1 anguish1 sorrow1 melt away1 ,where'er ,thy healing beams arise3 ,o ,father6 nothing may ,i see1 ,and nought desire or seek1 but ,thee4 #b ,unwearied may ,i this pursue1 ,dauntless to this high prize aspire2 ,each hour within my soul renew ,this holy flame1 this heavenly fire2 ,and day and night be all my care ,to guard the sacred treasure there4 #c ,o1 that ,i as a little child ,may follow ,thee1 and never rest1 ,till sweetly ,thou hast breathed a mild ,and lowly mind into my breast6 ,nor ever may we parted be1 ,till ,i become as one with ,thee4 #d ,still let ,thy love point out my way2 ,how wondrous things that love hath wrought6 ,still lead me1 lest ,i go astray2 ,direct my word1 inspire my thought2 ,and if ,i fall1 soon may ,i hear ,thy voice1 and know ,thy love is near4 #bcd4 #gs4 ,m4 99,newton4 ,for a ,childlike ,spirit4 #a ,quiet1 ,lord1 my froward heart2 ,make me loving1 meek1 and mild1 ,upright1 simple1 free from art2 ,make me as a little child2 ,from distrust and envy free2 ,pleased with all that pleaseth ,thee4 #b ,what ,thou shalt to-day provide ,let me as a child receive2 ,what to-morrow may betide ,calmly to ,thy wisdom leave2 ',tis enough that ,thou wilt care2 ,why should ,i the burden bear8 #c ,as a little child relies ,on a care beyond his own1 ,knows beneath his father's eyes ,he is never left alone2 ,so would ,i with ,thee abide1 ,thou my ,father1 ,guard1 and ,guide6 #bce4 ,s4 ,m4 ,briggs' ,coll4 ,walking with ,god4 #a ,father1 ,i will not pray ,freedom from earthly ill2 ,but may ,thy peace be o'er my way ,with its dove-pinion still6 #b ,o1 let a sense of ,thee1 ,of ,thy sustaining love1 ,my bosom-guest forever be1 ,where'er ,i rest or move6 #c ,a heavenly light serene1 ,with its unfading beams1 ,within my trusting heart be seen1 ,more bright than childhood's dreams6 #d ,so let me walk with ,thee1 ,thy presence round my way2 ,made by ,thine aiding spirit free2 ,thy love1 my joy and stay4 #bcf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,miss ,bremer4 ,thirst for ,living ,waters4 #a ,i thirst6--,o1 grant the waters pure ,which they who drink shall thirst no more2 ,o give me of that living stream1 ,which ever flows1 with heavenly gleam1 ,forth from the presence of our ,god1 ,through fields by holy angels trod6 #b ,i thirst6--,o bounteous ,source of ,truth1 ,give coolness to my fevered youth2 ,make the sick heart more strong and wise2 ,take spectral visions from mine eyes2 ,o1 let me quench my thirst in ,thee1 ,and pure1 and strong1 and holy be6 #c ,i thirst6--,o ,god1 great ,source of ,love6 ,infinite ,life streams from above4 ,o1 give one drop1 and let me live6 ,the barren world has naught to give2 ,no solace have its streams for me2 ,i thirst alone for heaven and ,thee4 #bcg4 ,p4 ,m4 ,jones ,very4 ,desires for ,god's ,presence4 #a ,wilt ,thou not visit me8 ,the plant beside me feels ,thy gentle dew2 ,each blade of grass ,i see1 ,from ,thy deep earth its quickening moisture drew4 #b ,wilt ,thou not visit me8 ,thy morning calls on me with cheering tone2 ,and every hill and tree ,lend but one voice1 the voice of ,thee alone4 #c ,come6 for ,i need ,thy love1 ,more than the flower the dew1 or grass the rain2 ,come1 like ,thy holy dove1 ,and let me in ,thy sight rejoice to live again4 #d ,yes6 ,thou wilt visit me2 ,nor plant nor tree ,thine eye delights so well1 ,as when1 from sin set free1 ,man's spirit comes with ,thine in peace to dwell4 #bch4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,aspiration4 #a ,rise1 my soul1 and stretch thy wings1 ,thy better portion trace6 ,rise1 from transitory things1 ,towards heaven1 thy native place6 ,sun1 and moon1 and stars decay2 ,time shall soon this earth remove2 ,rise1 my soul1 and haste away ,to seats prepared above6 #b ,rivers to the ocean run1 ,nor stay in all their course2 ,fire1 ascending1 seeks the sun2 ,both speed them to their source2 ,so the spirit1 born of ,god1 ,pants to view ,his glorious face2 ,upward tends to ,his abode1 ,to rest in ,his embrace4 #bci4 ,p4 ,m4 ,sarah ,f4 ,adams4 ,nearer to ,thee4 #a ,nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee1 ,nearer to ,thee6 ,e'en though it be a cross ,that raiseth me2 ,still all my song shall be1-- ,nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee1 ,nearer to ,thee6 #b ,though1 like the wanderer1 ,the sun gone down1 ,darkness be over me1 ,my rest a stone2 ,yet in my dreams ,i'd be ,nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee1-- ,nearer to ,thee6 #c ,there let the way appear1 ,steps unto heaven2 ,all that ,thou sendest me1 ,in mercy given2 ,angels to beckon me ,nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee1-- ,nearer to ,thee6 #d ,then with my waking thoughts1 ,bright with ,thy praise1 ,out of my stony griefs1 ,bethel ,i'll raise2 ,so by my woes to be ,nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee1-- ,nearer to ,thee6 #e ,or if on joyful wing1 ,cleaving the sky1 ,sun1 moon1 and stars forgot1 ,upward ,i fly2 ,still all my song shall be1-- ,nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee1 ,nearer to ,thee6 #bdj4 ,s4 ,m4 ,mme4 ,guion4 ,living ,waters4 #a ,the fountain in its source ,no drought of summer fears2 ,the further it pursues its course1 ,the nobler it appears4 #b ,but shallow cisterns yield ,a scanty1 short supply2 ,the morning sees them amply filled1 ,at evening they are dry4 #c ,the cisterns ,i forsake1 ,o ,fount of life1 for ,thee6 ,my thirst with living waters slake1 ,and drink eternity4 #bda4 ,l4 ,m4 99,mrs4 ,steele4 ,self-,consecration4 #a ,my soul no more shall strive in vain1 ,slave to the world1 and slave to sin6 ,a nobler toil ,i will sustain1 ,a nobler satisfaction win4 #b ,i will resolve1 with all my heart1 ,with all my powers1 to serve the ,lord2 ,nor from ,his precepts e'er depart1 ,whose service is a rich reward4 #c ,o1 be ,his service all my joy6 ,around let my example shine1 ,till others love the blest employ1 ,and join in labors so divine4 #d ,o1 may ,i never faint nor tire1 ,nor1 wandering1 leave ,his sacred ways2 ,great ,god6 accept my soul's desire1 ,and give me strength to live ,thy praise4 #bdb4 ,l4 ,m4 ,oberlin4 ,self-,dedication4 #a ,o ,lord1 ,thy heavenly grace impart1 ,and fix my frail1 inconstant heart2 ,henceforth my chief desire shall be ,to dedicate myself to ,thee4 #b ,whate'er pursuits my time employ1 ,one thought shall fill my soul with joy2 ,that silent1 secret thought shall be1 ,that all my hopes are fixed on ,thee4 #c ,thy glorious eye pervadeth space2 ,thy presence1 ,lord1 fills every place2 ,and1 wheresoe'er my lot may be1 ,still shall my spirit cleave to ,thee4 #d ,renouncing every worldly thing1 ,and safe beneath ,thy sheltering wing1 ,my sweetest thought henceforth shall be1 ,that all ,i want ,i find in ,thee4 #bdc4 ,c4 ,p4 ,m4 ,jane ,roscoe4 ,self-,consecration4 #a ,o ,god1 to ,thee1 who first hast given ,to mortal frame the spark of heaven1 ,i consecrate my powers2 ,thine is its hoped eternity1 ,and ,thine its earthly life shall be1 ,through years1 and days1 and hours4 #b ,here at ,thy shrine ,i bow1 resigned ,each struggling passion of my mind1 ,with all its hopes and fears2 ,to bend each thought to ,thy control ,is the one wish that fills my soul1 ,through all my future years4 #bdd4 #abs4 ,m4 99,gaskell4 ,the ,new ,birth4 #a ,i am free6 ,i am free6 ,i have broken away1 ,from the chambers of night1 to the splendors of day2 ,all the phantoms that darkened around me are gone1 ,and a spirit of light is now leading me on4 ,earth appeareth in garments of beauty new drest2 ,brighter thoughts1 brighter feelings1 spring forth in my breast2 ,happy voices are floating in music above2 ,all creation is full of the glory of love4 ,god of truth6 it is ,thou who hast shed down each ray ,of the sunshine that blesses and gladdens my way2 ,from the depths of my spirit1 to ,thee will ,i give ,ever-thankful affection1 as long as ,i live4 #bde4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,episcopal ,coll4 ,song of the ,redeemed4 #a ,father1 source of every blessing1 ,tune my heart to grateful lays6 ,streams of mercy1 never ceasing1 ,call for ceaseless songs of praise4 #b ,teach me some melodious measure1 ,sung by raptured saints above2 ,fill my soul with sacred pleasure1 ,while ,i sing redeeming love4 #c ,thou didst seek me when a stranger1 ,wandering from the fold above2 ,thou1 to save my soul from danger1 ,didst redeem me with ,thy love4 #d ,by ,thy hand restored1 defended1 ,safe through life thus far ,i've come2 ,safe1 ,o ,lord1 when life is ended1 ,bring me to my heavenly home4 #bdf4 ,s4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,born ,again4 #a ,o ,lord6 through ,thee we own ,a new and heavenly birth1 ,kindred to spirits round ,thy throne1 ,though sojourners of earth4 #b ,how glorious is the hour1 ,when first our souls awake1 ,through ,thy mysterious spirit's power1 ,and of new life partake4 #c ,with richer beauty glows ,the world1 before so fair2 ,her holy light religion throws1 ,reflected everywhere4 #d ,the life which ,thou hast given1 ,o ,lord6 shall never end2 ,the grave is but the path to heaven1 ,and death is now our friend4 #bdg4 #aas4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,god ,our ,shepherd4 #a ,the ,lord is my ,shepherd1 no want shall ,i know2 ,i feed in green pastures1 safe folded ,i rest2 ,he leadeth my soul where the still waters flow1 ,restores me when wandering1 redeems when opprest4 ,through the valley and shadow of death though ,i stray1 ,since ,thou art my guardian1 no evil ,i fear2 ,thy rod shall defend me1 ,thy staff be my stay2 ,no harm can befall with my ,comforter near4 #c ,in the midst of affliction my table is spread2 ,with blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er2 ,with perfume and oil ,thou anointest my head2 ,o1 what shall ,i ask of ,thy providence more8 #d ,let goodness and mercy1 my bountiful ,god1 ,still follow my steps till ,i meet ,thee above2 ,i seek1 by the path which my forefathers trod ,through the land of their sojourn1 ,thy kingdom of love4 #bdh4 #gs4 ,m4 ,sp4 of the ,psalms4 ,he ,shall ,give ,his ,angels ,charge over ,thee4 #a ,they1 who on the ,lord rely1 ,safely dwell1 though danger's nigh2 ,lo1 ,his sheltering wings are spread ,o'er each faithful servant's head4 #b ,vain temptation's wily snare2 ,they shall be the ,father's care2 ,harmless flies the shaft by day1 ,or in darkness wings its way4 #c ,when they wake1 or when they sleep1 ,angel guards their vigils keep2 ,death and danger may be near ,faith and love can never fear4 #bdi4 ,l4 ,m4 ,german4 ,the ,child of ,god4 #a ,none loves me1 ,father1 with ,thy love1 ,none else can meet such needs as mine2 ,o1 grant me1 as ,thou shall approve1 ,all that befits a child of ,thine6 ,from every doubt and fear release1 ,and give me confidence and peace4 #b ,give me a faith shall never fail1 ,one that shall always work by love2 ,and then1 whatever foes assail1 ,they shall but higher courage move ,more boldly for the truth to strive1 ,and more by faith in ,thee to live3 #c ,a heart1 that1 when my days are glad1 ,may never from ,thy way decline1 ,and when the sky of life grows sad1 ,may still submit its will to ,thine1-- ,a heart that loves to trust in ,thee1 ,a patient heart1 create in me6 #bej4 ,l4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,faith in ,god's ,love4 #a ,o ,father6 humbly we repose ,our souls on ,thee1 who dwell'st above1 ,and bless ,thee for the peace which flows ,from faith in ,thine encircling love4 #b ,though every earthly trust may break1 ,infinite might belongs to ,thee2 ,though every earthly friend forsake1 ,unchangeable ,thou still wilt be4 #c ,though griefs may gather darkly round1 ,they cannot veil us from ,thy sight2 ,though vain all human aid be found1 ,thou every grief canst turn to light4 #d ,all things ,thy wise designs fulfil1 ,in earth beneath1 and heaven above1 ,and good breaks out from every ill1 ,through faith in ,thine encircling love4 #bea4 ,l4 ,m4 99,dyer4 ,all ,things ,work for ,good4 #a ,we all1 ,o ,father1 all are ,thine2 ,all feel ,thy providential care2 ,and1 through each varying scene of life1 ,alike ,thy constant love we share4 #b ,and whether grief oppress the heart2 ,or whether joy elate the breast2 ,or life still keep its little course2 ,or death invite the heart to rest2-- #d ,all are ,thy messengers1 and all ,thy sacred pleasure1 ,lord1 obey2 ,and all are training man to dwell ,nearer to heaven1 and nearer ,thee4 #beb4 ,l4 ,m4 99,bowring4 ,resignation4 #a ,o let my trembling soul be still1 ,while darkness veils this mortal eye1 ,and wait ,thy wise and holy will1 ,though wrapped in fears and mystery3 ,i cannot1 ,lord1 ,thy purpose see2 ,yet all is well since ruled by ,thee6 #b ,when1 mounted on ,thy clouded car1 ,thou send'st ,thy darker spirits down1 ,i can discern ,thy light afar1 ,thy light sweet beaming through their frown2 ,and1 should ,i faint a moment1 then ,i think of ,thee1 and smile again4 #c ,so1 trusting in ,thy love1 ,i tread ,the narrow path of duty on2 ,what though some cherished joys are fled8 ,what though some flattering dreams are gone8 ,yet purer1 nobler joys remain1 ,and peace is won through conquered pain4 #bec4 #g #fs4 ,m4 99,c4 ,wesley4 ,trust4 #a ,see the ,lord1 thy keeper1 stand1 ,omnipotently near2 ,lo6 ,he holds thee by the hand1 ,and banishes thy fear2 ,shadows with ,his wings thy head2 ,guards from all impending harms2 ,round thee and beneath are spread ,the everlasting arms4 #b ,god shall bless thy going out1 ,shall bless thy coming in2 ,kindly compass thee about1 ,and guard from every sin4 ,lean upon thy ,father's breast2 ,he thy quiet spirit keeps2 ,rest in ,him1 securely rest2 ,thy ,guardian never sleeps4 #c ,o1 my soul1 unceasing pray1 ,and in thy ,god confide6 ,he our faltering steps shall stay1 ,nor suffer us to slide3 ,he is still our sure defence1 ,we his ceaseless care shall prove1 ,kept by watchful ,providence ,and ever-waking love4 #bed4 ,s4 ,m4 ,moravian4 ,reliance4 #a ,commit thou all thy griefs ,and ways into ,his hands1 ,to ,his sure trust and tender care1 ,who earth and heaven commands2 #b ,who points the clouds their course1 ,whom winds and seas obey2 ,he shall direct thy wandering feet1 ,he shall prepare thy way4 #c ,no profit canst thou gain ,by self-consuming care2 ,to ,him commend thy cause1--,his ear ,attends the softest prayer4 #d ,then on the ,lord rely1 ,so safe shall thou go on2 ,fix on ,his work thy steadfast eye1 ,so shall thy work be done4 #bee4 ,c4 ,m4 ,alford4 ,god ,our ,refuge4 ,psalm xlvi4 #a ,god is our refuge and our strength1 ,when trouble's hour is near2 ,a very present help is ,he2 ,therefore we will not fear4 #b ,although the pillars of the earth ,shall clean removed be1 ,the very mountains carried forth1 ,and cast into the sea2 #c ,although the waters rage and swell1 ,so that the earth shall shake2 ,yea1 and the solid mountain roots ,shall with the tempest quake2 #d ,there is a river that makes glad ,the city of our ,god2 ,the tabernacle's holy place ,of the ,most ,high's abode4 #e ,the ,lord is in the midst of her1 ,removed she shall not be2 ,because the ,lord our ,god himself ,shall help her speedily4 #f ,the ,lord our strength and refuge is1 ,when trouble's hour is near2 ,a very present help is ,he2 ,therefore we will not fear4 #bef4 ,s4 ,m4 ,moravian4 ,be of ,good ,courage4 #a ,give to the winds thy fears6 ,hope and be undismayed6 ,god hears thy sighs1 and counts thy tears2 ,god shall lift up thy head4 #b ,through waves1 through clouds and storms1 ,he gently clears thy way2 ,wait thou ,his time1 so shall the night ,soon end in joyous day4 #c ,he everywhere hath rule1 ,and all things serve ,his might2 ,his every act pure blessing is1 ,his path1 unsullied light4 #d ,thou comprehend'st ,him not2 ,yet earth and heaven tell1 ,god sits as sovereign on the throne2 ,he ruleth all things well4 #e ,thou seest our weakness1 ,lord1 ,our hearts are known to ,thee2 ,o1 lift ,thou up the sinking hand1 ,confirm the feeble knee6 #f ,let us1 in life or death1 ,boldly ,thy truth declare2 ,and publish1 with our latest breath1 ,thy love and guardian care4 #beg4 ,s4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,rejoice in the ,lord ,alway4 #a ,rejoice in ,god alway2 ,when earth looks heavenly bright1 ,when joy makes glad the livelong day1 ,and peace shuts in the night4 #b ,rejoice when care and woe ,the fainting soul oppress2 ,when tears at wakeful midnight flow1 ,and morn brings heaviness4 #c ,rejoice in hope and fear2 ,rejoice in life and death2 ,rejoice when threatening storms are near1 ,and comfort languisheth4 #d ,when should not they rejoice1 ,whom ,christ his brethren calls2 ,who hear and know his guiding voice1 ,when on their hearts it falls8 #e ,so1 though our path is steep1 ,and many a tempest lowers1 ,shall his own peace our spirits keep1 ,and ,christ's dear love be ours4 #beh4 ,s4 ,m4 99,doddridge4 ,god ,will ,provide4 #a ,how gentle ,god's commands6 ,how kind ,his precepts are6 ,come1 leave your burdens to the ,lord1 ,and trust ,his constant care4 #b ,his bounty will provide2 ,ye shall securely dwell2 ,the hand that bears creation up ,shall guard ,his children well4 #c ,o1 why should anxious thought ,press down your weary mind8 ,come1 seek your ,heavenly ,father's face1 ,and peace and gladness find4 #d ,his goodness stands for all ,unchanged from day to day2 ,we'll drop our burden at ,his feet1 ,and bear a song away4 #bei4 ,c4 ,m4 ,cowper4 ,the ,mysteries of ,god's ,providence4 #a ,god moves in a mysterious way1 ,his wonders to perform2 ,he plants ,his footsteps in the sea1 ,and rides upon the storm4 #b ,deep in unfathomable mines ,of never-failing skill1 ,he treasures up ,his vast designs1 ,and works ,his sovereign will4 #c ,ye fearful saints6 fresh courage take2 ,the clouds ye so much dread ,are big with mercy1 and will break ,in blessings on your head4 #d ,judge not the ,lord by feeble sense1 ,but trust ,him for ,his grace2 ,behind a frowning providence ,he hides a smiling face4 #e ,his purposes will ripen fast1 ,unfolding every hour2 ,the bud may have a bitter taste1 ,but sweet will be the flower4 #f ,blind unbelief is sure to err1 ,and scan his work in vain2 ,god is ,his own interpreter1 ,and ,he will make it plain4 #bfj4 ,c4 ,m4 ,merrick4 ,he ,knoweth ,what ,ye ,have ,need ,of4 #a ,author of good1 we rest on ,thee2 ,thine ever watchful eye ,alone our real wants can see1 ,thy hand alone supply4 #b ,in ,thine all-gracious providence ,our cheerful hopes confide2 ,o1 let ,thy power be our defence1 ,thy love our footsteps guide6 #c ,and since1 by passion's force subdued1 ,too oft1 with stubborn will1 ,we blindly shun the latent good1 ,and grasp the specious ill1-- #d ,not what we wish1 but what we want1 ,thy mercy still supply6 ,the good unasked1 ,o ,father1 grant2 ,the ill1 though asked1 deny6 #bfa4 ,l4 ,m4 ,collett4 ,reliance4 #a ,through all the various shifting scene ,of life's mistaken ill or good1 ,thy hand1 ,o ,god6 conducts1 unseen1 ,the beautiful vicissitude4 #b ,thou givest with paternal care1 ,howe'er unjustly we complain1 ,to all their necessary share ,of joy and sorrow1 health and pain4 #c ,all things on earth1 and all in heaven1 ,on ,thine eternal will depend2 ,and all for greater good were given1 ,would man pursue the appointed end4 #d ,be this my care6--to all beside ,indifferent let my wishes be2 ,passion be calm1 and dumb be pride1 ,and fixed my soul1 great ,god6 on ,thee4 #bfb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,trust in the ,lord4 #a ,when grief and anguish press me down1 ,and hope and comfort flee1 ,i cling1 ,o ,father1 to ,thy throne1 ,and stay my heart on ,thee4 #b ,when death invades my peaceful home1 ,the sundered ties shall be ,a closer bond1 in time to come1 ,to bind my heart to ,thee4 #c ,lord1 not my will1 but ,thine1 be done6 ,my soul1 from fear set free1 ,her faith shall anchor at ,thy throne1 ,and trust alone in ,thee4 #bfc4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,thy ,will ,be ,done4 #a ,my ,god1 my ,father1 while ,i stray ,far from my home on life's rough way1 ,o1 teach me from my heart to say1 ,thy will1 my ,god1 be done6 #b ,though dark my path1 and sad my lot1 ,let me be still1 and murmur not1 ,but breathe the prayer divinely taught1 ,thy will1 my ,god1 be done6 #c ,what though in lonely grief ,i sigh ,for friends beloved1 no longer nigh8 ,submissive still would ,i reply1 ,thy will1 my ,god1 be done6 #d ,if ,thou shouldst call me to resign ,what most ,i prize1--it ne'er was mine1-- ,i only yield ,thee what is ,thine2 ,thy will1 my ,god1 be done6 #e ,should pining sickness waste away ,my life in premature decay1 ,in life or death teach me to say1 ,thy will1 my ,god1 be done6 #f ,renew my will from day to day1 ,blend it with ,thine1 and take away ,whate'er now makes it hard to say1 ,thy will1 my ,god1 be done6 #bfd4 ,l4 ,m4 ,sarah ,f4 ,adams4 ,thy ,will ,be ,done6 #a ,he sendeth sun1 ,he sendeth shower2 ,alike they're needful for the flower2 ,and joys and tears alike are sent ,to give the soul fit nourishment3 ,as comes to me or cloud or sun1 ,father1 ,thy will1 not mine1 be done6 #b ,can loving children e'er reprove ,with murmurs whom they trust and love8 ,creator6 ,i would ever be ,a trusting1 loving child to ,thee ,as comes to me or cloud or sun1 ,father1 ,thy will1 not mine1 be done6 #c ,o1 ne'er will ,i at life repine6 ,enough that ,thou hast made it mine4 ,when falls the shadow cold of death1 ,i yet will sing1 with parting breath1-- ,as comes to me or shade or sun1 ,father1 ,thy will1 not mine1 be done6 #bfe4 ,p4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,thy ,will ,be ,done6 #a ,thy will be done6 ,in devious way ,the hurrying stream of life may run2 ,yet still our grateful hearts shall say ,thy will be done6 #b ,thy will be done6 ,if o'er us shine ,a gladdening and a prosperous sun1 ,this prayer shall make it more divine3-- ,thy will be done6 #c ,thy will be done6 ,though shrouded o'er ,our path with gloom1 one comfort1 one1 ,is ours1--to breathe1 while we adore1 ,thy will be done6 #bff4 ,l4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,gilman4 ,a ,father's ,care4 #a ,is there a lone and dreary hour1 ,when worldly pleasures lose their power2-- ,my ,father6 let me turn to ,thee1 ,and set each thought of darkness free4 #b ,is there a time of racking grief1 ,which scorns the prospect of relief2 ,my ,father6 break the cheerless gloom1 ,and bid my heart its calm resume4 #c ,is there an hour of peace and joy1 ,when hope is all my soul's employ2-- ,my ,father6 still my hopes will roam1 ,until they rest with ,thee1 their home4 #d ,the noontide blaze1 the midnight scene1 ,the dawn1 or twilight's sweet serene1 ,the glow of health1 the dying hour1 ,shall own my ,father's grace and power4 #bfg4 #gs4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,consider the ,lilies4 #a ,lo1 the lilies of the field6 ,how their leaves instruction yield6 ,hark to nature's lesson given ,by the blessed birds of heaven6 ,every bush and tufted tree ,warbles trust and piety3-- ,mortals1 banish doubt and sorrow1 ,god provideth for the morrow4 #b ,one there lives1 whose guardian eye ,guides our earthly destiny2 ,one there lives1 who1 ,lord of all1 ,keeps ,his children lest they fall3 ,pass we1 then1 in love and praise1 ,trusting ,him through all our days1 ,free from doubt and faithless sorrow1-- ,god provideth for the morrow4 #bfh4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,jones ,very4 ,the ,son4 #a ,father6 ,i wait ,thy word4 ,the sun doth stand ,beneath the mingling line of night and day1 ,a listening servant1 waiting ,thy command1 ,to roll rejoicing on its silent way4 #b ,the tongue of time abides the appointed hour1 ,till on our ear its solemn warnings fall2 ,the heavy cloud withholds the pelting shower1-- ,then1 every drop speeds onward at ,thy call4 #c ,the bird reposes on the yielding bough1 ,with breast unswollen by the tide of song2-- ,so does my spirit wait ,thy presence now1 ,to pour ,thy praise in quickening life along4 #bfi4 #gs4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,father6 ,glorify ,thy ,name6 #a ,father6 glorify ,thy name6 ,whatsoe'er our portion be1 ,wheresoever led by ,thee1 ,if to glory1--if to shame1-- ,father6 glorify ,thy name6 #b ,let ,thy name be glorified6 ,if in doubt and darkness lost1 ,hope deceived and purpose crost1 ,naught amiss can e'er betide1-- ,let ,thy name be glorified6 #c ,father6 glorify ,thy name6 ,vain and blind our wishes are2 ,this can be no idle prayer1 ,this can be no worthless claim1-- ,father6 glorify ,thy name6 #bgj4 ,l4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,god ,leads ,us ,right4 #a ,leader of ,israel's host1 and ,guide ,of all who seek the land above1 ,beneath ,thy shadow we abide1 ,the cloud of ,thy protecting love2 ,our strength ,thy grace1 our rule ,thy word1 ,our end the glory of the ,lord4 #b ,by ,thine unerring ,spirit led1 ,we shall not in the desert stray1 ,we shall not full direction need1 ,nor miss our providential way2 ,as far from danger as from fear1 ,while love1 almighty love1 is near4 #bga4 #gs4 ,m4 99,cowper4 ,the ,cross4 #a ',tis my happiness below ,not to live without the cross1 ,but the ,saviour's power to know1 ,sanctifying every loss3 ,trials must and will befall2 ,but with humble faith to see ,love inscribed upon them all1-- ,this is happiness to me4 #b ,god in ,israel sows the seeds ,of affliction1 pain1 and toil2 ,these spring up1 and choke the weeds ,which would else o'erspread the soil2 ,trials make our faith sublime1 ,trials give new life to prayer1 ,lift us to a holier clime1 ,make us strong to do and bear4 #bgb4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,taking up the ,cross4 #a ,saviour6 ,i my cross have taken1 ,all to leave1 and follow thee2 ,though by all things else forsaken1 ,thou shall my ,redeemer be4 #b ,perish every fond ambition1 ,all ,i've sought1 or hoped1 or known1 ,yet1 how rich is my condition6 ,god and heaven are still mine own4 #c ,know1 my soul1 thy full salvation2 ,rise o'er sin1 and fear1 and care2 ,joy to find1 in every station1 ,something still to do and bear4 #d ,think what ,spirit dwells within thee2 ,think what ,father's smiles are thine2 ,think that ,jesus died to win thee2 ,child of heaven1 canst thou repine8 #e ,haste thee on from cross to glory1 ,armed by faith and winged by prayer2 ,heaven's eternal day's before thee1 ,god's own hand shall lead thee there4 #bgc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,moore4 ,faith4 #a ,the dove1 let loose in ,eastern skies1 ,returning fondly home1 ,ne'er stoops to earth her wing1 nor flies ,where idle warblers roam2 #b ,but high she shoots through air and light1 ,above all low delay1 ,where nothing earthly bounds her flight1 ,nor shadow dims her way4 #c ,so grant me1 ,lord1 from every snare ,and stain of passion free1 ,aloft1 through faith's serener air1 ,to urge my course to ,thee3 #d ,no sin to cloud1 no lure to stay1 ,my soul1 as home she springs2 ,thy sunshine on her joyful way1 ,thy freedom on her wings6 #bgd4 ,c4 ,m4 ,sarah ,f4 ,adams4 ,the ,strength of ,hope4 #a ,the world may change from old to new1 ,from new to old again2 ,yet hope and heaven1 forever true1 ,within man's heart remain4 ,the dreams that bless the weary soul1 ,the struggles of the strong1 ,are steps towards some happy goal1 ,the story of hope's song4 #b ,hope leads the child to plant the flower1 ,the man to sow the seed2 ,nor leaves fulfilment to her hour1-- ,but prompts again to deed4 ,and ere upon the old man's dust ,the grass is seen to wave1 ,we look through falling tears1 to trust ,hope's sunshine on the grave4 #c ,o1 no6 it is no flattering lure1 ,no fancy weak or fond1 ,when hope would bid us rest secure ,in better life beyond4 ,nor love1 nor shame1 nor grief1 nor sin1 ,her promise may gainsay2 ,the voice divine hath spoke within1 ,and ,god did ne'er betray4 #bge4 ,c4 ,m4 ,chr4 ,register4 ,faith ,triumphant ,over ,sorrow4 #a ,not that ,thy boundless love1 my ,god1 ,sheds blessing on my way1 ,and gilds as with a heavenly beam ,the darkness of earth's day1-- ,not now for breath of summer flowers1 ,for smiles of sunny skies1 ,the still1 small voice of gratitude ,shall to ,thine ear arise4 #b ,i bless ,thee for the ministry ,of sorrow's lonely hour1 ,when darkly o'er my stricken head ,i see the storm-clouds lower2 ,thy love can still the billows' roar1 ,and whisper1 ,peace2 be still6 ,while faith doth on ,thy promise rest1 ,and bless the ,father's will4 #c ,the shadow and the storm must come2 ,o1 grant that faith divine ,which triumphs o'er the might of grief1 ,and moulds man's will to ,thine6 ,in hours of deepest gloom1 mine eye ,one blessed ray can see2 ,a sunlit side that cloud must have1 ,which hides ,thy face from me4 #bgf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,jane ,roscoe4 ,the ,bitter ,cup4 #a ,thy will be done6 ,i will not fear ,the fate provided by ,thy love2 ,though clouds and darkness shroud me here1 ,i know that all is bright above4 #b ,the stars of heaven are shining on1 ,though these frail eyes are dimmed with tears2 ,and though the hopes of earth be gone1 ,yet are not ours the immortal years8 #c ,father6 forgive the heart that clings1 ,thus trembling1 to the things of time2 ,and bid the soul1 on angel wings1 ,ascend into a purer clime4 #d ,there shall no doubts disturb its trust1 ,no sorrows dim celestial love2 ,but these afflictions of the dust1 ,like shadows of the night1 remove4 #e ,that glorious life will well repay ,this life of toil and care and woe2 ,o ,father6 joyful on my way1 ,to drink ,thy bitter cup1 ,i go4 #bgg4 ,s4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,i ,say unto ,you1 ,watch6 #a ,ye servants of the ,lord6 ,each in your office wait1 ,observant of ,his heavenly word1 ,and watchful at ,his gate4 #b ,let all your lamps be bright1 ,and trim the golden flame3 ,gird up your loins1 as in ,his sight2 ,for holy is ,his name4 #c ,watch6 'tis your ,lord's command2 ,and while we speak1 ,he's near3 ,mark the first signal of ,his hand1 ,and ready all appear4 #d ,o happy servant he ,in such a posture found6 ,he shall his ,lord with rapture see1 ,and be with honor crowned4 #bgh4 ,p4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,patience4 #a ,shall we grow weary in our watch1 ,and murmur at the long delay1 ,impatient of our ,father's time ,and his appointed way8 #b ,o1 oft a deeper test of faith ,than prison-cell1 or martyr's stake1 ,the self-renouncing watchfulness ,of silent prayer may make4 #c ,we gird us bravely to rebuke ,our erring brother in the wrong2 ,and in the ear of pride and power ,our warning voice is strong4 #d ,easier to smite with ,peter's sword ,than watch one hour in humbling prayer2 ,life's great things1 like the ,syrian lord1 ,our hearts can do and dare3 #e ,but1 ,o1 we shrink from ,jordan's side1 ,from waters which alone can save2 ,and murmur for ,abana's banks ,and ,pharpar's brighter wave4 #f ,o ,thou1 who in the garden's shade ,didst wake thy weary ones again1 ,who slumbered at that fearful hour1 ,forgetful of thy pain1-- #g ,bend o'er us now1 as over them1 ,and set our sleep-bound spirits free1 ,nor leave us slumbering in the watch ,our souls should keep with thee6 #bgi4 ,l4 ,m4 ,wotton4 ,independence4 #a ,how happy is he born or taught ,who serveth not another's will2 ,whose armor is his honest thought1 ,and simple truth his highest skill2 #b ,whose passions not his masters are2 ,whose soul is still prepared for death2 ,not tied unto the world with care ,of public fame or private breath2 #c ,who ,god doth late and early pray ,more of ,his grace than goods to lend1 ,and walks with man1 from day to day1 ,as with a brother and a friend6 #d ,this man is freed from servile bands ,of hope to rise1 or fear to fall2 ,lord of himself1 though not of lands1 ,and having nothing1 yet hath all4 #bhj4 ,s4,m4 ,johns4 ,purity4 #a ,o6 know ye not that ye ,the temple are of ,god8 ,revere the earth-built shrine1 where ,he ,should find a meet abode6 #b ,immortal man1 keep pure ,thyself1 that mystic shrine2 ,let hate of all that's dark endure1 ,and love of all divine4 #c ,let saintly thoughts be shown ,in act by saintly things2 ,like glories through the temple thrown1 ,from cherub's curtained wings4 #d ,let life1 a holy stream1 ,its fountain holy show2 ,reflecting1 with a softened gleam1 ,heaven's purity below4 #bha4 ,s4 ,m4 ,keble4 ,the ,pure in ,heart4 #a ,blest are the pure in heart1 ,for they shall see our ,god2 ,the secret of the ,lord is theirs2 ,their soul is ,his abode4 #b ,still to the lowly soul ,god doth ,himself impart1 ,and for ,his temple and ,his throne ,doth choose the pure in heart4 #bhb4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,if ,he ,giveth ,quiet1 ,who ,can ,make ,trouble8 #a ,quiet from ,god6 how beautiful to keep ,this treasure1 the ,all-merciful hath given2 ,to feel1 when we awake and when we sleep1 ,its incense round us1 like a breath from heaven6 #b ,to sojourn in the world1 and yet apart2 ,to dwell with ,god1 and still with man to feel2 ,to bear about forever in the heart ,the gladness which ,his spirit doth reveal6 #c ,who shall make trouble1 then8 ,not evil minds ,which like a shadow o'er creation lower2 ,the soul which peace hath thus attuned finds ,how strong within doth reign the ,calmer's power4 #d ,what shall make trouble8 ,not the holy thought ,of the departed2 that will be a part ,of those undying things ,his peace hath wrought ,into a world of beauty in the heart4 #e ,what shall make trouble8 ,not slow-wasting pain1 ,nor even the threatening1 certain stroke of death2 ,these do but wear away1 then break1 the chain ,which bound the spirit down to things beneath4 #bhc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,jane ,roscoe4 ,judge ,not4 #a ,o1 who shall say he knows the folds ,which veil another's inmost heart1-- ,the hopes1 thoughts1 wishes1 which it holds1 ,in which he never bore a part8 ,that hidden world no eye can see1-- ,o1 who shall pierce its mystery8 #b ,there may be hope as pure1 as bright1 ,as ever sought eternity1-- ,there may be light1--clear1 heavenly light1 ,where all seems cold and dark to thee2 ,and when thy spirit mourns the dust1 ,there may be trust1--delightful trust4 #c ,go1 bend to ,god1 and leave to ,him ,the mystery of thy brother's heart1 ,nor vainly think his faith is dim1 ,because in thine it hath no part2 ,he1 too1 is mortal1--and1 like thee1 ,would soar to immortality4 #d ,and if in duty's hallowed sphere1 ,like ,christ1 he meekly1 humbly bends1-- ,with hands unstained1 and conscience clear1 ,with life's temptations still contends1-- ,o1 leave him that unbroken rest1 ,the peace that shrines a virtuous breast6 #e ,but if his thoughts and hopes should err1 ,still view him with a gentle eye1-- ,remembering doubt1 and change1 and fear1 ,are woven in man's destiny2 ,and when the clouds are passed away1 ,that truth shall dawn with brightening day4 #bhd4 ,c4 ,m4 ,miss ,fletcher4 ,kindly ,judgment4 #a ,think gently of the erring one6 ,o1 let us not forget1 ,however darkly stained by sin1 ,he is our brother yet6 ,heir of the same inheritance1 ,child of the self-same ,god1 ,he hath but stumbled in the path ,we have in weakness trod4 #b ,speak gently to the erring ones6 ,we yet may lead them back1 ,with holy words1 and tones of love1 ,from misery's thorny track4 ,forget not1 brother1 thou hast sinned1 ,and sinful yet may'st be2 ,deal gently with the erring heart1 ,as ,god hath dealt with thee4 #bhe4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,speak ,gently4 #a ,speak gently1--it is better far ,to rule by love than fear2 ,speak gently1--let no harsh word mar ,the good we may do here4 #b ,speak gently to the young1--for they ,will have enough to bear2 ,pass through this life as best they may1 ',tis full of anxious care4 #c ,speak gently to the aged one1 ,grieve not the careworn heart2 ,the sands of life are nearly run1 ,let them in peace depart4 #d ,speak gently to the erring ones2 ,they must have toiled in vain2 ,perchance unkindness made them so2 ,o1 win them back again6 #e ,speak gently1--'tis a little thing1 ,dropped in the heart's deep well2 ,the good1 the joy1 that it may bring1 ,eternity shall tell4 #bhf4 ,c4 ,m4 ,jones ,very4 ,kind ,words4 #a ,turn not from him who asks of thee ,a portion of thy store2 ,thou poor in worldly goods may'st be1 ,yet canst give what is more4 #b ,the balm of comfort thou canst pour ,into his grieving mind1 ,who oft is turned from wealth's proud door1 ,with many a word unkind4 #c ,does any from the false world find ,naught but reproach and scorn8 ,does any1 stung by words unkind1 ,wish that he ne'er was born8 #d ,do thou raise up his drooping heart1 ,restore his wounded mind2 ,though naught of wealth thou canst impart ,yet still thou may'st be kind4 #e ,and oft again thy words shall wing ,backward their course to thee1 ,and in thy breast will prove a spring ,of pure felicity4 #bhg4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,neither ,do ,i ,condemn ,thee4 #a ,o1 if thy brow1 serene and calm1 ,from earthly stain is free1 ,view not with scorn the erring one1-- ,he once was pure like thee4 #b ,o1 if the smiles of love are thine1 ,its joyous ecstasy1 ,shun not the poor forsaken one1-- ,he once was loved like thee6 #c ,and still1 'mid shame1 and guilt1 and woe1 ,one ,being loves him still1 ,who1 blessing thee1 hath poured on him ,the world's extremest ill4 #d ,he knows the secret lure which led ,those youthful steps astray2 ,he knows that they who holiest are ,might fall from ,him away4 #e ,then1 with the love of him who said ,go thou1 and sin no more1 ,save1 save1 the sinner from despair1 ,and peace and hope restore4 #bhh4 ,l4 ,m4 ,scott4 ,charitable ,judgment4 #a ,all-seeing ,god6 'tis ,thine to know ,the springs whence wrong opinions flow1-- ,to judge1 from principles within1 ,when frailty errs1 and when we sin4 #b ,who1 among men1 great ,lord of all1 ,thy servant to his bar shall call8 ,judge him1 for modes of faith1 ,thy foe1 ,or doom him to the realms of woe8 #c ,who with another's eye can read1 ,or worship by another's creed8 ,trusting ,thy grace1 we form our own1 ,and bow to ,thy commands alone4 #d ,if wrong1 correct2 accept1 if right2 ,while1 faithful1 we improve our light1 ,condemning none1 but zealous still ,to learn and follow all ,thy will4 #bhi4 #i #ds4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,the ,spirit ,giveth ,life4 #a ',tis not the gift1 but 'tis the spirit ,with which 'tis given1 ,that on the gift confers a merit1 ,as seen by ,heaven4 #b ',tis not the prayer1 however boldly ,it strikes the ear2 ,it mounts in vain1 it falls but coldly ,if not sincere4 #c ',tis not the deeds the loudest lauded ,that brightest shine2 ,there's many a virtue unapplauded1 ,and yet divine4 #d ',tis not the word that sounds the sweetest ,that's soonest heard2 ,a sigh1 when humbled thou retreatest1 ,may be preferred4 #e ,the outward show may be delusive1-- ,a cheating name2 ,the inner spirit is conclusive ,of worth or shame4 ,,vii4 ,,the ,,christian ,,life4 #bij4 ,p4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,prayer and ,action4 #a ,o1 not alone on the mount of prayer ,must the ,christian serve his ,god2 ,but the burden of daily life must bear1 ,and tread where his ,saviour trod4 #b ,yet with him through every changing scene ,doth the spirit of prayer abide2 ,when earth is lovely1 and heaven serene1 ,that spirit his course shall guide4 #c ,and when the storm rages1 and woe and wrath ,would an earth-born courage quell1 ,he knows that his ,god is around his path1 ,and ordereth all things well4 #bia4 ,l4 ,m4 ,drummond4 ,faith and ,works4 #a ,one cup of healing oil and wine1 ,one tear-drop shed on mercy's shrine1 ,is thrice more grateful1 ,lord1 to ,thee1 ,than lifted eye or bended knee4 #b ,in true and genuine faith we trace ,the source of every ,christian grace2 ,within the pious heart it plays1 ,a living fount of joy and praise4 #c ,kind deeds of peace and love betray ,where'er the stream has found its way2 ,but where these spring not rich and fair1 ,the stream has never wandered there4 #bib4 #gs4 ,m4 ,w4 ,roscoe4 ,the ,golden ,rule4 #a ,thus said ,jesus3--,go and do ,as thou wouldst be done unto3 ,here thy perfect duty see1 ,all that ,god requires of thee4 #b ,wouldst thou1 when thy faults are known1 ,wish that pardon should be shown8 ,be forgiving1 then1 and do ,as thou wouldst be done unto4 #c ,shouldst thou helpless be and poor1 ,wouldst thou not for aid implore8 ,think of others1 then1 and be ,what thou wouldst they should to thee4 #d ,for compassion if thou call1 ,be compassionate to all2 ,if thou wouldst affection find1 ,be affectionate and kind4 #e ,if thou wouldst obtain the love ,of thy gracious ,god above1 ,then to all ,his children be ,what thou wouldst they should to thee4 #bic4 ,c4 ,m4 ,peabody4 ,who ,is ,my ,neighbor8 #a ,who is thy neighbor8 he whom thou ,hast power to aid or bless2 ,whose aching heart or burning brow ,thy soothing hand may press4 #b ,thy neighbor8 'tis the fainting poor1 ,whose eye with want is dim2 ,o1 enter thou his humble door1 ,with aid and peace for him4 #c ,thy neighbor8 he who drinks the cup ,when sorrow drowns the brim2 ,with words of high1 sustaining hope1 ,go thou and comfort him4 #d ,thy neighbor8 'tis the weary slave1 ,fettered in mind and limb2 ,he hath no hope this side the grave2 ,go thou and ransom him4 #e ,thy neighbor8 pass no mourner by2 ,perhaps thou canst redeem ,a breaking heart from misery2 ,go1 share thy lot with him4 #bid4 ,c4 ,m4 ,r4 ,c4 ,trench4 ,the ,law of ,love4 #b ,kings1 iv4 #c4 #a ,pour forth the oil1--pour boldly forth2 ,it will not fail1 until ,thou failest vessels to provide ,which it may largely fill4 #b ,make channels for the streams of love1 ,where they may broadly run2 ,and love has overflowing streams1 ,to fill them every one4 #c ,but if at any time we cease ,such channels to provide1 ,the very founts of love for us ,will soon be parched and dried4 #d ,for we must share1 if we would keep ,that blessing from above2 ,ceasing to give1 we cease to have2-- ,such is the law of love4 #bie4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,words and ,deeds4 #a ,beneath the thick but struggling clouds1 ,we talk of ,christian life2 ,the words of ,jesus on our lips1 ,our hearts with man at strife4 #b ,traditions1 forms1 and selfish aims1 ,have dimmed the inner light2 ,have closely veiled the spirit-world ,and angels from our sight4 #c ,strong souls and willing hands we need1 ,our temple to repair2 ,remove the gathering dust of years1 ,and show the model fair4 #d ,we slumber while the present calls1 ,but darkness grows with rest2 ,wouldst thou see truth8 ,to action wake1-- ,do the divine behest4 #bif4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,heaven on ,earth4 #a ,this world is not a fleeting show1 ,for man's illusion given2 ,he that hath soothed a widow's woe1 ,or wiped an orphan's tear1 doth know ,there's something here of heaven4 #b ,and he who walks life's thorny way ,with feelings calm and even1 ,whose path is lit1 from day to day1 ,by virtue's bright and steady ray1 ,feels something here of heaven4 #c ,he that the ,christian course hath run1 ,and all his foes forgiven1 ,hath measured out this life's short span ,in love to ,god and love to man1 ,on earth has tasted heaven4 #big4 ,c4 ,h4 ,m4 ,barton4 ,blessed ,are ,ye ,that ,sow ,beside ,all ,waters4 #a ,o1 be not faithless6 with the morn ,cast thou abroad thy grain6 ,at noontide faint not thou forlorn1 ,at evening sow again6 ,blessed are they1 whate'er betide1 ,who thus all waters sow beside4 #b ,thou knowest not which seed shall grow1 ,or which may die1 or live2 ,in faith1 and hope1 and patience1 sow6 ,the increase ,god shall give1 ,according to ,his gracious will1-- ,as best his purpose may fulfil4 #c ,o1 could our inward eye but view1 ,our hearts but feel aright1 ,what faith1 and love1 and hope1 can do1 ,by their celestial might1 ,we should not say1 till these be dead1 ,the power of miracle is fled4 #bih4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,case4 ,love ,on6 #a ,love on6 love on6 but not the things that own ,the fleeting beauty of a summer day2 ,truth1 virtue1 spring from ,god's eternal throne1 ,nor quit the spirit when it leaves the clay3 ,love them6 love them6 #b ,love on6 love on6 though death and earthly change ,bring mournful silence to a darkened home2 ,still let the heart rest where no eye grows strange1 ,where never falls a shadow from the tomb3 ,love there6 love there6 #c ,love on6 love on6 the voice of grief and wrong ,comes from the palace and the poor man's cot2 ,bid the proud bend1 and bid the weak be strong1 ,and life's tired pilgrim meekly bear his lot3 ,give strength6 give peace6 #d ,love on6 love on6 and though the evening still ,wear the stern clouds that veiled thy noonday sun1 ,with changeless trust1 with calm1 unwavering will1 ,work6 bravely work6 till the last hour be done3 ,love ,god6 love ,man6 #bii4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,not ,faithless1 ,but ,believing4 #a ,o1 still trust on1 if in the heart ,a holy inspiration rest1-- ,though painful be the chosen part1 ,with doubts1 and fears1 and cares opprest6 ,o1 shrink not1 brothers1 though ,christ's call ,demand our youth1 our strength1 our all6 #b ,no offering is made in vain2 ,some human soul shall feel our love2 ,e'en weary hours of toil and pain ,shall help to lift our souls above3 ,and may our recompense be given1 ,in leading many souls to heaven6 #c ,and still trust on6 with trembling hand1 ',tis ours a little seed to sow2 ,it springs at the divine command1-- ,shall1 if ,god will1 to ripeness grow2 ,beauty and fragrance it shall bring1 ,and breathe an everlasting spring4 #cjj4 ,c4 ,m4 ,jones ,very4 ,as ,ye ,sow1 ,so ,shall ,ye ,reap4 #a ,the bud will soon become a flower1 ,the flower become a seed2 ,then seize1 ,o youth1 the present hour1-- ,of that thou hast most need4 #b ,do thy best always1--do it now1-- ,for in the present time1 ,as in the furrows of a plough1 ,fall seeds of good or crime4 #c ,the sun and rain will ripen fast ,each seed that thou hast sown2 ,and every act and word at last ,by its own fruit be known4 #d ,and soon the harvest of thy toil ,rejoicing thou shalt reap2 ,or o'er thy wild1 neglected soil ,go forth in shame to weep4 #cja4 ,p4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,the ,purpose of ,life4 #a ,hast thou1 'midst life's empty noises1 ,heard the solemn steps of ,time1 ,and the low1 mysterious voices ,of another clime8 #b ,early hath life's mighty question ,thrilled within thy heart of youth1 ,with a deep and strong beseeching1-- ,what1 and where1 is truth8 #c ,not to ease and aimless quiet ,doth the inward answer tend2 ,but to works of love and duty1 ,as our being's end4 #d ,earnest toil and strong endeavor ,of a spirit which within ,wrestles with familiar evil ,and besetting sin2 #e ,and without1 with tireless vigor1 ,steady heart1 and purpose strong1 ,in the power of ,truth assaileth ,every form of wrong4 #cjb4 ,s4 ,m4 ,chr4 ,psalmist4 ,all ,work ,divine4 #a ,teach me1 my ,god and ,king1 ,in all things ,thee to see2 ,and what ,i do in anything1 ,to do it as for ,thee6 #b ,to scorn the senses' sway1 ,while still to ,thee ,i tend2 ,in all ,i do be ,thou the way2 ,in all be ,thou the end4 #c ,all may of ,thee partake2 ,nothing so small can be1 ,but draws1 when acted for ,thy sake1 ,greatness and worth from ,thee4 #d ,if done beneath ,thy laws1 ,e'en servile labors shine2 ,hallowed is toil1 if this the cause2 ,the meanest work divine4 #cjc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,sterling4 ,divine ,meaning in ,humble ,things4 #a ,thou1 ,lord1 who rear'st the mountain's height1 ,and mak'st the cliffs with sunshine bright2 ,o1 grant that we may own ,thy hand ,no less in every grain of sand6 #b ,with forests huge1 of dateless time1 ,thy will has hung each peak sublime2 ,but withered leaves beneath the tree ,have tongues that tell as loud of ,thee4 #c ,teach us that not a leaf can grow1 ,till life from ,thee within it flow2 ,that not a grain of dust can be1 ,o ,fount of being6 save by ,thee2 #d ,that every human word and deed1 ,each flash of feeling1 will1 or creed1 ,hath solemn meaning from above1 ,begun and ended all in love4 #cjd4 ,l4 ,m4 ,keble4 ,seeing ,god in ,all4 #a ,if on our daily course our mind ,be set1 to hallow all we find1 ,new treasures still1 of countless price1 ,god will provide for sacrifice4 #b ,old friends1 old scenes1 will lovelier be1 ,as more of heaven in each we see2 ,some softening gleam of love and prayer ,shall dawn on every cross and care4 #c ,o could we learn that sacrifice1 ,what light would all around us rise6 ,how would our hearts with wisdom talk ,along life's dullest1 dreariest walk6 #d ,the trivial round1 the common task1 ,will furnish all we ought to ask2 ,room to deny ourselves1 a road ,to bring us daily nearer ,god4 #cje4 ,l4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,forms ,vain ,without the ,spirit4 #a ,the uplifted eye and bended knee ,are but vain homage1 ,lord1 to ,thee3 ,in vain our lips ,thy praise prolong1 ,the heart a stranger to the song4 #b ,can rites1 and forms1 and flaming zeal1 ,the breaches of ,thy precepts heal8 ,or fasts and penance reconcile ,thy justice1 and obtain ,thy smile8 #c ,the pure1 the humble1 contrite mind1 ,sincere1 and to ,thy will resigned1 ,to ,thee a nobler offering yields ,than ,sheba's groves1 or ,sharon's fields4 #d ,love ,god and man1--this great command ,doth on eternal pillars stand2 ,this did ,thine ancient prophets teach1 ,and this ,thy well-beloved preach4 #cjf4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,life's ,work4 #a ,all around us1 fair with flowers1 ,fields of beauty sleeping lie2 ,all around us clarion voices ,call to duty stern and high4 #b ,thankfully we will rejoice in ,all the beauty ,god has given2 ,but beware it does not win us ,from the work ordained of ,heaven4 #c ,following every voice of mercy ,with a trusting1 loving heart2 ,let us in life's earnest labor ,still be sure to do our part4 #d ,now1 to-day1 and not to-morrow1 ,let us work with all our might1 ,lest the wretched faint and perish ,in the coming stormy night4 #e ,now1 to-day1 and not to-morrow1-- ,lest1 before to-morrow's sun1 ,we too1 mournfully departing1 ,shall have left our work undone4 #cjg4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,effort4 #a ,scorn not the slightest word or deed1 ,nor deem it void of power2 ,there's fruit in each wind-wafted seed1 ,that waits its natal hour4 #b ,a whispered word may touch the heart1 ,and call it back to life2 ,a look of love bid sin depart1 ,and still unholy strife4 #c ,no act falls fruitless2 none can tell ,how vast its power may be1 ,nor what results infolded dwell ,within it silently4 #d ,work on1 despair not2 bring thy mite1 ,nor care how small it be2 ,god is with all that serve the right1 ,the holy1 true1 and free4 #cjh4 #gs4 ,m4 99,bulwer4 ,the ,minister of ,love4 #a ,o'er the mount and through the moor ,glide the ,christian's steps secure2 ,day and night1 no fear he knows2 ,lonely1 but with ,god1 he goes3 ,for the coat of mail1 bedight ,in his spotless robe of white2 ,for the sinful sword1 his hand ,bearing high the olive-wand4 #b ,through the camp1 and through the court1 ,through the dark and deadly fort1 ,on the mission of the dove1 ,speeds the minister of love2 ,by his word the wildest tames1 ,and the world to ,god reclaims2 ,war1 and wrath1 and famine cease1 ,hushed around his path of peace4 #cji4 ,c4 ,m4 ,m4 ,b4 ,lamar4 ,the ,christian ,reformer4 #a ,nay1 tell us not of dangers dire ,that lie in duty's path2 ,a warrior of the cross can feel ,no fear of human wrath4 #b ,where'er the ,prince of ,darkness holds ,his earthly reign abhorred1 ,sword of the spirit1 thee we draw1 ,and battle for the ,lord4 #c ,we go6 we go1 to break the chains ,that bind the erring mind1 ,and give the freedom that we feel ,to all of human kind4 #d ,but1 ,o1 we wear no burnished steel1 ,and seek no gory field2 ,our weapon is the word of ,god1 ,his promise is our shield4 #e ,and still serene and fixed in faith1 ,we fear no earthly harm2 ,we know it is our ,father's work1 ,we rest upon ,his arm4 #caj4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,longfellow4 ,psalm of ,life4 #a ,tell me not1 in mournful numbers1 ,life is but an empty dream2 ,for the soul is dead that slumbers1 ,and things are not what they seem4 #b ,life is real6 life is earnest6 ,and the grave is not its goal2 ,dust thou art1 to dust returnest1 ,was not spoken of the soul4 #c ,not enjoyment1 and not sorrow1 ,is our destined end and way2 ,but to act1 that each to-morrow ,find us further than to-day4 #d ,lives of true men all remind us ,we can make our lives sublime1 ,and1 departing1 leave behind us ,footprints on the sands of time2 #e ,footprints which perhaps another1 ,sailing o'er life's solemn main1 ,a forlorn and shipwrecked brother1 ,seeing1 shall take heart again4 #f ,let us1 then1 be up and doing1 ,with a heart for any fate2 ,still achieving1 still pursuing1 ,learn to labor and to wait4 #caa4 ,c4 ,m4 99,watts4 ,the ,soldier of the ,cross4 #a ,am ,i a soldier of the cross1 ,and pledged to bear its shame8 ,and shall ,i fear to own ,christ's cause1 ,or blush to speak his name8 #b ,must ,i be carried to the skies ,on flowery beds of ease1 ,while others fought to win the prize1 ,and sailed through bloody seas8 #c ,are there no foes for me to face8 ,must ,i not stem the flood8 ,shall sloth and faintness win ,thy peace1 ,o ,thou1 the martyr's ,god8 #d ,the fearless heart ,thou wilt sustain2 ,increase my courage1 ,lord6 ,i'll bear the toil1 endure the pain1 ,supported by ,thy word4 #e ,the saints in all this glorious war ,shall conquer1 though they die2 ,they see the triumph from afar1 ,and seize it with their eye4 #f ,when ,thy illustrious day shall rise1 ,and all ,thy armies shine ,in robes of victory through the skies1 ,the glory shall be ,thine4 #cab4 ,l4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,press ,on6 #a ,press on1 press on6 ye sons of light1 ,untiring in your holy fight1 ,still treading each temptation down1 ,and battling for a brighter crown4 #b ,press on1 press on6 through toil and woe1 ,with calm resolve1 to triumph go1 ,and make each dark and threatening ill ,yield but a higher glory still4 #c ,press on1 press on6 still look in faith ,to him who vanquished sin and death2 ,then shall ye hear ,god's word1 ,well done6 ,true to the last1 press on1 press on6 #cac4 #h #gs4 ,m4 99 ,the ,conflict of ,life4 #a ,onward1 ,christian1 though the region ,where thou art be drear and lone2 ,god hath set a guardian legion ,very near thee1--press thou on6 #b ,listen1 ,christian1 their ,hosanna ,rolleth o'er thee1--,god is ,love4 ,write upon thy red-cross banner1 ,upward ever1--heaven's above4 #c ,by the thorn-road1 and none other1 ,is the mount of vision won2 ,tread it without shrinking1 brother6 ,jesus trod it1--press thou on6 #d ,by thy trustful1 calm endeavor1 ,guiding1 cheering1 like the sun1 ,earth-bound hearts thou shall deliver2 ,o1 for their sake1 press thou on6 #e ,be this world the wiser1 stronger1 ,for thy life of pain and peace2 ,while it needs thee1 ,o1 no longer ,pray thou for thy quick release2 #f ,pray thou1 ,christian1 daily1 rather1 ,that thou be a faithful son2 ,by the prayer of ,jesus1--,father1 ,not my will1 but ,thine1 be done6 #cad4 #gs4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,sleep ,not ,as ,do ,others4 #a ,sleep not1 soldier of the cross6 ,foes are lurking all around2 ,look not here to find repose1 ,this is but thy battle-ground4 #b ,up6 and take thy shield and sword2 ,up6 it is the call of ,heaven2 ,shrink not faithless from thy ,lord1 ,nobly strive as he hath striven4 #c ,break through all the force of ill2 ,tread the might of passion down2 ,struggle onward1 upward still1 ,to the conquering ,saviour's crown6 #cae4 ,c4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,forgetting the ,things ,behind4 #a ,awake1 my soul6 stretch every nerve1 ,and press with vigor on2 ,a heavenly race demands thy zeal1 ,and an immortal crown4 #b ,a cloud of witnesses around ,hold thee in full survey2 ,forget the steps already trod1 ,and onward urge thy way4 #c ',tis ,god's all-animating voice ,that calls thee from on high2 ',tis ,his own hand presents the prize ,to thine aspiring eye2-- #d ,that prize with peerless glories bright1 ,which shall new lustre boast1 ,when victors' wreaths and monarchs' gems ,shall blend in common dust4 #caf4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,whole ,armor of the ,lord4 #a ,o1 speed thee1 ,christian1 on thy way6 ,and to thine armor cling2 ,with girded loins the call obey ,that love and mercy bring6 #b ,there is a battle to be fought1 ,an upward race to run1 ,a crown of glory to be sought1 ,a victory to be won4 #c ,o1 faint not1 ,christian6 for thy sighs ,are heard before ,god's throne2 ,the race must come before the prize1 ,the cross before the crown4 #cag4 ,p4 ,m4 ,staughton4 ,onward and ,upward4 #a ,breast the wave1 ,christian6 when it is strongest2 ,watch for day1 ,christian6 when the night's longest2 ,onward and onward still be thine endeavor2 ,the rest that remaineth will be forever4 #b ,fight the fight1 ,christian6 ,jesus is o'er thee2 ,run the race1 ,christian6 heaven is before thee2 ,he who hath promised faltereth never2 ,the love of eternity flows on forever4 #c ,lift the eye1 ,christian6 just as it closeth2 ,raise the heart1 ,christian6 ere it reposeth2 ,thee from the love of ,christ nothing shall sever2 ,mount when the work is done1--praise ,god forever6 #cah4 ,l4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,barbauld4 ,the ,christian ,warfare4 #a ,awake1 my soul6 lift up thine eyes2 ,see where thy foes against thee rise1 ,in long array1 a numerous host2 ,awake1 my soul6 or thou art lost4 #b ,here giant danger threatening stands1 ,mustering his pale1 terrific bands2 ,there1 pleasure's silken banners spread1 ,and willing souls are captives led4 #c ,see where rebellious passions rage1 ,and fierce desires and lusts engage2 ,the meanest foe of all the train ,has thousands and ten thousands slain4 #d ,come1 then1 my soul6 now learn to wield ,the weight of thine immortal shield2 ,put on the armor from above ,of heavenly truth and heavenly love4 #e ,the terror and the charm repel1 ,and powers of earth1 and powers of hell2 ,the ,man of ,calvary triumphed here2 ,why should his faithful followers fear8 #cai4 #gs4 ,m4 ,bulfinch4 ,struggle4 #a ,there's a strife we all must wage1 ,from life's entrance to its close2 ,blest the bold who dare engage6 ,woe for him who seeks repose6 #b ,honored they who firmly stand1 ,while the conflict presses round2 ,god's own banner in their hand1 ,in his service faithful found4 #c ,what our foes8 ,each thought impure ,passions fierce1 that tear the soul2 ,every ill that we can cure2 ,every crime we can control2 #d ,every suffering which our hand ,can with soothing care assuage2 ,every evil of our land2 ,every error of our age4 #e ,on1 then1 to the glorious field6 ,he who dies his life shall save2 ,god himself shall be our shield1 ,he shall bless and crown the brave4 #cbj4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,miss ,bremer4 ,suffering and ,action4 #a ,cheek grow pale1 but heart be vigorous6 ,body fall1 but soul have peace6 ,welcome1 pain6 thou searcher rigorous6 ,slay me1 but my faith increase4 #b ,sin1 o'er sense so softly stealing2 ,doubt1 that would my strength impair2 ,hence at once from life and feeling6-- ,now my cross ,i gladly bear4 #c ,up1 my soul6 with clear sedateness ,read heaven's law1 writ bright and broad1 ,up6 a sacrifice to greatness1 ,truth1 and goodness1--up to ,god6 #d ,up to labor6 from thee shaking ,off the bonds of sloth1 be brave6 ,give thyself to prayer and waking2 ,toil some fainting heart to save6 #cba4 ,l4 ,m4 ,roscoe4 ,the ,pilgrim4 #a ,go1 suffering pilgrim of the earth1 ,go1 conscious of thy heavenly birth1 ,and1 'midst the storms that round thee rise1 ,retrace thy journey to the skies4 #b ,what though the wild winds rage around8 ,thou wilt not tremble at the sound2 ,what though the waters o'er thee roll8 ,they touch not thine immortal soul4 #c ,see where1 arrayed on either hand1 ,the direful train of passions stand2 ,see hatred1 envy1 bar thy way1 ,and foes more subtle still than they4 #d ,but1 robed in innocence and truth1 ,from all temptation guard thy youth2 ,and from thy vestment's sacred bound ,shake the dread fiends that cling around4 #e ,go with pure heart and steadfast eyes1 ,strive on till that bright morn shall rise ,that gives thee to thy blest abode1 ,to rest forever with thy ,god4 #cbb4 ,l4 ,m4 ,norton4 ,fellowship of ,his ,sufferings4 #a ,faint not1 poor traveller1 though the way ,be rough1 like that thy ,saviour trod2 ,though cold and stormy lower the day1 ,this path of suffering leads to ,god4 #b ,nay1 sink not1 though from every limb ,are starting drops of toil and pain2 ,thou dost but share the lot of ,him ,with whom his followers are to reign4 #c ,christian6 thy friend1 thy master1 prayed1 ,while dread and anguish shook his frame1 ,then met his sufferings undismayed2 ,wilt thou not strive to do the same8 #d ,o1 thinkest thou his ,father's love ,shone round him then with fainter rays ,than now1 when1 throned all height above1 ,unceasing voices hymn his praise8 #e ,go1 sufferer1 calmly meet the woes ,which ,god's own mercy bids thee bear2 ,then1 rising as thy ,saviour rose1 ,go1 his eternal victory share4 #cbc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,newton4 ,trust in ,god4 #a ,be still1 my heart6 these anxious cares ,to thee are burdens1 thorns1 and snares1 ,they cast dishonor on thy ,lord1 ,and contradict ,his gracious word4 #b ,brought safely by ,his hand thus far1 ,why wilt thou now give place to fear8 ,how canst thou want if ,he provide1 ,or lose thy way with such a guide8 #c ,did ever trouble yet befall1 ,and ,he refuse to hear thy call8 ,and has ,he not ,his promise past1 ,that thou shalt overcome at last8 #d ,he who has helped me hitherto ,will help me all my journey through1 ,and give me daily cause to raise ,new trophies to ,his endless praise4 #cbd4 #gs4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,refuge in ,god4 #a ,we would leave1 ,o ,god1 to ,thee1 ,every anxious care and fear2 ,thou the troubled thought canst see1 ,thou canst dry the bitter tear4 #b ,thou dost care for us1 we know1-- ,care with all a ,father's love2 ,thou canst make each earthly woe ,work to higher bliss above4 #c ,on this faith we fain would rest2 ,strengthen ,thou its blessed power6 ,steadfast keep it in our breast1 ,through each dark and trying hour4 #cbe4 ,l4 ,m4 ,morpeth4 ,the ,use of ,tears4 #a ,how little of ourselves we know1 ,before a grief the heart has felt6 ,the lessons that we learn of woe ,make strong the soul1 as well as melt4 #b ,the energies too stern for mirth1 ,the reach of thought1 the strength of will1 ',mid cloud and tempest have their birth1 ,though blight and blast their course fulfil4 #c ,and yet 'tis when it mourns and fears1 ,the laden spirit feels forgiven2 ,and through the mist of falling tears ,we catch the clearest glimpse of heaven4 #cbf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,bryant4 ,blessed ,are ,they ,that ,mourn4 #a ,deem not that they are blest alone ,whose days a peaceful tenor keep2 ,the ,god who loves our race has shown ,a blessing for the eyes that weep4 #b ,the light of smiles shall fill again ,the lids that now o'erflow with tears1 ,and weary hours of woe and pain ,are earnests of serener years4 #c ,o1 there are days of hope and rest ,for every dark and troubled night6 ,and grief may bide1 an evening guest1 ,but joy shall come with morning light4 #d ,and ye1 who o'er a friend's low bier ,now shed the bitter drops like rain1 ,know that a brighter1 happier sphere ,will give him to your arms again4 #cbg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,norton4 ,my ,god1 ,i ,thank ,thee6 #a ,my ,god1 ,i thank ,thee6 may no thought ,e'er deem ,thy chastisements severe2 ,but may this heart1 by sorrow taught1 ,calm each wild wish1 each idle fear4 #b ,thy mercy bids all nature bloom2 ,the sun shines bright1 and man is gay2 ,thine equal mercy spreads the gloom ,that darkens o'er his little day4 #c ,full many a throb of grief and pain ,thy frail and erring child must know2 ,but not one prayer is breathed in vain1 ,nor does one tear unheeded flow4 #d ,thy various messengers employ2 ,thy purposes of love fulfil2 ,and1 'mid the wreck of human joy1 ,let kneeling faith adore ,thy will4 #cbh4 ,l4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,weeping ,seedtime2 ,joyful ,harvest4 #a ,the darkened sky1 how thick it lowers6 ,troubled with storms1 and big with showers1 ,no cheerful gleam of light appears1 ,but nature pours forth all her tears4 #b ,yet let the sons of ,god revive2 ,he bids the soul that seeks ,him live1 ,and from the gloomiest shade of night ,calls forth a morning of delight4 #c ,the seeds of ecstasy unknown ,are in these watered furrows sown2 ,see the green blades1 how thick they rise1 ,and with fresh verdure bless our eyes6 #d ,in secret foldings they contain ,unnumbered ears of golden grain2 ,and heaven shall pour its beams around1 ,till the ripe harvest load the ground4 #e ,then shall the trembling mourner come1 ,and bind his sheaves1 and bear them home1 ,the voice long broke with sighs shall sing1 ,till heaven with hallelujahs ring4 #cbi4 ,l4 ,m4 ,n4 ,y4 ,coll4 ,affliction1 ,god's ,angel4 #a ,affliction's faded form draws nigh1 ,with wrinkled brow and downcast eye2 ,with sackcloth on her bosom spread1 ,and ashes scattered o'er her head4 #b ,but deem her not a child of earth2 ,from heaven she draws her sacred birth2 ,beside the throne of ,god she stands ,to execute his kind commands4 #c ,the messenger of love1 she flies ,to train us for our sphere1 the skies2 ,and onward as we move1 the way ,becomes more smooth1 more bright the day4 #d ,her weeds to robes of glory turn1 ,her looks with kindling radiance burn2 ,and from her lips these accents steal1-- ,god smites to bless1 he wounds to heal6 #ccj4 #ajs4 ,m4 99,mrs4 ,howitt4 ,in ,affliction4 #a ,thou that art strong to comfort1 look on me6 ,i sit in darkness and behold no light2 ,over my soul the waves of agony ,have gone1 and left me in a rayless night4 #b ,a bruised and broken reed sustain6 sustain6 ,divinest ,comforter1 to ,thee ,i fly1 ,to whom no soul hath ever fled in vain2 ,support me with thy love1 or else ,i die4 #c ,father1 what'er ,i had1 it all was thine2 ,a ,god of mercy ,thou hast ever been2 ,o1 help me what ,i most loved to resign1 ,and if ,i murmur1 count it not for sin4 #d ,my soul is strengthened now1 and it shall bear ,all that remains1 whatever it may be2 ,and from the very depths of my despair ,i will look up1 ,o ,god1 and trust in ,thee6 #cca4 ,c4 ,m4 99,barton4 ,at ,evening ,there ,shall ,be ,light4 #a ,our pathway oft is wet with tears1 ,our sky with clouds o'ercast1 ,and worldly cares and worldly fears ,go with us to the last2-- ,not to the last6 ,god's word hath said1 ,could we but read aright3 ,o pilgrim6 lift in hope thy head1 ,at eve it shall be light6 #b ,though earth-born shadows now may shroud ,our toilsome path a while1 ,god's blessed word can part each cloud1 ,and bid the sunshine smile4 ,if we but trust in living faith1 ,his love and power divine1 ,then1 though our sun may set in death1 ,his light shall round us shine4 #c ,when tempest-clouds are dark on high1 ,his bow of love and peace ,shines beauteous in the vaulted sky1 ,token that storms shall cease4 ,then keep we on1 with hope unchilled1 ,by faith and not by sight1 ,and we shall own his word fulfilled1-- ,at eve it shall be light4 #ccb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,god's ,way is on the ,deep4 #a ,thy way is on the deep1 ,o ,lord6 ,e'en there we'll go with ,thee2 ,we'll meet the tempest at ,thy word1 ,and walk upon the sea4 #b ,poor tremblers at ,his rougher wind1 ,why do we doubt ,him so8 ,who gives the storms a path will find ,the way our feet shall go4 #c ,a moment may ,his hand seem lost1 ,drear moment of delay2-- ,we cry1 ,lord1 help the tempest-tost6 ,and safe we're borne away4 #d ,o happy soul1 of faith divine6 ,thy victory how sure6 ,the love that kindles joy is thine1 ,the patience to endure4 #ccc4 ,h4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,miles4 ,in ,affliction4 #a ,thou1 infinite in love6 ,guide this bewildered mind1 ,which1 like the trembling dove1 ,no resting-place can find ,on the wild waters1--,god of light1 ,through the thick darkness lead me right6 #b ,bid the fierce conflict cease1 ,and fear and anguish fly2 ,let there again be peace1 ,as in the days gone by3 ,in ,jesus' name ,i cry to ,thee1 ,remembering ,gethsemane4 #c ,fain would earth's true and dear ,save me in this dark hour2 ,and art not ,thou more near8 ,art ,thou not love and power8 ,vain is the help of man1--but ,thou ,canst send deliverance even now4 #d ,though through the future's shade ,pale phantoms ,i descry1 ,let me not shrink dismayed1 ,but ever feel ,thee nigh2 ,there may be grief1 and pain1 and care ,but1 ,o my ,father6 ,thou art there4 #ccd4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,resignation4 #a ,in trouble and in grief1 ,o ,god1 ,thy smile hath cheered my way2 ,and joy hath budded from each thorn ,that round my footsteps lay4 #b ,the hours of pain have yielded good ,which prosperous days refused2 ,as herbs1 though scentless when entire1 ,spread fragrance when they're bruised4 #c ,the oak strikes deeper as its boughs ,by furious blasts are driven2 ,so life's tempestuous storms the more ,have fixed my heart in heaven4 #d ,all gracious ,lord6 whate'er my lot ,in other times may be1 ,i'll welcome still the heaviest grief ,that brings me near to ,thee4 #cce4 #gs4 ,m4 ,sarah ,f4 ,adams4 ,dews and ,tears4 #a ,gently fall the dews of eve1 ,raising still the languid flowers2 ,sweetly flow the tears that grieve ,o'er a mourner's stricken hours4 #b ,blessed dews and tears that yet ,lift us nearer unto heaven6 ,let us still ,his praise repeat1 ,who in mercy all hath given4 #ccf4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,strength of the ,lonely4 #a ,though lonely be thy path1 fear not1 for ,he ,who marks the sparrow fall is guarding thee2 ,and not a star shines o'er thy head by night1 ,but ,he hath known that it will reach thy sight4 #b ,and not a grief can darken or surprise1 ,swell in thy heart1 or dim with tears thine eyes1 ,but it is sent in mercy and in love1 ,to bid thy helplessness seek strength above4 #ccg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,jane ,roscoe4 ,light in ,darkness4 #a ,my ,father1 when around me spread ,i see the shadows of the tomb1 ,when life's bright visions droop and fade1 ,and darkness veils the days to come1-- #b ,o1 in that anguished hour ,i turn ,with a still trusting heart to ,thee1 ,and holy thoughts arise and burn ,amid that cold1 sad destiny6 #c ,they fill my soul with heavenly light1 ,while all around is pain and woe2 ,and strengthened by them1 in ,thy sight1 ,father1 to drink ,thy cup ,i go4 #cch4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,consolation4 #a ,let me not wander comfortless1 ,my ,father1 far from ,thee2 ,but still beneath ,thy guardian wing ,in holy quiet be4 #b ,the storms of grief1 the tears of woe1 ,soothed by ,thy love1 shall cease2 ,and all the trembling spirit breathe ,a deep1 unbroken peace4 #c ,the power of prayer shall o'er me shed ,a deep1 celestial calm2 ,more soft than evening's twilight dews1 ,my soul shall feel its balm4 #d ,for there ,thy still1 small voice shall speak ,thy great1 ,thy boundless love2 ,and tears and smiles1 and grief and joy1 ,shall lift my soul above4 #cci4 ,s4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,meaning of ,sorrow4 #a ,we love this outward world1 ,its fair sky overhead1-- ,its morning's soft1 gray mist unfurled1 ,its sunsets rich and red4 #b ,but there's a world within ,that higher glory hath2 ,a life the immortal soul must win1-- ,the life of joy and faith4 #c ,for this the ,father's love ,doth shade the world of sense1 ,the bounding play of health remove1 ,and dim the sparkling glance2 #d ,that1 though the earth grows dull ,and earthly pleasures few1 ,the spirit gain its wisdom full ,to suffer and to do4 #e ,holy its world within1 ,unknown to sound or sight1-- ,the world of victory o'er sin1 ,of faith1 and love1 and light4 #cdj4 #aa #ajs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,mourner4 #a ,weep thou1 ,o mourner6 but in lamentation ,let thy ,redeemer still remembered be2 ,strong is ,his arm1 the ,god of thy salvation1 ,strong is ,his love to cheer and comfort thee4 #b ,cold though the world be1 in the way before thee ,wail not in sadness o'er the darkling tomb2 ,god in ,his love still watcheth kindly o'er thee1 ,light shineth still above the clouds of gloom4 #c ,dimmed though thine eyes be with the tears of sorrow ,night only known beneath the sky of time1 ,faith can behold the dawning of a morrow ,glowing in smiles of life and joy sublime4 #d ,change1 then1 ,o mourner1 grief to exultation2 ,firm and confiding should thy spirit be2 ,strong is ,his arm1 the ,god of thy salvation1 ,strong is ,his love to cheer and comfort thee4 #cda4 ,p4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,for ,strength4 #a ,father6 who in the olive shade1 ,when the dark hour came on1 ,didst1 with a breath of heavenly aid1 ,strengthen thy ,son2 #b ,o1 in the anguish of our night1 ,send us down blest relief2 ,and to the chastened1 let ,thy might ,hallow the grief6 #c ,and thou1 that1 when the starry sky ,saw the dread strife begun1 ,didst teach adoring faith to cry1 ,thy will be done6-- #d ,by thy meek spirit1 thou1 of all ,that e'er have mourned the chief1 ,our ,saviour6 when the stroke doth fall1 ,hallow our grief6 #cdb4 #aa #ds4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,the ,angels of ,grief4 #a ,with silence only as their benediction1 ,god's angels come ,where1 in the shadow of a great affliction1 ,the soul sits dumb4 #b ,yet would we say1 what every heart approveth1-- ,our ,father's will1 ,calling to ,him the dear ones whom he loveth1 ,is mercy still4 #c ,not upon us or ours the solemn angel ,hath evil wrought2 ,the funeral anthem is a glad evangel2 ,the good die not6 #d ,god calls our loved ones1 but we lose not wholly ,what ,he has given2 ,they live on earth in thought and deed1 as truly ,as in ,his heaven4 #cdc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,wilson4 ,angels4 #a ,o1 not when the death-prayer is said1 ,the life of life departs2 ,the body in the grave is laid1 ,its beauty in our hearts4 #b ,at holy midnight1 voices sweet1 ,like fragrance1 fill the room2 ,and happy ghosts1 with noiseless feet1 ,come brightening through the gloom4 #c ,we know who sends the visions bright1 ,from whose dear side they came2 ,we veil our eyes before ,thy light1 ,we bless our ,father's name6 #d ,this frame1 ,o ,god1 this feeble breath1 ,thy hand may soon destroy2 ,we think of ,thee1 and feel in death ,a deep and holy joy4 #e ,dim is the light of vanished years ,in glory yet to come2 ,o idle grief1 ,o foolish tears1 ,when ,jesus calls us home6 #cdd4 ,p4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,the ,cry of the ,afflicted4 #a ,lowly and solemn be ,thy children's cry to ,thee1 ,father divine6 ,a hymn of suppliant breath1 ,owning that life and death ,alike are ,thine4 #b ,o ,father1 in that hour ,when earth all helping power ,shall disavow2 ,when spear1 and shield1 and crown1 ,in faintness are cast down1 ,sustain us ,thou6 #c ,by him who bowed to take ,the death-cup for our sake1 ,the thorn1 the rod2 ,from whom the last dismay ,was not to pass away1 ,aid us1 ,o ,god6 #d ,and now beside the grave1 ,we call on ,thee to save1 ,father divine6 ,hear1 hear our suppliant breath2 ,keep us1 in life and death1 ,thine1 only ,thine6 #cde4 #ab #aas4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,life in ,death4 #a ,thanks1 thanks unto ,god6 who in mercy hath spoken ,the truths which have pierced through the spirit's sad gloom2 ,whose love with the light of its presence hath broken ,the darkness which hung o'er the desolate tomb4 #b ,what now shall affright us8 ,a ,father almighty ,keeps watch round our footsteps wherever we go2 ,his mercy is sleepless1--,his wisdom unfailing1-- ,he knoweth each want and regardeth each woe4 #c ,where now is death's terror8 he comes as an angel ,to carry the spirit away to its rest2 ,the gloom which he weareth is lost in the message ,he brings from the ,being who loveth us best4 #d ,may we live ever true to the hopes ,he hath given1 ,while they shed o'er our path a still holier light2 ,ever making us nearer and nearer to heaven1 ,more pure our affections1 our spirits more bright4 #cdf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,norton4 ,o1 ,stay ,thy ,tears6 #a ,o1 stay thy tears6 for they are blest ,whose days are past1 whose toil is done2 ,here midnight care disturbs our rest1 ,here sorrow dims the morning sun4 #b ,for laboring virtue's anxious toil1 ,for patient sorrow's stifled sigh1 ,for faith that marks the conqueror's spoil1 ,heaven grants the recompense1--to die4 #c ,how blest are they whose transient years ,pass like an evening meteor's flight1 ,not dark with guilt1 nor dim with tears1 ,whose course is short1 unclouded1 bright6 #d ,o1 cheerless were our lengthened way1 ,but heaven's own light dispels the gloom1 ,streams downward from eternal day1 ,and sheds a glory round the tomb6 #e ,then stay thy tears1--the blest above ,have hailed a spirit's heavenly birth1 ,sung a new song of joy and love2 ,then why should anguish reign on earth8 #cdg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,sarah ,f4 ,adams4 ,the ,angel at the ,tomb4 #a ,the mourners came1 at break of day1 ,unto the garden sepulchre1 ,with saddened hearts to weep and pray ,for him1 the loved one1 buried there4 ,what radiant light dispels the gloom8 ,an angel sits beside the tomb4 #b ,the earth doth mourn her treasures lost1 ,all sepulchred beneath the snow1 ,when wintry winds and chilling frost ,have laid her summer glories low2 ,the spring returns1 the flow'rets bloom1-- ,an angel sits beside the tomb4 #c ,then mourn we not beloved dead1 ,e'en while we come to weep and pray2 ,the happy spirit hath but fled ,to brighter realms of heavenly day2 ,immortal hope dispels the gloom2-- ,an angel sits beside the tomb4 #cdh4 #g #es4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,blessed ,are the ,dead4 #a ,blessed1 blessed are the dead ,in the ,lord who die2 ,radiant is the path they tread ,upward to the sky4 #b ,all their deeds of virtue done1 ,deeds of peace and love1 ,now are stars of glory strewn1 ,lighting them above4 #cdi4 ,s4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,o ,death1 ,where ,is ,thy ,sting8 #a ,where is thy sting1 ,o death8 ,grave6 where thy victory8 ,the clod may sleep in dust beneath1 ,the spirit will be free6 #b ,both man and time have power ,o'er suffering1 dying men2 ,but death arrives1 and in that hour ,the soul is freed again4 #c ,then1 death1 where is thy sting8 ,and where thy victory1 grave8 ,o'er your dark bourn the soul will spring ,to ,him who loves to save4 #cej4 ,l4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,barbauld4 ,his ,end is ,peace4 #a ,how blest the righteous when he dies6 ,when sinks a trusting soul to rest1 ,how mildly beam the closing eyes1 ,how gently heaves the expiring breast6 #b ,so fades a summer cloud away2 ,so sinks the gale when storms are o'er2 ,so gently shuts the eye of day2 ,so dies a wave along the shore4 #c ,a holy quiet reigns around1 ,a calm which life nor death destroys2 ,and naught disturbs that peace profound ,which his unfettered soul enjoys4 #d ,farewell1 conflicting hopes and fears1 ,where lights and shades alternate dwell6 ,how bright the unchanging morn appears6 ,farewell1 inconstant world1 farewell6 #e ,life's duty done1 as sinks the clay1 ,light from its load the spirit flies2 ,while guardian angels gently say1 ,how blest the righteous when he dies6 #cea4 ,s4 ,m4 99,mrs4 ,howitt4 ,he is ,risen4 #a ,o spirit1 freed from earth1 ,rejoice1 thy work is done6 ,the weary world's beneath thy feet1 ,thou brighter than the sun6 #b ,arise1 put on the robes ,that the redeemed win2 ,now sorrow hath no part in thee1 ,thou sanctified within6 #c ,awake1 and breathe the air ,of the celestial clime6 ,awake to love which knows no change1 ,thou who hast done with time6 #d ,awake1 lift up thine eyes6 ,see1 all heaven's host appears6 ,and be thou glad exceedingly1-- ,thou1 who hast done with tears4 #e ,ascend6 thou art not now ,with those of mortal birth2 ,the living ,god hath touched thy lips1 ,thou who hast done with earth6 #ceb4 ,s4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,no ,more6 #a ,no more1 on earth no more1 ,shall beam for us that eye2 ,closed in a strange forgetfulness ,forever it must lie4 #b ,no more1 on earth no more1 ,shall we behold that face2 ,within the mournful halls of death ,must be its dwelling-place4 #c ,no more1 on earth no more1 ,shall those dear lips be heard2 ,cold silence there hath fixed its seal1 ,breathed is their latest word4 #d ',tis so fond ,nature mourns ,affection's broken ties2 ,but ,faith stands forth1 she points on high1 ,serenely she replies3-- #e ,no more1 in heaven no more1 ,that eye is dim with tears2 ,but bright1 and brighter still1 the scene ,before its view appears4 #f ,no more1 in heaven no more1 ,that face a shadow bears2 ,but looks of light1 born of a bliss ,unknown to earth1 it wears4 #g ,no more1 in heaven no more1 ,that voice is faint with pain2 ,it mingles with angelic bands1 ,in their enraptured strain4 #h ,no more1 in heaven no more1 ,the parting grief is known2 ,but love has all eternity ,to look through as its own4 #cec4 ,c4 ,m4 ,barton4 ,the ,dead4 #a ,the dead are like the stars by day1 ,withdrawn from mortal eye1 ,yet holding unperceived their way ,through the unclouded sky4 #b ,by them1 through holy hope and love1 ,we feel1 in hours serene1 ,connected with a world above1 ,immortal and unseen4 #h ,for death his sacred seal hath set ,on bright and bygone hours2 ,and they we mourn are with us yet1 ,are more than ever ours2-- #d ,ours1 by the pledge of love and faith1 ,by hopes of heaven on high2 ,by trust1 triumphant over death1 ,in immortality4 #ced4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,departed4 #a ,the spirits of the loved and the departed ,are with us1 and they tell us of the sky1 ,a rest for the bereaved and broken-hearted1 ,a house not made with hands1 a home on high2 ,holy monitions1--a mysterious breath1-- ,a whisper from the marble halls of death4 #b ,they have gone from us1 and the grave is strong1 ,yet in night's silent watches they are near2 ,their voices linger round us1 as the song ,of the sweet bird that lingers on the ear1 ,when1 floating upward in the flush of even1 ,its form is lost from earth and swallowed up in heaven4 #cee4 #aas4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,are ,they ,not ,all ,ministering ,spirits8 #a ,how dear is the thought1 that the angels of ,god ,may bow their bright wings to the world they once trod2 ,will leave the sweet songs of the mansions above1 ,to breathe o'er our bosoms some message of love6 #b ,they come1 on the wings of the morning they come1 ,impatient to lead some poor wanderer home2 ,some sinner to save from his darkened abode1 ,and lay him to rest in the arms of his ,god4 #c ,they come when we wander1 they come when we pray1 ,in mercy to guard us wherever we stray2 ,a glorious cloud1 their bright witness is given2 ,encircling us here are these angels of heaven4 #cef4 ,c4 ,m4 99,j4 ,h4 ,perkins4 ,spiritual ,presence4 #a ,it is a faith sublime and sure1 ,that ever round our head ,are hovering1 on noiseless wing1 ,the spirits of the dead4 #b ,it is a faith sublime and sure1 ,when ended our career1 ,that it will be our ministry ,to watch o'er others here2 #c ,to bid the mourners cease to mourn1 ,the trembling be forgiven1 ,to bear away from ills of clay ,the deathless soul to heaven4 #ceg4 ,c4 ,m4 ,jane ,taylor4 ,the ,unseen ,world4 #a ,there is a state unknown1 unseen1 ,where parted souls must be2 ,and but a step doth lie between ,that world of souls and me4 #b ,i see no light1 ,i hear no sound1 ,when midnight shades are spread2 ,yet angels pitch their tents around1 ,and guard my quiet bed4 #c ,the things unseen1 ,o ,god1 reveal2 ,my spirit's vision clear1 ,till ,i shall feel1 and see1 and know1 ,that those ,i love are near4 #d ,impart the faith that soars on high1 ,beyond this earthly strife2 ,that holds sweet converse with the sky1 ,and lives eternal life4 #ceh4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,ministering ,angels4 #a ,brother1 the angels say1 ,peace to thy heart6 ,we1 too1 ,o brother1 have ,been as thou art1-- ,hope-lifted1 doubt-depressed1 ,seeing in part1 ,tried1 troubled1 tempted1 ,sustained1 as thou art4 #b ,brother1 they softly say1 ,be our thoughts one2 ,bend thou with us and pray1 ,thy will be done6 ,our ,god is thy ,god2 ,he willeth the best2 ,trust ,him as we trusted-- ,rest as we rest6 #c ,ye1 too1 they gently say1 ,shall angels be2 ,ye1 too1 ,o brothers1 ,from earth shall be free3 ,yet in earth's loved ones ,ye still shall have part1 ,bearing ,god's strength and love ,to the torn heart4 #d ,thus when the spirit1 tried ,tempted and worn1 ,finding no earthly aid1 ,heavenward doth turn1-- ,come these sweet angel-tones1 ,falling like balm1 ,and on the troubled heart ,steals a deep calm4 #cei4 ,c4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,miles4 ,foretaste of ,heaven4 #a ,when1 on devotion's seraph wing1 ,the spirit soars above1 ,and feels ,thy presence1 ,father1 ,friend1 ,god of eternal love6 ,the joys of earth1 how swift they fade ,before that living ray1 ,which gives to the rapt soul a glimpse ,of pure and perfect day6 #b ,a gleam of ,heaven's own light1 though now ,its brightness scarce appears ,through the pale shadows that are spread ,around our earthly years2 ,but ,thine unclouded smile1 ,o ,god6 ,fills that all-glorious place1 ,where we shall know as we are known1 ,and see ,thee1 face to face4 #cfj4 ,s4 ,m4 ,briggs' ,coll4 ,the ,angels' ,call4 #a ,come to the land of peace6 ,from shadows come away2 ,where all the sounds of weeping cease1 ,and storms no more have sway6 #b ,fear hath no dwelling here2 ,but pure repose and love ,breathe through the bright1 celestial air ,the spirit of the dove4 #c ,come to the bright and blest1 ,gathered from every land2 ,for here thy soul shall find its rest1 ,amidst the shining band4 #d ,in this divine abode ,change leaves no saddening trace2 ,come1 trusting spirit1 to thy ,god1 ,thy holy resting-place6 #cfa4 ,c4 ,m4 ,briggs' ,coll4 ,a ,vision of ,heaven4 #a ,o1 heaven is where no secret dread ,may haunt us by its power2 ,where from the past no gloom is shed ,upon the present hour4 #b ,and there the living waters flow ,along the radiant shore2 ,the soul1 now wandering here1 shall know ,its burning thirst no more4 #c ,the burden of the stranger's heart1 ,which here unknown we bear1 ,like the night-shadow shall depart ,with our first wakening there4 #d ,and1 borne on eagle's wings afar1 ,free thought shall claim its dower1 ,from every sphere1 from every star1 ,of glory and of power4 ,,viii4 ,,various ,,occasions4 #cfb4 ,p4 ,m4 ,sterling4 ,a ,hymn of ,morning4 #a ,sweet morn6 from countless cups of gold1 ,thou liftest reverently on high ,more incense fine than earth can hold1 ,to fill the sky4 #b ,where'er the vision's boundaries glance1 ,existence swells with living power1 ,and all the illumined earth's expanse ,inhales the hour4 #c ,in man1 ,o morn6 a loftier good1 ,with conscious blessing1 fills the soul1-- ,a life by reason understood1 ,which metes the whole4 #d ,to thousand tasks of fruitful hope1 ,with skill against his toil1 he bends1 ,and finds his work's determined scope ,where'er he wends4 #e ,from earth and earthly toil and strife ,to deathless aims his soul may rise1 ,each dawn may wake to better life1 ,with purer eyes4 #f ,such grace from ,thee1 ,o ,god1 be ours1 ,renewed with every morning's ray1 ,and freshening still with added flowers ,each future day4 #g ,to man is given one primal star2 ,one dayspring's beam has dawned below2 ,from ,thine our inmost glories are1 ,with ,thine we glow4 #h ,like earth awake and warm and bright1 ,with joy the spirit moves and burns2 ,so up to ,thee1 ,o ,fount of ,light1 ,our light returns4 #cfc4 #gs4 ,m4 ,episcopal ,coll4 ,morning ,hymn4 #a ,now the shades of night are gone2 ,now the morning light is come3 ,lord1 may we be ,thine to-day2 ,drive the shades of sin away4 #b ,fill our souls with heavenly light1 ,banish doubt1 and clear our sight2 ,in ,thy service1 ,lord1 to-day1 ,may we stand1 and watch1 and pray4 #c ,keep our haughty passions bound2 ,save us from our foes around2 ,going out and coming in1 ,keep us safe from every sin4 #cfd4 #gs4 ,m4 ,furness4 ,morning ,hymn4 #a ,in the morning ,i will pray ,for ,god's blessing on the day2 ,what this day shall be my lot1 ,light or darkness1 know ,i not4 #b ,should it be with clouds o'ercast1 ,clouds of sorrow1 gathering fast1 ,thou1 who givest light divine1 ,shine within me1 ,lord1 ,o1 shine6 #c ,show me1 if ,i tempted be1 ,how to find all strength in ,thee1 ,and a perfect triumph win ,over every bosom sin4 #d ,keep my feet from secret snares1 ,keep mine eyes1 ,o ,god1 from tears6 ,every step ,thy love attend1 ,and my soul from death defend6 #cfe4 ,c4 ,m4 ,st4 ,ambrose4 ,morning ,hymn4 #a ,now that the sun is beaming bright1 ,implore we1 bending low1 ,that ,he1 the uncreated ,light1 ,may guide us as we go4 #b ,no sinful word1 nor deed of wrong1 ,nor thoughts that idly rove1 ,but simple truth be on our tongue1 ,and in our hearts be love4 #c ,and while the hours in order flow1 ,securely keep1 ,o ,god1 ,our hearts1 beleaguered by the foe ,that tempts our every road4 #d ,and grant that to ,thine honor1 ,lord1 ,our daily toil may tend2 ,that we begin it at ,thy word1 ,and in ,thy favor end4 #cff4 ,l4 ,m4 ,pierpont4 ,morning ,hymn for a ,child4 #a ,o ,god6 ,i thank ,thee that the night ,in peace and rest hath passed away1 ,and that ,i see in this fair light ,my ,father's smile1 that makes it day4 #b ,be ,thou my guide1 and let me live ,as under ,thine all-seeing eye2 ,supply my wants1 my sins forgive1 ,and make me happy when ,i die4 #cfg4 ,p4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,evening ,aspiration4 ,god that madest earth and heaven1 ,darkness and light6 ,who the day for toil hast given1 ,for rest the night6 ,may ,thine angel guards defend us1 ,slumber sweet ,thy mercy send us1 ,holy dreams and hopes attend us1 ,this livelong night6 #cfh4 #gs4 ,m4 ,st4 ,gregory4 ,evening ,hymn4 #a ,source of light and life divine6 ,thou didst cause the light to shine2 ,thou didst bring ,thy sunbeams forth ,o'er ,thy new-created earth4 #b ,shade of night and morning ray ,took from ,thee the name of day3 ,now again the shades are nigh1 ,listen to ,thy children's cry6 #c ,may we ne'er1 by guilt depressed1 ,lose the way to endless rest2 ,may no thoughts1 corrupt and vain1 ,draw our souls to earth again4 #d ,rather help them still to rise ,where our dearest treasure lies2 ,help us in our daily strife1 ,make us struggle into life6 #cfi4 ,l4 ,m4 99,wordsworth4 ,sunset ,hymn4 #a ,up to the throne of ,god is borne ,the voice of praise at early morn1 ,and ,he accepts the reverent hymn ,sung as the light of day grows dim4 #b ,look up to heaven6 the obedient sun ,already through his course hath run2 ,he cannot halt or go astray1 ,but our immortal spirits may4 #c ,lord1 since his rising in the east1 ,if we have faltered or transgressed1 ,guide1 from ,thy love's abundant source1 ,what yet remains of this day's course4 #d ,help with ,thy grace1 through all life's day1 ,our upward and our downward way2 ,and glorify for us the west1 ,when we shall sink into our rest4 #cgj4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,vespers4 #a ,fading1 still fading1 the last beam is shining2 ,father in heaven6 the day is declining2 ,safety and innocence flee with the light1 ,temptation and danger walk forth with the night2 ,from the fall of the shade till the morning bells chime1 ,shield us from danger and keep us from crime6 ,father6 have mercy1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord6 ,amen6 #b ,father in heaven6 ,o1 hear1 when we call1 ,through ,jesus ,christ1 who is ,saviour of all6 ,fainting and feeble1 we trust in ,thy might2 ,in doubting and darkness ,thy love be our light6 ,let us sleep on ,thy breast while the night taper burns1 ,and wake in ,thy arms when the morning returns4 ,father6 have mercy1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord6 ,amen6 #cga4 #gs4 ,m4 99,furness4 ,the ,light of ,stars4 #a ,slowly1 by ,god's hand unfurled1 ,down around the weary world ,falls the darkness2 ,o1 how still ,is the working of ,his will6 #b ,mighty spirit1 ever nigh6 ,work in me as silently2 ,veil the day's distracting sights1 ,show me heaven's eternal lights4 #c ,living stars to view be brought ,in the boundless realms of thought2 ,high and infinite desires1 ,flaming like those upper fires6 #d ,holy ,truth1 ,eternal ,right1 ,let them break upon my sight2 ,let them shine serene and still1 ,and with light my being fill4 #cgb4 ,l4 ,m4 ,pierpont4 ,evening ,hymn for a ,child4 #a ,another day its course hath run1 ,and still1 ,o ,god6 ,thy child is blest2 ,for ,thou hast been by day my sun1 ,and ,thou wilt be by night my rest4 #b ,sweet sleep descends1 mine eyes to close2 ,and now1 while all the world is still1 ,i give my body to repose1 ,my spirit to my ,father's will4 #cgc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,the ,eternal ,sabbath4 #a ,lord of the ,sabbath1 hear our vows1 ,on this ,thy day1 in this ,thy house2 ,and own1 as grateful sacrifice1 ,the songs which from ,thy churches rise4 #b ,thine earthly ,sabbaths1 ,lord1 we love2 ,but there's a nobler rest above2 ,to that our longing souls aspire1 ,with earnest hope and strong desire4 #c ,no more fatigue1 no more distress2 ,nor sin nor death shall reach the place2 ,no groans to mingle with the songs ,which warble from immortal tongues4 #d ,no rude alarms of raging foes2 ,no cares to break the long repose2 ,no midnight shade1 no clouded sun1 ,but sacred1 high1 eternal noon4 #e ,o long expected day1 begin2 ,dawn on these realms of woe and sin6 ,fain would we leave this weary road1 ,and pass through death1 to rest with ,god4 #cgd4 ,c4 ,m4 ,christian ,hymns4 ,sabbath ,morning4 #a ,how sweet1 how calm1 this ,sabbath morn6 ,how pure the air that breathes6 ,how soft the sounds upon it borne6 ,how light its vapor wreathes6 #b ,it seems as if the ,christian's prayer1 ,for peace and joy and love1 ,were answered by the very air ,that wafts its strain above4 #c ,let each unholy passion cease1 ,each evil thought be crushed1 ,and every care that mars our peace ,in ,faith and ,love be hushed4 #cge4 ,l4 ,m4 99,montgomery4 ,sabbath ,evening4 #a ,within ,thy courts have millions met1 ,millions this day before ,thee bowed2 ,their faces heavenward were set1 ,their vows to ,thee1 ,o ,god6 they vowed4 #b ,still as the light of morning broke ,o'er island1 continent1 and deep1 ,thy far-spread family awoke1 ,sabbath all round the world to keep4 #c ,from east to west the sun surveyed1 ,from north to south1 adoring throngs2 ,and still where evening stretched her shade ,the stars came forth to hear their songs4 #d ,and not a prayer1 a tear1 a sigh1 ,hath failed this day some suit to gain2 ,to hearts that sought ,thee ,thou wast nigh ,nor hath one sought ,thy face in vain4 #e ,the poor in spirit ,thou hast fed1 ,the feeble soul hath strengthened been4 ,the mourner ,thou hast comforted1 ,the pure in heart their ,god have seen4 #f ,and ,thou1 soul-searching ,god6 hast known ,the hearts of all that bent the knee1 ,and all their prayers have reached ,thy throne1 ,in soul and truth who worshipped ,thee4 #cgf4 ,c4 ,m4 99 ,baptism4 #a ,when from the ,jordan's gleaming wave ,came forth the ,sinless ,one1 ,a voice athwart the heavens flashed1 ,lo6 my beloved son6 #b ,the ,baptist1 gazing on his face1 ,with the soul's radiance bright1 ,beheld upon his sacred head ,a snow-white dove alight4 #c ,now with baptismal waters touched1 ,thy children1 ,father1 see6 ,while heart and soul1 and mind and strength1 ,they consecrate to ,thee4 #d ,send down on them ,thy holy dove1 ,thy spirit undefiled2 ,be each in purity and faith ,thy well-beloved child6 #e ,o help them in the wilderness ,to conquer doubt and sin2 ,to see above them still ,thy ,peace1 ,and hear ,thy voice within6 #cgg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,w4 ,boston ,coll4 ,baptism of a ,child4 #a ,this child we dedicate to ,thee1 ,o ,god of grace and purity6 ,shield it from sin and threatening wrong1 ,and let ,thy love its life prolong4 #b ,o1 may ,thy spirit gently draw ,its willing soul to keep ,thy law2 ,may virtue1 piety1 and truth1 ,dawn even with its dawning youth6 #c ,we1 too1 before ,thy gracious sight1 ,once shared the blest baptismal rite1 ,and would renew its solemn vow1 ,with love1 and thanks1 and praises1 now4 #d ,grant that1 with true and faithful heart1 ,we still may act the ,christian's part1 ,cheered by each promise ,thou hast given1 ,and laboring for the prize in heaven4 #cgh4 ,s4 ,m4 ,disciples' ,h4 ,b4 ,baptism of a ,child4 #a ,to ,thee1 ,o ,god in heaven1 ,this little one we bring1 ,giving to ,thee what ,thou hast given1 ,our dearest offering4 #b ,into a world of toil ,these little feet will roam1 ,where sin its purity may soil1 ,where care and grief may come4 #c ,o1 then1 let ,thy pure love1 ,with influence serene1 ,come down1 like water1 from above1 ,to comfort and make clean6 #cgi4 ,s4 ,m4 ,disciples' ,h4 ,b4 ,baptism of ,children4 #a ,to ,him who children blest1 ,and suffered them to come1 ,to ,him who took them to his breast1 ,we bring these children home4 #b ,to ,thee1 ,o ,god1 whose face ,their spirits still behold1 ,we bring them1 praying that ,thy grace ,may keep1 ,thine arms enfold4 #c ,and as this water falls ,on each unconscious brow1 ,thy holy spirit grant1 ,o ,lord1 ,to keep them pure as now6 #chj4 ,c4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,marriage ,hymn4 #a ,we join to pray1 with wishes kind1 ,a blessing1 ,lord1 from ,thee1 ,on those who now the bands have twined1 ,which ne'er may broken be4 #b ,we know that scenes not always bright ,must unto them be given2 ,but let there shine o'er all the light ,of love1 and truth1 and heaven4 #c ,still hand in hand1 their journey through1 ,meek pilgrims may they go2 ,mingling their joys as helpers true1 ,and sharing every woe4 #d ,in faith1 and trust1 and heart1 the same1 ,the same their home above2 ,may each in each still feed the flame ,of pure and holy love4 #cha4 #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,marriage ,hymn4 #a ,father1 in ,thy presence now ,has been pledged the nuptial vow2 ,heart to heart1 as hand in hand1 ,linked in one ,thy children stand4 #b ,god of love6 this union bless1 ,not with earth's low happiness2 ,but with joys whose heavenly spring ,shall diviner raptures bring4 #c ,may these blended souls be found ,firm in duty's active round2 ,daily every burden share1 ,nightly seek ,thy shadowing care4 #d ,when against their trembling forms ,shoot the arrows of life's storms2 ,or when age and sickness wait ,heralds at life's parting gate2-- #e ,in the fulness of belief1 ,may they look beyond the grief2 ,and together fearless tread ,in the path where ,thou shall lead4 #chb4 ,l4 ,m4 ,norton4 ,dedication of a ,church4 #a ,where ancient forests widely spread1 ,where bends the cataract's ocean-fall2 ,on the lone mountain's silent head1 ,there are ,thy temples1 ,god of all6 #b ,the tombs ,thine altars are2 for there1 ,when earthly loves and hopes have fled1 ,to ,thee ascends the spirit's prayer1 ,thou ,god of the immortal dead6 #c ,all space is holy1 for all space ,is filled by ,thee2--but human thought ,burns clearer in some chosen place1 ,where ,thine own words of love are taught4 #d ,here be they taught2 and may we know ,that faith ,thy servants knew of old1 ,which onward bears1 through weal or woe1 ,till death the gates of heaven unfold4 #e ,nor we alone2 may those whose brow ,shows yet no trace of human cares ,hereafter stand where we do now1 ,and raise to ,thee still holier prayers4 #chc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,bryant4 ,dedication ,hymns4 #a ,o ,thou1 whose own vast temple stands ,built over earth and sea1 ,accept the walls that human hands ,have raised to worship ,thee6 #b ,lord1 from ,thine inmost glory send1 ,within these courts to bide1 ,the peace that dwelleth1 without end1 ,serenely by ,thy side6 #c ,may erring minds that worship here ,be taught the better way2 ,and they who mourn1 and they who fear1 ,be strengthened as they pray4 #d ,may faith grow firm1 and love grow warm1 ,and pure devotion rise1 ,while round these hallowed walls the storm ,of earth-born passion dies4 #chd4 ,c4 ,m4 99 ,ordination ,hymn4 #a ,o ,god6 ,thy children1 gathered here1 ,thy blessing now we wait2 ,thy servant1 girded for his work1 ,stands at the temple's gate4 #b ,a holy purpose in his heart ,has deepened calm and still2 ,now from his childhood's ,nazareth ,he comes1 to do ,thy will4 #c ,o ,father6 keep his soul alive ,to every hope of good2 ,and may his life of love proclaim ,man's truest brotherhood6 #d ,o ,father6 keep his spirit quick ,to every form of wrong2 ,and in the ear of sin and self ,may his rebuke be strong6 #e ,and as he doth ,christ's footsteps press1 ,if e'er his faith grow dim1 ,then1 in the dreary wilderness1 ,thine angels strengthen him6 #f ,and give him in ,thy holy work ,patience to wait ,thy time1 ,and1 toiling still with man1 to breathe ,the soul's serener clime4 #g ,o grant him many hearts to lead ,into ,thy perfect rest2 ,bless ,thou him1 ,father1 and his flock3 ,bless6 and they shall be blest6 #che4 ,c4 ,m4 99 ,ordination4 #a ,go1 preach the gospel in my name1 ,said he of ,bethlehem3 ,teach of a crown more glorious ,than earthly diadem4 #b ,teach ye as ,i have taught1 in love2 ,be hate unthought1 unspoken2 ,bind up the bleeding heart1 nor let ,the bruised reed be broken4 #c ,if any scorn you for the truth ,which ye shall publish free1 ,think of the lonely midnight hour ,in dark ,gethsemane3 #d ,think of my prayers on ,olivet1 ,my musings by the sea2 ,and though the heavy chain may bind1 ,that truth shall make you free4 #chf4 ,l4 ,m4 99 ,ordination4 #a ,thy servant's sandals1 ,lord1 are wet ,with ,jordan's wave but lately met1 ,and in that sacred river fall ,the olden thoughts1 the spirit's pall4 #b ,he stands upon the holy land1 ,and angels take his trustful hand2 ,the ,jordan sanctifies his breast1 ,and ,christ now leads him to his rest4 #c ,his rest8 his battle6 he must win ,fair ,zion's gate through ranks of sin2 ,why are these words1 this solemn show1 ,if sin be not his deadly foe8 #d ,there gathers here no heavenly host2 ,no fiery tongues of ,pentecost1-- ,no gentle dove with winnowing wings ,the spirit to thy servant brings4 #e ,the still1 small voice hath called him here1 ,and thus is ,god himself most near3-- ,my people1 lift your hearts in prayer1 ,and keep your ,god forever there4 #chg4 ,s4 ,m4 ,drummond4 ,a ,public ,fast4 #a ,is this a fast for me8 ,thus saith the ,lord our ,god2 ,a day for man to vex his soul1 ,and feel affliction's rod8 #b ,no2 is not this alone ,the sacred fast ,i choose3 ,oppression's yoke to burst in twain1 ,the bands of guilt unloose8 #c ,to nakedness and want ,your food and raiment deal1 ,to dwell your kindred race among1 ,and all their sufferings heal8 #d ,then1 like the morning ray1 ,shall spring your health and light2 ,before you1 righteousness shall shine1 ,around1 my glory bright6 #chh4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,italian4 ,prayer of a ,stricken ,people4 #a ,o ,thou1 whose power stupendous ,upholds the earth and sky1 ,thy grace preserving send us1-- ,to ,thee1 ,o ,lord6 we cry4 #b ,from wilds of fearful error1 ,wherein we darkly stray1 ,oppressed with doubt and terror1 ,for saving aid we pray4 #c ,o ,god of mercy1 hear us6 ,our pain1 our sorrow1 see2 ,thy healing pity spare us1 ,and bring us home to ,thee6 #chi4 #fs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,new ,year4 #a ,joy6 joy6 a year is born2 ,a year to man is given1 ,for hope1 and peace1 and love1 ,for faith1 and truth1 and heaven4 ,though earth be dark with care1 ,with death and sorrow rife1 ,yet toil1 and pain1 and prayer1 ,lead to our higher life4 #b ,behold1 the fields are white6 ,no longer idly stand6 ,go forth in love and might2 ,man needs thy helping hand4 ,thus may each day and year ,to prayer and toil be given1 ,till man to ,god draw near1 ,and earth become like heaven4 #cij4 ,c4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,a ,new ,year4 #a ,our ,father6 through the coming year ,we know not what shall be1 ,but we would leave without a fear ,its ordering all to ,thee4 #b ,it may be we shall toil in vain ,for what the world holds fair1 ,and all its good we thought to gain ,deceive1 and prove but care4 #c ,it may be it shall darkly blend ,our love with anxious fears1 ,and snatch away the valued friend1 ,the tried of many years4 #d ,it may be it shall bring us days ,and nights of lingering pain1 ,and bid us take our farewell gaze ,of these loved haunts of men4 #e ,but calmly1 ,lord1 on ,thee we rest2 ,no fears our trust shall move2 ,thou knowest what for each is best1 ,and ,thou art perfect love4 #cia4 #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,god of ,spring4 #a ,praise and thanks and cheerful love ,rise from everything below1 ,to the mighty ,one above1 ,who his wondrous love doth show3 ,praise him1 each created thing6 ,god1 your ,father6 ,god of spring6 #b ,praise him1 trees so lately bare2 ,praise him1 fresh and new-born flowers2 ,all ye creatures of the air2 ,all ye soft-descending showers3 ,praise1 with each awakening thing1 ,praise your ,maker1--,god of spring6 #c ,praise him1 man6--thy fitful heart ,let this balmy season move ,to employ its noblest part1 ,softest mercy1 sweetest love1-- ,blessing1 with each living thing1 ,god the bounteous1--,god of spring6 #cib4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,w4 ,v4 ,spring4 #a ,there cometh o'er the spirit1 ,with each returning year1 ,the thought that ,thou1 the ,father1 ,art ever to us near2 ,with hope of life dispelling ,the death that winter brought2 ,and flowers and fruits foretelling1 ,with fragrant beauty fraught4 #b ',tis this which calls ,thy children ,in sweet accord to raise1 ,beneath thy blue-domed temple1 ,one general hymn of praise ,to ,thee1 the ever-living1 ,the universal ,king1 ,who never ceasest giving ,each good and perfect thing4 #c ,the streamlet from the mountain1-- ,it speaketh1 ,lord1 of ,thee1 ,as from its snow-capped fountain ,it rushes to the sea2 ,the gentle dew descending1 ,and cloud's refreshing shower1-- ,o ,god1 our ,heavenly ,father1 ,all1 all1 proclaim ,thy power4 #cic4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,hymn of ,spring4 #a ,praise the ,lord1 when blushing morning ,wakes the blossoms fresh with dew6 ,when the world1 again created1 ,beams with beauties fair and new6 #b ,praise the ,lord1 when early breezes ,come so fragrant from the flowers6 ,praise1 thou willow by the brookside6 ,praise1 ye birds1 among the bowers6 #c ,praise the ,lord6 and may ,his blessing ,guide us in the way of truth1 ,keep our feet from paths of error1 ,make us holy in our youth4 #d ,praise the ,lord1 ye hosts of heaven6 ,angels1 sing your sweetest lays6 ,all things utter forth ,his glory6 ,sound your great ,creator's praise6 #cid4 ,c4 ,m4 ,j4 ,richardson4 ,the ,hymn of ,summer4 #a ,how glad the tone when summer's sun ,wreaths the gay world with flowers1 ,and trees bend down with golden fruit1 ,and birds are in their bowers6 #b ,the morn sends silent music down ,upon each earthly thing2 ,and always since creation's dawn ,the stars together sing4 #c ,shall man remain in silence1 then1 ,while all beneath the skies ,the chorus joins8 no1 let us sing1 ,and while our voices rise1 #d ,o1 let our lives1 great ,god1 breathe forth ,a constant melody2 ,and every action be a tone ,in that sweet hymn to ,thee6 #cie4 ,c4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,miles4 ,summer4 #a ,the earth1 all light and loveliness1 ,in summer's golden hours1 ,shines1 in her bridal vesture clad1 ,and crowned with festal flowers1 ,so radiantly beautiful1 ,so like to heaven above1 ,we scarce can deem more fair that world ,of perfect bliss and love4 #b ,is this a shadow faint and dim ,of that which is to come6 ,what shall the unveiled splendor be ,of our celestial home1 ,where waves the glorious tree of life1 ,where streams of bliss gush free1 ,and all is glowing in the light ,of immortality6 #cif4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,seed-,time and ,harvest ,shall ,not ,cease4 #a ,fountain of life1 and ,god of love6 ,how rich ,thy bounties are6 ,the rolling seasons1 as they move1 ,proclaim ,thy constant care4 #b ,when in the bosom of the earth ,the sower hid the grain1 ,thy goodness marked its secret birth1 ,and sent the early rain4 #c ,the spring's sweet influence1 ,lord1 was ,thine1 ,its mild1 refreshing showers2 ,thou gav'st the ripening suns to shine1 ,and summer's golden hours4 #d ,thy quickening life1 forever near1 ,matured the swelling grain2-- ,the bounteous harvest crowns the year1 ,and plenty fills the plain4 #e ,with thankful hearts we trace ,thy way ,through all our smiling vales2 ,thou1 by whose love1 nor night nor day1 ,seed-time nor harvest1 fails6 #cig4 #aj #aas4 ,m4 99,doddridge4 ,thanksgiving for the ,fruits of the ,earth4 #a ,house of our ,god1 with cheerful anthems ring1 ,while all our lips and hearts ,his mercies sing2 ,the fruitful year ,his bounties shall proclaim1 ,and all its days be vocal with ,his name4 ,the ,lord is good1 ,his mercy never-ending1 ,his blessings in perpetual showers descending4 #b ,the earth1 enlightened by ,his rays divine1 ,brought forth the grass1 the corn1 and oil1 and wine2 ,crowned with ,his goodness1 let the people meet1 ,and lay their thankful offerings at his feet2 ,with grateful love that hand divine confessing1 ,which on each heart bestoweth every blessing4 #c ,his mercy never ends2 the dawn1 the shade1 ,still see new beauties through new scenes displayed2 ,succeeding ages bless this sure abode1 ,and children lean upon their fathers' ,god3 ,the soul of man1 through its immense duration1 ,drinks from this source immortal consolation4 #d ,burst into praise1 my soul6 all nature1 join6 ,angels and men1 in harmony combine6 ,while human years are measured by the sun1 ,and while eternity its course shall run1 ,his goodness1 in perpetual showers descending1 ,exalt in songs and raptures never-ending6 #cih4 ,l4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,sigourney4 ,the ,year ,crowned with ,goodness4 #a ,god of the year6 with songs of praise1 ,and hearts of love1 we come to bless ,thy bounteous hand1 for ,thou hast shed ,thy manna o'er our wilderness4 #b ,in early spring-time ,thou didst fling ,o'er earth its robe of blossoming2 ,and its sweet treasures1 day by day1 ,rose quickening in ,thy blessed ray4 #c ,god of the seasons6 ,thou hast blest ,the land with sunlight and with showers2 ,and plenty o'er its bosom smiles1 ,to crown the sweet autumnal hours4 #d ,praise1 praise to ,thee6 ,our hearts expand1 ,to view these blessings of ,thy hand1 ,and on the incense-breath of love ,ascend to their bright home above4 #cii4 ,c4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,the ,hymn of the ,seasons4 #a ,the heavenly spheres to ,thee1 ,o ,god1 ,attune their evening hymn2 ,all-wise1 all-holy1 ,thou art praised ,in song of seraphim4 ,unnumbered systems1 suns1 and worlds1 ,unite to worship ,thee1 ,while ,thy majestic greatness fills ,space1 time1 eternity4 #b ,nature1 a temple worthy ,thee1 ,beams with ,thy light and love2 ,whose flowers so sweetly bloom below1 ,whose stars rejoice above2 ,whose altars are the mountain-cliffs ,that rise along the shore2 ,whose anthems1 the sublime accord ,of storm and ocean-roar4 #c ,her song of gratitude is sung ,by ,spring's awakening hours2 ,her ,summer offers at ,thy shrine ,its earliest1 loveliest flowers2 ,her ,autumn brings its golden fruits1 ,in glorious luxury given2 ,while ,winter's silver heights reflect ,thy brightness back to heaven4 #djj4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,emily ,taylor4 ,the ,changing ,year4 #a ,god of the changing year1 whose arm of power ,in safety leads through danger's darkest hour1-- ,here in ,thy temple bow ,thy children down1 ,to bless ,thy mercy1 and ,thy might to own4 #b ,thine are the beams that cheer us on our way1 ,and pour around the gladdening light of day2 ,thine is the night1 and the fair orbs that shine ,to cheer its hours of darkness1--all are ,thine4 #c ,if round our path the thorns of sorrow grew1 ,and mortal friends were faithless1 ,thou wast true ,did sickness shake the frame1 or anguish tear ,the wounded spirit1 ,thou wast present there4 #d ,o1 lend ,thine ear1 and lift our voice to ,thee2 ,where'er we dwell1 still let ,thy mercy be2 ,from year to year1 still nearer to ,thy shrine ,draw our frail hearts1 and make them wholly ,thine6 #dja4 ,c4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,close of the ,year4 #a ,o ,god6 to ,thee our hearts would pay ,their gratitude sincere1 ,whose love hath kept us1 night and day1 ,throughout another year4 #b ,of every breath1 and every power1 ,thou wast the gracious source2 ,from ,thee came every happy hour ,which smiled along its course4 #c ,and if sometimes across our path ,a cloud its shadows threw1 ,thou didst not waft it there in wrath1 ,but loving-kindness true4 #d ,for joy and grief alike we pay ,our thanks to ,thee above2 ,and only pray to grow each day ,more worthy of ,thy love4 #djb4 ,l4 ,m4 99,john ,taylor4 ,the ,worth of ,years4 #a ,like shadows gliding o'er the plain1 ,or clouds that roll successive on1 ,man's busy generations pass2 ,and while we gaze1 their forms are gone4 #b ,o ,father1 in whose mighty hand ,the boundless years and ages lie1 ,teach us ,thy boon of life to prize1 ,and use the moments as they fly2-- #c ,to crowd the narrow span of life ,with wise designs and virtuous deeds2 ,and so shall death but lead us on ,to nobler service that succeeds4 #djc4 ,p4 ,m4 99,milman4 ,funeral ,hymn4 #a ,brother1 thou art gone before us1 ,and thy saintly soul is flown1 ,where tears are wiped from every eye1 ,and sorrows are unknown2 ,from the burden of the flesh1 ,and from care and fear1 released1 ,where the wicked cease from troubling1 ,and the weary are at rest4 #b ,sin no more can taint thy spirit1 ,nor can doubt thy faith assail2 ,thy soul its welcome has received1 ,thy strength shall never fail2 ,and thou'rt sure to meet the good1 ,whom on earth thou lovedst best1 ,where the wicked cease from troubling1 ,and the weary are at rest4 #c ,to the grave thy body bearing1 ,low we place it mid the dead2 ,and lay the turf above it now1 ,and seal its narrow bed2 ,but thy spirit soars away1 ,free1 among the faithful blest1 ,where the wicked cease from troubling ,and the weary are at rest4 #djd4 ,c4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,not ,lost1 ,but ,gone ,before4 #a ,another hand is beckoning us1 ,another call is given2 ,and glows once more with angel steps ,the path that leads to heaven4 #b ,o1 half we deemed she needed not ,the changing of her sphere1 ,to give to heaven a shining one1 ,who walked an angel here4 #c ,unto our ,father's will alone ,one thought hath reconciled2 ,that ,he whose love exceedeth ours ,hath taken home his child4 #d ,fold her1 ,o ,father1 in thine arms1 ,and let her henceforth be ,a messenger of love between ,our human hearts and ,thee4 #e ,still let her mild rebukings stand ,between us and the wrong1 ,and her dear memory serve to make ,our faith in goodness strong4 #dje4 #gs4 ,m4 ,j4 ,h4 ,bancroft4 ,the ,christian's ,burial4 #a ,brother1 though from yonder sky ,cometh neither voice nor cry1 ,yet we know for thee to-day ,every pain hath passed away4 #b ,not for thee shall tears be given1 ,child of ,god1 and heir of heaven2 ,for he gave thee sweet release2 ,thine the ,christian's death of peace4 #c ,well we know thy living faith ,had the power to conquer death2 ,as a living rose may bloom ,by the border of the tomb4 #d ,brother1 in that solemn trust1 ,we commend thy dust to dust2 ,in that faith we wait1 till1 risen1 ,thou shalt meet us all in heaven4 #e ,while we weep as ,jesus wept1 ,thou shalt sleep as ,jesus slept2 ,then with ,jesus thou shalt rest1 ,crowned1 and glorified1 and blest4 #djf4 #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,funeral ,hymn4 #a ,clay to clay1 and dust to dust6 ,let them mingle1--for they must6 ,give to earth the earthly clod1 ,for the spirit's fled to ,god4 #b ,never more shall midnight's damp ,darken round this mortal lamp2 ,never more shall noonday's glance ,search this mortal countenance4 #c ,look aloft6 ,the spirit's risen2 ,death cannot the soul imprison3 ',tis in heaven that spirits dwell1 ,glorious1 though invisible4 #d ,thither let us turn our view2 ,peace is there1 and comfort too2 ,there shall those we love be found1 ,tracing life's eternal round4 #djg4 ,c4 ,m4 ,dale4 ,weep ,not4 #a ,dear as thou wast1 and justly dear1 ,we would not weep for thee2 ,one thought shall check the starting tear1-- ,it is--that thou art free4 #b ,and thus shall faith's consoling power ,the tears of love restrain2 ,o1 who that saw thy parting hour ,could wish thee here again8 #c ,gently the passing spirit fled1 ,sustained by grace divine2 ,o1 may such grace on us be shed1 ,and make our end like thine6 #djh4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,death in ,manhood4 #a ,go to the grave in all thy glorious prime1 ,in full activity of zeal and power3 ,a ,christian cannot die before his time2 ,the ,lord's appointment is the servant's hour4 #b ,go to the grave2 at noon from labor cease2 ,rest on thy sheaves1 thy harvest work is done2 ,come from the heat of battle1 and in peace1 ,soldier1 go home2 with thee the field is won4 #c ,go to the grave1 for there thy ,saviour lay1 ,in death's embraces1 ere he rose on high2 ,and all the ransomed1 by that narrow way1 ,pass to eternal life beyond the sky4 #d ,go to the grave1--no1 to thy home above2 ,be thy pure spirit present with the ,lord1 ,where thou for faith and hope hast perfect love1 ,and open vision for the written word4 #dji4 #ab #aas4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,the ,resurrection and the ,life4 #a ,thou art gone to the grave2--but we will not deplore thee1 ,though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb2 ,the ,saviour has passed through its portals before thee1 ,and the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom4 #b ,thou art gone to the grave3 we no longer behold thee1 ,nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy side2 ,but the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold thee1 ,and sinners may hope1 since the ,sinless hath died4 #c ,thou art gone to the grave2 and1 its mansion forsaking1 ,perchance thy tried spirit in doubt lingered long2 ,but the sunshine of heaven beamed bright on thy waking1 ,and the song that thou heard'st was the seraphim's song4 #d ,thou art gone to the grave2 but we will not deplore thee1 ,since ,god was thy refuge1 thy guardian1 thy guide2 ,he gave thee1 ,he took thee1 and ,he will restore thee2 ,and death has no sting1 since the ,saviour hath died4 #daj4 ,c4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,death of the ,young4 #a ,calm on the bosom of thy ,god1 ,fair spirit1 rest thee now6 ,e'en while with us thy footstep trod1 ,his seal was on thy brow4 #b ,dust1 to its narrow house beneath6 ,soul1 to its home on high6 ,they that have seen thy look in death ,no more may fear to die4 #c ,lone are the paths1 and sad the hours1 ,since thy meek spirit's gone2 ,but1 ,o1 a brighter home than ours1 ,in heaven1 is now thine own6 #daa4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,briggs' ,coll4 ,death of a ,child4 #a ,fare thee well1 our fondly cherished6 ,dear1 dear blossom1 fare thee well6 ,he who lent thee hath recalled thee1 ,back with ,him and ,his to dwell4 #b ,like a sunbeam through our dwelling ,shone thy presence1 bright and calm2 ,thou didst add a zest to pleasure2 ,to our sorrows thou wast balm4 #c ,yet while mourning1 ,o our lost one1 ,come no visions of despair6 ,seated on thy tomb1 ,faith's angel ,saith1 thou art not1 art not there4 #d ,where1 then1 art thou8 with the ,saviour1 ,blest1 forever blest1 to be2 ',mid the sinless little children ,who have heard his ,come to me4 #e ,passed the shades of death's dark valley1 ,thou art leaning on his breast1 ,where the wicked may not enter1 ,and the weary are at rest4 #f ,plead1 that in a ,father's mercy ,all our sins may be forgiven2 ,angel6 plead1 that thou may'st greet us1 ,ransomed1 at the gates of heaven4 #dab4 #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,funeral ,hymn of a ,child4 #a ,to the ,father's love we trust ,that which was enshrined in dust2 ,while we give the earth to earth1 ,finds the soul its heavenly birth4 ,angels wait the angel child1 ,gentle1 young1 and undefiled4 #b ,said not oft those pleading eyes ,that they longed for purer skies8 ,did not oft the falling tear ,speak of roughening billows here8 ,prayed we not that she might rest ,on her ,heavenly ,father's breast8 #c ,give the spirit1 then1 to ,god1 ,and its vesture to the sod2 ,life1 henceforth1 shall have a ray ,kindled ne'er to pass away1 ,and a light from angel eyes ,draw us upward to the skies4 #dac4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,children in ,heaven4 #a ,in the broad fields of heaven1-- ,in the immortal bowers1 ,by life's clear river dwelling1 ,amid undying flowers1-- ,there hosts of beauteous spirits1 ,fair children of the earth1 ,linked in bright bands celestial1 ,sing of their human birth4 #b ,they sing of earth and heaven1-- ,divinest voices rise ,to ,god1 their gracious ,father1 ,who called them to the skies3 ,they all are there1--in heaven1-- ,safe1 safe1 and sweetly blest2 ,no cloud of sin can shadow ,their bright and holy rest4 #dad4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,pierpont4 ,for a ,charitable ,occasion4 #a ,mighty ,one1 whose name is holy1 ,thou wilt save ,thy work alive1 ,and the spirit of the lowly ,thou wilt visit and revive4 ,what ,thy prophets thus have spoken1 ,ages witness as they roll2 ,bleeding hearts and spirits broken1 ,touched by ,thee1 ,o ,god1 are whole4 #b ,by ,thy pitying spirit guided1 ,jesus sought the sufferer's door2 ,comfort for the poor provided1 ,and the mourner's sorrows bore2-- ,so ,thy mercy's angel1 bending1 ,heard a friendless prisoner's call1 ,and through night's cold vault descending1 ,loosed from chains ,thy servant ,paul4 #c ,father1 as ,thy love is endless1 ,working by ,thy servants thus1 ,the forsaken and the friendless ,deign to visit1 e'en by us2 ,so shall each1 with spirit fervent ,laboring with ,thee here below1 ,be declared ,thy faithful servant1 ,where there's neither want nor woe4 #dae4 #f #ds4 ,m4 ,nicoll4 ,god ,save the ,poor6 #a ,lord1 from ,thy blessed throne1 ,sorrow look down upon6 ,god save the ,poor6 ,teach them true liberty1 ,make them from tyrants free1 ,let their homes happy be6 ,god save the ,poor6 #b ,the arms of wicked men ,do ,thou with might restrain1-- ,god save the ,poor6 ,raise ,thou their lowliness1 ,succor ,thou their distress1 ,thou whom the meanest bless6 ,god save the ,poor6 #c ,give them stanch honesty1 ,let their pride manly be1 ,god save the ,poor6 ,help them to hold the right1 ,give them both truth and might1 ,lord of all life and light6 ,god save the ,poor6 #daf4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,missionary ,hymn4 #a ,from ,greenland's icy mountains1 ,from ,india's coral strand1 ,where ,afric's sunny fountains ,roll down their golden sand2 ,from many an ancient river1 ,from many a palmy plain1 ,they call us to deliver ,their land from error's chain4 #b ,what though the spicy breezes ,blow soft o'er ,ceylon's isle2 ,though every prospect pleases1 ,and only man is vile8 ,in vain with lavish kindness ,the gifts of ,god are strewn2 ,the heathen in his blindness ,bows down to wood and stone4 #c ,shall we1 whose souls are lighted ,by wisdom from on high1 ,shall we to men benighted ,the lamp of life deny8 ,salvation6 ,o salvation6 ,the joyful sound proclaim1 ,till earth's remotest nation ,shall learn ,messiah's name4 #dag4 #f #ds4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,how ,beautiful upon the ,mountains4 #a ,where1 for a thousand miles1 ,the sweet ,ohio smiles1 ,on bed of sand2 ,where prairies blossom broad1 ,fair gardens sown by ,god1 ,and lakes their ocean-flood ,pour from ,his hand2 #b ,where sleep in rest profound1 ,beneath each ancient mound1 ,a buried race2 ,there1 brother1 go and teach2 ,from heart to heart shall reach ,thy free and earnest speech ,of heavenly grace4 #c ,where the tall forest waves ,above those mouldering graves1 ,god's truth declare2 ,while his first temples spread ,their arches o'er thy head1 ,lift1 o'er the slumbering dead1 ,the voice of prayer4 #d ,while rolls the living tide1 ,down ,alleghany's side1 ,its ceaseless flood2 ,upon the mountains1 there1 ,how beautiful appear ,the feet of those who bear ,tidings of good6 #e ,o ,thou1 whose suns and rains ,upon those mighty plains ,fall evermore2 ,send down the dews of peace1 ,the sun of righteousness1 ,and let ,thy light increase ,from shore to shore6 #dah4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,c4 ,coxe4 ,western ,missions4 #a ,westward1 ,lord1 the world alluring1 ,has ,thy risen day-star beamed1 ,and1 the sinking soul assuring1 ,o'er the world's wide ocean streamed4 ,westward1 still1 the midnight breaking1 ,westward1 still1 its light be poured6 ,heathen ,thy possession making1 ,utmost lands ,thy dwelling1 ,lord6 #b ,westward1 where the waving prairie1 ,dark as slumbering ocean1 lies1 ,let thy starlight1 ,son of ,mary1 ,o'er the shadowed billows rise6 ,here be heard1 ye herald voices1 ,till the ,lord his glory shows1 ,and the lonely place rejoices ,with the bloom of ,sharon's rose4 #c ,where the wilderness is lying1 ,and the trees of ages nod1 ,westward1 in the desert crying1 ,make a highway for our ,god4 ,westward1 till the church be kneeling ,in the forest aisles so dim1 ,and the wild-wood's arches pealing ,with the people's holy hymn4 #dai4 #f #ds4 ,m4 ,e4 ,davis4 ,for a ,peace ,meeting4 #a ,not with the flashing steel1 ,not with the cannon's peal1 ,or stir of drum2 ,but in the bonds of love1 ,our white flag floats above2 ,her emblem is the dove2-- ',tis thus we come4 #b ,the laws of ,christian light1-- ,these are our weapons bright1 ,our mighty shield2 ,christ is our leader high2 ,and the broad plains which lie ,beneath the blessed sky1 ,our battle-field4 #c ,what is that great intent ,on which each heart is bent1 ,our hosts among8 ,it is that hate may die1 ,that war's red curse may fly1 ,and war's high praise for aye ,no more be sung4 #d ,on1 then1 in ,god's great name6 ,let each pure spirit's flame ,burn bright and clear2 ,stand firmly in your lot1 ,cry ye aloud1 doubt not1 ,be every fear forgot2 ,christ leads us here6 #e ,so shall earth's distant lands1 ,in happy1 holy bands1 ,one brotherhood1 ,together rise and sing1 ,gifts to one altar bring1 ,and heaven's ,eternal ,king ,pronounce it good4 #dbj4 #aj #fs4 ,m4 99 ,in ,time of ,war4 #a ,lord1 once our faith in man no fear could move2 ,now save it from despair6 ,the trial comes2 strengthen the might of love3 ,father1 ,thou hearest prayer6 #b ,thou hearest2 and we hear1 above this din1 ,thy blessed word sound clear3 ,i purge this land from slavery and sin2 ,the reign of heaven draws near4 #c ,o1 never falter1 ye who strive to bring ,in men the heavenly birth2 ,for still the angel hosts unfaltering sing1 ,peace to the weary earth6 #d ,o1 never falter6 peace must come by pain2 ,heaven is not found1 but won2 ,hold the dark angel till he moulds again ,the peace he hath undone4 #e ,we know not1 ,lord1 what storms and trials strong ,must work our world's new birth2 ,but we will toil1 with this for working-song1-- ,peace to the weary earth6 #f ,peace to the weary1 struggling1 sin-sick earth6 ,peace to the heart of man6 ,storm shall bring calm2 that high reward is worth ,all we must bear1 or can4 #dba4 #aa #ajs4 ,m4 ,longfellow4 ,peace on ,earth4 #a ,down the dark future1 through long generations1 ,the sounds of war grow fainter and then cease2 ,and1 like a bell with solemn1 sweet vibrations1 ,i hear once more the voice of ,christ say1 ,peace6 #b ,peace6 and no longer1 from its brazen portals1 ,the blast of war's great organ shakes the skies2 ,but beautiful as songs of the immortals1 ,the holy melodies of love arise4 #dbb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,glory to ,god1 ,through ,peace on ,earth4 #a ,to ,god be glory6 ,peace on earth6 ,let us repeat again ,the hymn that hailed the ,saviour's birth1-- ,peace and good will to men6 #b ,good will to men6 ,o ,god1 we hail ,this of ,thy law the sum2 ,for as this shall o'er earth prevail1 ,so shall ,thy kingdom come6 #dbc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,r4 ,w4 ,emerson4 ,the ,house ,our ,fathers ,built to ,god4 #a ,we love the venerable house ,our fathers built to ,god2 ,in heaven are kept their grateful vows1 ,their dust endears the sod4 #b ,here holy thoughts a light have shed ,from many a radiant face1 ,and prayers of tender hope have spread ,a perfume through the place4 #c ,and anxious hearts have pondered here ,the mystery of life1 ,and prayed the ,eternal ,spirit clear ,their doubts and aid their strife4 #d ,from humble tenements around ,came up the pensive train1 ,and in the church a blessing found1 ,which filled their homes again4 #e ,for faith1 and peace1 and mighty love1 ,that from the ,godhead flow1 ,showed them the life of heaven above ,springs from the life below4 #f ,they live with ,god1 their homes are dust2 ,but here their children pray1 ,and1 in this fleeting lifetime1 trust ,to find the narrow way4 #g ,on him who by the altar stands1 ,on him ,thy blessing fall6 ,speak through his lips ,thy pure commands1 ,thou ,heart1 that lovest all6 #dbd4 ,c4 ,m4 ,j4 ,weiss4 ,epiphany4 #a ,a wondrous star our pioneer1 ,we left the mystic land ,where heaven-nurtured childhood slept1 ,where yet old visions stand4 #b ,o ,god6 the land of dreams we left1 ,repose we left for aye1 ,and followed meekly to the place ,where our ,redeemer lay4 #c ,that humble manger we have found2 ,the world his cradle is2 ,his life is hidden far below ,its sins and miseries4 #d ,the world throws wide its brazen gates2 ,with ,thee we enter in2 ,o1 grant us1 in our humble sphere1 ,to free that world from sin4 #e ,we have one mind in ,christ our ,lord ,to stand and point above2 ,to hurl rebuke at social wrong2 ,but all1 ,o ,god1 in love4 #f ,the star is resting in the sky2 ,to worship ,christ we came2 ,the moments haste2 ,o1 touch our tongues ,with ,thy celestial flame6 #g ,the truest worship is a life2 ,all dreaming we resign2 ,we lay our offerings at thy feet1-- ,our lives1 ,o ,christ1 are thine6 #dbe4 ,l4 ,m4 99 ,the ,children of the ,cross4 #a ,thou ,lord of ,hosts1 whose guiding hand ,hast brought us here1 before ,thy face1 ,our spirits wait for ,thy command1 ,our silent hearts implore ,thy peace6 #b ,those spirits lay their noblest powers1 ,as offerings1 on ,thy holy shrine2 ,thine was the strength that nourished ours2 ,the children of the cross are ,thine4 #c ,while watching on our arms1 at night1 ,we saw ,thine angels round us move3 ,we heard ,thy call1 we felt ,thy light1 ,and followed1 trusting to ,thy love4 #d ,and now1 with hymn and prayer we stand1 ,to give our strength to ,thee1 great ,god6 ,we would redeem ,thy holy land1 ,that land which sin so long has trod4 #e ,send us where'er ,thou wilt1 ,o ,lord1 ,through rugged toil and wearying fight2 ,thy conquering love shall be our sword1 ,and faith in ,christ our truest might4 #f ,send down ,thy constant aid1 we pray2 ,be ,thy pure angels with us still2 ,thy truth1 be that our firmest stay2 ,our only rest1 to do ,thy will4 #dbf4 ,c4 ,m4 ,nicoll4 ,the ,reformers4 #a ,an offering at the shrine of power ,our hands shall never bring2 ,a garland on the car of pomp ,our hands shall never fling2 ,applauding in the conqueror's path ,our voices ne'er shall be2 ,but we have hearts to honor those ,who bade the world go free6 #b ,praise to the good1 the pure1 the great1 ,who made us what we are1-- ,who lit the flame which yet shall glow ,with radiance brighter far6 ,glory to them in coming time1 ,and through eternity1 ,who burst the captive's galling chain1 ,and bade the world go free6 #dbg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,earth's ,nameless ,martyrs4 #a ,the kings of old have shrine and tomb ,in many a minster's haughty gloom2 ,and green1 along the ocean-side1 ,the mounds arise where heroes died2 ,but show me on thy flowery breast1 ,earth6 where thy nameless martyrs rest6 #b ,the thousands that1 uncheered by praise1 ,have made one offering of their days2 ,for truth1 for heaven1 for freedom's sake1 ,resigned the bitter cup to take2 ,and silently1 in fearless faith1 ,have bowed their noble souls to death4 #c ,o1 haply all around lie strewed ,the ashes of that multitude6 ,it may be that each day we tread ,where thus devoted hearts have bled1 ,and the sweet flowers the children sow ,take root in holy dust below4 #d ,what though no stone the record bears ,of their deep thoughts and lonely prayers1 ,may not our inmost hearts be stilled1 ,with knowledge of their presence filled1 ,and by their lives be taught to prize ,the meekness of self-sacrifice8 #dbh4 #fs4 ,m4 ,luther4 ,the ,martyrs' ,ashes4 #a ,flung to the heedless winds1 ,or on the waters cast1 ,their ashes shall be watched1 ,and gathered at the last2 ,and from that scattered dust1 ,around us and abroad1 ,shall spring a plenteous seed ,of witnesses for ,god4 #b ,the ,father hath received ,their latest living breath2 ,yet vain is ,satan's boast ,of victory in their death2 ,still1 still1 though dead1 they speak1 ,and1 trumpet-tongued1 proclaim ,to many a wakening land ,the one prevailing name4 #dbi4 ,c4 ,m4 ,moravian4 ,the ,noble ,army of ,martyrs4 #a ,glory to ,god6 whose witness-train1 ,those heroes bold in faith1 ,could smile on poverty and pain1 ,and triumph even in death4 #b ,o1 may that faith our hearts sustain1 ,wherein they fearless stood ,when1 in the power of cruel men1 ,they poured their willing blood4 #c ,god1 whom we serve1 our ,god1 can save2 ,can damp the scorching flame1 ,can build an ark1 or smooth the wave1 ,for such as love ,his name4 #d ,yea1 should it even to man appear1 ,at times1 as though the ,lord ,forsook ,his chosen servants here1 ,we yet will trust ,his word4 #e ,lord6 if ,thine arm support us still ,with its eternal strength1 ,we shall o'ercome the mightiest ill1 ,and conquerors prove1 at length4 #dcj4 ,s4 ,m4 ,graham4 ,god ,with ,us on the ,deep4 #a ,heave1 mighty ocean1 heave6 ,and blow1 thou boisterous wind6 ,onward we swiftly glide1 and leave ,our home and friends behind4 #b ,away1 away we steer1 ,upon the ocean's breast2 ,and dim the distant heights appear1 ,like clouds along the west4 #c ,there is a loneliness ,upon the mighty deep2 ,and hurried thoughts upon us press1 ,as onward still we sweep4 #d ,but there is hope and joy1 ,wherever we may be2 ,danger nor death can e'er destroy ,our trust1 ,o ,god1 in ,thee6 #e ,then wherefore should we grieve ,or what have we to fear8 ,though home and friends and life we leave1 ,our ,god is ever near4 #f ,sweep1 mighty ocean1 sweep6 ,ye winds1 blow foul or fair6 ,our ,god is with us on the deep1 ,our home is everywhere4 #dca4 ,p4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,southey4 ,the ,mariner's ,hymn4 #a ,launch thy bark1 mariner6 ,christian1 ,god speed thee6 ,let loose the rudder bands1 ,good angels lead thee6 ,set thy sails warily1 ,tempests will come2 ,steer thy course steadily1 ,christian1 steer home6 #b ,look to the weather bow1 ,breakers are round thee2 ,let fall thy plummet now1 ,shallows may ground thee4 ,reef in thy foresail there2 ,hold the helm fast2 ,so1--let the vessel wear1-- ,by swept the blast4 #c ,slacken no sail yet1 at ,inlet or island2 ,straight for the beacon steer1-- ,straight for the highland2 ,crowd all the canvass on1 ,cut through the foam2-- ,christian6 cast anchor now2 ,heaven is thy home6 #dcb4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,sterling4 ,the ,husbandman's ,hymn4 #a ,many a power within earth's bosom1 ,noiseless1 hidden1 works beneath2 ,hence are seed and leaf and blossom1 ,golden ear and clustered wreath4 #b ,wind and frost1 and hour and season1 ,land and water1 sun and shade1-- ,work with these1 as bids thy reason1 ,for they work thy toil to aid4 #c ,sow thy seed and reap in gladness6 ,man himself is all a seed2 ,hope and hardship1 joy and sadness1 ,slow the plant to ripeness lead4 #dcc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,flint4 ,remembrance of ,our ,fathers4 #a ,in pleasant lands have fallen the lines ,that bound our goodly heritage1 ,and safe beneath our sheltering vines ,our youth is blest1 and soothed our age4 #b ,what thanks1 ,o ,god1 to ,thee are due1 ,that ,thou didst plant our fathers here1 ,and watch and guard them as they grew1 ,a vineyard to the planter dear6 #c ,the toils they bore our ease have wrought2 ,they sowed in tears1--in joy we reap2 ,the birthright they so dearly bought ,we'll guard1 till we with them shall sleep4 #d ,thy kindness to our fathers shown1 ,in weal and woe1 through all the past1 ,their grateful sons1 ,o ,god1 shall own1 ,while here their name and race shall last4 #dcd4 #h #fs4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,prayer for ,our ,country4 #a ,from foes that would our land devour2 ,from guilty pride and lust of power2 ,from wild sedition's lawless hour2 ,from yoke of slavery2 #b ,from blinded zeal1 by faction led2 ,from giddy change1 by fancy bred2 ,from poisoned error's serpent head2 ,good ,lord1 preserve us free6 #dce4 ,l4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,the ,day of ,freedom4 #a ,o ,thou1 whose presence went before ,our fathers in their weary way1 ,as with ,thy chosen moved of yore ,the fire by night1 the cloud by day6 #b ,when1 from each temple of the free1 ,a nation's song ascends to heaven1 ,most holy ,father1 unto ,thee ,now let our humble prayer be given4 #c ,sweet peace be here2 and hope and love ,be round us as a mantle thrown1 ,as unto ,thee1 supreme above1 ,the knee of prayer is bowed alone4 #d ,and grant1 ,o ,father1 that the time ,of earth's deliverance may be near1 ,when every land1 and tongue1 and clime1 ,the message of ,thy love shall hear2-- #e ,when1 smitten as with fire from heaven1 ,the captive's chain shall sink in dust1 ,and to his fettered soul be given ,the glorious freedom of the just4 #dcf4 ,c4 ,m4 99 ,american ,slavery4 #a ,the land our fathers left to us ,is foul with hateful sin2 ,when shall1 ,o ,lord1 this sorrow end1 ,and hope and joy begin8 #b ,what good1 though growing might and wealth ,shall stretch from shore to shore1 ,if thus the fatal poison-taint ,be only spread the more8 #c ,wipe out1 ,o ,god1 the nation's sin1 ,then swell the nation's power2 ,but build not high our yearning hopes1 ,to wither in an hour6 #d ,no outward show nor fancied strength ,from ,thy stern justice saves2 ,there is no liberty for them ,who make their brethren slaves6 #dcg4 #gs4 ,m4 ,j4 ,r4 ,lowell4 ,anti-,slavery ,hymn4 #a ,men6 whose boast it is that ye ,come of fathers brave and free1 ,if there breathe on earth a slave1 ,are ye truly free and brave8 ,if ye do not feel the chain1 ,when it works a brother's pain1 ,are ye not base slaves indeed1 ,slaves unworthy to be freed8 #b ,is true freedom but to break ,fetters for our own dear sake1 ,and with leathern hearts forget ,that we owe mankind a debt8 ,no6 true freedom is to share ,all the chains our brothers wear1 ,and with heart and hand to be ,earnest to make others free4 #c ,they are slaves1 who fear to speak ,for the fallen and the weak2 ,they are slaves1 who will not choose ,hatred1 scoffing1 and abuse1 ,rather than1 in silence1 shrink ,from the truth they needs must think2 ,they are slaves1 who dare not be ,in the right with two or three4 #dch4 ,l4 ,m4 ,caroline ,sewall4 ,remember ,them ,who ,are in ,bonds4 #a ,lord1 when ,thine ancient people cried1 ,oppressed and bound by ,egypt's king1 ,thou didst ,arabia's sea divide1 ,and forth ,thy fainting ,israel bring4 #b ,lo1 in these latter days1 our land ,groans with the anguish of the slave3 ,lord ,god of hosts6 stretch forth ,thy hand1 ,not shortened that it cannot save4 #c ,roll back the swelling tide of sin1 ,the lust of gain1 the lust of power2 ,the day of freedom usher in3 ,how long delays the appointed hour8 #d ,as ,thou of old to ,miriam's hand ,the thrilling timbrel didst restore1 ,and to the joyful song her land ,echoed from desert to the shore2 #e ,o let ,thy smitten ones again ,take up the chorus of the free1-- ,praise ye the ,lord6 ,his power proclaim1 ,for ,he hath conquered gloriously6 #dci4 #h1 #g1 #ds4 ,m4 99,montgomery4 ,slavery4 #a ,ages1 ages have departed1 ,since the first dark vessel bore ,afric's children1 broken-hearted1 ,to this far-off western shore2 ,she1 like ,rachel1 ,weeping1 for they were no more4 #b ,millions1 millions have been slaughtered ,in the fight and on the deep2 ,millions1 millions more have watered1 ,with such tears as captives weep1 ,fields of labor ,where their wasted bodies sleep4 #c ,mercy1 mercy1 vainly pleading1 ,rends her garments1 smites her breast1 ,till a voice from heaven proceeding ,gladden all the waiting west3 ,come1 ye weary6 ,come1 and ,i will give you rest6 #d ,tidings1 tidings of salvation6 ,brothers1 rise with one accord1 ,purge the plague-spot from our nation1 ,till1 unto their rights restored1 ,slaves no longer1 ,all are freemen in the ,lord6 #ddj4 ,p4 ,m4 99,montgomery4 ,watch for the ,morning4 #a ,climb we the mountain afar1 ,in the still hour of even2 ,led by yon beautiful star1 ,first of the daughters of heaven3 ,darkness yet covers the face of the deep2 ,spirit of freedom6 go forth in thy might1 ,break the slave's bondage like infancy's sleep1 ,the moment when ,god shall say1 ,let there be light6 #b ,gaze we meanwhile for the day1 ,praying in thought while we gaze2 ,watch for the morning's first ray2 ,prayer then be turned into praise6 ,shout to the valleys1 ,behold ye the morn1 ,long1 long desired1 but denied to our sight2 ,lo1 myriads of slaves into men are new-born2 ,the word was omnipotent1 and there is light6 #dda4 ,l4 ,m4 99,whittier4 ,mercy and ,not ,sacrifice4 #a ,o ,thou1 at whose rebuke1 the grave ,back to warm life the sleeper gave1 ,who1 waking1 saw with joy1 above1 ,a brother's face of tenderest love2-- #b ,thou1 unto whom the blind and lame1 ,the sorrowing1 and the sin-sick came2 ,the burden of thy holy faith ,was love and life1 not hate and death4 #c ,o1 once again thy healing lay ,on the blind eyes which know thee not1 ,and let the light of thy pure day ,shine in upon the darkened thought6 #d ,o1 touch the hearts of men1 and show ,the power which in forbearance lies2 ,and let them feel that ,mercy now ,is better than old ,sacrifice6 #ddb4 ,l4 ,m4 99,mrs4 ,livermore4 ,redeeming ,power of ,love4 #a ,what precept1 ,jesus1 is like thine1-- ,forgive1 as ye would be forgiven6 ,in this we see the power divine1 ,which shall transform our earth to heaven4 #b ,o1 not the harsh and scornful word ,the victory over sin can gain1 ,not the dark prison1 or the sword1 ,the shackle1 or the weary chain4 #c ,but from our spirits there must flow ,a love that will the wrong outweigh2 ,our lips must only blessings know1 ,and wrath and sin shall die away4 #d ',twas heaven that formed the holy plan ,to win the wanderer back by love2 ,thus let us save our brother1 man1 ,and imitate our ,god above4 ,,ix4 ,,miscellaneous4 #ddc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,keble4 ,teaching ,little ,children4 #a ,o1 say not1 think not1 heavenly notes ,to childish ears are vain1-- ,that the young mind at random floats1 ,and cannot reach the strain4 #b ,was not our ,lord a little child1 ,taught by degrees to pray1 ,by father dear and mother mild ,instructed day by day8 #c ,and loved he not of heaven to talk ,with children in his sight1 ,to meet them in his daily walk1 ,and to his arms invite8 #d ,and though some tones be weak and low1 ,what are all prayers beneath1 ,but cries of babes1 that cannot know ,half the deep thought they breathe8 #e ,in his own words we ,christ adore2 ,but angels1 as we speak1 ,higher above our meaning soar ,than we o'er children weak4 #f ,and yet his words mean more than they1 ,and yet he owns their praise2 ,o1 think not that he turns away ,from infants' simple lays6 #ddd4 ,c4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,the ,holy ,child4 #a ,by cool ,siloam's shady rill ,how sweet the lily grows6 ,how sweet the breath1 beneath the hill1 ,of ,sharon's dewy rose6 #b ,lo1 such the child whose early feet ,the paths of peace have trod2 ,whose secret heart1 with influence sweet1 ,is upward drawn to ,god6 #c ,o ,thou who giv'st us life and breath1 ,we seek ,thy grace alone1 ,in childhood1 manhood1 age1 and death1 ,to keep us still ,thine own6 #dde4 ,c4 ,m4 ,flint's ,coll4 ,suffer ,little ,children to ,come unto ,me4 #a ,see ,israel's gentle ,shepherd stand ,with all-engaging charms6 ,hark1 how he calls the tender lambs1 ,and folds them in his arms6 #b ,suffer the little ones1 he says1 ,forbid them not to come2 ,of such is heaven2 and souls like these ,shall find in heaven their home4 #c ,we bring them1 ,lord1 with thankful hands1 ,and yield them up to ,thee2 ,joyful that we ourselves are ,thine1 ,thine let our offspring be6 #ddf4 ,c4 ,m4 ,briggs' ,coll4 ,remember ,thy ,creator in the ,days of ,thy ,youth4 #a ,ye joyous ones6 upon whose brow ,the light of youth is shed1 ,o'er whose glad path life's early flowers ,in glowing beauty spread2 ,forget not ,him whose love hath poured ,around that golden light1 ,and tinged those opening buds of hope ,with hues so softly bright4 #b ,thou tempted one6 just entering ,upon enchanted ground1 ,ten thousand snares are spread for thee1 ,ten thousand foes surround3 ,a dark and a deceitful band1 ,upon thy path they lower2 ,trust not thine own unaided strength ,to save thee from their power4 #c ,thou whose yet bright and joyous eye ,may soon be dimmed with tears1 ,to whom the hours of bitterness ,must come in coming years2 ,teach early thy confiding eye ,to pierce the cloudy screen1 ,to look above the storms of life1 ,eternally serene4 #ddg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,l4 ,e4 ,landon4 ,feed ,my ,lambs6 #a ,while yet the youthful spirit bears ,the image of its ,god within1 ,and uneffaced that beauty wears1 ,which may too soon be stained by sin2 #b ,then is the time for faith and love ,to take in charge their precious care1-- ,teach the young heart to look above1 ,teach the young lips to speak in prayer4 #c ,the world will come with care and crime1 ,and tempt too oft that heart astray2 ,still the seed sown in early time ,shall not be wholly cast away4 #d ,the infant prayer1 the infant hymn1 ,within the darkened soul will rise1 ,when age's weary eye is dim1 ,and the grave's shadow round us lies4 #e ,the infant hymn is heard again1 ,the infant prayer is breathed once more2 ,reclasping thus the broken chain1 ,we turn to all we loved before4 #ddh4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,a ,child's ,prayer4 #a ,great ,god6 and wilt ,thou condescend ,to be my ,father and my ,friend8 ,i but a child1--and ,thou so high1 ,the ,lord of earth and air and sky6 #b ,art ,thou my ,father8--,let me be ,a meek1 obedient child to ,thee2 ,and try1 in word and deed and thought1 ,to serve and please ,thee as ,i ought4 #c ,art ,thou my ,father8--,i'll depend ,upon the care of such a friend2 ,and only wish to do and be ,whatever seemeth good to ,thee4 #d ,art ,thou my ,father8--,then1 at last1 ,when all my days on earth are past1 ,send down1 and take me1 in ,thy love1 ,to be ,thy better child above4 #ddi4 ,c4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,barbauld4 ,the ,christian ,pilgrim4 #a ,our country is ,immanuel's ground2 ,we seek that promised soil2 ,the songs of ,zion cheer our hearts1 ,while strangers here we toil4 #b ,oft do our eyes with joy o'erflow1 ,and oft are bathed in tears2 ,but only heaven our hopes can raise1 ,and sin alone1 our fears4 #c ,we tread the path our ,master trod2 ,we bear the cross he bore2 ,and every thorn that wounds our feet ,his temples pierced before4 #d ,the flowers that spring along the road ,we scarcely stoop to pluck2 ,we walk o'er beds of shining ore1 ,nor waste one wishful look4 #e ,we purge our mortal dross away1 ,refining as we run2 ,and while we die to earth and sense1 ,our heaven is here begun4 #dej4 ,c4 ,m4 ,briggs' ,coll4 ,the ,spiritual ,world4 #a ,there is a world we have not seen1 ,that time can ne'er destroy1 ,where mortal footstep hath not been1 ,nor ear hath heard its joy4 #b ,there is a world1--and ,o how blest6 ,fairer than prophets told2 ,and never did an angel guest ,one half its peace unfold4 #c ,and this pure world is ever bright ,with radiance all its own2 ,the streams of uncreated light ,flow round it from the throne4 #d ,look not abroad with roving mind ,to seek that fair abode2 ,it comes1 where'er the lowly find ,the perfect peace of ,god4 #dea4 ,c4 ,m4 ,croswell4 ,hymn for ,christmas4 #a ,now gird your patient loins again1 ,your wasting torches trim6 ,the chief of all the sons of men1 ,shall we not welcome him8 ,fill all his courts with sacred songs1 ,and from the temple wall ,wave garlands o'er the joyful throngs ,that crowd his festival6 #b ,and still more freshly in the mind ,store up the hopes sublime ,which then were born for all mankind1 ,so blessed was the time2 ,and1 underneath these hallowed eaves1 ,a ,saviour will be born ,in every heart that him receives1 ,on his triumphal morn4 #deb4 #gs4 ,m4 ,grant4 ,the ,garden of ,gethsemane4 #a ,jesus1 while he dwelt below1 ,as divine historians say1 ,to a place would often go1 ,near to ,kedron's brook that lay3 ,in this place he loved to be1 ,and 'twas named ,gethsemane4 #b ',twas a garden1 as we read1 ,at the foot of ,olivet1 ,low and proper to be made ,the ,redeemer's lone retreat3 ,when from noise he would be free1 ,then he sought ,gethsemane4 #c ,thither1 by their ,master brought1 ,his disciples likewise came2 ,there the heavenly truths he taught ,often set their hearts on flame3 ,therefore they1 as well as he1 ,visited ,gethsemane4 #d ,oft conversing here they sat2 ,or might join with ,christ in prayer2 ,o1 what blest devotion that1 ,when the ,lord himself is there6 ,all things there did so agree ,to endear ,gethsemane4 #e ,full of love to man's lost race1 ,on the conflict much he thought2 ,this he knew the destined place1 ,and he loved the sacred spot3 ,therefore ,jesus chose to be ,often in ,gethsemane4 #dec4 ,c4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,the ,communion of ,saints4 #a ,the saints on earth and those above ,but one communion make2 ,joined to their ,lord in bonds of love1 ,all of ,his grace partake4 #b ,one family1 we dwell in ,him2 ,one church above1 beneath2 ,though now divided by the stream1 ,the narrow stream of death4 #c ,one army of the living ,god1 ,to ,his command we bow2 ,part of the host have crossed the flood ,and part are crossing now4 #d ,o ,god1 be ,thou our constant guide6 ,then1 when the word is given1 ,bid ,thou death's flood its waves divide1 ,and land us safe in heaven4 #ded4 ,c4 ,m4 ,watts4 ,law and ,love4 #a ,not to the terrors of the ,lord1 ,the tempest1 fire1 and smoke2 ,not to the thunder of that word ,which ,god on ,sinai spoke2-- #b ,but we are come to ,zion's hill1 ,the city of our ,god1 ,where milder words declare ,his will1 ,and spread ,his love abroad4 #c ,behold the great1 the glorious host ,of angels1 clothed in light6 ,behold the spirits of the just1 ,whose faith is turned to sight6 #d ,in such society as this1 ,my weary soul would rest2 ,for he who dwells where ,jesus is ,must be forever blest4 #dee4 ,p4 ,m4 ,j4 ,h4 ,perkins4 ,prayer and ,labor4 #a ,by earth hemmed in1 by earth oppressed1 ',tis hard to labor1--hard to pray2 ,and of the week1 for prayer and rest1 ,we've but one ,sabbath day4 #b ,but purer spirits walk above1 ,who worship alway2 who are blest ,with an upspringing might of love ,that makes all labor1 rest4 #c ,father1 while here1 we would arise ,in spirit to that realm2 and there ,be every act a sacrifice1 ,and every thought a prayer6 #def4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,strength ,from ,struggle4 #a ,grows dark thy path before thee8 ,press on6 still undismayed2 ,heaven shines resplendent o'er thee1 ,though earth be wrapped in shade4 #b ,and ,god1 thy trust1 hath given1 ,with word from swerving free1 ,the angels of high heaven ,a charge concerning thee4 #c ,then though thy feet may falter ,even at early morn1 ,and from hope's burning altar ,the light may be withdrawn1-- #d ,yet from thy self-prostration ,thou shalt awake in power2 ,from tears and lamentation1 ,to conquest every hour4 #e ,strong in thy perfect weakness1 ,thy strength shall never fail2 ,mighty in holy meekness1 ,thine arm shall still prevail4 #deg4 ,c4 ,m4 ,german4 ,the ,heavenly ,guide4 #a ,when thirst for power or for gold ,hath led our souls astray2 ,when1 blind1 by blinder guides we're told1 ,lo1 here thou'lt find the way2 #b ,look down1 ,o ,father1 from above2 ,set us from error free2 ,teach us to serve ,thee here in love1 ,and find our home in ,thee4 #c ,when faith ,thy guidance humbly takes1 ,and seeks ,thy will to do1 ,clear light upon our pathway breaks1 ,the world to guide us through4 #d ,thy spirit send1 our souls to keep2 ,thy wisdom make our own2 ,and though our way leads through the deep1 ,we wander not alone4 #deh4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,light ,for ,all4 #a ,the light pours down from heaven1 ,and enters where it may2 ,the eyes of all earth's children ,are cheered with one bright day4 #b ,so let the mind's true sunshine ,be spread o'er earth as free1 ,and fill men's waiting spirits1 ,as the waters fill the sea4 #c ,the soul can shed a glory ,on every work well done2 ,as even things most lowly ,are radiant in the sun4 #d ,then let each human spirit ,enjoy the vision bright2 ,the truth which comes from heaven ,shall spread like heaven's own light2 #e ,till earth becomes ,god's temple2 ,and every human heart ,shall join in one great service1 ,each happy in his part4 #dei4 ,c4 ,m4 ,j4 ,weiss4 ,for a ,summer ,festival4 #a ,beneath ,thy trees to-day we met1 ,amid ,thy summer flowers2 ,and every heart is blessing yet ,these happy1 fleeting hours4 #b ,but creeping shades to vespers call1 ,and timely lore impart1 ,to make our latest shadows fall ,from sunshine in the heart4 #c ,yes1 even so2 the summer leaf1 ,the summer flowers1 declare ,their childlike1 chastening belief1 ,that ,thou dost make them fair4 #d ,o1 let us cherish nature's creed1 ,and live and bloom to ,thee2 ,for only childlike hearts1 we read1 ,can grace eternity4 #dfj4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,morning ,hymn4 #a ,our ,father6 we thank ,thee for sleep1 ,for quiet and peaceable rest2 ,we bless the kind care that doth keep ,thy children from being distressed3 ,o1 how in their weakness shall children repay ,thy fatherly kindness1 by night and by day8 #b ,our voices shall utter ,thy praise1 ,our hearts shall o'erflow with ,thy love2 ,o1 teach us to walk in ,thy ways1 ,and lift us earth's trials above6 ,the heart's true affection is all we can give2 ,in love's pure devotion1 ,o1 help us to live6 #c ,so long as ,thou seest it right ,that here upon earth we should stay1 ,we pray ,thee to guard us by night1 ,and help us to serve ,thee by day2 ,and when all the days of this life shall be o'er1 ,receive us in heaven1 to serve ,thee the more4 #dfa4 ,l4 ,m4 ,goethe4 ,even-,tide4 #a ,o'er silent field and lonely lawn ,her dusky mantle night hath drawn2 ,at twilight's holy1 heartfelt hour1 ,in man his better soul hath power4 #b ,the passions are at peace within1 ,and stilled each stormy thought of sin2 ,the yielding bosom1 overawed1 ,breathes love to man1 and love to ,god4 #dfb4 ,l4 ,m4 ,edmeston4 ,sabbath ,evening4 #a ,sweet is the light of ,sabbath eve1 ,and soft the sunbeam lingering there2 ,those sacred hours this low earth leave1 ,wafted on wings of praise and prayer4 #b ,the time1 how lovely and how still6 ,peace shines and smiles on all below2 ,the plain1 the stream1 the wood1 the hill1 ,all fair with evening's setting glow6 #c ,season of rest6 the tranquil soul ,feels thy sweet calm1 and melts in love2 ,and while these sacred moments roll1 ,faith sees a smiling heaven above4 #d ,thou ,god of mercy1 swift to hear1 ,more swift than man to tell his need2 ,be ,thou to us1 this evening1 near1 ,and to ,thy fount our spirits lead6 #dfc4 ,s4 ,m4 ,briggs' ,coll4 ,seasons for ,prayer4 #a ,come at the morning hour1 ,come1 let us kneel and pray2 ,prayer is the ,christian pilgrim's staff ,to walk with ,god all day4 #b ,at noon1 beneath the ,rock ,of ,ages1 rest and pray2 ,sweet is that shelter from the sun ,in the weary heat of day4 #c ,at evening1 in thy home1 ,around its altar1 pray2 ,and finding there the house of ,god1 ,with heaven then close the day4 #d ,when midnight veils our eyes1 ,o1 it is sweet to say1 ,i sleep1 but my heart waketh1 ,lord1 ,with ,thee to watch and pray4 #dfd4 #aas4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,osgood4 ,glad ,worship4 #a ,approach not the altar with gloom in thy soul1 ,nor let thy feet falter from terror's control2 ,god loves not the sadness of fear and mistrust2 ,o1 serve ,him with gladness1--the ,loving and ,just6 #b ,his bounty is tender1 ,his being is love2 ,his smile fills with splendor the blue arch above2 ,confiding1 believing1 ,o1 enter always ,his courts with thanksgiving1 ,his portals with praise6 #c ,come not to ,his temple with pride in thy mien ,but lowly and simple1 in courage serene2 ,bring meekly before ,him the faith of a child1 ,bow down and adore ,him with heart undefiled6 #dfe4 #gs4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,praise ,ye the ,lord4 #a ,heralds of creation6 cry1-- ,praise the ,lord1 the ,lord most high6 ,heaven and earth6 obey the call2 ,praise the ,lord1 the ,lord of all4 #b ,for ,he spake1 and forth from night ,sprang the universe to light2 ,he commanded1--nature heard1 ,and stood fast upon ,his word4 #c ,praise ,him1 all ye hosts above2 ,spirits perfected in love6 ,sun and moon6 your voices raise2 ,sing1 ye stars6 your ,maker's praise4 #d ,earth6 from all thy depths below1 ,ocean's hallelujahs flow2 ,lightning1 vapor1 wind1 and storm1 ,hail and snow6 ,his will perform4 #e ,birds6 on wings of rapture soar1 ,warble at ,his temple's door2 ,joyful sounds from herds and flocks1 ,echo back1 ye caves and rocks6 #f ,high above all height ,his throne2 ,excellent ,his name alone2 ,him let all ,his works confess6 ,him let all ,his children bless6 #dff4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,lord ,is in ,his ,holy ,temple4 #a ,god is in ,his holy temple3 ,thoughts of earth1 be silent now1 ,while with reverence we assemble1 ,and before ,his presence bow4 ,he is with us now and ever1 ,when we call upon ,his name1 ,aiding every good endeavor1 ,guiding every upward aim4 #b ,god is in ,his holy temple2-- ,in the pure and holy mind2 ,in the reverent heart and simple2 ,in the soul from sense refined3 ,then let every low emotion ,banished far and silent be6 ,and our souls1 in pure devotion1 ,lord1 be temples worthy ,thee6 #dfg4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,dr4 ,johnson4 ,god4 #a ,o ,thou whose power o'er moving worlds presides1 ,whose voice created1 and whose wisdom guides6 ,on darkling man in pure effulgence shine1 ,and cheer the clouded mind with light divine6 #b ',tis ,thine alone to calm the pious breast ,with silent confidence and holy rest2 ,from ,thee1 great ,god6 we spring1 to ,thee we tend1 ,path1 ,motive1 ,guide1 ,original1 and ,end6 #dfh4 #gs4 ,m4 ,episcopal ,coll4 ,thanksgiving ,hymn4 #a ,praise to ,god1 immortal praise1 ,for the love that crowns our days6 ,bounteous ,source of every joy1 ,let ,thy praise our tongues employ6 ,all to ,thee1 our ,god1 we owe1 ,source whence all our blessings flow6 #b ,all the blessings of the fields1 ,all the stores the garden yields1 ,flocks that whiten all the plain1 ,yellow sheaves of ripened grain2-- ,lord1 for these our souls shall raise ,grateful vows and solemn praise6 #c ,all that spring with bounteous hand ,scatters o'er the smiling land1 ,all the plenty summer pours1 ,autumn's rich1 o'erflowing stores2-- ,lord1 for these our souls shall raise ,grateful vows and solemn praise6 #d ,peace1 prosperity1 and health1 ,private bliss and public wealth1 ,knowledge1 with its gladdening streams1 ,pure religion's holier beams2-- ,lord1 for these our souls shall raise ,grateful vows and solemn praise6 #dfi4 #gs4 ,m4 ,merrick4 ,the ,heavenly ,shepherd4 #a ,lo1 my ,shepherd's hand divine6 ,want shall never more be mine4 ,in a pasture fair and large ,he shall feed ,his happy charge1 ,and my couch with tenderest care ',midst the springing grass prepare #b ,when ,i faint with summer's heat1 ,he shall lead my weary feet ,to the streams that1 still and slow1 ,through the verdant meadow flow3 ,when through devious paths ,i stray1 ,he shall teach the better way #c ,though the dreary vale ,i tread1 ,by the shades of death o'erspread1 ,i shall walk from terror free1 ,while each needed strength ,i see ,by ,thy rod and staff supplied2 ,this my guard1 and that my guide4 #d ,thou my plenteous board hast spread2 ,thou with oil refreshed my head2 ,filled by ,thee1 my cup o'erflows2 ,for ,thy love no limit knows2 ,and unto my latest end ,thou my footsteps shalt attend4 #dgj4 ,c4 ,m4 ,episcopal ,coll4 ,calm ,trust4 #a ,father1 whate'er of earthly bliss ,thy sovereign will denies1 ,accepted at ,thy throne1 let this1 ,my humble prayer1 arise3-- #b ,give me a calm and thankful heart1 ,from every murmur free2 ,the blessings of ,thy grace impart1 ,and make me live to ,thee2-- #c ,let the sweet hope that ,thou art mine ,my life and death attend1 ,thy presence through my journey shine1 ,and bless my journey's end4 #dga4 ,l4 ,m4 99,browne4 ,the ,one ,god4 #a ,eternal ,god6 ,almighty ,cause ,of earth1 and seas1 and worlds unknown6 ,all things are subject to ,thy laws2 ,all things depend on ,thee alone4 #b ,thy glorious being singly stands1 ,of all within itself possessed2 ,by none controlled in ,thy commands1 ,and in ,thyself completely blessed4 #c ,worship to ,thee alone belongs1 ,worship to ,thee alone we give2 ,thine be our hearts1 and ,thine our songs1 ,and to ,thy glory may we live4 #d ,o1 spread ,thy truth through every land1 ,in every heart ,thy love be known2 ,subdue the world to ,thy command1 ,and1 as ,thou art1 reign ,god alone4 #dgb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,sternhold ,he ,bowed the ,heavens and ,came ,down4 #a ,the ,lord descended from above1 ,and bowed the heavens most high1 ,and underneath ,his feet ,he cast ,the darkness of the sky4 #b ,on cherubim and seraphim ,full royally ,he rode1 ,and on the wings of mighty winds ,came flying all abroad4 #c ,he sat serene upon the floods1 ,their fury to restrain2 ,and ,he as sovereign ,lord and ,king ,for evermore shall reign4 #dgc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,j4 ,richardson4 ,one in ,christ4 #a ,from ,zion's holy hill there rose ,a fount divine1 that ever flows2 ,heaven's smile is on its waters shed1 ,by heaven's own dews the fount is fed4 #b ,that stream of ,truth--a silver thread1 ,scarce known1 save by its fountain-head-- ,now onward pours1 a mighty flood1 ,and fills the new-formed world with good4 #c ,where'er that living fountain flows1 ,new life its healing wave bestows1 ,and man1 from sin's corruptions free1 ,inspires with its own purity4 #d ,a spirit1 breathed from ,zion's hill1 ,in holy hearts is living still1-- ,that ,comforter from heaven above1 ,the presence of celestial love4 #e ,o1 may this spirit ever be ,our bond of peace and unity6 ,thus shall we teach1 as ,christ began1 ,through love1 the brotherhood of man4 #dgd4 ,c4 ,m4 99,pierpont4 ,the ,hymn of the ,last ,supper4 #a ,the winds are hushed2 the peaceful moon ,looks down on ,zion's hill2 ,the city sleeps2 'tis night's calm moon1 ,and all the streets are still4 #b ,how soft1 how holy1 is the light6 ,and hark6 a sweet1 low song1 ,as gently as these dews of night1 ,floats on the air along4 #c ,affection's wish1 devotion's prayer1 ,are in that holy strain2 ,and hope and love and trust are there1 ,and triumph1 won through pain4 #d ',tis ,jesus and his faithful few ,that soul-deep hymn who pour2-- ,o ,christ6 may we the song renew1 ,and learn to love thee more4 #dge4 ,c4 ,m4 ,moore4 ,consolation4 #a ,o ,thou who driest the mourner's tear1 ,how dark this world would be1 ,if1 when deceived and wounded here1 ,we could not fly to ,thee6 #b ,but ,thou wilt heal the broken heart1 ,which1 like the plants that throw ,their fragrance from the wounded part1 ,breathes sweetness out of woe4 #c ,when joy no longer soothes or cheers1 ,and e'en the hope that threw ,a moment's sparkle o'er our tears ,is dimmed and vanished too2 #d ,o1 who would bear life's stormy doom1 ,did not ,thy wing of love ,come1 brightly wafting through the gloom ,our peace-branch from above8 #e ,then sorrow1 touched by ,thee1 grows bright1 ,with more than rapture's ray2 ,the darkness shows us worlds of light ,we never saw by day4 #dgf4 ,c4 ,m4 ,keble4 ,the ,elder ,scripture4 #a ,there is a book1 who runs may read1 ,which heavenly truth imparts2 ,and all the lore its scholars need1 ,pure eyes and loving hearts4 #b ,the works of ,god1 above1 below1 ,within us1 and around1 ,are pages in that book1 to show ,how ,god himself is found4 #c ,the glorious sky1 embracing all1 ,is like the ,father's love2 ,wherewith encompassed1 great and small ,in peace and order move4 #d ,the dew of heaven is like ,his grace2 ,it steals in silence down2 ,but where it lights1 the favored place ,by richest fruits is known4 #e ,two worlds are ours2 'tis only sin ,forbids us to descry ,the mystic heaven and earth within1 ,plain as the earth and sky4 #f ,thou1 who hast given me eyes to see ,and love this sight so fair1 ,give me a heart to find out ,thee1 ,and read ,thee everywhere6 #dgg4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,sterling4 ,rest4 #a ,o ,thou1 the primal fount of life and peace1 ,who shedd'st ,thy breathing quiet all around1 ,in me command that pain and conflict cease1 ,and tune to music every jarring sound4 #b ,make ,thou in me1 ,o ,god1 through shame and pain1 ,a heart attuned to ,thy celestial calm2 ,let not the spirit's pangs be roused in vain1 ,but heal the wounded breast with soothing balm6 #c ,so1 firm in steadfast hope1 in thought secure1 ,in full accord with all ,thy works of joy1 ,may ,i be nerved to labors high and pure1 ,and ,thou ,thy child to do ,thy work employ4 #d ,in ,one who walked on earth1 a man of woe1 ,was holier peace than even this hour inspires2 ,from him to me let inward quiet flow1 ,and give the might my failing will requires4 #e ,so this great universe1--so he1 and ,thou1 ,the central source and wondrous bound of things1 ,may fill my heart with rest as deep as now ,to land and sea and air ,thy presence brings4 #dgh4 ,p4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,the ,pilgrim ,fathers4 #a ,the breaking waves dashed high ,on a stern and rock-bound coast1 ,and the woods against a stormy sky ,their giant branches tossed1 ,and the heavy night hung dark1 ,the hills and waters o'er1 ,when a band of exiles moored their bark ,on the wild ,new ,england shore4 #b ,not as the conqueror comes1 ,they1 the true-hearted1 came2 ,not with the roll of the stirring drums1 ,and the trumpet that sings of fame4 ,not as the flying come1 ,in silence and in fear2 ,they shook the depths of the desert's gloom ,with their hymns of lofty cheer4 #c ,amidst the storm they sang2 ,and the stars heard1 and the sea6 ,and the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang ,to the anthem of the free4 ,the ocean eagle soared ,from his nest by the white wave's foam1 ,and the rocking pines of the forest roared1-- ,this was their welcome home6 #d ,what sought they thus afar8 ,bright jewels of the mine8 ,the wealth of seas1 the spoils of war8 ,they sought a faith's pure shrine6 ,ay1 call it holy ground1 ,the soil where first they trod6 ,they have left unstained1 what there they found3 ,freedom to worship ,god4 #dgi4 ,l4 ,p4 ,m4 ,e4 ,b4 ,barrett4 ,he ,giveth ,his ,beloved ,sleep4 ,psalm cxxvii4 #b4 #a ,of all the thoughts of ,god1 that are ,borne in upon our souls afar ,along the ,psalmist's music deep1 ,o1 tell me if there any is1 ,for gift or grace1 surpassing this1-- ,he giveth ,his beloved sleep4 #b ,o earth1 so full of dreary noises6 ,o men1 with wailing in your voices6 ,o delved gold1 the wailers' heap6 ,o strife1 ,o curse1 that o'er it fall6 ,god makes a silence through you all1-- ,he giveth ,his beloved sleep4 #c ,his dews drop mutely on the hill1 ,his cloud above it saileth still1 ,though on its slope men toil and reap2 ,more softly than the dew is shed1 ,or cloud is floated overhead1 ,he giveth ,his beloved sleep4 ,,supplement4 #dhj4 #f #ds4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,invocation4 #a ,come1 ,thou almighty ,king6 ,help us ,thy name to sing1 ,help us to praise6 ,father all-glorious1 ,o'er all victorious1 ,come and reign over us1 ,ancient of ,days6 #b ,come1 ,thou eternal ,word1 ,by heaven and earth adored1 ,our prayer attend6 ,come and this people bless2 ,give to ,thy truth success2 ,spirit of ,holiness1 ,on us descend6 #c ,come1 holy ,comforter1 ,thy sacred witness bear ,in this glad hour6 ,thou who almighty art1 ,rule now in every heart1 ,never from us depart1 ,spirit of ,power6 #dha4 ,c4 ,m4 ,orig4 ,hymns4 ,the ,hour of ,prayer4 #a ,earth's busy sounds and ceaseless din ,wake not this morning air6 ,a holy calm should welcome in ,this solemn hour of prayer4 #b ,now peace1 be still1 unhallowed care1 ,and hushed within the breast6 ,a holy joy should welcome there ,this happy day of rest4 #c ,each better thought the spirit knows1 ,this hour1 the spirit fill6 ,and ,thou1 from whom its being flows1 ,o1 teach it all ,thy will6 #d ,then shall this day1 which ,god hath blest1 ,hallow life's every hour1 ,and bear us to our better rest1 ,eternal1 perfect1 sure4 #dhb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,alford4 ,sincere ,worship4 #a ,o ,thou1 who hast ,thy servants taught ,that not by words alone1 ,but by the fruits of holiness1 ,the life of ,god is shown2 #b ,while in ,thy house of prayer we meet1 ,and call ,thee ,god and ,lord1 ,give us a heart to follow ,thee1 ,obedient to ,thy word6 #c ,when we our voices lift in praise1 ,give ,thou us grace to bring ,an offering of unfeigned thanks1 ,and with the spirit sing4 #d ,and in the dangerous path of life ,uphold us as we go2 ,that with our lips and in our lives ,thy glory we may show4 #dhc4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,come1 ,holy ,spirit6 #a ,holy ,spirit1 source of gladness1 ,shine amid the clouds of night2 ,o'er our weariness and sadness ,breathe ,thy life1 and shed ,thy light6 ,send us ,thine illumination1 ,banish all our fears at length1 ,rest upon this congregation1 ,spirit of unfailing ,strength6 #b ,let that love1 which knows no measure1 ,now in quickening showers descend1 ,bringing us the richest treasure ,man can wish or ,god can send2 ,hear our earnest supplication1 ,every struggling heart release1 ,rest upon this congregation1 ,spirit of eternal ,peace6 #dhd4 ,l4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,gilman4 ,the ,day of ,rest4 #a ,we bless ,thee for this sacred day1 ,thou who hast every blessing given1 ,which sends the dreams of earth away1 ,and yields a glimpse of opening heaven4 #b ,rich day of holy1 thoughtful rest1 ,we would improve the calm repose2 ,and1 in ,god's service truly blest1 ,forget the world1 its joys and woes4 #c ,lord6 may ,thy truth1 upon the heart1 ,now fall and dwell as heavenly dew1 ,and flowers of grace in freshness start ,where once the weeds of error grew4 #d ,may prayer now lift her sacred wings1 ,contented with that aim alone ,which bears her to the ,king of kings1 ,and rests her at his sheltering throne4 #dhe4 #aj #fs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,sabbath4 #a ,thou givest ,thy ,sabbath1 ,lord2 the din is stilled ,of man's unquiet care2 ,a sacred calm1 with ,thy deep presence filled1 ,breathes through the silent air4 #b ,o leave us not1 through long and darkened hours1 ,in night of woe and sin1 ,but shed ,thy ,sabbath with its radiant powers ,upon the world within4 #c ,purge from our hearts the stains so deep and foul1 ,of wrath and pride and care2 ,send ,thine own holy calm upon the soul1 ,and bid it settle there4 #d ,banish this craving self that still has sought ,lord of the soul to be2 ,teach us to turn to fellow-men our thought2 ,teach us to turn to ,thee6 #e ,teach us to love ,thy creatures great and small ,to live as in ,thine eye2 ,thou who hast freely given ,thy love to all2-- ,thou who to all art nigh6 #dhf4 ,l4 ,m4 ,alford4 ,the ,seed of the ,word4 #a ,o ,thou1 at whose divine command ,good seed is sown in every land1 ,thy holy spirit now impart1 ,and for ,thy word prepare each heart6 #b ,not 'mid the thorns of worldly thought1 ,nor soon by passing plunderers caught1 ,nor lacking depth the root to feed1 ,may we receive ,thy spirit's seed2 #c ,but may it1 where ,thy sowers toil1 ,fall in a good and honest soil2 ,and springing up from firmest root1 ,through patience1 bear abundant fruit4 #dhg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,e4 ,h4 ,chapin4 ,the ,gate of ,heaven4 #a ,our ,father ,god6 not face to face ,may mortal sense commune with ,thee1 ,nor lift the curtains of that place ,where dwells ,thy secret ,majesty4 ,yet whereso'er our spirits bend ,in rev'rent faith and humble prayer1 ,thy promised blessing will descend1 ,and we shall find ,thy spirit there4 #b ,lord6 be the spot where now we meet ,an open gateway into heaven2 ,here may we sit at ,jesus' feet1 ,and feel our deepest sins forgiven4 ,here may desponding care look up2 ,and sorrow lay its burden down1 ,or learn1 of him1 to drink the cup1 ,to bear the cross1 and win the crown4 #c ,here may the sick and wandering soul ,to truth still blind1 to sin a slave1 ,find better than ,bethesda's pool1 ,or than ,siloam's healing wave4 ,and may we learn1 while here apart ,from the world's passion and its strife2 ,that ,thy true shrine's a loving heart1 ,and ,thy best praise a holy life6 #dhh4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,o ,father6 ,hear4 #a ,hear1 ,father1 hear our prayer6 ,thou who art pity where sorrow prevaileth1 ,thou who art safety when mortal help faileth1 ,strength to the feeble and hope to despair1 ,hear1 ,father1 hear our prayer6 #b ,hear1 ,father1 hear our prayer6 ,wandering alone in the land of the stranger1 ,be with all travellers in sickness or danger1 ,guard ,thou their path1 guide their feet from the snare3 ,hear1 ,father1 hear our prayer6 #c ,hear ,thou the poor that cry6 ,feed ,thou the hungry and lighten their sorrow1 ,grant them the sunshine of hope for the morrow2 ,they are ,thy children1 their trust is on high3 ,hear ,thou the poor that cry6 #d ,dry ,thou the mourner's tear6 ,heal ,thou the wounds of time-hallowed affection2 ,grant to the widow and orphan protection2 ,be in their trouble a friend ever near2 ,dry ,thou the mourner's tear6 #f ,hear1 ,father1 hear our prayer6 ,long hath ,thy goodness our footsteps attended2 ,be with the pilgrim whose journey is ended3 ,when at ,thy summons for death we prepare1 ,hear1 ,father1 hear our prayer6 #dhi4 ,p4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,prayer of a ,lowly ,spirit4 #a ,from the recesses of a lowly spirit1 ,our humble prayer ascends2 ,o ,father6 hear it1 ,upsoaring on the wings of awe and meekness2 ,forgive its weakness6 #b ,we see ,thy hand2 it leads us1 it supports us3 ,we hear ,thy voice2 it counsels and it courts us3 ,and then we turn away2 and still ,thy kindness ,forgives our blindness4 #c ,o how long-suffering1 ,lord6 but ,thou delightest ,to win with love the wandering2 ,thou invitest1 ,by smiles of mercy1 not by frowns or terrors1 ,man from his errors4 #d ,father and ,saviour6 plant within each bosom ,the seeds of holiness2 and bid them blossom ,in fragrance and in beauty bright and vernal1 ,and spring eternal4 #e ,then place them in ,thine everlasting gardens1 ,where angels walk1 and seraphs are the wardens2 ,where every flower escaped through death's dark portal1 ,becomes immortal4 #dij4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,lord's ,prayer4 #a ,father1 adored in worlds above6 ,thy glorious name be hallowed still2 ,thy kingdom come in truth and love2 ,and earth1 like heaven1 obey ,thy will4 #b ,lord1 make our daily wants ,thy care2 ,forgive the sins which we forsake2 ,in ,thy compassion let us share1 ,as fellow-men of ours partake4 #c ,evils beset us every hour2 ,thy kind protection we implore1 ,thine is the kingdom1 ,thine the power1 ,the glory ,thine forever more4 #dia4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,hallowed ,be ,thy ,name4 #a ,holy and reverend is the name ,of our eternal ,king2 ,thrice holy1 ,lord6 the angels cry2 ,thrice holy1 let us sing4 #b ,the deepest reverence of the mind ,pay1 ,o my soul1 to ,god2 ,lift with thy hands a holy heart ,to ,his sublime abode4 #c ,with sacred awe pronounce ,his name1 ,whom words nor thoughts can reach2 ,a reverent heart shall please ,him more ,than the best forms of speech4 #d ,thou holy ,god6 preserve my soul ,from sinful passion free2 ,and1 pure in heart1 may ,i behold ,a ,god of purity6 #dib4 ,l4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,give ,us ,each ,day ,our ,daily ,bread4 #a ,thy bounteous hand with food can bless ,the bleak and barren wilderness1 ,and ,thou hast taught us1 ,lord1 to pray ,for daily bread from day to day4 #b ,and ,o1 when through the wilds we roam ,that part us from our heavenly home2 ,when1 lost in danger1 want1 and woe1 ,our faithless tears begin to flow2 #c ,do ,thou ,thy gracious comfort give1 ,by which alone the soul can live2 ,and grant ,thy children1 ,lord1 we pray1 ,the bread of life from day to day6 #dic4 #gs4 ,m4 ,conder4 ,deliver ,us ,from ,evil4 #a ,heavenly ,father6 to whose eye ,future things unfolded lie2 ,through the desert when ,i stray ,let ,thy counsels guide my way4 #b ,leave me not1 for flesh is frail1 ,where fierce trials would assail2 ,leave me not in darkened hour1 ,to withstand the tempter's power4 #c ,lord6 uphold me day by day2 ,shed a light upon my way2 ,guide me through perplexing snares2 ,care for me in all my cares4 #d ,should ,thy wisdom1 ,lord1 decree ,trials long and sharp for me1 ,pain1 or sorrow1 care or shame1-- ,father6 glorify ,thy name4 #e ,let me neither faint nor fear1 ,feeling still that ,thou art near2 ,in the course my ,saviour trod1 ,tending home to ,thee1 my ,god4 #did4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,gaskell4 ,thine is the ,glory ,forever4 ,to ,thee1 the ,lord almighty1 ,our noblest praise we give1 ,who all things hast created1 ,and blessest all that live2 ,whose goodness1 never-failing ,through countless ages gone1 ,forever and forever ,shall still keep shining on4 #die4 ,h4 ,m4 ,sandys4 ,praise ,ye the ,lord4 #a ,all1 from the sun's uprise ,unto his setting rays1 ,resound in jubilees ,the great ,creator's praise6 ,him serve alone2 ,in triumph bring ,your gifts1 and sing ,before ,his throne6 #b ,man drew from man his birth2 ,but ,god his noble frame1 7,built of the ruddy earth17 ,filled with celestial flame4 ,his sons we are1 ,by ,him are led1 ,preserved and fed ,with tender care4 #c ,then to ,his portals press ,in your divine resorts2 ,with thanks ,his power profess1 ,and praise ,him in ,his courts4 ,how good6 how pure6 ,his mercies last2 ,his promise past ,is ever sure4 #dif4 #gs4 ,m4 ,conder4 ,o ,give ,thanks ,unto the ,lord6 #a ,o1 give thanks to ,him who made ,morning light and evening shade2 ,source and ,giver of all good1 ,nightly sleep and daily food3 ,quickener of our wearied powers1 ,guard of our unconscious hours6 #b ,o1 give thanks to nature's ,king1 ,who made every breathing thing2 ,his our warm and sentient frame2 ,his the mind's immortal flame2 ,o1 how close the ties that bind ,spirits to the ,eternal ,mind6 #c ,o give thanks with heart and lip1 ,for we are ,his workmanship1 ,and all creatures are ,his care2 ,not a bird that cleaves the air ,falls unnoticed2--but who can ,speak the ,father's love to man6 #d ,o give thanks for him who came1 ,in a mortal1 suffering frame1 ,temple of the ,deity2-- ,came to bear our souls on high2 ,in the path himself hath trod1 ,leading back his saints to ,god4 #dig4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,thanksgiving4 #a ,meet and right it is to sing1 ,in every time and place1 ,praises to our heavenly ,king1 ,the ,god of truth and grace4 ,join we then in sweet accord1 ,all in one thanksgiving join2 ,holy1 holy1 holy ,lord1 ,eternal praise be ,thine6 #b ,thee1 the first-born sons of light1 ,in choral symphonies1 ,praise alway1 day without night1 ,in songs that never cease4 ,and with them our hearts aspire1 ,on the wings of faith and love1 ,vying with the heavenly choir1 ,who chant ,thy praise above4 #c ,still they sing1 with glory crowned1 ,thanksgiving to ,thy name2 ,lower if our voices sound1 ,our hymn is still the same2 ,glory be to ,god on high6 ,so the song of angels ran1 ,and our voices still reply1 ,good-will on earth to man6 #dih4 #h1 #g #ds4 ,m4 ,breviary4 ,hallelujah1 ,for the ,lord ,reigneth4 #a ,hallelujah6 best and sweetest ,of the hymns of praise above2 ,hallelujah6 thou repeatest1 ,angel-host1 these notes of love2 ,this ye utter1 ,while your golden harps ye move4 #b ,hallelujah6 strains of gladness ,comfort not the faint and worn2 ,hallelujah6 sounds of sadness ,best become the heart forlorn3 ,our offences ,we with bitter tears must mourn4 #c ,but our earnest supplication1 ,holy ,god6 we raise to ,thee2 ,visit us with ,thy salvation1 ,make us all ,thy peace to see6 ,hallelujah6 ,ours at length this strain shall be4 #dii4 #gs4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,praise the ,lord6 #a ,all ye nations1 praise the ,lord2 ,all ye lands1 your voices raise2 ,heaven and earth1 with loud accord1 ,praise the ,lord1 forever praise4 #b ,for ,his truth and mercy stand1 ,past1 and present1 and to be1 ,like the years of ,his right hand1 ,like ,his own eternity4 #c ,praise ,him1 ye who know ,his love2 ,praise ,him1 from the depths beneath2 ,praise ,him in the heights above2 ,praise your ,maker1 all that breathe6 #ejj4 ,c4 ,m4 ,martineau's ,coll4 ,closing ,hymn4 ,o ,thou great ,spirit6 who along ,the waters first did move1 ,and straight1 from warring chaos sprung ,light1 harmony and love2 ,upon our waiting spirits brood1 ,bid all their discord cease1 ,and breathe upon the troubled soul ,thy last1 best gift of peace6 #eja4 ,l4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,the ,bread of ,life4 #a ,father1 supply my every need2 ,sustain the life ,thyself hast given2 ,oh6 grant the never-failing bread1 ,the manna that comes down from heaven6 #b ,the gracious fruits of righteousness1 ,thy blessings' unexhausted store1 ,in me abundantly increase1 ,nor ever let me hunger more6 #ejb4 #gs4 ,m4 ,bowring4 ,the ,pilgrim's ,prayer4 #a ,lead us with ,thy gentle sway1 ,as a willing child is led2 ,speed us on our upward way1 ,as a pilgrim1 ,lord1 is sped1 ,who with prayers and helps divine ,seeks a consecrated shrine4 #b ,lead us1 ,father6 ,thou dost know ,all the way2 but1 wanderers1 we ,often miss our way below1 ,and stretch out our hands to ,thee2 ,guide us1 save us1 and prepare ,our appointed mansion there6 #ejc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,univ4 ,coll4 ,close of ,worship4 #a ,ere to the world again we go1 ,its pleasures1 cares1 and idle show1 ,thy grace once more1 ,o ,god1 we crave1 ,from folly and from sin to save4 #b ,may the great truths we here have heard-- ,the lessons of ,thy holy word-- ,dwell in our inmost bosoms deep1 ,and all our souls from error keep4 #c ,oh6 may the influence of this day ,long as our memory with us stay1 ,and as an angel guardian prove1 ,to guide us to our home above4 #ejd4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,peace ,be ,unto ,this ,house4 #a ,lord of the families below6 ,to ,thee our prayers we send2 ,do ,thou from danger and from woe ,this dwelling-place defend4 #b ,here let ,thy peace1 ,o ,father1 rest2 ,here let ,thy love abide6 ,our every joy in ,thee more blest1 ,each sorrow sanctified4 #c ,may our petitions when we meet1 ,and every secret prayer1 ,come up before ,thy mercy-seat1 ,and find acceptance there4 #d ,teach us1 with hearts made one in love1 ,to do ,thy pure commands2 ,and give us1 in ,thy time1 above1 ,a house not made with hands4 #eje4 #gs4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,brotherly ,love4 #a ,lord6 subdue our selfish will2 ,each to each our tempers suit1 ,by ,thy modulating skill1 ,heart to heart1 as lute to lute4 #b ,sweetly on our spirits move2 ,gently touch the trembling strings2 ,make the harmony of love1 ,music for the ,king of kings6 #ejf4 ,s4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,hour of ,prayer4 #a ,it is the hour of prayer3 ,draw near and bend the knee1 ,and fill the calm and holy air ,with voice of melody6 ,o'erwearied with the heat ,and burden of the day1 ,now let us rest our wandering feet1 ,and gather here to pray4 #b ,the dark and deadly blight ,that walks at noontide hour1 ,the midnight arrow's secret flight1 ,o'er us have had no power3 ,but smiles from loving eyes ,have been around our way1 ,and lips on which a blessing lies ,have bidden us to pray4 #c ,o1 blessed is the hour ,that lifts our hearts on high6 ,like sunlight when the tempests lower1 ,prayer to the soul is nigh2 ,though dark may be our lot1 ,our eyes be dim with care1 ,these saddening thoughts shall trouble not ,this holy hour of prayer4 #ejg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,hymn of a ,household4 #a ,for mercies past we praise ,thee1 ,lord1 ,the fruits of earth1 the hopes of heaven1 ,thy helping arm1 ,thy guiding word1 ,and answered prayers1 and sins forgiven4 #b ,whene'er we tread on danger's height1 ,or walk temptation's slippery way1 ,be still1 to lead our steps aright1 ,thy word our guide1 ,thine arm our stay6 #c ,be ours ,thy blessed presence still2 ,united hearts1 unchanging love2 ,no thought that contradicts ,thy will1 ,no wish that centres not above6 #d ,and since we must be parted here1 ,support us when the hour shall come2 ,dry gently ,thou the mourner's tear1 ,rejoin us in our heavenly home4 #ejh4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,family ,evening ,worship4 #a ,now from the altar of our hearts ,let warmest thanks arise2 ,assist us1 ,lord1 to offer up ,our evening sacrifice4 #b ,this day our ,god has been our sun1 ,our keeper and our guide1 ,his arm around our weakness thrown1 ,his angels at our side4 #c ,moments and mercies multiplied ,have made up all the day2 ,moments came fast1 but mercies were ,more swift and free than they4 #d ,new hours1 new blessings1 and new joys1 ,do a new song require2 ,till we can praise ,thee as we should1 ,accept our hearts' desire6 #eji4 ,l4 ,m4 ,s4 ,s4 ,cutting4 ,family ,hymn4 ,evening4 #a ,father1 we bless the gentle care ,that watches o'er us day by day1 ,that guards us from the tempter's snare1 ,and guides us in the heavenward way3-- ,we bless ,thee for the tender love ,that mingles all our hearts in one1-- ,the music of the soul2--above ',tis purer spirits' unison4 #b ,father1 'tis evening's solemn hour1 ,and cast we now our cares on ,thee2 ,darkly the storm may round us lower1 ,peace is within1--,christ makes us free2-- ,and when life's toil and joy are o'er1 ,and evening gathers on its sky1 ,our circle broke1--we sing no more1-- ,o1 may we meet and sing on high4 #eaj4 ,l4 ,m4 ,moore4 ,the ,spirit of ,god ,moved ,upon the ,waters4 #a ,like morning1 when her early breeze ,breaks up the surface of the seas1 ,that1 in their furrows1 dark with night1 ,her hand may sow the seeds of light2 #b ,thy grace can send its breathings o'er ,the spirit1 dark and lost before2 ,and freshening all its depths1 prepare ,for truth divine to enter there6 #c ,till ,david touched his sacred lyre1 ,in silence lay the unbreathing wire1 ,but when he swept its chords along1 ,e'en angels stooped to hear the song4 #d ,so sleeps the soul1 till ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 ,shall deign to touch its lifeless chord2 ,till1 waked by ,thee1 its breath shall rise ,in music worthy of the skies4 #eaa4 #h1 #g #ds4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,calls of the ,spirit4 #a ,brother1 will you slight the message ,sent in mercy from above8 ,every sentence1 ,o how tender1 ,every line how full of love6 ,heavenly accents ,full of strength and peace and love6 #b ,tempted souls1 they bring you succor2 ,fearful hearts1 they quell your fears2 ,and with deepest consolation ,chase away the falling tears2 ,tender heralds1 ,blessed he their word who hears6 #c ,holy angels1 hovering round us6 ,waiting spirits6 speed your way1 ,hasten to the court of heaven1 ,tidings bear without delay1 ,that our spirits ,glad the message will obey4 #eab4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,in ,spiritual ,deadness4 #a ,o ,thou1 who all things dost control1 ,chase this dead slumber from my soul6 ,with reverent joy1 with loving awe1 ,give me to keep ,thy perfect law4 #b ,o1 let a ray from ,thy pure light ,pierce through the gathering shades of night6 ,touch my cold breast with heavenly fire1 ,and holy conquering faith inspire4 #c ,this deadly slumber when ,i feel ,afresh upon my spirit steal1 ,then1 ,lord1 descend with quickening power1 ,and wake me1 that ,i sleep no more6 #eac4 ,l4 ,m4 ,wesleyan4 ,seeking ,rest4 #a ,o ,thou1 in whom the weary find ,alone their permanent repose2 ,send light into my doubting mind1 ,relieve my fears1 assuage my woes2 ,o let my soul on ,thee be cast1 ,till sin's fierce tyranny be past4 #b ,far1 far from ,thee1 ,o ,god1 removed1 ,long have ,i wandered to and fro2 ,o'er earth in endless circles roved1 ,nor found whereon to rest below2 ,back unto ,thee1 at last1 ,i fly3 ,save6 for the waters still are high4 #c ,selfish pursuits and pleasure's maze1 ,the things of earth1 for ,thee ,i leave2 ,pat forth ,thy hand1 ,thy hand of grace1 ,into the ark of love receive2 ,take this poor fluttering soul to rest1 ,and still it1 ,father1 on ,thy breast4 #d ,fill with inviolable peace2 ',stablish in faith my restless heart2 ,in ,thee let all my wanderings cease1 ,from ,thee may ,i no more depart2 ,never again from ,thee remove1 ,loved with an everlasting love6 #ead4 #ajs4 ,m4 ,dr4 ,tuckerman4 ,my ,heaven in ,thee4 #a ,father divine1 this deadening power control1 ,which to the senses binds the immortal soul2 ,o break this bondage1 ,lord6 ,i would be free1 ,and in my soul would find my heaven1 in ,thee4 #b ,my heaven in ,thee6 ,o ,god1 no other heaven ,to the immortal soul can e'er be given2 ,o1 let ,thy kingdom now within me come1 ,and as above1 so here1 ,thy will be done6 #c ,my heaven in ,thee1 ,o ,father1 let me find-- ,my heaven in ,thee1 within a heart resigned2 ,no more1 of heaven and bliss1 my soul1 despair1 ,for where my ,god is found1 my heaven is there4 #eae4 ,s4 ,m4 ,wesleyan4 ,watch and ,pray1 ,lest ,ye ,enter into ,temptation4 #a ,father1 this slumber shake ,from off my heavy soul6 ,say to me now1--awake6 awake6 ,and ,i will make thee whole6 #b ,touch with ,thy strengthening hand2 ,arouse me in this hour2 ,and make me fully understand ,the thunder of ,thy power4 #c ,give me on ,thee to call2 ,always to watch and pray1 ,lest ,i into temptation fall1 ,and cast my shield away4 #d ,for each assault prepared ,and watchful may ,i be1 ,forever standing on my guard1 ,and looking unto ,thee4 #eaf4 ,s4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,for ,help in ,temptation4 #a ,thou seest my feebleness2 ,father6 be ,thou my power1 ,my help and refuge in distress1 ,my fortress and my tower6 #b ,give me to trust in ,thee2 ,be ,thou my sure abode2 ,my helm and sword and buckler be1 ,my ,saviour and my ,god6 #c ,myself ,i cannot save1 ,myself ,i cannot keep2 ,but strength in ,thee ,i surely have1 ,whose eyelids never sleep4 #d ,my soul to ,thee alone1 ,for always1 ,i commend2 ,thou lovest me1 ,father1 as ,thine own1 ,and lovest to the end4 #eag4 ,s4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,aspiration4 #a ,o come and dwell in me1 ,spirit of power within6 ,and bring ,thy glorious liberty ,from sorrow1 fear and sin4 #b ,the inward1 deep disease1 ,spirit of ,health1 remove6 ,spirit of perfect ,holiness6 ,spirit of perfect ,love6 #c ,hasten the joyful day ,which shall all sin consume2 ,when old things shall be done away1 ,and all things new become6 #eah4 ,c4 ,m4 ,wesleyan4 ,desires for ,holiness4 #a ,o1 for a heart to praise my ,god1 ,a heart from sin set free2 ,a heart that always feels how good1 ,thou1 ,lord1 hast been to me4 #b ,o for an humble1 trustful heart1 ,believing1 true1 and clean1 ,which neither life nor death can part ,from ,him who dwells within2-- #c ,a heart in every thought renewed1 ,and full of love divine1 ,perfect1 and right1 and pure1 and good1 ,conformed1 ,o ,lord1 to ,thine4 #d ,thy spirit1 gracious ,lord1 impart2 ,come quickly from above2 ,o1 write ,thy name upon my heart6 ,thy name1 ,o ,god1 is love4 #eai4 ,s4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,hemans4 ,for ,heavenly ,thoughts4 #a ,come to me1 thoughts of heaven6 ,my fainting spirit bear ,on your bright wings1 by morning given1 ,up to celestial air1 ,away1 far1 far away1 ,from thoughts by passion given1 ,fold me in pure1 still1 cloudless day1 ,o blessed thoughts of heaven6 #b ,come in my tempted hour1 ,sweet thoughts6 and yet again ,o'er sinful wish and memory1 shower ,your soft effacing rain2 ,waft me where gales divine ,with dark clouds ne'er have striven2 ,where living founts forever shine2 ,o blessed ,thoughts of heaven6 #ebj4 ,c4 ,m4 ,bath ,coll4 ,prayer for ,faith4 #a ,o1 for a faith that will not shrink ,though pressed by every foe1 ,that will not tremble on the brink ,of any earthly woe6 #b ,a faith that shines more bright and clear ,when tempests rage without2 ,that when in danger knows no fear1 ,in darkness feels no doubt2-- #c ,lord1 give us such a faith as this1 ,and then1 whate'er may come1 ,we'll taste1 e'en here1 the hallowed bliss ,of an eternal home4 #eba4 ,c4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,prayer for ,submission4 #a ,one prayer ,i have1--all prayers in one1 ,when ,i am wholly ,thine2 ,thy will1 my ,god1 ,thy will be done1 ,and let that will be mine4 #b ,all-wise1 almighty1 and all-good1 ,in ,thee ,i firmly trust2 ,thy ways1 unknown or understood1 ,are merciful and just4 #c ,may ,i remember that to ,thee ,whate'er ,i have ,i owe2 ,and back in gratitude from me ,may all ,thy bounties flow4 #d ,thy gifts are only then enjoyed1 ,when used as talents lent2 ,those talents only well employed1 ,when in ,thy service spent4 #e ,and though ,thy wisdom takes away1 ,shall ,i arraign ,thy will8 ,no1 let me bless ,thy name1 and say ,the ,lord is gracious still4 #f ,a pilgrim through the earth ,i roam1 ,of nothing long possessed1 ,and all must fail when ,i go home1 ,for this is not my rest4 #ebb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,for the ,divine ,presence4 #a ,speak with us1 ,lord2 ,thyself reveal1 ,while here on earth we rove2 ,speak to our hearts1 and let us feel ,the kindlings of ,thy love4 #b ,with ,thee conversing1 we forget ,all toil and time and care2 ,labor is rest1 and pain is sweet1 ,if ,thou art present there4 #c ,here then1 our ,god1 be pleased to stay1 ,and bid our hearts rejoice2 ,our bounding hearts shall own ,thy sway1 ,and echo to ,thy voice4 #d ,thou callest us to seek ,thy face2 ,thy face1 ,o ,god1 we seek1 ,attend the whispers of ,thy grace1 ,and hear ,thee inly speak4 #ebc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,wesley4 ,struggling ,upward4 #a ,father divine1 our wants relieve ,in this our evil day2 ,to all ,thy tempted children give ,the power to watch and pray4 #b ,long as our fiery trials last1 ,long as the cross we bear1 ,o1 let our souls on ,thee be cast1 ,in never-ceasing prayer6 #c ,thy spirit of untroubled peace ,give us in faith to claim1 ,to wrestle till we see ,thy face1 ,and know ,thy hidden name4 #d ,till ,thou ,thy perfect love impart1 ,till ,thou ,thyself bestow1 ,be this the cry of every heart1-- ,i will not let ,thee go2 #e ,i will not let ,thee go1 unless ,thou tell ,thy name to me2 ,with all ,thy great salvation bless1 ,and make me all like ,thee4 #f ,then let us1 on the mountain top1 ,behold ,thine unveiled face1 ,where faith in sight is swallowed up1 ,and prayer in endless praise4 #ebd4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,wesleyan4 ,longing for ,rest in ,god4 #a ,o almighty ,god of love6 ,thy holy arm display2 ,send us succor from above1 ,against the evil day2 ,arm our weakness with ,thy power2 ,put ,thy strength our hearts within2 ,be our stronghold and our tower ,against the assaults of sin4 #b ,could we of ,thy strength take hold1 ,and always feel ,thee near1 ,confident1 divinely bold1 ,our souls would know no fear4 ,nothing could their firmness shock2 ,though the gates of hell assail1 ,were we built upon the rock ,they never could prevail4 #c ,thou would'st1 in the trying hour1 ,a sure protection be1 ,guard us from temptation's power1 ,and fix our souls on ,thee4 ,lord1 on ,thee our trust is placed2 ,never thence may we remove2 ,in the arms of love embraced1 ,thine everlasting love4 #ebe4 ,s4 ,m4 99 ,why ,art ,thou ,cast ,down1 ,my ,soul8 #a ,we pray for truth and peace2 ,with weary hearts we ask ,some rest in which our souls may cease ,from life's perplexing task4 ,we weep--yet none is found2 ,we weep--yet hope grows faint2-- ,and deeper in its mournful sound ,goes up our wild complaint4 #b ,only to living faith ,the promises are shown2 ,and by the love that passes death ,the rest is won alone4 ,be ours the earnest heart1 ,be ours the steady will1 ,to work in silent trust our part2 ,for ,god is working still4 #c ,then newer lights shall rise ,above these clouds of sin1 ,and heaven's unfolding mysteries ,to glad our souls begin4 ,our hearts from fear and wrong ,shall win their full release1 ,with ,god's own might forever strong1 ,and calm with ,god's own peace4 #ebf4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,prayer for ,faith4 #a ,that might of faith1 ,o ,lord6 bestow1 ,which cannot ask in vain2 ,which will not let the angel go ,until the prayer it gain4 #b ,on me the faith divine bestow ,which doth the mountain move2 ,and all my spotless life shall show ,the omnipotence of love4 #c ,and1 ,father1 when ,i doubt that ,i ,can live1 and sin no more2 ,then if on ,thee ,i dare rely1 ,the faith shall bring the power4 #ebg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,for ,self-,renunciation4 #a ,father of might1 my bonds ,i feel1 ,and long for perfect liberty2 ,i would deny my selfish will1 ,and1 ,father1 give up all to ,thee6 #b ,o1 with ,thy strength my weakness fill6 ,that strength shall every foe subdue2 ,the doubts that tempt1 the sins that kill1 ,the wishes to the cross untrue4 #c ,a sinless mind in me reveal1 ,thy spirit's fulness1 ,lord1 impart6 ,till all my spotless life shall tell ,the abundance of a loving heart4 #d ,so shall ,i own ,thy perfect sway1 ,and1 sitting humbly at ,thy feet1 ,thy law with all my heart obey1 ,and all my soul to ,thee submit4 #ebh4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,dedication to ,god4 #a ,holy ,father1 ,thou hast taught me ,i should live to ,thee alone2 ,year by year1 ,thy hand hath brought me ,on through dangers oft unknown4 ,when ,i wandered1 ,thou hast found me2 ,when ,i doubted1 sent me light2 ,still ,thine arm has been around me1 ,all my paths were in ,thy sight4 #b ,in the world will foes assail me1 ,craftier1 stronger far than ,i2 ,and the strife may never fail me1 ,well ,i know1 before ,i die4 ,therefore1 ,lord1 ,i come1 believing ,thou canst give the power ,i need2 ,through the prayer of faith receiving ,strength1--the spirit's strength indeed4 #c ,i would trust in ,thy protecting1 ,wholly rest upon ,thine arm1 ,follow wholly ,thy directing1 ,thou mine only guard from harm6 ,keep me from mine own undoing1 ,help me turn to ,thee when tried1 ,still my footsteps1 ,father1 viewing1 ,keep me ever at ,thy side6 #ebi4 ,l4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,the ,patient ,waiting upon ,god4 #a ,wait on the ,lord1 ye heirs of hope1 ,and let ,his word support your souls2 ,well can ,he bear your courage up1 ,and all your foes and fears control4 #b ,he waits ,his own well-chosen hour ,the intended mercy to display2 ,and ,his paternal pities move1 ,while wisdom dictates the delay4 #c ,blest are the humble souls that wait ,with sweet submission to ,his will2 ,harmonious all their passions move1 ,and in the midst of storms are still2-- #d ,still1 till their ,father's well-known voice ,wakens their silence into songs2 ,then earth grows vocal with ,his praise1 ,and heaven the grateful shout prolongs4 #ecj4 ,l4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,god ,our ,deliverer4 #a ,god of my life1 whose gracious power ,through varied deaths my soul hath led1 ,or turned aside the fatal hour1 ,or lifted up my sinking head6 #b ,in all my ways ,thy hand ,i own1 ,thy ruling providence ,i see3 ,assist me still my course to run1 ,and still direct my paths to ,thee4 #c ,whither1 oh whither should ,i fly1 ,but to my loving ,father's breast2 ,secure within ,thine arms to lie1 ,and safe beneath ,thy wings to rest6 #d ,i have no skill the snare to shun1 ,but ,thou1 ,o ,god1 my wisdom art2 ,i ever into ruin run3 ,but ,thou art greater than my heart4 #e ,foolish1 and ignorant1 and blind1 ,lead me a way ,i have not known2 ,bring me where ,i my heaven may find1 ,the heaven of loving ,thee alone4 #eca4 ,c4 ,m4 99 ,the ,power of ,trust4 #a ,my ,god6 in life's most doubtful hour1 ,in sharpest pains of death1 ,who waits on ,thee hath peace and power2 ,thou present help of faith6 #b ,thy crown of joy upon his head1 ,thy light upon his face1 ,through storms and strife ,thy ,christ could tread1 ,on to the happy place4 #c ,and though the cross were sharp and high1 ,the lifted ,lord could see ,the souls he loved drawn nearer by ,his love's last energy4 #d ,help me1 ,o ,god6 to seek--to win1 ,through struggles and through prayer1 ,the faith which frees my soul from sin1 ,and brings ,thy blessing there4 #e ,so shall my cross of conquered shame ,my fainting brothers raise1 ,so ,thy triumphant mercy flame ,around my path of praise4 #f ,and earth1 with all its pain and toil1 ,by love's pure presence blest1 ,shall wear the calm celestial smile ,of heaven's eternal rest4 #ecb4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,through ,cross to ,light4 #a ,bear on1 my soul6 the bitter cross ,of every trial here ,shall lift thee to thy heaven above1 ,but shall not enter there4 #b ,bear on1 my soul6 on ,god rely2 ,deliverance will come2 ,a thousand ways the ,father hath ,to bring ,his children home4 #c ,and ,thou1 my heavenly ,friend and ,guide1 ,hast kindly led me on2 ,taught me to rest my fainting head ,upon ,thy heart alone4 #d ,so comforted and so sustained1 ,with dark events ,i strove1 ,and found1 when rightly understood1 ,all1 messengers of love4 #ecc4 #aa #ajs4 ,m4 99 ,,the ,,might ,,of ,,faith4 #a ,we will not weep2 for ,god is standing by us1 ,and tears will blind us to the blessed sight2 ,we will not doubt1--if darkness still doth try us1 ,our souls have promise of serenest light4 #b ,we will not faint1--if heavy burdens bind us1 ,they press no harder than our souls can bear1 ,the thorniest way is lying still behind us1 ,we shall be braver for the past despair4 #c ,o1 not in doubt shall be our journey's ending1 ,sin with its fears shall leave us at the last1 ,all its best hopes in glad fulfilment blending1 ,life shall be with us when the ,death is past4 #d ,help us1 oh ,father6--when the world is pressing ,on our frail hearts1 that faint without their friend1 ,help us1 oh ,father6 let ,thy constant blessing ,strengthen our weakness1--till the joyful end4 #ecd4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,faith4 #a ,call the ,lord thy sure salvation1 ,rest beneath the ,almighty's shade2 ,in ,his secret habitation ,dwell1 nor ever be dismayed6 #b ,there no tumult can alarm thee1 ,thou shalt dread no hidden snare1 ,guile nor violence shall harm thee1 ,in eternal safeguard there4 #c ,there1 though winds and waves are swelling1 ,god1 thy hope1 shall bear through all2 ,plague shall not come nigh thy dwelling1 ,thee no evil shall befall4 #d ,he shall charge ,his angel legions ,watch and ward o'er thee to keep1 ,though thou walk through hostile regions1 ,though in desert wilds thou sleep4 #e ,since1 with pure and firm affection1 ,thou on ,god hast set thy love1 ,with the wings of ,his protection ,he shall shield thee from above4 #ece4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,moravian4 ,bearing the ,reproach of ,christ4 #a ,cross1 reproach1 and tribulation1 ,ye to me are welcome guests1 ,when ,i have this consolation1 ,that my soul in ,jesus rests4 #b ,the reproach of ,christ is glorious2 ,those who here his burden bear ,in the end shall prove victorious1 ,and eternal gladness share4 #c ,bear then the reproach of ,jesus1 ,ye who live a life of faith6 ,lift triumphant songs and praises1 ,even in martyrdom and death4 #d ,bonds and stripes1 and evil story1 ,are our honorable crowns2 ,pain is peace1 and shame is glory1 ,gloomy dungeons are as thrones4 #ecf4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,faith4 #a ,let the world despise and leave me1-- ,once they left my ,saviour too2 ,let all human hopes deceive me1 ,thou wilt never be untrue2 ,and whilst ,thou shalt smile upon me1 ,god of wisdom1 love and might6 ,foes may hate and friends disown me1 ,yet the darkness shall be light4 #b ,go1 then1 earthly fame and treasure2 ,come1 disaster1 scorn and pain6 ,in ,thy service pain is pleasure1 ,with ,thy favor loss is gain4 ,i have learned to call ,thee ,father1 ,i have fixed my heart on ,thee2 ,storms may howl and clouds may gather1 ,all must work for good to me4 #c ,man may trouble and distress me1 ',twill but drive me to ,thy breast2 ,life with trials hard may press me1 ,thou canst give me sweetest rest4 ,o1 'tis not in grief to harm me1 ,while ,thy love is left to me2 ,o1 'twere not in joy to charm me1 ,were that joy unmixed with ,thee6 #ecg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,seeing the ,invisible4 #a ,eternal and immortal ,king6 ,thy peerless splendors none can bear2 ,but darkness veils seraphic eyes1 ,when ,god with all his glory's there4 #b ,yet faith can pierce the awful gloom1 ,the great ,invisible can see2 ,and with its tremblings mingle joy1 ,in fixed regard1 great ,,god6 to ,thee4 #c ,then every tempting form of sin1 ,shamed in ,thy presence1 disappears2 ,and all the glowing raptured soul ,the likeness it contemplates1 wears4 #d ,o ever conscious to my heart6 ,witness to its supreme desire3 ,behold it presseth on to ,thee1 ,for it hath caught the heavenly fire4 #e ,this one petition would it urge-- ,to bear ,thee ever in its sight2 ,in life1 in death1 in worlds unknown1 ,its only portion and delight6 #ech4 ,c4 ,m4 ,breviary4 ,faith1 ,hope1 and ,love4 #a ,supreme disposer of the heart6 ,thou1 since the world was made1 ,hast the blest fruits of holiness ,to holy hearts displayed4 #b ,here1 hope and faith their links unite ,with love in one sweet chain2 ,but when all fleeting things are past1 ,love shall alone remain4 #c ,o love6 ,o true and fadeless light6 ,and shall it ever be1 ,that after all our toils and tears ,thy sabbath we shall see8 #d ',mid thousand fears and dangers now ,we sow our seed1 with prayer1 ,but know that joyful hands shall reap ,the shining harvests there4 #e ,o ,god of justice1 ,god of power6 ,our faith and hope increase1 ,and crown them1 in the future years1 ,with endless love and peace4 #eci4 #gs4 ,m4 ,wesleyan4 ,christian ,love4 #a ,father6 we look up to ,thee2 ,let us in ,thy love agree2 ,thou1 who art the ,god of peace1 ,bid contention ever cease4 #b ,make us of one heart and mind1 ,self-forgetful1 true and kind2 ,strong1 yet meek in thought and word1 ,like ,thy ,son1 our blessed ,lord4 #c ,let us for each other care1 ,each the other's burden bear2 ,ready1 when reviled1 to bless2 ,studious of the law of peace4 #d ,father6 all our souls inspire1 ,fill us with love's sacred fire2 ,guided by that blessed light1 ,order all our steps aright4 #e ,free from anger1 free from pride1 ,let us thus in ,thee abide2 ,all the depths of love express1-- ,all the heights of holiness4 #edj4 ,s4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,the ,sower4 #a ,sow in the morn thy seed1 ,at eve hold not thy hand2 ,to doubt and fear give thou no heed1 ,broadcast it o'er the land6 ,beside all waters sow1 ,the highway furrows stock1 ,drop it where thorns and thistles grow1 ,drop it upon the rock6 #b ,the good1 the fruitful ground ,expect not here nor there2 ,o'er hill and dale and plain 'tis found1 ,go forth1 then1 everywhere6 ,and duly shall appear1 ,in verdure1 beauty1 strength1 ,the tender blade1 the stalk1 the ear1 ,and the full corn at length4 #c ,thou canst not toil in vain2 ,cold1 heat1 and moist and dry1 ,shall foster and mature the grain ,for garners in the sky2 ,then when the glorious end1 ,the day of ,god1 shall come1 ,the angel-reapers shall descend1 ,at heaven's great harvest-home4 #eda4 ,l4 ,m4 ,watts4 ,press ,onward to the ,mark4 #a ,awake1 our souls1 away1 our fears2 ,let every trembling thought be gone4 ,awake and run the heavenly race1 ,and put a cheerful courage on4 #b ,true 'tis a strait and thorny road1 ,and mortal spirits tire and faint2 ,but they forget the mighty ,god1 ,that feeds the strength of every saint4 #c ,from ,thee1 the overflowing spring1 ,our souls shall drink a fresh supply1 ,while such as trust in human strength ,shall melt away1 and droop1 and die4 #d ,swift as an eagle cuts the air1 ,we'll mount aloft to ,thine abode2 ,on wings of love our souls shall fly1 ,nor tire amidst the heavenly road4 #edb4 ,s4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,whole ,armor of ,god4 #a ,followers of ,christ6 arise1 ,and put your armor on1 ,strong in the strength which ,god supplies ,to each obedient son4 #b ,stand forth in ,his great might1 ,with all ,his strength endued2 ,but take1 to arm you for the fight1 ,the panoply of ,god4 #c ,and1 above all1 lay hold ,of faith's victorious shield2 ,armed with that adamant and gold1 ,ye cannot lose the field4 #d ,leave no unguarded place1 ,no weakness of the soul2 ,take every virtue1 every grace1 ,and consecrate the whole4 #e ,that having all things done1 ,and conquered in the strife1 ,to nobler service ye pass on1 ,and an undying life6 #edc4 ,s4 ,m4 ,heath4 ,conflict4 #a ,my soul1 be on thy guard2 ,ten thousand foes arise2 ,the hosts of sin are pressing hard ,to draw thee from the skies4 #b ,o1 watch1 and strive1 and pray2 ,the battle ne'er give o'er2 ,renew it boldly every day1 ,and help divine implore4 #c ,ne'er think the victory won1 ,nor lay thine armor down3 ,thy arduous work will not be done ,till thou obtain thy crown4 #d ,fight on1 my soul1 till death ,shall bring thee to thy ,god2 ,he'll take thee1 at thy parting breath1 ,to ,his divine abode4 #edd4 #gs4 ,m4 ,neale4 ,bearing the ,cross4 #a ,every bird that upward springs ,bears the ,cross upon his wings2 ,we without it cannot rise ,upward to our native skies4 #b ,every ship that meets the waves ,by the ,cross their fury braves2 ,we1 on life's wide ocean tossed1 ,if we have it not are lost4 #c ,hope it gives us when distrest1 ,when we faint it gives us rest2 ,satan's craft1 and ,satan's might1 ,by the ,cross are put to flight4 #d ,that from sin earth might be free1 ,jesus bore it2 so must we2 ,ne'er through faintness lay it down3 ,first the ,cross1 and then the crown6 #ede4 ,c4 ,m4 ,heber4 ,in the ,day of ,distress4 #a ,oh ,god1 that mad'st the earth and sky1 ,the darkness and the day1 ,oh listen to ,thy children's cry1 ,and help us when we pray6 #b ,for wide the waves of bitterness ,around our vessel roar1 ,and heavy grows the burdened heart1 ,to view the rocky shore4 #c ,the cross our ,master bore for us1 ,for him we fain would bear2 ,but mortal strength to weakness turns1 ,and courage to despair6 #d ,have mercy on our failings1 ,lord6 ,our sinking faith renew6 ,and when his sorrows visit us1 ,o send his patience too4 #edf4 ,c4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,god ,tempers the ,wind to the ,shorn ,lamb4 #a ,great ruler of all nature's frame1 ,we own ,thy power divine2 ,we hear ,thy breath in every storm1 ,for all the winds are ,thine4 #b ,wide as they sweep their sounding way1 ,they work ,thy sovereign will2 ,and awed by ,thy majestic voice1 ,confusion shall be still4 #c ,thy mercy tempers every blast ,to those who seek ,thy face2 ,and mingles with the tempest's roar ,the whispers of ,thy grace4 #d ,those gentle whispers let me hear1 ,till all the tumult cease2 ,and gales of ,paradise shall lull ,my weary soul to peace4 #edg4 ,s4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,the ,bow in the ,cloud4 #a ,out of the depths of woe1 ,to ,thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,i cry2 ,darkness surrounds ,thee1 but ,i know ,that ,thou art ever nigh4 #b ,like them whose longing eyes ,watch till the morning star1 ,though late and seen through tempests1 rise1 ,heaven's portals to unbar1-- #c ,like them ,i watch and pray2 ,and though it tarry long1 ,catch the first gleam of welcome day ,then burst into a song4 #d ,glory to ,god above6 ,the waters soon will cease2 ,for lo1 the swift returning dove ,brings home the sign of peace4 #e ,though storms ,thy face obscure1 ,and dangers threaten loud1 ,thy holy covenant is sure2 ,thy bow is in the cloud6 #edh4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,in ,time of ,tribulation4 #a ,in time of tribulation1 ,hear1 ,lord1 our earnest cries2 ,with humble supplication ,to ,thee the spirit flies4 #b ,remembered songs of gladness1 ,through night's lone silence brought1 ,strike notes of deepest sadness1 ,and stir desponding thought4 #c ,hath ,god cast off forever8 ,can time ,his truth impair8 ,his tender mercy never ,shall we presume to share8 #d ,hath ,he ,his loving-kindness ,shut up in bitter wrath8 ,no6 it is human blindness1 ,that cannot see ,his path4 #e ,we'll call to recollection ,the years of ,thy right hand1 ,and1 strong in ,thy protection1 ,again through ,faith we stand4 #f ,thy way is in great waters1 ,thy footsteps are not known2 ,but let earth's sons and daughters ,confide in ,thee alone6 #g ,through the wild sea ,thou leddest ,thy chosen flock of yore2 ,still on the wave thou treadest1 ,and ,thy redeemed pass o'er4 #edi4 #f #es4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,i ,will ,extol ,thee1 ,o ,lord6 #a ,yea1 ,i will extol ,thee1 ,lord of ,life and light6 ,for ,thine arm upheld me1 ,turned my foes to flight4 #b ,i implored ,thy succor1 ,thou wast swift to save1 ,to heal my wounded spirit1 ,and bring me from the grave4 #c ,grief may1 like the pilgrim1 ,through the night sojourn1 ,yet shall joy1 to-morrow1 ,with the sun return4 #d ,thou hast turned my mourning ,into minstrelsy2 ,girded me with gladness1 ,set from thraldom free4 #e ,thee my ransomed powers ,henceforth shall adore2 ,thee1 my great ,deliverer1 ,bless forevermore6 #eej4 ,s4 ,m4 ,breviary4 ,morning ,hymn4 #a ,behold1 night's shadows fade1 ,and morn is in the skies6 ,to ,him by whom all things were made ,our aspirations rise4 #b ,to break this deathly trance ,help us1 our ,god1 our stay6 ,give the freed spirit utterance1 ,its languors charm away6 #c ,so sin shall cease to reign1 ,so safety shall be nigh2 ,rend1 spirit blest1 the heavy chains ,of death1 in victory6 #eea4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,morning ,hymn4 #a ,be ,thou1 ,o ,god1 by night1 by day1 ,my guard1 my guide from sin1 ,my life1 my trust1 my light divine1 ,to keep me pure within4 #b ,pure as the air1 when day's first light ,a cloudless sky illumes1 ,and active as the lark that soars ,till heaven shines round its plumes4 #c ,so may my soul1 upon the wings ,of faith1 unwearied rise1 ,till at the gate of heaven it sings1 ',midst light from ,paradise4 #eeb4 #ab #aas4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,vesper ,hymn4 #a ,the daylight is fading o'er earth and o'er ocean1 ,the sun has gone down o'er the slumbering sea2 ,and now1 in the hush of life's fitful commotion1 ,we lift our tired spirits1 blest ,saviour1 to thee4 #b ,for oft would'st thou wander alone on the mountain1 ,as eventide spread her dark wing o'er the wave2 ,now1 filling our souls from thy light's ceaseless fountain2 ,be near in the darkness1 to bless and to save4 #c ,and oft as the tumult of life's heaving billow ,shall toss our frail bark driving wild o'er night's deep1 ,let thy guarding wing be stretched over our pillow1 ,and shield us from evil1 though death watch our sleep4 #eec4 #aj #ds4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,vespers4 #a ,father supreme6 ,thou high and holy ,one1 ,to ,thee we bow2 ,now1 when the labor of the day is done1 ,devoutly1 now4 #b ,from age to age unchanging1 still the same ,all-good ,thou art2 ,hallowed forever be ,thy reverend name ,in every heart6 #c ,when the glad morn upon the hills was spread1 ,thy smile was there2 ,now1 as the darkness gathers overhead1 ,we feel ,thy care4 #d ,night spreads her shade upon another day ,forever past2 ,so o'er our faults1 ,thy love1 we humbly pray ,a veil may cast4 #e ,silence and sleep1 o'er hearts by earth distrest1 ,now sweetly steal2 ,so every fear that struggles in the breast ,shall faith conceal4 #f ,thou through the dark will watch above our sleep ,with eye of love2 ,and ,thou wilt wake us1 when the sunbeams leap ,the hills above4 #g ,o1 may each heart its gratitude express ,as life expands1 ,and find the triumph of its happiness ,in ,thy commands6 #eed4 #h #gs4 ,m4 ,martineau's ,coll4 ,evening ,hymn4 #a ,on the dewy breath of even ,thousand odors mingling rise1 ,borne like incense up to heaven1-- ,nature's evening sacrifice4 #b ,with her fragrant offerings blending1 ,let our glad thanksgivings be ,to ,thy throne1 ,o ,lord1 ascending1-- ,incense of our hearts to ,thee4 #c ,thou1 whose favors without number ,all our days with gladness bless1 ,let ,thine eye1 that knows no slumber1 ,guard our hours of helplessness4 #d ,then1 though conscious we are sleeping ,in the outer courts of death1 ,safe beneath a ,father's keeping1 ,calm we rest in perfect faith4 #eee4 #gs4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,night4 #a ,while the stars unnumbered roll ,round the ever-constant pole1 ,far above these spangled skies ,all my thoughts to ,god shall rise4 #b ,from on high ,he shall impart ,secret comfort to my heart2 ,he in these serenest hours ,guide my spiritual powers4 #c ,he ,his spirit doth diffuse1 ,sweeter far than midnight dews2 ,lifting all my thoughts above1 ,on the wings of faith and love4 #d ,what if death my sleep invade2-- ,should ,i be of death afraid8 ,whilst encircled by ,thine arm1 ,death may strike1 but cannot harm4 #e ,visions brighter than the morn ,greet the deathless spirit born2 ,see1 the guardian angel nigh ,waits to waft my soul on high6 #f ,with ,thy heavenly presence blest1 ,death is life1 and labor1 rest2 ,welcome sleep or death to me1 ,still secure1 for still with ,thee6 #eef4 #aas4 ,m4 ,breviary4 ,even-,song4 #a ,be near us1 ,o ,father6 through night's silent hour2 ,impart to our slumbers ,thy calmness divine2 ,drop rest on our lids like the dew on the flower1 ,that even our still sleep may have something of ,thine4 #b ,o watch o'er our couch2 drive the tempter away2 ,from the sins that corrupt and betray keep us free2 ,that nor fancy shall wander1 nor passion shall stray1 ,and we dream not a thought that's displeasing to ,thee4 #c ,and grant1 when deep sleep o'er our senses shall close1 ,that the heart may still watch1 all unclouded and clear2 ,guard1 guard still ,thy children2 and bless the repose ,that1 stainless of sin1 is untouched by a fear4 #d ,then still to ,thee1 ,father1 our praises we pay2 ,still to ,thee we will offer love's infinite store2 ,send down ,thy pure spirit1 even now while we pray2 ,be with us1 and keep us1 and bless1 evermore6 #eeg4 ,c4 ,m4 ,breviary4 ,our ,guard ,by ,night4 #a ,lord of the world1 who hast preserved ,us safely through this day1 ,now guard us in the silent night1 ,and in all time1 we pray6 #b ,be present1 in ,thy peace1 to those ,who as ,thy suppliants wait2 ,blot out the record of our sin2 ,our gloom illuminate6 #c ,let not1 amid our hours of sleep1 ,life's enemy steal in2 ,let not a vision of the night ,have power to whisper sin4 #d ,guard every avenue from guile1 ,when slumber seals our eyes2 ,and guiltless as we laid us down1 ,so guiltless let us rise4 #eeh4 #aas4 ,m4 ,breviary4 ,hymn of ,night4 #a ,creator of all6 through whose all-seeing might ,this ponderous globe to its hour is true1 ,thou glad'st us each morn with the vision of light1 ,and at eve on our lids pourest slumber like dew4 #b ,the toils of the day are now brought to their end1 ,and night is preparing her balm for our eyes2 ,our strength1 ,lord1 encourage1 our weakness defend2 ,hear our prayers as they spring1 and our hymns as they rise6 #c ,we beseech of ,thee now1 when dim night over all ,is enfolding her shroud and resuming her sway1 ,that ,thy grace still may shine1 'mid the glooms that appal1 ,as a star to our eyes1 and a lamp to our way4 #d ,though our bodies may sleep1 let our souls be awake1 ,keep them free from the deadness that guilt only knows2 ,be the dream of the night pure as day1 for ,thy sake1 ,and the calm of ,thy paradise on our repose6 #e ,from all stain of crime let our bosoms be free1 ,and still rest on our ,god1 unpolluted and clear2 ,so the tempter shall flee2 nor our slumbers endure ,one pang of remorse or one shudder of fear4 #eei4 ,l4 ,m4 ,breviary4 ,night-,watches4 #a ,throughout the hours of darkness dim1 ,still let us watch and raise the hymn2 ,and in deep midnight's awful calm1 ,pour forth the soul in deepest psalm4 #b ,amid the silence1 else so drear1 ,think the ,almighty leans to hear2 ,well pleased to list1 at such a time1 ,the wakeful heart1 in praise sublime4 #c ,still watch and pray and raise the hymn1 ,throughout the hours of darkness dim6 ,god will not spurn the humblest guest1 ,but give us of ,his holy rest4 #d ,glory to ,god1 who is in heaven6 ,praise to ,his blessed ,son be given6 ,thee1 holy spirit1 we implore1 ,be with us now and evermore6 #efj4 #gs4 ,m4 ,wesleyan4 ,communion ,hymn4 #a ,jesus1 we thy promise claim2 ,we are met in thy dear name2 ,in the midst do thou appear1 ,manifest thy presence here6 ,sanctify us1 ,lord1 and bless2 ,breathe thy spirit1 give thy peace2 ,thou thyself within us move2 ,make our feast a feast of love6 #b ,give to us thy humble mind1 ,patient1 fearless1 just and kind2 ,meek and lowly let us be1 ,full of goodness1 full of thee4 ,still1 ,o ,lord1 our faith increase1 ,give to us the fruits of peace1 ,utterly abolish sin1 ,write thy law of love within4 #c ,hence may all our actions flow1 ,love1 the proof that ,christ we know2 ,mutual love the token be1 ,lord1 that we have walked with thee6 ,love1 thine image1 love impart1 ,stamp its impress on each heart1 ,only love to us be given1 ,lord1 we ask no other heaven4 #efa4 #gs4 ,m4 ,wesleyan4 ,communion ,hymn4 #a ,partners of a glorious hope1 ,lift your hearts and voices up6 ,nobly let us bear the strife1 ,keep the holiness1 of life2 #b ,still forget the things behind1 ,follow ,christ in heart and mind1 ,to the mark unwearied press1 ,seize the crown of righteousness4 #c ,jesus1 fill us with thy love1 ,never from our souls remove1 ,heart to heart unite and bless1 ,keep us in thy perfect peace6 #d ,in our lives our faith be known1 ,faith by holy actions shown2 ,faith that mountains can remove1 ,faith that always works by love4 #efb4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,german4 ,o ,sacred ,head6 #a ,o sacred head1 now wounded1 ,with grief and shame weighed down1 ,so scornfully surrounded1 ,with thorns thine only crown2 ,how art thou pale with anguish1 ,with sore abuse and scorn6 ,how do those features languish ,which once were fair as morn6 #b ,what language shall ,i borrow ,to thank thee1 dearest friend1 ,for this thy dying sorrow1 ,this love that knew no end6 ,o1 make me thine forever6 ,and should ,i fainting be1 ,lord1 let me never1 never1 ,outlive my love to thee6 #efc4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,christ a ,quickening ,spirit4 #a ,we follow1 ,lord1 where thou dost lead1 ,and1 quickened1 would ascend to thee1 ,redeemed from sin1 set free indeed ,into thy glorious liberty4 #b ,we cast behind fear1 sin and death2 ,with thee we seek the things above2 ,our inmost souls thy spirit breathe1 ,of power1 of calmness1 and of love4 #c ,the power1 'mid worldliness and sin1 ,to do1 in all1 our ,father's will2 ,like thee1 the victory to win1 ,and bid each tempting voice be still4 #d ,the calmness perfect faith inspires1 ,which waiteth patiently and long2 ,the love which faileth not1 nor tires1 ,triumphant over every wrong4 #e ,thus through thy quickening spirit1 ,lord1 ,thy perfect life in us reveal1 ,and help us1 as we live to ,god1 ,still more and more with man to feel4 #efd4 ,c4 ,m4 99 ,the ,new ,commandment4 #a ,beneath the shadow of the cross1 ,as earthly hopes remove1 ,his new commandment ,jesus gives1 ,his blessed word of love4 #b ,o bond of union1 strong and deep6 ,o bond of perfect peace6 ,not even the lifted cross can harm1 ,if we but hold to this4 #c ,then1 ,jesus1 be thy spirit ours6 ,and swift our feet shall move ,to deeds of pure self-sacrifice1 ,and the sweet tasks of love4 #efe4 ,l4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,close of the ,year4 #a ,god of eternity6 from ,thee ,did infant time his being draw2 ,moments and days1 and months and years1 ,revolve by ,thine unvaried law4 #b ,silent and swift they glide away3 ,steady and strong the current flows1 ,lost in eternity's wide sea1 ,the boundless gulf from which it rose4 #c ,great ,source of wisdom6 teach our hearts ,to know the price of every hour1 ,that time may bear us on to joys ,beyond its measure and its power4 #eff4 #gs4 ,m4 ,newton4 ,new ,year4 #a ,bless1 ,o ,lord1 each opening year ,to the souls assembling here3 ,clothe ,thy word with power divine1 ,make us willing to be ,thine4 #b ,where ,thou hast ,thy work begun1 ,give new strength the race to run2 ,scatter darkness1 doubts1 and fears1 ,wipe away the mourner's tears4 #c ,bless us all1 both old and young2 ,call forth praise from every tongue3 ,let our whole assembly prove ,all ,thy power and all ,thy love6 #efg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,thanksgiving ,hymn4 #a ,father of mercies6 ,god of peace6 ,being whose bounties never cease6 ,while to the heavens1 in grateful tones1 ,ascend our mingled orisons1 ,listen to these1 the notes of praise1 ,which we1 a happy people1 raise6 #b ,our hamlets1 sheltered by ,thy care1 ,abodes of peace and plenty are2 ,our tillage by ,thy blessing yields ,an hundred fold from ripened fields3 ,and flowing grain1 and burthened vine1 ,are tokens of ,thy ,love divine4 #c ,the cradled head of infancy ,doth owe its tranquil rest to ,thee2 ,youth's doubting step1 man's firmer tread1 ,in years mature1 by ,thee are led2 ,secure may trembling age1 oh ,lord6 ,lean on its staff1 ,thy holy ,word4 #d ,teach us these blessings to improve1 ,teach us to serve ,thee1 teach to love2 ,exalt our hearts1 that we may see ,the ,giver of all good in ,thee2 ,and be ,thy word our daily food1 ,thy service1 ,lord1 our greatest good4 #efh4 #gs4 ,m4 ,mary ,w4 ,hale4 ,christmas4 #a ,when in silence1 o'er the deep1 ,darkness kept its deathlike sleep1 ,soon as ,god ,his mandate spoke1 ,light in wondrous beauty broke4 #b ,but a beam of holier light ,gilded ,bethlehem's lonely night1 ,when the glory of the ,lord1 ,mercy's sunlight1 shone abroad4 #c ,peace on earth1 good-will to men4 ,burst the glorious anthem then2 ,angels1 bending from above1 ,joined that strain of holy love4 #d ,floating o'er the waves of time1 ,comes to us that song sublime1 ,bearing to the pilgrim's ear ,words to soothe1 sustain1 and cheer4 #e ,for creation's blessed light1 ,praise to ,thee1 ,thou ,god of might6 ,seraph-strains ,thy name should bless ,for the ,sun of ,righteousness6 #efi4 ,p4 ,m4 ,longfellow4 ,ordination4 #a ,christ to the young man said3 ,yet one thing more1 ,if thou wouldst perfect be2 ,sell all thou hast and give it to the poor1 ,and come and follow me6 #b ,within this temple1 ,christ again1 unseen1 ,those sacred words has said2 ,and his invisible hands to-day have been ,laid on a young man's head4 #c ,and evermore beside him on his way1 ,the unseen ,christ shall move1 ,that he may lean upon his arm and say1 ,dost thou1 dear ,lord1 approve8 #d ,beside him at the marriage feast shall be1 ,to make the scene more fair2 ,beside him in the dark ,gethsemane ,of pain and midnight prayer4 #e ,o holy trust6 ,o endless sense of rest6 ,like the beloved ,john1 ,to lay his head upon the ,saviour's breast1 ,and thus to journey on6 #egj4 #gs4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,at ,sea4 #a ,lord6 whom winds and seas obey1 ,guide us through the watery way2 ,in the hollow of ,thy hand1 ,hide and bring us safe to land4 #b ,father1 let our faithful mind ,rest1 on ,thee alone reclined3 ,every anxious thought repress1 ,keep our souls in perfect peace4 #c ,keep the friends whom now we leave2 ,bid them to each other cleave2 ,bid them walk on life's rough sea1 ,bid them come1 by faith1 to ,thee4 #d ,save1 till all these tempests end1 ,all who on ,thy love depend2 ,waft our happy spirits o'er2 ,land us on the heavenly shore4 #ega4 #gs4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,sigourney4 ,prayer for the ,sailor4 #a ,when the parting bosom bleeds1 ,when their native shore recedes1 ,when the wild and faithless main ,takes them to her trust again1 ,father6 view the sailor's woe-- ,guide them wheresoe'er they go4 #b ,when the lonely watch they keep1 ,silent on the mighty deep1 ,while the boisterous surges hoarse ,bear them daily on their course1 ,eye that never slumbers6 shed ,holy influence on their head4 #c ,when the ,sabbath's peaceful ray ,o'er the ocean's breast doth play1 ,though no throngs assemble there1 ,no sweet church-bell warns to prayer1 ,spirit6 let thy presence be ,sabbath to the unresting sea4 #d ,when the raging billows dark ,thunder round the storm-tossed bark1 ,thou who on the whelming wave ,didst the loved disciples save1 ,thou canst hear them when they pray1-- ,jesus1 ,saviour1 be their stay6 #egb4 ,l4 ,m4 ,c4 ,wesley4 ,the ,sailor's ,hymn4 #a ,lord of the wide-extended main6 ,whose power the winds and seas controls1 ,whose hand doth earth and heaven sustain1 ,whose ,spirit leads believing souls2 #b ,throughout the deep ,thy footsteps shine2 ,we own ,thy way is in the sea1 ,o'erawed by majesty divine1 ,and lost in ,thine immensity6 #c ,thy wisdom here we learn to adore1 ,thine everlasting truth we prove1 ,the wondrous heights of boundless power1 ,the unfathomable depths of love4 #d ,infinite ,god1 ,thy greatness spanned ,these heavens1 and meted out the skies2 ,lo6 in the hollow of ,thy hand ,the measured waters sink and rise4 #e ,and here ,thine unknown paths we trace1 ,which dark to human eyes appear3 ,while through the mighty waves we pass ,faith only sees that ,god is here4 #egc4 ,c4 ,m4 ,h4 ,k4 ,white4 ,in a ,storm4 #a ,the ,lord our ,god is full of might1 ,the winds obey ,his will2 ,he speaks1 and in ,his heavenly height ,the rolling sun stands still4 #b ,rebel1 ye waves6 and o'er the land ,with threatening aspect roar2 ,the ,lord uplifts ,his awful hand1 ,and chains you to the shore4 #c ,howl1 winds of night6 your force combine2 ,without ,his high behest1 ,ye shall not in the mountain pine ,disturb the sparrow's nest4 #d ,ye nations bend1 in reverence bend2 ,ye monarchs1 wait ,his nod1 ,and bid the choral song ascend ,to celebrate our ,god6 #egd4 ,l4 ,m4 ,e4 ,h4 ,chapin4 ,for a ,charitable ,occasion4 #a ,when long the soul had slept in chains ,and man to man was stern and cold2 ,when love and worship were but strains ,that swept the gifted chords of old-- ,by shady mount and peaceful lake1 ,a meek and lowly stranger came1 ,the weary drank the words he spake1 ,the poor and suffering blessed his name4 #b ,he went where frenzy held its rule1 ,where sickness breathed its spell of pain2 ,by famed ,bethesda's mystic pool1 ,and by the darkened gate of ,nain4 ,he soothed the mourner's troubled breast1 ,he raised the contrite sinner's head1 ,and on the loved ones' lowly rest ,the light of better life he shed4 #c ,father1 the spirit ,jesus knew ,we humbly ask of ,thee to-night1 ,that we may be disciples too ,of him whose way was love and light4 ,bright be the places where we tread ,amid earth's suffering and its poor1 ,until that day when tears are shed1 ,and broken sighs are heard1 no more4 #ege4 ,c4 ,m4 ,w4 ,croswell4 ,he ,went ,about ,doing ,good4 #a ,lord1 lead the way the ,saviour went1 ,by lane and cell obscure1 ,and let our treasures still be spent1 ,like his1 upon the poor4 #b ,like him1 through scenes of deep distress1 ,who bore the world's sad weight1 ,we1 in their gloomy loneliness1 ,would seek the desolate4 #c ,for ,thou hast placed us side by side ,in this wide world of ill2 ,and that ,thy followers may be tried1 ,the poor are with us still4 #egf4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,e4 ,h4 ,chapin4 ,triumph of ,temperance4 #a ,now1 host with host assembling1 ,the victory we win2 ,lo6 on his throne sits trembling ,that old and giant ,sin2 ,like chaff by strong winds scattered1 ,his banded strength has gone1 ,his charmed cup lies shattered1 ,and still the cry is--,on4 #b ,our fathers' ,god1 our keeper6 ,be ,thou our strength divine6 ,thou sendest forth the reaper1 ,the harvest all is ,thine4 ,roll on1 roll on this gladness1 ,till1 driven from every shore1 ,the drunkard's sin and madness ,shall smite the earth no more6 #egg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,sargent4 ,temperance ,hymn4 #a ,slavery and death the cup contains2 ,dash to the earth the poisoned bowl6 ,softer than silk are iron chains ,compared with those that chafe the soul4 #b ,hosannas1 ,lord1 to ,thee we sing1 ,whose power the giant fiend obeys2 ,what countless thousands tribute bring1 ,for happier homes and brighter days6 #c ,thou wilt not break the bruised reed1 ,nor leave the broken heart unbound2 ,the wife regains a husband freed6 ,the orphan clasps a father found6 #d ,spare1 ,lord1 the thoughtless2 guide the blind2 ,till man no more shall deem it just ,to live by forging chains to bind ,his weaker brother in the dust4 #egh4 #aa #ajs4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,true ,worship and ,undefiled4 #a ,o1 he whom ,jesus loved has truly spoken6 ,the holier worship1 which ,god deigns to bless1 ,restores the lost1 and heals the spirit-broken1 ,and feeds the widow and the fatherless4 #b ,then1 brother man1 fold to thy heart thy brother6 ,for where love dwells1 the peace of ,god is there2 ,to worship rightly is to love each other2 ,each smile a hymn1 each kindly deed a prayer4 #c ,follow1 with reverent steps1 the great example ,of him whose holy work was doing good3 ,so shall the wide earth seem our ,father's temple1 ,each loving life a psalm of gratitude4 #d ,thus shall all shackles fall2 the stormy clangor ,of wild war-music o'er the earth shall cease2 ,love shall tread out the baleful fire of anger1 ,and in its ashes plant the tree of peace4 #egi4 #aas4 ,m4 ,j4 ,g4 ,adams4 ,the ,angel in the ,prison4 #a ,god's angels6 not only on high do they sing1 ,and soar through our skies with invisible wing2 ,but here1 on the earth1 where in wretchedness lie ,its sin-stricken children to struggle and die4 #b ,they come1 in their mercy and power1 to dispel ,the spectres of gloom from the prisoner's cell2 ,in love's name to say to the stricken one there1 ,that ,god still hath ear1 and an answer to prayer4 #c ,and strong grows the heart of the outcast--and soon ,in that dim prison come the pure light-gleams of noon2 ,the resolve and the faith of the sinner forgiven1 ,send him back to the world with a heart seeking heaven4 #d ,god's angels6 ,love speed them o'er earth's wide domain6 ,new aids to impart1 and new triumphs to gain2 ,till the wrathful and wrong from our world shall retire1 ,and humanity's groans in her praises expire4 #e ,for the promise of truth--though the doubting deny-- ,is1 that love shall prevail in the earth as on high2 ,its life-waters healing1 wherever they flow1 ,with the angels above1 or the angels below4 #ehj4 ,l4 ,m4 ,aikin4 ,in ,time of ,war4 #a ,while sounds of war are heard around1 ,and death and ruin strew the ground1 ,to ,thee we look1 on ,thee we call1 ,the ,parent and the ,lord of all4 #b ,thou1 who hast stamped on human kind ,the image of a heaven-born mind1 ,and in a ,father's wide embrace ,hast cherished all the kindred race2 #c ,great ,god6 whose powerful hand can bind ,the raging waves1 the furious wind1 ,o bid the human tempest cease1 ,and hush the maddening world to peace4 #d ,with reverence may each hostile land ,hear and obey that high command1 ,thy ,son's blest errand from above-- ,my children1 live in mutual love6 #eha4 #gs4 ,m4 ,mrs4 ,follen4 ,prayer for the ,slave4 #a ,lord6 deliver2 ,thou canst save2 ,save from evil1 ,mighty ,god6 ,hear--oh6 hear the kneeling slave2 ,break--oh6 break th' oppressor's rod4 #b ,may the captive's pleading fill ,all the earth1 and all the sky2 ,every other voice be still1 ,while he pleads with ,god on high4 #c ,he1 whose ear is everywhere1 ,who doth silent sorrow see1 ,will regard the captive's prayer1 ,will from bondage set him free4 #d ,from the tyranny within1 ,save ,thy children1 ,lord6 we pray2 ,chains of iron1 chains of sin1 ,cast1 forever cast away4 #e ,love to man1 and love to ,god1 ,are the weapons of our war2 ,these can break th' oppressor's rod-- ,burst the bonds that we abhor4 #ehb4 #abs4 ,m4 ,whittier4 ,freedom4 #a ,may freedom speed onward1 wherever the blood ,of the wronged and the guiltless is crying to ,god2 ,wherever from kindred1 torn rudely apart1 ,comes the sorrowful wail of the broken of heart4 #b ,wherever the shackles of tyranny bind ,in silence and darkness the ,god-given mind1 ,there1 ,lord1 speed it onward6 the truth shall be felt1 ,the bonds shall be loosened1 the iron will melt4 #c ,help us turn from the cavil of creeds1 to unite ,once again for the poor1 in defence of the ,right1 ,unappalled by the danger1 the shame1 or the pain1 ,and counting each trial for ,truth as our gain4 #ehc4 ,p4,m4 ,anonymous4 ,daughter of ,zion4 #a ,daughter of ,zion1 awake from thy sadness6 ,awake6 for thy foes shall oppress thee no more2 ,bright o'er thy hills dawns the day-star of gladness1 ,arise6 for the night of thy sorrow is o'er4 #b ,strong were thy foes1 but the arm that subdued them ,and scattered their legions1 was mightier far2 ,they fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued them2 ,vain were their steeds and their chariots of war4 #c ,daughter of ,zion1 the power that hath saved thee ,extolled with the harp and the timbrel should be2 ,shout6 for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee2 ,th' oppressor is vanquished1 and ,zion is free4 #ehd4 ,s4 ,m4 ,johns4 ,the ,kingdom of ,love4 #a ,come1 kingdom of our ,god1 ,sweet reign of light and love6 ,shed peace1 and hope1 and joy abroad1 ,and wisdom from above4 #b ,over our spirits first ,extend thy healing reign2 ,there raise and quench the sacred thirst1 ,that never pains again4 #c ,come1 kingdom of our ,god6 ,and make the broad earth thine2 ,stretch o'er her lands and isles the rod ,that flowers with grace divine4 #d ,soon may all tribes be blest ,with fruit from life's glad tree2 ,and in its shade like brothers rest1 ,sons of one family4 #ehe4 ,c4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,unity4 #a ,the glorious universe around1 ,the heavens with all their train1 ,sun1 moon and stars1 are firmly bound ,in one mysterious chain4 #b ,the earth1 the ocean1 and the sky1 ,to form one world agree2 ,where all that walk1 or swim1 or fly1 ,compose one family4 #c ,god in creation thus displays ,his wisdom and ,his might2 ,while all ,his works with all ,his ways ,harmoniously unite4 #d ,in one fraternal bond of love1 ,one fellowship of mind1 ,the saints below and saints above ,their bliss and glory find4 #e ,here1 in their house of pilgrimage1 ,thy statutes are their song2 ,there1 through one bright1 eternal age1 ,thy praises they prolong4 #f ,lord1 may our union form a part ,of that thrice happy whole2 ,derive its pulse from ,thee the heart1 ,its life from ,thee the soul4 #ehf4 ,p4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,peace ,everywhere4 #a ,nature hath seasons of repose2 ,her slumbering clouds and quiet sky2 ,and many a bright-faced stream that flows ,forever noiselessly4 #b ,the stormy winds are hushed to rest1 ,and hang self-poised upon their wings2 ,and nursed on mother nature's breast1 ,flowers lie like sleeping things4 #c ,the ocean1 that in mountains ran1 ,spreads boundlessly without a wave2 ,and is it only said of man1 ,his peace is in the grave8 #d ,oh6 for the coming of the end1 ,the last long ,sabbath-day of time1 ,when peace from heaven shall descend1 ,like light1 on every clime4 #e ,for men in ships far off at sea ,shall hear the happy nations raise ,the song of peace and liberty1 ,and overflowing praise4 #f ,mankind shall be one brotherhood2 ,one human soul shall fill the earth1 ,and ,god shall say1 ,the world is good ,as when ,i gave it birth4 #ehg4 ,l4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,the ,kingdom of ,god4 #a ,o ,spirit of the living ,god1 ,in all ,thy plenitude of grace1 ,where'er the foot of man hath trod1 ,descend on our benighted race6 #b ,be darkness1 at ,thy coming1 light2 ,confusion1 order1 in ,thy path2 ,souls without strength inspire with might2 ,bid mercy triumph over wrath4 #c ,o spirit of the ,lord6 prepare ,all the round earth her ,god to meet2 ,breathe ,thou abroad like morning air1 ,till hearts of stone begin to beat4 #d ,baptize the nations2 far and nigh ,the triumphs of the cross record2 ,thy name1 ,o ,father1 glorify1 ,till every people call ,thee ,lord4 #ehh4 ,c4 ,m4 ,a4 ,c4 ,coxe4 ,the ,church ,everlasting4 #a ,o where are kings and empires now ,of old that went and came8 ,but ,holy ,church is praying yet1 ,a thousand years the same4 ,mark ye her holy battlements1 ,and her foundations strong2 ,and hear within1 her solemn voice1 ,and her unending song4 #b ,for not like kingdoms of the world ,the ,holy ,church of ,god6 ,though earthquake shocks are rocking her1 ,and tempests are abroad2 ,unshaken as eternal hills1 ,unmovable she stands1-- ,a mountain that shall fill the earth1 ,a fane unbuilt by hands4 #ehi4 ,c4 ,m4 ,sp4 of ,psalms4 ,the ,day-,spring ,from on ,high4 #a ,thy servants in the temple watched ,the dawning of the day1 ,impatient with its earliest beams ,their holy vows to pay2 ,and chosen saints far off beheld ,that great and glorious morn1 ,when the glad day-spring from on high ,auspiciously should dawn4 #b ,on us the ,sun of ,righteousness ,its brightest beams hath poured2 ,with grateful hearts and holy zeal1 ,lord1 be ,thy love adored2 ,and let us look with joyful hope ,to that more glorious day1 ,before whose brightness sin and death1 ,and grief1 shall flee away4 #eij4 ,s4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,the ,pilgrim's ,hymn4 #a ,now let our voices join1 ,to form one pleasant song3 ,ye pilgrims in ,god's holy way1 ,with music pass along6 #b ,how straight the path appears1 ,how open and how fair6 ,no lurking snares to entrap our feet1 ,no fierce destroyer there6 #c ,but flowers of paradise ,in rich profusion spring2 ,the sun of hope shines on our path1 ,and dear companions sing4 #d ,all glory to ,his name1 ,who drew the shining trace2 ,to ,him who leads the wanderers on1 ,and cheers them with ,his grace4 #e ,subdue the nations1 ,lord6 ,teach all their kings ,thy ways2 ,that earth's full choir the notes may swell1 ,and heaven resound the praise4 #eia4 #g #es4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,angel of the ,lord4 #a ,onward speed thy conquering flight1 ,angel1 onward speed6 ,cast abroad thy radiant light1 ,bid the shades recede2 ,tread the idols in the dust1 ,heathen fanes destroy1 ,spread the gospel's love and trust1 ,spread the gospel's joy4 #b ,onward speed thy conquering flight1 ,angel1 onward fly6 ,long has been the reign of night1 ,bring the morning nigh4 ,unto thee earth's sufferers lift ,their imploring wail2 ,bear them heaven's holy gift ,ere their courage fail4 #c ,onward speed thy conquering flight1 ,angel1 onward speed6 ,morning bursts upon our sight1 ,lo1 the time decreed6 ,now the ,lord ,his kingdom takes1 ,thrones and empires fall1 ,and the joyous song awakes1 ,god is all in all4 #eib4 ,s4 ,m4 99 ,the ,reformer's ,vow4 #a ,god of the earnest heart1 ,the trust assured and still1 ,thou who our strength forever art1-- ,we come to do ,thy will6 #b ,upon that painful road ,by saints serenely trod1 ,whereon their hallowing influence flowed1 ,would we go forth1 ,o ,god6 #c ',gainst doubt and shame and fear ,in human hearts to strive1 ,that all may learn to love and bear1 ,to conquer self1 and live2 #d ,to draw ,thy blessing down1 ,and bring the wronged redress1 ,and give this glorious world its crown1 ,the spirit's ,godlikeness4 #e ,no dreams from toil to charm1 ,no trembling on the tongue2-- ,lord1 in ,thy rest may we be calm1 ,through ,thy completeness1 strong6 #f ,thou hearest while we pray2 ,o deep within us write1 ,with kindling power1 our ,god1 to-day1 ,thy word1--,on earth be light6 #eic4 ,l4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,be ,strong1 ,fear ,not4 #a ,prisoners of hope6 be strong1 be bold2 ,cast off your doubts1 disdain to fear6 ,the day which prophets have foretold1 ,and saints have longed for1 draweth near3 ,our ,god shall in ,his kingdom come2 ,prepare your hearts to make ,him room6 #b ,o ye of fearful hearts1 be strong6 ,your downcast eyes and hands lift up2 ,doubt not1 nor cry ,o ,god1 how long8 ,hope to the end1 in patience hope6 ,o never from your faith remove2 ,ye cannot fail1 for ,god is love6 #c ,lord1 we have faith2 we wait the hour ,which to the earth ,thy kingdom brings2 ,when ,thou1 in love1 and joy1 and power1 ,shalt come and make us priests and kings3 ,when man shall be indeed ,thy son1 ,and ,thy pure will on earth be done4 #eid4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,he ,maketh ,all ,things ,new4 #a ,almighty ,spirit1 now behold ,a world by sin destroyed6 ,creative spirit1 as of old ,move on the formless void6 #b ,give ,thou the word--the healing sound ,shall quell the deadly strife1 ,and earth again1 like ,eden crowned1 ,bring forth the tree of life4 #c ,if sang the morning stars for joy ,when nature rose to view1 ,what strains shall angel harps employ1 ,when ,thou shalt all renew6 #eie4 ,c4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,morning4 #a ,we wait in faith1 in prayer we wait1 ,until the happy hour ,when ,god shall ope the morning gate1 ,by ,his almighty power4 #b ,we wait in faith1 and turn our face ,to where the day-light springs2 ,till ,he shall come earth's gloom to chase1 ,with healing on ,his wings4 #c ,and even now1 amid the gray1 ,the ,east is brightening fast1 ,and kindling to that perfect day ,which never shall be past4 #d ,we wait in faith1 we wait in prayer1 ,till that blest day shall shine1 ,when earth shall fruits of ,eden bear1 ,and all1 ,o ,god1 be ,thine6 #e ,o1 guide us till our night is done6 ,until1 from shore to shore1 ,thou1 ,lord1 our everlasting sun1 ,art shining evermore6 #eif4 #g #fs4 ,m4 ,montgomery4 ,lo6 ,he ,cometh4 #a ,god comes1 with succor speedy1 ,to those who suffer wrong2 ,to help the poor and needy1 ,and bid the weak be strong2 ,he comes to break oppression1 ,and set the captive free1 ,to take away transgression1 ,and rule in equity4 #b ,he shall come down1 as showers ,upon the thirsty earth2 ,and joy and hope1 like flowers1 ,spring in ,his path to birth4 ,before ,him1 on the mountains1 ,shall ,peace1 the herald1 go1 ,and ,righteousness1 in fountains1 ,from hill to valley flow4 #c ,to ,him shall prayer unceasing1 ,and daily vows1 ascend2 ,his kingdom still increasing1 ,a kingdom without end4 ,the tide of time shall never ,his covenant remove2 ,his name shall stand forever2 ,his great1 best name of ,love4 #eig4 ,c4 ,m4 ,doddridge4 ,the ,holy ,way4 #a ,sing1 ye redeemed of the ,lord1 ,your great deliverer sing2 ,pilgrims1 for ,zion's city bound1 ,be joyful in your ,king4 #b ,see the fair way ,his hand hath raised1 ,how holy and how plain6 ,nor shall the simplest travellers err1 ,nor ask the trace in vain4 #c ,no ravening lion shall destroy1 ,nor lurking serpent wound2 ,pleasure and safety1 peace and praise1 ,through all the path are found4 #d ,a hand divine shall lead you on ,through all the blissful road1 ,till to the sacred mount you rise1 ,and see your smiling ,god4 #e ,there1 garlands of immortal joy ,shall bloom on every head2 ,while sorrow1 sighing1 and distress1 ,like shadows all are fled4 #eih4 #gs4 ,m4 ,anonymous4 ,the ,prophet's ,vision4 #a ,faint the earth1 and parched with drought1 ,make the waters1 ,lord1 gush out6 ,streams of love our thirst to bless1 ,starting in the wilderness4 ,long we wait ,thy peace to know3 ,father1 bid the waters flow1 ,make the thirsty land a pool1 ,make man's suffering spirit whole4 #b ,hark6 the wastes have found a voice2 ,loneliest deserts now rejoice1 ,when the ,lord ,his presence shows1 ,lo1 they blossom like the rose2 ,see6 this barren earth of ours ,buds and puts forth fruits and flowers1 ,flowers of ,eden1 fruits of peace1 ,love and ,joy and ,righteousness6 #eii4 ,l4 ,m4 99,j4 ,wesley4 ,thy ,will ,be ,done on ,earth as in ,heaven4 #a ,spirit of peace and love and power1 ,fountain of life and light below1 ,abroad ,thy healing influence shower1 ,o'er all the nations let it flow4 ,inspire our hearts with perfect love2 ,in all the work of faith fulfil2 ,so not heaven's host shall swifter move1 ,than we on earth1 to do ,thy will4 #b ,father1 'tis ,thine each day to yield ,thy children's wants a fresh supply2 ,thou clothest the lilies of the field1 ,and hearest the young ravens cry4 ,to ,thee we pray2 for all must live ,by ,thee1 who knowest their every need-- ,pray for the world1 that ,thou wilt give ,all human hearts ,thy living bread4 #c ,in faith we wait and long and pray1 ,to see that time1 by prophets told1 ,when nations1 new-born into day1 ,shall be ingathered to ,thy fold4 ,we cannot doubt ,thy gracious will1 ,thou mighty1 merciful and just6 ,and ,thou wilt speedily fulfil ,the word in which ,thy servants trust4 #fjj4 ,c4 ,m4 ,breviary4 ,brightening ,unto the ,perfect ,day4 #a ,gone is the hollow1 murky night1 ,with all its shadows dun2 ,o shine upon us1 heavenly light1 ,as on the earth the sun6 #b ,pour on our hearts ,thy heavenly beam1 ,in radiance sublime6 ,retire before that ray supreme1 ,ye sins of elder time6 #c ,lo1 on the morn that now is here ,no night shall ever fall2 ,but faith shall burn1 undimmed and clear1 ,till ,god be all in all4 #d ,this is the dawn of infant faith2 ,the day will follow soon1 ,when hope shall breathe with freer breath1 ,and morn be lost in noon2 #e ,for to the seed that's sown to-day ,a harvest time is given1 ,when charity with faith to stay1 ,shall make on earth a heaven4 ,,glory ,,be ,,to ,,god ,,on ,,high3 ,,and ,,on ,,earth ,,peace3 ,,good ,,will ,,to ,,men4