Hymns for Public Worship: For the Use of the Church in Brattle Street, Part 2 |
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adore almighty arife bleſs bleſſings bleſt bliſs boundleſs breath bright ceaſe cheerful Chriſt chriſtian courſe creatures darkneſs death defire divine earth eternal ev'ry facred faints faith fear fervants filent final doom fing firſt fong forrow foul fource glory grateful hear heart heav'n heav'nly hope HYMN inſpire Jeſus juſt light Lord Maker Metre mind mortal night o'er paffions paſſions peace pleaſure praife praise pray'r preſent raiſe reaſon reign reſt rife righteouſneſs riſe ſacred ſcene ſea ſeek ſenſe ſhade ſhall ſhare ſhine ſhore ſhould ſhow ſkies ſky ſmiling ſong ſource ſov'reign ſpeak ſpirit ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtars ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtore ſtorms ſtray ſtreams ſupplies ſweet thee theſe thine thoſe thou thro throne thy goodneſs thy grace thy hand Thy mercy thy pow'r thy praiſe thy prefence tongues truth univerſal vaſt voice wand'ring waſte whoſe
Popular passages
Page 36 - Let not this weak, unknowing hand Presume thy bolts to throw, And deal damnation round the land On each I judge Thy foe.
Page 29 - To all my weak complaints and cries Thy mercy lent an ear, Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learnt To form themselves in prayer. 5 Unnumber'd comforts to my soul Thy tender care bestow'd, Before my infant heart conceiv'd From whom those comforts flow'd. 6 When in the slipp'ry paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, convey'd me safe, And led me up to man.
Page 65 - To do his heavenly father's will, Was his employment and delight : Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright ! 5 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labours of his life were love : If then we love the Saviour's name, Let his divine example move.
Page 78 - WAKE, my soul, stretch every nerve, •'*• And press with vigor on : A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey : Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way. 3 Tis God's all-animating voice That calls thee from on high ; 'Tis His own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye. 4...
Page 108 - COME ! said Jesus' sacred voice, Come, and make my paths your choice ; I will guide you to your home ; Weary pilgrim, hither come ! 2 Thou, who houseless, sole, forlorn, Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, Long hast roamed the barren waste, Weary pilgrim, hither haste ! 3 Ye, who tossed on beds of pain, Seek for ease, but seek in vain : Ye, whose...
Page 130 - But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began...
Page 60 - He comes from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray, And on the eyeballs of the blind To pour celestial day.
Page 36 - What conscience dictates to be done, Or warns me not to do, This teach me more than hell to shun, That more than heaven pursue.
Page 44 - God. 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, Hang on His firm decree; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave, TO BE. 3 Chained to His throne a volume lies, With all the fates of men; With every angel's form and size, Drawn by th
Page 86 - While conscience, like a faithful friend, Shall through the gloomy vale attend, And cheer our dying breath ; Shall, when all other comforts cease, .Like a kind angel whisper peace, And smooth the bed of death.