John Ellerton: Being a Collection of His Writings on Hymnology, Together with a Sketch of His Life and Works

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Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1896 - Hymn writers - 427 pages
 

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Page 155 - Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 for the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Page 230 - Mistaken souls! that dream of heaven, And make their empty boast Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, While they are slaves to lust. 2 Vain are our fancies airy flights, If faith be cold and dead, None but a living power unites To Christ the living head.
Page 192 - Creator, Spirit blest ! And in our souls take up Thy rest ; Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid, To fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
Page 23 - A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour ? and if I be a master, where is my fear ? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name.
Page 159 - Lord, through the coming night; Turn Thou for us its darkness into light; From harm and danger keep Thy children free, For dark and light are both alike to Thee. 4 Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life, Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife; Then, when Thy voice shall bid our conflict cease, Call us, O Lord, to Thine eternal peace.
Page 31 - But as then he that was born after the flesh, persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
Page 193 - Far from us drive the foe we dread, And grant us thy true peace instead ; So shall we not, with Thee for guide, Turn from the path of life aside. Oh, may thy grace on us bestow, The Father and the Son to know, And Thee through endless times confess'd Of Both th
Page 405 - What if the Lord grow wroth and swear, While I refuse to read and pray, That he'll refuse to lend an ear To all my groans another day ! What if his dreadful anger burn, While I refuse his offered grace, And all his love to fury turn, And strike me dead upon the place ! 'Tis dangerous to provoke a God ; His power and vengeance none can tell ; One stroke of his almighty rod Shall send young sinners quick to hell.
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Page 158 - Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and receivest unto thee : he shall dwell in thy court, and...

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