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adore affections ALMIGHTY Amen asked better blessed bring cause Christian comes comfort continually cross danger darkness death desire devotion diligent divine duty dwell earth enable eternal evil faith Father fear feel follow give glory grace gracious grant hand hath hear heart heaven heavenly Holy Spirit hope hour humble Jesus Christ keep lead light live look Lord means mind morning neglect never night o'er pardon pass past peace perfect praise pray prayer presence preserve private prayer promises receive repentance Resolved rest retire rise sake salvation Saviour secret seek sigh sight sins sorrow soul strength suffer teach tears thee thine things thou art thou hast thoughts throne thy Holy thy mercy tion troubled truth turn unto vanity walk wants watch wounded
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Page 222 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 49 - Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with thy free Spirit.
Page 74 - Verily verily I say unto you ; Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name ; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Page 34 - He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Page 219 - Return) O holy Dove ! return, Sweet messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made Thee mourn. And drove Thee from my breast.
Page 138 - Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Page 218 - Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
Page 28 - Thou, by whom we come to God, The life, the truth, the way, The path of prayer thyself hast trod Lord, teach us how to pray.
Page 230 - I view, And days are dark, and friends are few, On Him I lean, who, not in vain, Experienced every human pain : He sees my wants, allays my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears.
Page 223 - Brightest and best of the sons of the morning! Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid! Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid!