The Village Compilation of Sacred Musick

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author, 1806 - Anthems - 151 pages
 

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Page 8 - tis, That scarce deserves the name ! 2 Alas, the brittle clay That built our body first! And every month, and every day, 'Tis mouldering back to dust.
Page 10 - Tis fix'd by God's almighty hand, And seraphs bow at thy command. 2 Exalted Saviour, we confess The sov'reign triumphs of thy grace ; • Where beams of gentle radiance shine, And temper majesty divine. 3 Wide thy resistless sceptre sway, Till all thine enemies obey : Wide may thy cross its virtue prove, And conquer millions by its love.
Page 105 - God is a King of pow'r unknown, Firm are the orders of his throne ; If he resolve, who...
Page 23 - PM 1 T'HE Lord Jehovah reigns; -*- His throne is built on high : The garments He assumes, Are light and majesty : His glories shine with beams so bright, No mortal eye can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of His hand Keep the wide world in awe : His wrath and justice stand To guard His holy law : And where His love resolves to bless, His truth confirms and seals the grace. 3 Through...
Page 36 - His new discovered grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own Almighty Son ; His power the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne.
Page 90 - Let me to some wild desert go, And find a peaceful home, Where storms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. 6 Vain hopes, and vain inventions all To 'scape the rage of hell! The mighty God on whom I call Can save me here as well.
Page 14 - Eternal King: Thy foes in vain Raise their rebellion to confound thy reign. In vain the storms, in vain the floods arise, And roar, and toss their waves against the skies : Foaming at heaven, they rage with wild commotion, But heaven's high arches scorn the swelling ocean.

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