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amidst angels beauty beneath bless breast breath bright brother called Charles Wesley charm Christ Christian Church Cornwall Countess of Huntingdon dark dear death deep devotion Divine earth Epworth eternal Everton faith father fear feeling flowers gifts give glorious glory grace hallowed happy harmony hast hath hear heart heaven heavenly hill holy honour hope Hugh Bourne hymn hymnist immortal inspired Jesus John Cennick John Wesley Lamb light live look Lord lyre Methodist preacher mind nature never night o'er peace poem poet poet's poetic genius poetry praise pray prayer preached psalm pure Redruth sacred Samuel Drew Samuel Dunn Samuel Wesley Saviour says scenes seemed sermon sing sinners smile song sorrow soul spirit sweet taste tears tender Thee Thine things Thou art thought throne truth tuneful utterance verses voice Wesley's wings words young
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Page 128 - Thou, O Christ, art all I want; More than all in thee I find ; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is thy name ; I am all unrighteousness ; False, and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace.
Page 2 - But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord : for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ...
Page 173 - GUIDE me, O Thou Great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land ; I am weak, but Thou art mighty ; Hold me with Thy powerful hand ; Bread of Heaven ! Feed me till I want no more.
Page 329 - Or let my lamp, at midnight hour, Be seen in some high lonely tower...
Page 193 - CHILDREN of the heavenly King, As ye journey, sweetly sing ; • Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2 Ye are travelling home to God, In the way the fathers trod ; They are happy now, and ye Soon their happiness shall see. 3 Shout, ye little flock, and blest ! You on Jesus' throne shall rest ; There your seat is now prepared; There your kingdom and reward.
Page 451 - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Page 153 - tis Love! Thou diedst for Me, I hear Thy Whisper in my Heart. The Morning breaks, the Shadows flee: Pure UNIVERSAL LOVE Thou art, To me, to All Thy Bowels move, Thy Nature, and Thy Name is LOVE.
Page 179 - Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all.
Page 128 - Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee, Leave, ah ! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me ! All my trust on thee is stay'd, All my help from thee I bring ; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing-.
Page 6 - I Beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.