The Story of the Hymns: Or, Hymns that Have a History. An Account of the Origin of Hymns of Personal Religious Experience |
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angels beautiful became behold Bernard of Cluny blessing blest bliss blood born Charles Wesley Charlotte Elliott Christ Christian church collection of hymns composed dark dear death died divine earth earthly English eternal eyes faith Father fear feelings FREDERICK WILLIAM FABER friends Gerhard Tersteegen glory grace hand happy hear heart heaven heavenly HENRY FRANCIS LYTE holy HORATIUS BONAR hour hymn beginning hymn was written hymn-books Immanuel's land Isaac Watts James Montgomery Jerusalem Jesus John John Newton King Lamb leadeth light live Lord Madame Guyon mercy morning Nearer night o'er original Paradise peace Philip Doddridge poem poet praise pray prayer preached religious experience rest saints salvation SARAH FLOWER ADAMS Saviour sermon sing sinners sleep song sorrow soul spirit stanza sung sweet thee thine Thomas Thomas Ken thou thought throne translated voice weary WESLEY'S William wrote
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Page 195 - Watch by the sick; enrich the poor With blessings from Thy boundless store ; Be every mourner's sleep to-night, Like infant's slumbers, pure and light. Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take; Till in the ocean of Thy love We lose ourselves in heaven above.
Page 23 - Direct, control, suggest this day, All I design, or do, or say ; That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite...
Page 207 - And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night because the sun was set ; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Page 63 - Give me a calm, a thankful heart, From every murmur free; The blessings of thy grace impart, And make me live to thee. 3 " Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend ; Thy presence through my journey shine, And crown my journey's end.
Page 138 - Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the Star of Bethlehem.
Page 135 - In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer.
Page 237 - His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it : and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Page 219 - ABIDE with me ; fast falls the even-tide ; The darkness deepens ; Lord, with me abide ; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Page 128 - Jesus' blood; Give every burdened soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. 644 8s, 7s & 4s. T ORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, •*-* Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace ; O refresh us, : Travelling through this wilderness.
Page 231 - Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there.