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Zion's Service of Song: Its Importance, Improvement and Posture Samuel J. Moore No preview available - 2019 |
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Page 10 - Praise to the Conqueror, praise to the Lord ! His word was our arrow, his breath was our sword. Who shall return to tell Egypt the story Of those she sent forth in the hour of her pride...
Page 10 - Egypt's dark sea! Jehovah has triumphed — His people are free! Sing! — for the pride of the tyrant is broken: His chariots, his horsemen, all splendid and brave, — How vain was their boasting! — the Lord hath but spoken, And chariots and horsemen are sunk in the wave ! Sound the loud timbrel o'er Egypt's dark sea! Jehovah has triumphed — His people are free!
Page 181 - SHEPHERD of tender youth, Guiding, in love and truth, Through devious ways ! Christ, our triumphant King ! We come thy name to sing, And here our children bring, To shout thy praise.
Page 43 - The Lord, ye know, is God indeed, Without our aid He did us make: We are His flock, He doth us feed And for his sheep He doth us take.
Page 59 - No room for mirth or trifling here, For worldly hope, or worldly fear, If life so soon is gone : If now the Judge is at the door, And all mankind must stand before The inexorable throne ! * No matter which my thoughts employ, A moment's misery, or joy ; Bnt O ! when both shall end.
Page 109 - It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever...
Page 181 - Ever be Thou our guide, Our shepherd and our pride, Our staff and song: Jesus, Thou Christ of God, By Thy perennial word Lead us where Thou hast trod, Make our faith strong, So now, and till we die, Sound we Thy praises high, And joyful sing.
Page 33 - It has been observable that there has been scarce any part of divine worship wherein good men amongst us have had grace so drawn forth, and their hearts so lifted up in the ways of God as in singing his praises...
Page 46 - Then swelled the organ : up through choir and nave The music trembled with an inward thrill Of bliss at its own grandeur : wave on wave Its flood of mellow thunder rose, until The hushed air shivered with the throb it gave, Then, poising for a moment, it stood poi i", sti And sank and rose again, to burst in spray That wandered into silence far away.
Page 75 - The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy ; He will rest in His love, He -will joy over thee with singing.