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... smiles on that peculiar race . He rests well pleased their toil to see ; Beneath His easy yoke they move , With all their heart and strength agree In the sweet labour of His love . His eye at once the world looks through , A vast ...
... smiles on that peculiar race . He rests well pleased their toil to see ; Beneath His easy yoke they move , With all their heart and strength agree In the sweet labour of His love . His eye at once the world looks through , A vast ...
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... smiling skies , Like a new dawn before thee rise ; Then shall thy faith's firm grounds appear , Its eyes shall view salvation clear . Be hence encouraged more , when tried On thy best Father to confide . Oh ! my too blind but nobler ...
... smiling skies , Like a new dawn before thee rise ; Then shall thy faith's firm grounds appear , Its eyes shall view salvation clear . Be hence encouraged more , when tried On thy best Father to confide . Oh ! my too blind but nobler ...
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... Smiles on her new - created breed . Thus through successive ages stands , Firm fix'd , Thy providential care ; Pleas'd with the work of Thy own hands , Thou dost the wastes of time repair . PSALM CXXI . To Sion's hill I lift my eyes 89.
... Smiles on her new - created breed . Thus through successive ages stands , Firm fix'd , Thy providential care ; Pleas'd with the work of Thy own hands , Thou dost the wastes of time repair . PSALM CXXI . To Sion's hill I lift my eyes 89.
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... God . Immortal joy Thy smiles impart , Heaven dawns in every ray ; One glimpse of Thee will cheer my heart , And turn my night to day . Not all the good which earth bestows Can fill the Watts IN VAIN THE ERRING WORLD INQUIRES.
... God . Immortal joy Thy smiles impart , Heaven dawns in every ray ; One glimpse of Thee will cheer my heart , And turn my night to day . Not all the good which earth bestows Can fill the Watts IN VAIN THE ERRING WORLD INQUIRES.
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... be wretched still , and poor , Without Thy blissful smile . Grant , gracious God , this one request : - Oh ! be Thy love alone My ample portion ; -here I rest , For heaven is in the boon . 66 ALL IS VANITY , AND VEXATION OF SPIRIT . 104.
... be wretched still , and poor , Without Thy blissful smile . Grant , gracious God , this one request : - Oh ! be Thy love alone My ample portion ; -here I rest , For heaven is in the boon . 66 ALL IS VANITY , AND VEXATION OF SPIRIT . 104.
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abide Almighty angels Art thou bear behold beneath blessing blest bliss blood boundless breast breath bright calm child Christ clouds coral strand darkness dead death divine doth dwell earth eternal everlasting everlasting love evermore eyes face faith false Earth Father fear feet flame Gethsemane give glorious glory grace gracious grief hand hath hear heart heaven Heaven's gate heavenly hell holy hope immortal Jesus life's light live Lord love possess love Thee meek mourn never night o'er pain Paraclete peace plead prayer PSALM reign rest rise sacred saints Satan Saviour shalt shine sigh sinners sins skies sleep smile Songs of praise sorrow soul spirit stand strength sweet SWEET day tears THAMES DITTON Thine Thou art Thou didst Thou hast thought throne Thy love Thy mercy Thy name tower of refuge UNTO voice weep wings word
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Page 343 - Friend after friend departs ; Who hath not lost a friend? There is no union here of hearts, That finds not here an end.
Page 54 - THE glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hand on Kings: Sceptre and Crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Page 265 - ONE there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end: They who once His kindness prove, Find it everlasting love.
Page 227 - FOR a closer walk with God ! A calm and heavenly frame ! A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb...
Page 353 - GO to dark Gethsemane, Ye that feel the tempter's power, Your Redeemer's conflict see, Watch with him one bitter hour ; Turn not from his griefs away, Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.
Page 322 - Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set - but all, Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death!
Page 355 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near.
Page 236 - E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming Love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. 5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sing Thy power to save, When this poor lisping, stammering tongue Lies silent in the grave.
Page 292 - Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign ! 727 Psalm 60.
Page 68 - WHEN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, returning, chide, "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?