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No. 1: "Praise To The Lord, The Almighty."
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Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
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O my soul, praise him for he is thy health and salvation!
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All ye who hear, now to his temple draw near,
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Join me in glad adoration.
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Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,
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[[No. 1:]] "Praise To The Lord, The Almighty."<br>
Shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
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[[No. 4:]] "Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing."<br>
Hast thou not seen how thy desires e'er have been
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[[No. 11:]] "O, Worship The King."<br>
Granted in what he ordaineth?
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[[No. 13:]] "Oh! For A Thousand Tongues To Sing."<br>
 
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[[No. 15:]] "O! Day Of Rest And Gladness."<br>
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee!
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[[No. 16:]] "Safely Through Another Week."<br>
Decked thee with health, and with loving hand guided and stayed thee.
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[[No. 19:]] "Thee We Adore, Eternal Lord."<br>
How oft in grief hath not he brought thee relief,
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[[No. 26:]] "Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing."<br>
Spreading his wings to o'ershade thee!
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[[No. 27:]] "Holy, Holy, Holy."<br>
 
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[[No.  28:]] "All Glory Be To Thee Most High."<br>
Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
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[[No. 30:]] "Round The Lord In Glory Seated."<br>
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him.
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[[No. 39:]] "The Heavens Declare Thy Glory."<br>
Let the Amen sound from his people again;
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[[No. 41:]] "The Spacious Firmament On High."<br>
Gladly for aye we adore him.
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[[No.  57:]] "O Come, O Come, Immanuel."<br>
 
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[[No. 59:]] "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing."<br>
No. 4: "Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing."
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[[No. 68:]] "All My Heart This Night Rejoices."<br>
Come, Thou Fount of ev'ry blessing,
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[[No. 74:]] "Alas, And Did My Saviour Bleed?"<br>
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
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[[No. 75:]] "Beneath The Cross Of Jesus."<br>
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
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[[No. 76:]] "In the Cross Of Christ I Glory."<br>
Call for songs of loudest praise.
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[[No. 77:]] "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross."<br>
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
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[[No. 82:]] "Christ The Lord Is Risen Today."<br>
Sung by flaming tongues above;
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[[No. 84:]] "The Strife Is O'er, The Battle Done."<br>
Praise the mount--I'm fixed upon it--
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[[No. 106:]] "Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned."<br>
Mount of Thy redeeming love.
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[[No. 112:]] "Jesus, The Very Thought Of Thee."<br>
Here I raise mine Ebenezer;
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[[No. 126:]] " 'Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee."<br>
Hither by Thy help I'm come;
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[[No. 136:]] "Amazing Grace, How Sweet The Sound."<br>
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
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[[No. 137:]] "Rock Of Ages, Cleft For Me."<br>
Safely to arrive at home.
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[[No. 140:]] "There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood."<br>
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
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[[No. 145:]] "Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken."<br>
Wand'ring from the fold of God;
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[[No. 146:]] "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord."<br>
He, to rescue me from danger,
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[[No. 151:]] "O Word of God Incarnate"<br>
Interposed His precious blood.
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[[No. 156:]] "How Firm A Foundation."<br>
O to grace how great a debtor
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[[No. 157:]] "The Spirit Breathes Upon The Word."<br>
Daily I'm constrained to be!
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[[No. 167:]] "Jesus Shall Reign."<br>
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
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[[No. 168:]] "From Greenland's Icy Mountains."<br>
Bind my wand'ring heart to Thee:
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[[No. 214:]] "With Broken Heart And Contrite Sigh."<br>
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
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[[No. 219:]] "My Sins, My Sins, My Saviour."<br>
Prone to leave the God I love.
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[[No. 238:]] "My Faith Looks Up To Thee."<br>
Here's my heart, O take and seal it;
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[[No. 245:]] "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul."<br>
Seal it for Thy courts above.
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[[No. 268:]] "O Jesus, Joy Of Loving Hearts."<br>
 
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[[No. 291:]] "My Jesus, As Thou Wilt."<br>
No. 11: "O, Worship The King."
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[[No. 309:]] "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."<br>
O worship the King, all glorious above,
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[[No. 336:]] "The Sands Of Time Are Sinking."<br>
O gratefully sing His power and His love;
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[[No. 382:]] "Once In Royal David's City."<br>
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days,
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[[No. 412:]] "Our God, Our Help In Ages Past."<br>
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.
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[[No.  414:]] "God Moves In A Mysterious Way."<br>
 
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[[No. 415:]] "As The Hart When Noon Is Burning."<br>
O tell of His might, O sing of His grace,
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[[No. 417:]] "Rejoice, Rejoice This Happy Morn."<br>
Whose robe is the light, Whose canopy space,
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[[No. 418:]]"From Heaven Above To Earth I Come."<br>
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,
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[[No. 419:]]"O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High."<br>
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.
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[[No. 420:]] "O Sacred Head Now Wounded."<br>
 
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[[No. 421:]] "Lord, Thy Death And Passion Give,"<br>
The earth with its store of wonders untold,
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[[No. 423:]] "Praise The Saviour Now And Ever."<br>
Almighty, Thy power hath founded of old;
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[[No. 424:]] "Jesus Sinners Doth Receive."<br>
Established it fast by a changeless decree,
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[[No. 437:]] "Our Father, Thou In Heaven Above."<br>
And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.
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[[No. 440:]] "Comfort, Comfort Ye My People."<br>
 
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[[No. 443:]] "Now Thank We All Our God."<br>
Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite?
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[[No. 445:]] "All Glory Be To God On High."<br>
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;
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[[No. 446:]] "Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee."<br>
It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
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[[No. 448:]] "O Bless Our God With One Accord."<br>
And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.
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Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
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In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail;
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Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
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Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.
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O measureless might! Ineffable love!
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While angels delight to worship Thee above,
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The humbler creation, though feeble their ways,
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With true adoration shall all sing Thy praise.
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No. 13: "Oh! For A Thousand Tongues To Sing."
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O for a thousand tongues to sing
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My great Redeemer's praise,
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The glories of my God and King,
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The triumphs of his grace.
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My gracious Master and my God,
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Assist me to proclaim,
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To spread through all the earth abroad,
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The honors of thy Name.
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Jesus, the Name that charms our fears,
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That bids our sorrows cease;
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'Tis music in the sinner's ears,
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'Tis life, and health, and peace.
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He breaks the power of reigning sin,
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He sets the pris'ner free;
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His blood can make the foulest clean,
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His blood availed for me.
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He speaks and, listening to his voice,
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New life the dead receive;
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The mournful, broken hearts rejoice;
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The humble poor believe.
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No. 15: "O! Day Of Rest And Gladness."
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O day of rest and gladness,
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O day of joy and light,
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O balm of care and sadness,
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Most beautiful, most bright;
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On thee the high and lowly,
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Through ages joined in tune,
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Sing Holy, Holy, Holy,
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To the great God Triune,
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On thee, at the creation,
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The light first had its birth;
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On thee, for our salvation,
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Christ rose from depths of earth;
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On thee our Lord, victorious,
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The Spirit sent from heav'n;
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And thus on thee, most glorious,
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A triple light was giv'n.
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Thou art a port protected
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From storms that round us rise;
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A garden intersected
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With streams of Paradise;
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Thou art a cooling fountain
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In life's dry, dreary sand;
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From thee, like Pisgah's mountain,
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We view the promised land.
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Today on weary nations
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The heav'nly manna falls;
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To holy convocations
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The silver trumpet calls,
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Where gospel light is glowing
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With pure and radiant beams,
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And living water flowing
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With soul-refreshing streams.
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New graces ever gaining
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From this our day of rest,
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We reach the rest remaining
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To spirits of the blest.
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To Holy Ghost be praises,
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To Father and to Son;
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The church her voice upraises
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To thee, blest Three in One.
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No. 16: "Safely Through Another Week."
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Safely through another week
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God has brought us on our way;
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Let us now a blessing seek,
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Waiting in his courts today;
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Day of all the week the best,
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Emblem of eternal rest.
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While we pray for pard'ning grace,
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Through the dear Redeemer's Name,
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Show thy reconciled face;
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Take away our sin and shame;
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From our worldly cares set free,
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May we rest this day in thee.
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Here we come thy Name to praise,
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Let us feel thy presence near;
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May thy glory meet our eyes,
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While we in thy house appear:
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Here afford us, Lord, a taste
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Of our everlasting feast.
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May thy gospel's joyful sound
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Conquer sinners, comfort saints;
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May the fruits of grace abound,
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Bring relief for all complaints:
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Thus may all our Sabbaths prove,
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Till we join the church above.
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No. 19: "Thee We Adore, Eternal Lord."
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Thee we adore, eternal Lord!
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We praise thy name with one accord.
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Thy saints, who here thy goodness see,
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Through all the world do worship thee.
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To thee aloud all angels cry,
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The heavens and all the pow'rs on high:
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Thee, holy, holy, holy king,
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Lord God of hosts, they ever sing.
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Apostles join the glorious throng,
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And prophets swell th'immortal song;
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Thy martyrs' noble army raise
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Eternal anthems to thy praise.
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From day to day, O Lord, do we
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Exalt and highly honor thee!
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Thy name we worship and adore,
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World without end, for evermore.
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No. 26: "Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing."
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Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing;
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Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
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Let us each, thy love possessing,
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Triumph in redeeming grace:
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O refresh us, O refresh us,
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Traveling through this wilderness.
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Thanks we give and adoration
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For thy gospel's joyful sound:
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May the fruits of thy salvation
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In our hearts and lives abound:
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Ever faithful, ever faithful,
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To the truth may we be found.
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So that when thy love shall call us,
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Saviour, from the world away,
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Let no fear of death appall us,
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Glad thy summons to obey:
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May we ever, may we ever,
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Reign with thee in endless day.
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No. 27: "Holy, Holy, Holy."
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Holy, holy, holy!  Lord God Almighty!
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Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
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Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
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God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
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Holy, holy, holy!  All the saints adore thee,
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casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
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cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
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which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.
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Holy, holy, holy!  Though the darkness hide thee,
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though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
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only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
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perfect in power, in love and purity.
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Holy, holy, holy!  Lord God Almighty!
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All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea.
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Holy, holy, holy!  Merciful and mighty,
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God in three persons, blessed Trinity.
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No. 28: "All Glory Be To Thee Most High."
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All glory be to thee, Most High,
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To thee all adoration;
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In grace and truth thou drawest nigh
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To offer us salvation;
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Thou showest thy good will to men,
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And peace shall reign on earth again;
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We praise thy Name for ever.
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We praise, we worship thee, we trust,
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And give thee thanks for ever,
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O Father, for thy rule is just
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And wise, and changes never;
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Thy hand almighty o'er us reigns,
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Thou doest what thy will ordains;
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'Tis well for us thou rulest.
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O Jesus Christ, our God and Lord,
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Son of the Heavenly Father,
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O thou who hast our peace restored,
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The straying sheep dost gather,
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Thou Lamb of God, to thee on high
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Out of the depths we sinners cry:
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Have mercy on us, Jesus!
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O Holy Spirit, precious gift,
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Thou Comforter unfailing,
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From Satan's snares our souls uplift,
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And let thy power, availing,
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Avert our woes and calm our dread.
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For us the Saviour's blood was shed;
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We trust in thee to save us.
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No. 30: "Round The Lord In Glory Seated."
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Round the Lord in glory seated,
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Cherubim and seraphim
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Filled his temple, and repeated
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Each to each the alternate hymn:
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"Lord thy glory fills the heaven,
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Earth is with its fulness stored;
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Unto thee be glory given,
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Holy, holy, holy Lord!"
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Heaven is still with glory ringing,
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Earth takes up the angels' cry,
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"Holy, holy, holy," singing,
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"Lord of hosts, the Lord most high."
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With his seraph train before him,
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With his holy church below,
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Thus conspire we to adore him,
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Bid we thus our anthem flow:
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"Lord, thy glory fills the heaven,
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Earth is with its fulness stored;
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Unto thee be glory given,
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Holy, holy, holy Lord!"
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Thus thy glorious Name confessing,
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We adopt thine angels' cry,
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"Holy, holy, holy," blessing
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Thee, the Lord of Hosts most high.
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No. 39: "The Heavens Declare Thy Glory."
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The heav'ns declare thy glory,
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The firmament thy pow'r;
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Day unto day the story
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Repeats from hour to hour;
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Night unto night replying,
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Proclaims in every land,
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O Lord, with voice undying,
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The wonders of thy hand.
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The sun with royal splendor
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Goes forth to chant thy praise,
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And moonbeams soft and tender
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Their gentler anthem raise;
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Over every tribe and nation
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The music strange is poured,
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The song of all creation
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To thee, creation's Lord.
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All heaven on high rejoices
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To do its Maker's will,
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The stars with solemn voices
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Resound thy praises still;
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So let my whole behavior,
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Thoughts, words, and actions be,
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O Lord, my Strength, my Saviour,
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One ceaseless song to thee.
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No. 41: "The Spacious Firmament On High."
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The spacious firmament on high with all the blue ethereal sky
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and spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim.
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Th'unwearied sun, from day to day, does his Creator's power display
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and publishes to every land the work of an almighty hand.
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Soon as the evening shades prevail, the moon takes up
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the wondrous tale and nightly, to the listening earth,
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Repeats the story of her birth. Whilst all the stars
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that 'round her burn and all the planets in their turn
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confirm the tidings as they roll and spread the truth from pole to pole.
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What, though in solemn silence all move 'round this dark terrestrial ball?
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What, though no real voice nor sound amidst the radiant orbs be found?
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In reason's ear they all rejoice and utter forth a glorious voice,
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forever singing as they shine, "The hand that made us is divine."
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No. 57: "O Come, O Come, Immanuel."  
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O come, O come, Immanuel,
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And ransom captive Israel,
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That mourns in lonely exile here
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Until the Son of God appear.
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Rejoice! rejoice! Immanuel
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Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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O come, Thou rod of Jesse, free
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Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
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From depths of hell Thy people save,
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And give them vict'ry o'er the grave.
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Rejoice! rejoice! Immanuel
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Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
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Our spirits by Thine advent here:
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And drive away the shades of night,
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And pierce the clouds and bring us light.
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Rejoice! rejoice! Immanuel
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Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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O come, Thou Key of David, come,
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And open wide our heav'nly home;
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Make safe the way that leads on high,
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And close the path to misery.
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Rejoice! rejoice! Immanuel
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Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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No. 59: "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing."  
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Hark! the herald angels sing,
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"Glory to the newborn King:
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Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
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God and sinners reconciled!"
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Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
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Join the triumph of the skies;
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With th'angelic host proclaim,
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"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
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Hark! the herald angels sing,
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"Glory to the newborn King."
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Christ, by highest heav'n adored,
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Christ, the everlasting Lord!
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Late in time behold him come,
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Offspring of the Virgin's womb.
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Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
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Hail th'incarnate Deity,
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Pleased as man with men to dwell,
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Jesus, our Emmanuel.
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Hail, the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!
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Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!
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Light and life to all he brings,
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Ris'n with healing in his wings.
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Mild he lays his glory by,
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Born that man no more may die,
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Born to raise the sons of earth,
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Born to give them second birth.
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No. 68: "All My Heart This Night Rejoices."  
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All my heart this night rejoices
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As I hear
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Far and near
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Sweetest angel voices.
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"Christ is born," their choirs are singing
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Till the air
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Everywhere
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Now with joy is ringing.
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Forth today the Conqueror goeth,
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Who the foe,
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Sin and woe,
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Death and hell, o'erthroweth.
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God is man, man to deliver;
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His dear Son
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Now is one
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With our blood forever.
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Shall we still dread God's displeasure,
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Who, to save,
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Freely gave
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His most cherished treasure?
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To redeem us, he hath given
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His own Son
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From the throne
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Of his might in heaven.
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He becomes the Lamb that taketh
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Sin away
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And for aye
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Full atonement maketh.
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For our life his own he tenders;
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And our race,
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By his grace,
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Meet for glory renders.
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Hark! a voice from yonder manger,
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Soft and sweet,
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Doth entreat:
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"Flee from woe and danger,
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Brethren, from all ills that grieve you
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You are freed;
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All you need
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I will surely give you."
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Come, then, banish all your sadness,
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One and all,
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Great and small;
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Come with songs of gladness.
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Love him who with love is glowing;
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Hail the star,
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Near and far
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Light and joy bestowing.
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Dearest Lord, thee will I cherish.
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Though my breath
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Fail in death,
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Yet I shall not perish,
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But with thee abide for ever
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There on high,
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In that joy
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Which can vanish never.
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No. 74: "Alas, And Did My Saviour Bleed?"  
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Alas! and did my Saviour bleed,
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And did my Sovereign die!
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Would he devote that sacred head
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For such a worm as I!
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Was it for crimes that I had done
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He groaned upon the tree!
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Amazing pity! grace unknown!
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And love beyond degree!
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Well might the sun in darkness hide,
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And shut his glories in,
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When Christ, the mighty Maker, died
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For man the creature's sin.
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Thus might I hide my blushing face
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While his dear cross appears;
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Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
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And melt mine eyes in tears.
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But drops of grief can ne'er repay
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The debt of love I owe;
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Here, Lord, I give myself away,
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'Tis all that I can do.
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No. 75: "Beneath The Cross Of Jesus."
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Beneath the cross of Jesus
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I fain would take my stand,
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The shadow of a mighty Rock
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Within a weary land;
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A home within the wilderness,
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A rest upon the way,
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From the burning of the noontide heat,
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And the burden of the day.
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Upon the cross of Jesus
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Mine eye at times can see
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The very dying form of One
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Who suffered there for me:
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And from my stricken heart with tears
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Two wonders I confess,
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The wonders of redeeming love
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And my own worthlessness.
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I take, O cross, thy shadow
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For my abiding-place:
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I ask no other sunshine than
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The sunshine of his face;
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Content to let the world go by,
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To know no gain nor loss;
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My sinful self my only shame,
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My glory, all the cross.
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No. 76: "In the Cross Of Christ I Glory."  
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In the cross of Christ I glory,
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Tow'ring o'er the wrecks of time;
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All the light of sacred story
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Gathers round its head sublime.
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When the woes of life o'er-take me,
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Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,
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Never shall the cross forsake me;
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Lo! it glows with peace and joy.
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When the sun of bliss is beaming
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Light and love upon my way,
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From the cross the radiance, streaming,
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Adds more luster to the day.
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Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,
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By the cross are sanctified;
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Peace is there, that knows no measure,
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Joys that thro' all time abide.
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No. 771: "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross."
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When I survey the wondrous cross
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On which the Prince of glory died,
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My richest gain I count but loss,
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And pour contempt on all my pride.
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Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
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Save in the death of Christ my God:
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All the vain things that charm me most,
+
I sacrifice them to his blood.
+
 
+
See, from his head, his hands, his feet,
+
Sorrow and love flow mingled down:
+
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
+
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
+
 
+
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
+
That were a present far too small;
+
Love so amazing, so divine,
+
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
+
 
+
No. 82: "Christ The Lord Is Risen Today."
+
"Christ the Lord is risen today," Alleluia!
+
Sons of men and angels say; Alleluia!
+
Raise your joys and triumphs high; Alleluia!
+
Sing ye heav'ns, and earth, reply: Alleluia!
+
 
+
Vain the stone, the watch, the seal; Alleluia!
+
Christ has burst the gates of hell: Alleluia!
+
Death in vain forbids his rise; Alleluia!
+
Christ hath opened Paradise. Alleluia!
+
 
+
Lives again our glorious King; Alleluia!
+
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
+
Once he died, our souls to save; Alleluia!
+
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!
+
 
+
Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
+
Following our exalted Head; Alleluia!
+
Made like him, like him we rise: Alleluia!
+
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!
+
 
+
Hail, the Lord of earth and heav'n! Alleluia!
+
Praise to thee by both be giv'n; Alleluia!
+
Thee we greet triumphant now; Alleluia!
+
Hail, the Resurrection Thou! Alleluia!
+
 
+
No. 84: "The Strife Is O'er, The Battle Done."
+
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
+
 
+
The strife is o'er, the battle done;
+
The victory of life is won;
+
The song of triumph has begun.
+
Alleluia!
+
 
+
The pow'rs of death have done their worst,
+
But Christ their legions hath dispersed:
+
Let shouts of holy joy outburst.
+
Alleluia!
+
 
+
The three sad days have quickly sped;
+
He rises glorious from the dead:
+
All glory to our risen head!
+
Alleluia!
+
 
+
He closed the yawning gates of hell;
+
The bars from heav'n's high portals fell:
+
Let hymns of praise his triumphs tell.
+
Alleluia!
+
 
+
Lord, by the stripes which wounded thee,
+
From death's dread sting thy servants free,
+
That we may live and sing to thee,
+
Alleluia!
+
 
+
No. 106: "Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned."  
+
Majestic sweetness sits enthroned
+
Upon the Saviour's brow;
+
His head with radiant glories crowned,
+
His lips with grace over flow.
+
 
+
No mortal can with him compare,
+
Among the sons of men;
+
Fairer is he than all the fair
+
That fill the heavenly train.
+
 
+
He saw me plunged in deep distress,
+
He flew to my relief;
+
For me he bore the shameful cross,
+
And carried all my grief.
+
 
+
To him I owe my life and breath,
+
And all the joys I have;
+
He makes me triumph over death,
+
And saves me from the grave.
+
 
+
To heav'n, the place of his abode,
+
He brings my weary feet;
+
Shows me the glories of my God,
+
And makes my joys complete.
+
 
+
Since from his bounty I receive
+
Such proofs of love divine,
+
Had I a thousand hearts to give,
+
Lord, they should all be thine.
+
 
+
No. 112: "Jesus, The Very Thought Of Thee."  
+
Jesus, the very thought of thee
+
With sweetness fills my breast;
+
But sweeter far thy face to see,
+
And in thy presence rest.
+
 
+
Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
+
Nor can the mem'ry find,
+
A sweeter sound than thy blest Name,
+
O Saviour of mankind.
+
 
+
O Hope of ev'ry contrite heart,
+
O Joy of all the meek,
+
To those who fall, how kind thou art!
+
How good to those who seek!
+
 
+
But what to those who find? Ah, this
+
Nor tongue nor pen can show:
+
The love of Jesus, what it is
+
None but his loved ones know.
+
 
+
Jesus, our only Joy be thou,
+
As thou our Prize wilt be;
+
Jesus, be thou our Glory now,
+
And through eternity.
+
 
+
No. 1262: " 'Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee."
+
'Tis not that I did choose thee,
+
For, Lord, that could not be;
+
This heart would still refuse thee,
+
Hadst thou not chosen me.
+
Thou from the sin that stained me
+
Hast cleansed and set me free;
+
Of old thou hast ordained me,
+
That I should live to thee.
+
 
+
'Twas sovereign mercy called me
+
And taught my op'ning mind;
+
The world had else enthralled me,
+
To heavenly glories blind.
+
My heart owns none before thee,
+
For thy rich grace I thirst;
+
This knowing, if I love thee,
+
Thou must have loved me first.
+
 
+
No. 136: "Amazing Grace, How Sweet The Sound."  
+
Amazing grace—how sweet the sound—
+
That saved a wretch like me!
+
I once was lost, but now am found—
+
Was blind, but now I see.
+
 
+
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
+
And grace my fears relieved;
+
How precious did that grace appear
+
The hour I first believed!
+
 
+
Thro' many dangers, toils and snares,
+
I have already come;
+
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
+
And grace will lead me home.
+
 
+
And when this flesh and heart shall fail,
+
And mortal life shall cease,
+
I shall possess within the veil
+
A life of joy and peace.
+
 
+
When we've been there ten thousand years,
+
Bright shining as the sun,
+
We've no less days to sing God's praise
+
Than when we've first begun.
+
 
+
No. 137: "Rock Of Ages, Cleft For Me."  
+
Rock of Ages, cleft for me
+
Let me hide myself in thee;
+
Let the water and the blood,
+
From thy riven side which flowed,
+
Be of sin the double cure,
+
Cleanse me from its guilt and pow'r.
+
 
+
Not the labors of my hands
+
Can fulfil thy law's demands;
+
Could my zeal no respite know,
+
Could my tears for ever flow,
+
All for sin could not atone;
+
Thou must save, and thou alone.
+
 
+
Nothing in my hand I bring,
+
Simply to thy cross I cling;
+
Naked, come to thee for dress,
+
Helpless, look to thee for grace;
+
Foul, I to the Fountain fly;
+
Wash me, Saviour, or I die.
+
 
+
While I draw this fleeting breath,
+
When mine eyelids close in death,
+
When I soar to worlds unknown,
+
See thee on thy judgment throne,
+
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
+
Let me hide myself in thee.
+
 
+
No. 140: "There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood."
+
There is a fountain filled with blood,
+
Drawn from Immanuel's veins;
+
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
+
Lose all their guilty stains.
+
 
+
The dying thief rejoiced to see
+
That fountain in his day;
+
And there have I, as vile as he,
+
Washed all my sins away.
+
 
+
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.
+
 
+
Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood
+
Shall never lose its power,
+
Till all the ransomed church of God
+
Be saved, to sin no more.
+
 
+
No. 145: "Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken."  
+
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
+
Zion, city of our God;
+
He whose word cannot be broken
+
Formed thee for his own abode:
+
On the Rock of Ages founded,
+
What can shake thy sure repose?
+
With salvation's walls surrounded,
+
Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.
+
 
+
See the streams of living waters,
+
Springing from eternal love,
+
Well supply thy sons and daughters,
+
And all fear of want remove;
+
Who can faint, while such a river
+
Ever flows their thirst t'assuage?
+
Grace which, like the Lord, the giver,
+
Never fails from age to age.
+
 
+
Round each habitation hov'ring,
+
See the cloud and fire appear
+
For a glory and a cov'ring,
+
Showing that the Lord is near:
+
Thus deriving from their banner
+
Light by night and shade by day,
+
Safe they feed upon the manna
+
Which he gives them when they pray.
+
 
+
Saviour, if of Zion's city
+
I, through grace, a member am,
+
Let the world deride or pity,
+
I will glory in thy Name:
+
Fading is the worldling's pleasure,
+
All his boasted pomp and show;
+
Solid joys and lasting treasure
+
None but Zion's children know.
+
 
+
No. 146: "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord."  
+
I love thy Kingdom, Lord,
+
The house of thine abode,
+
The church our blest Redeemer saved
+
With his own precious blood.
+
 
+
I love thy church, O God:
+
Her walls before thee stand,
+
Dear as the apple of thine eye,
+
And graven on thy hand.
+
 
+
For her my tears shall fall,
+
For her my prayers ascend;
+
To her my cares and toils be giv'n,
+
Till toils and cares shall end.
+
 
+
Beyond my highest joy
+
I prize her heav'nly ways,
+
Her sweet communion, solemn vows,
+
Her hymns of love and praise.
+
 
+
Jesus, thou Friend Divine,
+
Our Saviour and our King,
+
Thy hand from ev'ry snare and foe
+
Shall great deliv'rance bring.
+
 
+
Sure as thy truth shall last,
+
To Zion shall be giv'n
+
The brightest glories earth can yield,
+
And brighter bliss of heav'n.
+
 
+
No. 151: "O Word of God Incarnate"
+
O Word of God Incarnate,
+
O Wisdom from on high,
+
O Truth unchanged, unchanging,
+
O light of our dark sky;
+
We praise thee for the radiance
+
That from the hallowed page,
+
A lantern to our footsteps
+
Shines on from age to age.
+
 
+
The church from her dear Master
+
Received the gift divine,
+
And still that light she lifteth
+
O'er all the earth to shine.
+
It is the golden casket,
+
Where gems of truth are stored;
+
It is the heav'n-drawn picture
+
Of Christ, the living Word.
+
 
+
It floateth like a banner
+
Before God's host unfurled;
+
It shineth like a beacon
+
Above the darkling world.
+
It is the chart and compass
+
That o'er life's surging sea,
+
'Mid mists and rocks and quicksands,
+
Still guides, O Christ, to thee.
+
 
+
O make thy church, dear Saviour,
+
A lamp of purest gold,
+
To bear before the nations
+
Thy true light, as of old.
+
O teach thy wand'ring pilgrims
+
By this their path to trace,
+
Till, clouds and darkness ended,
+
They see thee face to face.
+
 
+
No. 156: "How Firm A Foundation."  
+
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
+
Is laid for your faith in his excellent Word!
+
What more can he say than to you he hath said,
+
You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?
+
 
+
"Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed;
+
I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
+
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
+
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
+
 
+
"When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
+
The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;
+
For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless,
+
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
+
 
+
"When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
+
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;
+
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
+
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
+
 
+
"E'en down to old age all my people shall prove
+
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
+
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
+
Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne.
+
 
+
"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
+
I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
+
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
+
I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake."
+
 
+
No. 157: "The Spirit Breathes Upon The Word."  
+
The Spirit breathes upon the Word,
+
And brings the truth to sight;
+
Precepts and promises afford
+
A sanctifying light.
+
 
+
A glory gilds the sacred page,
+
Majestic, like the sun:
+
It gives a light to ev'ry age;
+
It gives, but borrows none.
+
 
+
The Hand that gave it still supplies
+
The gracious light and heat:
+
His truths upon the nations rise;
+
They rise, but never set.
+
 
+
Let everlasting thanks be thine
+
For such a bright display
+
As makes a world of darkness shine
+
With beams of heav'nly day.
+
 
+
My soul rejoices to pursue
+
The steps of him I love.
+
Till glory break upon my view
+
In brighter worlds above.
+
 
+
No. 167: "Jesus Shall Reign."
+
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
+
Does his successive journeys run;
+
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
+
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
+
 
+
For him shall endless prayer be made,
+
And praises throng to crown his head;
+
His Name, like sweet perfume, shall rise
+
With ev'ry morning sacrifice.
+
 
+
People and realms of ev'ry tongue
+
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
+
And infant voices shall proclaim
+
Their early blessings on his Name.
+
 
+
Blessings abound where'er he reigns;
+
The pris'ner leaps to lose his chains,
+
The weary find eternal rest,
+
And all the sons of want are blest.
+
 
+
Let ev'ry creature rise and bring
+
Peculiar honors to our King,
+
Angels descend with songs again,
+
And earth repeat the loud Amen.
+
 
+
No. 168: "From Greenland's Icy Mountains."  
+
From Greenland's icy mountains,
+
From India's coral strand,
+
Were Afric's sunny fountains
+
Roll down their golden sand,
+
From many an ancient river,
+
From many a palmy plain,
+
They call us to deliver
+
Their land from error's chain.
+
 
+
What though the spicy breezes
+
Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle;
+
Though ev'ry prospect pleases,
+
And only man is vile:
+
In vain with lavish kindness
+
The gifts of God are strown;
+
The heathen in his blindness
+
Bows down to wood and stone.
+
 
+
Can we, whose souls are lighted
+
With wisdom from on high,
+
Can we to men benighted
+
The lamp of life deny?
+
Salvation! O salvation!
+
The joyful sound proclaim,
+
Till each remotest nation
+
Has learned Messiah's Name.
+
 
+
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.
+
 
+
No. 214: "With Broken Heart And Contrite Sigh."
+
With broken heart and contrite sigh,
+
A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry;
+
Thy pard'ning grace is rich and free:
+
O God, be merciful to me.
+
 
+
I smite upon my troubled breast,
+
With deep and conscious guilt oppressed,
+
Christ and his cross my only plea:
+
O God, be merciful to me.
+
 
+
Far off I stand with tearful eyes,
+
Nor dare uplift them to the skies;
+
But thou dost all my anguish see:
+
O God, be merciful to me.
+
 
+
No alms nor deeds that I have done,
+
Can for a single sin atone;
+
To Calvary alone I flee:
+
O God, be merciful to me.
+
 
+
And when, redeemed from sin and hell,
+
With all the ransomed throng I dwell
+
My raptured song shall ever be,
+
"God has been merciful to me."
+
 
+
No. 219: "My Sins, My Sins, My Saviour."
+
My sins, my sins, my Saviour!
+
They take such hold on me,
+
I am not able to look up,
+
Save only, Christ, on thee;
+
In thee is all forgiveness,
+
In thee abundant grace,
+
My shadow and my sunshine
+
The brightness of thy face.
+
 
+
My sins, my sins, my Saviour!
+
Their guilt I never knew
+
Till with thee in the desert
+
I near thy passion drew;
+
Till with thee in the garden
+
I heard thy pleading pray'r,
+
And saw the sweat-drops bloody
+
That told thy sorrow there.
+
 
+
Therefore my songs, my Saviour,
+
E'en in this time of woe,
+
Shall tell of all thy goodness
+
To suff'ring man below;
+
Thy goodness and thy favor,
+
Whose presence from above
+
Rejoice those hearts, my Saviour,
+
That live in thee and love.
+
 
+
No. 238: "My Faith Looks Up To Thee."
+
My faith looks up to thee,
+
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
+
Saviour Divine;
+
Now hear me while I pray,
+
Take all my guilt away,
+
O let me from this day
+
Be wholly thine.
+
 
+
May thy rich grace impart
+
Strength to my fainting heart,
+
My zeal inspire;
+
As thou hast died for me,
+
O may my love to thee
+
Pure, warm and changeless be,
+
A living fire.
+
 
+
While life's dark maze I tread,
+
And griefs around me spread,
+
Be thou my guide;
+
Bid darkness turn to day,
+
Wipe sorrow's tears away,
+
Nor let me ever stray
+
From thee aside.
+
 
+
When ends life's transient dream,
+
When death's cold, sullen stream
+
Shall o'er me roll,
+
Blest Saviour, then, in love,
+
Fear and distrust remove;
+
O bear me safe above,
+
A ransomed soul.
+
 
+
No. 2452: "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul."
+
Jesus, Lover of my soul,
+
Let me to thy bosom fly,
+
While the nearer waters roll,
+
While the tempest still is high:
+
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,
+
Till the storm of life is past;
+
Safe into the haven guide,
+
O receive my soul at last!
+
 
+
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 stayed,
+
All my help from thee I bring;
+
Cover my defenseless head
+
With the shadow of thy wing.
+
 
+
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.
+
 
+
Plenteous grace with thee is found,
+
Grace to cover all my sin;
+
Let the healing streams abound;
+
Make and keep me pure within:
+
Thou of life the Fountain art,
+
Freely let me take of thee;
+
Spring thou up within my heart,
+
Rise to all eternity.
+
 
+
No. 268: "O Jesus, Joy Of Loving Hearts."
+
Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts,
+
Thou Fount of life, thou Light of men,
+
From the best bliss that earth imparts
+
We turn unfilled to thee again.
+
 
+
Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood;
+
Thou savest those that on thee call;
+
To them that seek thee thou art good,
+
To them that find thee all in all.
+
 
+
We taste thee, O thou living Bread,
+
And long to feast upon thee still;
+
We drink of thee, the Fountainhead,
+
And thirst our souls from thee to fill.
+
 
+
Our restless spirits yearn for thee,
+
Where'er our changeful lot is cast;
+
Glad when thy gracious smile we see,
+
Blest when our faith can hold thee fast.
+
 
+
O Jesus, ever with us stay,
+
Make all our moments calm and bright;
+
Chase the dark night of sin away,
+
Shed o'er the world thy holy light.
+
 
+
No. 291: "My Jesus, As Thou Wilt."
+
My Jesus, as thou wilt!
+
O may thy will be mine;
+
Into thy hand of love
+
I would my all resign.
+
Through sorrow, or through joy,
+
Conduct me as thine own;
+
And help me still to say,
+
My Lord, thy will be done.
+
 
+
My Jesus, as thou wilt!
+
If needy here and poor,
+
Give me thy people's bread,
+
Their portion rich and sure.
+
The manna of thy Word
+
Let my soul feed upon;
+
And if all else should fail,
+
My Lord, thy will be done.
+
 
+
My Jesus, as thou wilt!
+
Though seen through many a tear,
+
Let not my star of hope
+
Grow dim or disappear.
+
Since thou on earth hast wept,
+
And sorrowed oft alone,
+
If I must weep with thee,
+
My Lord, thy will be done.
+
 
+
My Jesus, as thou wilt!
+
All shall be well for me;
+
Each changing future scene
+
I gladly trust with thee.
+
Straight to my home above
+
I travel calmly on,
+
And sing, in life or death,
+
"My Lord, thy will be done."
+
 
+
No. 309: "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."  
+
A mighty fortress is our God,
+
A bulwark never failing;
+
Our helper he amid the flood
+
Of mortal ills prevailing.
+
For still our ancient foe
+
Doth seek to work us woe;
+
His craft and power are great;
+
And armed with cruel hate,
+
On earth is not his equal.
+
 
+
Did we in our own strength confide,
+
Our striving would be losing;
+
Were not the right Man on our side,
+
The Man of God's own choosing.
+
Dost ask who that may be?
+
Christ Jesus, it is he,
+
Lord Sabaoth his name,
+
From age to age the same,
+
And he must win the battle.
+
 
+
And though this world, with devils filled,
+
Should threaten to undo us,
+
We will not fear, for God hath willed
+
His truth to triumph through us.
+
The prince of darkness grim,
+
We tremble not for him;
+
His rage we can endure,
+
For lo! his doom is sure;
+
One little word shall fell him.
+
 
+
That Word above all earthly powers,
+
No thanks to them, abideth;
+
The Spirit and the gifts are ours
+
Through him who with us sideth;
+
Let goods and kindred go,
+
This mortal life also;
+
The body they may kill:
+
God's truth abideth still;
+
His kingdom is for ever.
+
 
+
No. 336: "The Sands Of Time Are Sinking."
+
The sands of time are sinking,
+
The dawn of heaven breaks,
+
The summer morn I've sighed for,
+
The fair sweet morn awakes;
+
Dark, dark, hath been the midnight,
+
But dayspring is at hand,
+
And glory, glory dwelleth
+
In Emmanuel's land.
+
 
+
The King there in his beauty
+
Without a veil is seen;
+
It were a well-spent journey
+
Though seven deaths lay between:
+
The Lamb with his fair army
+
Doth on Mount Zion stand,
+
And glory, glory dwelleth
+
In Emmanuel's land.
+
 
+
O Christ, he is the fountain,
+
The deep sweet well of love!
+
The streams on earth I've tasted
+
More deep I'll drink above:
+
There to an ocean fullness
+
His mercy doth expand,
+
And glory, glory dwelleth
+
In Emmanuel's land.
+
 
+
The bride eyes not her garment,
+
But her dear bridegroom's face;
+
I will not gaze at glory,
+
But on my King of grace;
+
Not at the crown he gifteth,
+
But on his pierced hand:
+
The Lamb is all the glory
+
Of Emmanuel's land.
+
 
+
No. 382: "Once In Royal David's City."
+
Once in royal David's city
+
Stood a lowly cattle shed,
+
Where a mother laid her baby
+
In a manger for his bed:
+
Mary was that mother mild,
+
Jesus Christ her little child.
+
 
+
He came down to earth from heaven
+
Who is God and Lord of all,
+
And his shelter was a stable,
+
And his cradle was a stall:
+
With the poor, and mean, and lowly,
+
Lived on earth our Saviour holy.
+
 
+
And, through all his wondrous childhood
+
He would honor and obey,
+
Love and watch the lowly maiden
+
In whose gentle arms he lay:
+
Christian children all must be
+
Mild, obedient, good as he.
+
 
+
And our eyes at last shall see him,
+
Through his own redeeming love;
+
For that Child so dear and gentle
+
Is our Lord in heav'n above,
+
And he leads his children on
+
To the place where he is gone.
+
 
+
Not in that poor lowly stable,
+
With the oxen standing by,
+
We shall see him, but in heaven,
+
Set at God's right hand on high;
+
When like stars his children crowned
+
All in white shall wait around.
+
 
+
No. 412: "Our God, Our Help In Ages Past."
+
Our God, our help in ages past,
+
Our hope for years to come,
+
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
+
And our eternal home.
+
 
+
Under the shadow of Thy throne
+
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
+
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
+
And our defense is sure.
+
 
+
Before the hills in order stood,
+
Or earth received her frame,
+
From everlasting Thou art God,
+
To endless years the same.
+
 
+
Thy Word commands our flesh to dust,
+
“Return, ye sons of men:”
+
All nations rose from earth at first,
+
And turn to earth again.
+
 
+
A thousand ages in Thy sight
+
Are like an evening gone;
+
Short as the watch that ends the night
+
Before the rising sun.
+
 
+
The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
+
With all their lives and cares,
+
Are carried downwards by the flood,
+
And lost in following years.
+
 
+
Time, like an ever rolling stream,
+
Bears all its sons away;
+
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
+
Dies at the opening day.
+
 
+
Like flowery fields the nations stand
+
Pleased with the morning light;
+
The flowers beneath the mower’s hand
+
Lie withering ere ‘tis night.
+
 
+
Our God, our help in ages past,
+
Our hope for years to come,
+
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
+
And our eternal home.
+
   
+
No. 414: "God Moves In A Mysterious Way."
+
God moves in a mysterious way
+
His wonders to perform;
+
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
+
And rides upon the storm.
+
 
+
Deep in unfathomable mines
+
Of never-failing skill
+
He treasures up his bright designs,
+
And works his sovereign will.
+
 
+
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
+
The clouds ye so much dread
+
Are big with mercy, and shall break
+
In blessings on your head.
+
 
+
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
+
But trust him for his grace;
+
Behind a frowning providence
+
He hides a smiling face.
+
 
+
His purposes will ripen fast,
+
Unfolding every hour;
+
The bud may have a bitter taste,
+
But sweet will be the flow'r.
+
 
+
Blind unbelief is sure to err,
+
And scan his work in vain.
+
God is his own interpreter,
+
And he will make it plain.
+
 
+
No. 415: "As The Hart When Noon Is Burning."
+
As the hart when noon is burning
+
Pants for springs when waters burst,
+
So for God my soul is yearning,
+
For the living God a-thirst:
+
When shall I, a wand'rer here,
+
In Thy presence, Lord, appear?
+
Daily by my foes derided,
+
Tears they for my food provided.
+
 
+
If fond mem'ry seek to borrow
+
Comfort from the former years,
+
These but stir anew my sorrow,
+
Open ev'ry fount of trears:
+
Unto Zion's gates with song,
+
Oh, how oft I led the throng,
+
Who with joy and praise adore Thee,
+
Keeping holiday before Thee.
+
 
+
Why art thou cast down and fearful?
+
O my soul, why so dismayed?
+
Hope in God, and eyes now tearful
+
Yet shall see His present aid.
+
Down, O God, my heart is cast,
+
Till I think of mercies past;
+
Then to Thee, my spirit weary
+
Turns as from a desert dreary.
+
 
+
As Thy waterfalls resounding,
+
Deep is calling unto deep:
+
Over me, Thine all-surrounding
+
Waves and billow wildly sweep:
+
Yet the Lord will bless my days,
+
I, His loving-kindness praise;
+
And His song, at midnight given,
+
Be my prayer to God in heaven.
+
 
+
Why disquieted within me!
+
Why art thou, my soul, cast down!
+
Hope in God, I yet shall praise Him,
+
Who with joy my life will crown.
+
He, my God, whose wondrous grace
+
Is the help that cheers my face,
+
Comforts me, when tears are blinding,
+
As the hart cool waters finding.
+
 
+
No. 417: "Rejoice, Rejoice This Happy Morn."  
+
Rejoice, rejoice this happy morn,
+
A Savior unto us is born,
+
The Christ, the Lord of glory;
+
His lowly birth in Bethlehem
+
The angels from on high proclaim,
+
And sing redemption's story;
+
My soul, extol God's great favor,
+
Bless Him ever for salvation,
+
Give Him praise and adoration!
+
 
+
===No. 418:===
+
"From Heaven Above To Earth I Come."
+
From heav'n above to earth I come
+
To bear good news to ev'ry home;
+
Glad tidings of great joy I bring,
+
Whereof I now will say and sing.
+
 
+
To you this night is born a child
+
Of Mary, chosen mother mild;
+
This little child, of lowly birth,
+
Shall be the joy of all the earth.
+
 
+
'Tis Christ, our God, who far on high
+
Hath heard your sad and bitter cry;
+
Himself will your salvation be,
+
Himself from sin will make you free.
+
 
+
Now let us all with gladsome cheer
+
Follow the shepherds, and draw near
+
To see this wondrous gift of God,
+
Who hath His only Son bestowed.
+
 
+
Welcome to earth, Thou noble Guest,
+
Thro' whom the sinful world is blest!
+
Thou com'st to bear our misery.
+
What can we render, Lord, to Thee!
+
 
+
===No. 419:===
+
"O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High."
+
O, love, how deep, how broad, how high,
+
How passing thought and fantasy,
+
That God, the Son of God, should take
+
Our mortal form for mortals' sake!
+
 
+
For us baptized, for us he bore
+
His holy fast, and hungered sore,
+
For us temptations sharp he knew,
+
For us the tempter overthrew.
+
 
+
For us to wicked men betrayed,
+
Scourged, mocked, in crown of thorns arrayed;
+
For us he bore the cross's death,
+
For us at length gave up his breath.
+
 
+
For us he rose from death again,
+
For us he went on high to reign,
+
For us he sent his Spirit here
+
To guide, to strengthen and to cheer.
+
 
+
All honor, laud, and glory be,
+
O Jesus, virgin-born, to thee;
+
Whom with the Father we adore,
+
And Holy Ghost, for evermore.
+
 
+
===No. 420:===
+
"O Sacred Head Now Wounded."
+
O sacred Head, now wounded,
+
With grief and shame weighed down;
+
Now scornfully surrounded
+
With thorns, Thine only crown;
+
O sacred Head, what glory,
+
What bliss till now was Thine!
+
Yet, though despised and gory,
+
I joy to call Thee mine.
+
 
+
O noblest Brow and dearest,
+
In other days the world
+
All feared when Thou appearedst;
+
What shame on Thee is hurled!
+
How art Thou pale with anguish,
+
With sore abuse and scorn;
+
How does that visage languish
+
Which once was bright as morn!
+
 
+
What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered
+
Was all for sinners' gain:
+
Mine, mine was the trangsgression
+
But Thine the deadly pain.
+
Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
+
'Tis I deserve Thy place;
+
Look on me with Thy favor,
+
Vouchsafe to me Thy grace.
+
 
+
What language shall I borrow
+
To thank Thee, dearest Friend,
+
For this Thy dying sorrow,
+
Thy pity without end?
+
O make me Thine forever;
+
And should I fainting be,
+
Lord, let me never, never
+
Outlive my love to Thee.
+
 
+
===No. 421:===
+
"Lord, Thy Death And Passion Give,"
+
Lord, Thy death and passion give
+
Strength and comfort in my need.
+
Ev'ry hour while here I live,
+
On Thy love my soul shall feed.
+
Thou didst death for me endure,
+
And I shun all thoughts impure;
+
Thinking on Thy bitter pains,
+
Hushed in prayer my heart remains.
+
 
+
Thy blest cross hath pow'r to heal
+
All the wounds of sin and strife.
+
Lost in Thee, my heart doth feel
+
Sudden warmth and nobler life,
+
In my saddest, darkest grief,
+
Let Thy sweetness bring relief.
+
Thou who camest but to save,
+
Thou who fearest not the grave!
+
 
+
Lord, in Thee I place my trust,
+
Thou art my Defense and Tow'r;
+
Death Thou treadest in the dust,
+
O'er my soul he hath no pow'r.
+
That I may have part in Thee,
+
Help and save and comfort me;
+
Give me of Thy grace and might,
+
Resurrection, life and light.
+
 
+
Fount of good, within me dwell,
+
For the peace Thy presence sheds
+
Keeps us safe in conflict fell,
+
Stills the pain from dying beds.
+
Hide me safe within Thine arm,
+
Where no foe can hurt or harm;
+
Whoso, Lord, in Thee doth rest,
+
He hath conquered, he is blest.
+
 
+
===No. 423: "Praise The Saviour Now And Ever."===
+
Praise the Saviour now and ever;
+
Praise him all beneath the skies;
+
Prostrate lying, suffering, dying
+
On the cross, a sacrifice.
+
Victory gaining, life obtaining,
+
Now in glory he doth rise.
+
 
+
Man's work faileth, Christ's availeth;
+
He is all our righteousness;
+
He, our Saviour, has for ever
+
Set us free from dire distress.
+
Through his merit we inherit
+
Light and peace and happiness.
+
 
+
Sin's bonds severed; we're delivered;
+
Christ has bruised the serpent's head;
+
Death no longer is the stronger;
+
Hell itself is captive led.
+
Christ has risen from death's prison;
+
O'er the tomb he light has shed.
+
 
+
For his favor, praise for ever
+
Unto God the Father sing;
+
Praise the Saviour, praise him ever,
+
Son of God, our Lord and King.
+
Praise the Spirit; through Christ's merit,
+
He doth us salvation bring.
+
 
+
===No. 424: "Jesus Sinners Doth Receive."===
+
"Jesus sinners doth receive:"
+
Word of surest consolation;
+
Word all sorrow to relieve,
+
Word of pardon, peace, salvation!
+
Naught like this can comfort give:
+
"Jesus sinners doth receive."
+
 
+
On God's grace we have no claim,
+
Yet to us his pledge is given;
+
He hath sworn by his own Name,
+
Open are the gates of heaven.
+
Take to heart this word and live:
+
"Jesus sinners doth receive."
+
 
+
When a helpless lamb doth stray,
+
After it, the Shepherd, pressing
+
Thro' each dark and dang'rous way,
+
Brings it back, his own possessing.
+
Jesus seeks thee, O believe:
+
"Jesus sinners doth receive."
+
 
+
O, how blest it is to know:
+
Were as scarlet my transgression,
+
It shall be as white as snow
+
By thy blood and bitter passion;
+
For these words I now believe:
+
"Jesus sinners doth receive."
+
 
+
Now my conscience is at peace,
+
From the Law I stand acquitted;
+
Christ hath purchased my release
+
And my ev'ry sin remitted.
+
Naught remains my soul to grieve—
+
"Jesus sinners doth receive."
+
 
+
===No. 437: "Our Father, Thou In Heaven Above."===
+
Our Father, Thou in heav'n above,
+
Who biddest us to dwell in love,
+
As brethen of one family,
+
And cry for all we need to Thee;
+
Teach us to mean the words we say,
+
And from the inmost heart to pray.
+
 
+
All hallowed by Thy Name, O Lord!
+
O let us firmly keep Thy word,
+
Thy kingdom come! Thine let it be
+
In time and through eternity!
+
O let Thy Holy Spriit dwell
+
With us, to rule and guide us well.
+
 
+
Thy will be done on earth, O Lord,
+
As where in heav'n Thou art adored!
+
Patience in time of grief bestow,
+
Obedience true in weal and woe;
+
Our sinful heart and will control
+
That thwart Thy will within the soul.
+
 
+
Give us this day our daily bread,
+
Let us be duly clothed and fed;
+
Forgive our sins, that they no more
+
May sore displease Thee as before,
+
As we forgive their trespasses
+
Who unto us, have done amiss.
+
 
+
Into temptation lead us not,
+
And when the foe doth war and plot,
+
Deliv'rance from all evil give,
+
For yet in evil days we live;
+
Redeem us from eternal death,
+
E'en when we yield our dying breath.
+
 
+
Amen! Amen! So let it be!
+
Strengthen our faith and trust in Thee,
+
That we may doubt not, but believe,
+
That what we ask we shall receive;
+
Thus in Thy Name and at Thy word
+
We say Amen; now hear us, Lord!
+
 
+
===No. 440: "Comfort, Comfort Ye My People."===
+
Comfort, comfort ye my people,
+
Speak ye peace, thus saith our God;
+
Comfort those who sit in darkness,
+
Mourning 'neath their sorrow's load.
+
Speak ye to Jerusalem
+
Of the peace that waits for them;
+
Tell her that her sins I cover,
+
And her warfare now is over.
+
 
+
Yea, her sins our God will pardon,
+
Blotting out each dark misdeed;
+
All that well deserved his anger
+
He no more will see or heed.
+
She hath suffered many a day
+
Now her griefs have passed away;
+
God will change her pining sadness
+
Into ever-springing gladness.
+
 
+
For the herald's voice is crying
+
In the desert far and near,
+
Bidding all men to repentance,
+
Since the kingdom now is here.
+
O that warning cry obey!
+
Now prepare for God a way;
+
Let the valleys rise to meet him,
+
And the hills bow down to greet him.
+
 
+
Make ye straight what long was crooked,
+
Make the rougher places plain;
+
Let your hearts be true and humble,
+
As befits his holy reign.
+
For the glory of the Lord
+
Now o'er earth is shed abroad;
+
And all flesh shall see the token,
+
That his word is never broken.
+
 
+
===No. 443: "Now Thank We All Our God."===
+
Now thank we all our God
+
With heart and hands and voices,
+
Who wondrous things hath done,
+
In whom his world rejoices;
+
Who from our mothers' arms,
+
Hath blessed us on our way
+
With countless gifts of love,
+
And still is ours today.
+
 
+
O may this bounteous God
+
Through all our life be near us
+
With ever joyful hearts
+
And blessed peace to cheer us;
+
And keep us in his grace,
+
And guide us when perplexed,
+
And free us from all ills
+
In this world and the next.
+
 
+
All praise and thanks to God,
+
The Father, now be given,
+
The Son, and him who reigns
+
With them in highest heaven,
+
The one eternal God
+
Whom earth and heav'n adore;
+
For thus it was, is now,
+
And shall be evermore.
+
 
+
===No. 445:===
+
"All Glory Be To God On High."<br>
+
All glory be to God on high,<br>
+
Who hath our race befriended!<br>
+
To us no harm shall now come nigh,<br>
+
The strife at last is ended;<br>
+
God showeth His goodwill to men,<br>
+
And peace shall reign on earth again;<br>
+
O thank Him for His goodness!<br>
+
<br>
+
We praise, we worship Thee, we trust<br>
+
And give Thee thanks forever,<br>
+
O father, that Thy rule is just<br>
+
And wise, and changes never;<br>
+
Thy boundless grace o’er all things reigns,<br>
+
Thou dost whate’er Thy will ordains;<br>
+
’Tis well Thou art our Ruler!<br>
+
<br>
+
O Jesus Christ, our God and Lord,<br>
+
Begotten of the Father,<br>
+
O Thou Who hast our peace restored,<br>
+
And the lost sheep dost gather,<br>
+
Thou Lamb of God, enthroned on high<br>
+
Behold our need and hear our cry;<br>
+
Have mercy on us, Jesus!<br>
+
<br>
+
O Holy Spirit, precious Gift,<br>
+
Thou Comforter unfailing,<br>
+
Do Thou our troubled souls uplift,<br>
+
Against the foe prevailing;<br>
+
Avert our woes and calm our dread:<br>
+
For us the Savior’s blood was shed;<br>
+
Do Thou in faith sustain us!<br>
+
<br>
+
===No. 446:===
+
"Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee."<br>
+
Now let ev'ry tongue adore Thee!<br>
+
Let men with angels sing before Thee!<br>
+
Let harps and cymbals now unite!<br>
+
<br>
+
All Thy gates with pearl are glorious,<br>
+
Where we partake through faith victorious,<br>
+
With angels round Thy throne of light.<br>
+
<br>
+
No mortal eye hath seen,<br>
+
No mortal ear hath heard<br>
+
Such wondrous things,<br>
+
Therefore with joy our song shall soar<br>
+
In praise to God forevermore.<br>
+
<br>
+
===No. 448:===
+
"O Bless Our God With One Accord."<br>
+
O bless our God with one accord,<br>
+
Ye faithful servants of the Lord,<br>
+
Who in his house do stand by night;<br>
+
And praise him there with all your might.<br>
+
<br>
+
Lift up your hands, in prayer draw nigh<br>
+
Unto his sanctuary high;<br>
+
Bless ye the Lord, kneel at his feet,<br>
+
And worship him with reverence meet.<br>
+
<br>
+
Jehovah bless thee from above,<br>
+
From Zion in his boundless love,<br>
+
Our God, who heav'n and earth did frame;<br>
+
Blest be his great and holy Name.<br>
+
  
 
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No. 1: "Praise To The Lord, The Almighty."
No. 4: "Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing."
No. 11: "O, Worship The King."
No. 13: "Oh! For A Thousand Tongues To Sing."
No. 15: "O! Day Of Rest And Gladness."
No. 16: "Safely Through Another Week."
No. 19: "Thee We Adore, Eternal Lord."
No. 26: "Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing."
No. 27: "Holy, Holy, Holy."
No. 28: "All Glory Be To Thee Most High."
No. 30: "Round The Lord In Glory Seated."
No. 39: "The Heavens Declare Thy Glory."
No. 41: "The Spacious Firmament On High."
No. 57: "O Come, O Come, Immanuel."
No. 59: "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing."
No. 68: "All My Heart This Night Rejoices."
No. 74: "Alas, And Did My Saviour Bleed?"
No. 75: "Beneath The Cross Of Jesus."
No. 76: "In the Cross Of Christ I Glory."
No. 77: "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross."
No. 82: "Christ The Lord Is Risen Today."
No. 84: "The Strife Is O'er, The Battle Done."
No. 106: "Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned."
No. 112: "Jesus, The Very Thought Of Thee."
No. 126: " 'Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee."
No. 136: "Amazing Grace, How Sweet The Sound."
No. 137: "Rock Of Ages, Cleft For Me."
No. 140: "There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood."
No. 145: "Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken."
No. 146: "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord."
No. 151: "O Word of God Incarnate"
No. 156: "How Firm A Foundation."
No. 157: "The Spirit Breathes Upon The Word."
No. 167: "Jesus Shall Reign."
No. 168: "From Greenland's Icy Mountains."
No. 214: "With Broken Heart And Contrite Sigh."
No. 219: "My Sins, My Sins, My Saviour."
No. 238: "My Faith Looks Up To Thee."
No. 245: "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul."
No. 268: "O Jesus, Joy Of Loving Hearts."
No. 291: "My Jesus, As Thou Wilt."
No. 309: "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."
No. 336: "The Sands Of Time Are Sinking."
No. 382: "Once In Royal David's City."
No. 412: "Our God, Our Help In Ages Past."
No. 414: "God Moves In A Mysterious Way."
No. 415: "As The Hart When Noon Is Burning."
No. 417: "Rejoice, Rejoice This Happy Morn."
No. 418:"From Heaven Above To Earth I Come."
No. 419:"O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High."
No. 420: "O Sacred Head Now Wounded."
No. 421: "Lord, Thy Death And Passion Give,"
No. 423: "Praise The Saviour Now And Ever."
No. 424: "Jesus Sinners Doth Receive."
No. 437: "Our Father, Thou In Heaven Above."
No. 440: "Comfort, Comfort Ye My People."
No. 443: "Now Thank We All Our God."
No. 445: "All Glory Be To God On High."
No. 446: "Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee."
No. 448: "O Bless Our God With One Accord."


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