Heavenly Hymns for Heavy Hearts

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Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1864 - 216 páginas

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Página 88 - And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will show to you to-day : for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Página 130 - Take thou my cup, and it With joy or sorrow fill, As best to thee may seem ; Choose thou my good and ill. 3 Choose thou for me my friends, My sickness or my health; Choose thou my cares for me, My poverty or wealth. Not mine, not mine the choice, In things or great or small; Be thou my guide, my strength, My wisdom and my all.
Página 209 - OF all the thoughts of God that are Borne inward unto souls afar, Along the Psalmist's music deep, Now tell me if that any is, For gift or grace, surpassing this — • He giveth His beloved, sleep...
Página 151 - Lo, the lilies of the field ! How their leaves instruction yield ! Hark to Nature's lesson, given By the blessed birds of heaven ! — Every bush and tufted tree Warbles sweet philosophy : — "Mortal, fly from doubt and sorrow, God provideth for the morrow...
Página 211 - And friends, dear friends, when it shall be That this low breath is gone from me, And round my bier ye come to weep, Let one most loving of you all, Say, " Not a tear must o'er her fall ! He giveth His beloved sleep.
Página 81 - One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er; I am nearer home to-day Than I ever have been before ; Nearer my Father's house, Where the many mansions be ; Nearer the great white throne, Nearer the crystal sea ; Nearer the bound of life, Where we lay our burdens down; Nearer leaving the cross, Nearer gaining the crown!
Página 32 - We need not bid, for cloistered cell, Our neighbour and our work farewell, Nor strive to wind ourselves too high For sinful man beneath the sky : The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask ; Eoom to deny ourselves ; a road To bring us daily nearer God.
Página 174 - Midnight waking, twilight weeping, Heavy noon-tide — all are done ; Where the child has found its mother, Where the mother finds the child ; Where dear families are gathered, That were scattered on the wild...
Página 48 - ONE by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fall ; Some are coming, some are going ; Do not strive to grasp them all. One by one thy duties wait thee, Let thy whole strength go to each, Let no future dreams elate thee, Learn thou first what these can teach.
Página 12 - Toil on, faint not, keep watch, and pray ; Be wise, the erring soul to win ; Go forth into the world's highway, Compel the wanderer to come in. 6 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice ; For toil comes rest, for exile home ; Soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom's voice, The midnight peal, Behold I come ! fi Q " Not slothful in business; fervent in 8 8' spirit,

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