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... land of spices . We trust it will not be a vain hope , that it may prove a delicate but efficient help to some , at least , who , while they tread the rough path of life , constantly look to the future , and sincerely desire to bloom in ...
... land of spices . We trust it will not be a vain hope , that it may prove a delicate but efficient help to some , at least , who , while they tread the rough path of life , constantly look to the future , and sincerely desire to bloom in ...
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... sun I have of weal or wo . With them , upon the sea Or land , where'er I roam , My all on earth is still with me , And I am still at home ! Heave , mighty ocean , heave ! And blow , LYRIC GEMS . 13 S Graham, Bowring,
... sun I have of weal or wo . With them , upon the sea Or land , where'er I roam , My all on earth is still with me , And I am still at home ! Heave , mighty ocean , heave ! And blow , LYRIC GEMS . 13 S Graham, Bowring,
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... land ! ' Tis the day long foretold , ' Tis the judgment begun ; Gird thy sword , Thou most mighty ! Thy triumph is won . The idol shall burn In his own gory shrine ; Then , daughter of anguish , Thy dayspring shall shine ! Proud Zion ...
... land ! ' Tis the day long foretold , ' Tis the judgment begun ; Gird thy sword , Thou most mighty ! Thy triumph is won . The idol shall burn In his own gory shrine ; Then , daughter of anguish , Thy dayspring shall shine ! Proud Zion ...
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... land a dream ; Weep for the harp of Judah's broken shell ; Mourn where their God hath dwelt the godless dwell ! And where shall Israel lave her bleeding feet ? And where shall Zion's songs again seem sweet ? And Judah's melody once more ...
... land a dream ; Weep for the harp of Judah's broken shell ; Mourn where their God hath dwelt the godless dwell ! And where shall Israel lave her bleeding feet ? And where shall Zion's songs again seem sweet ? And Judah's melody once more ...
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... land be trod ! How long thy temple worshipless , O God ! IT IS FINISHED . Ir is finished ! -thy greatness , O Salem ! is strown- The glory is shrouded - thy dwellings are lone ; The song of the minstrel is hushed in thy halls , And the ...
... land be trod ! How long thy temple worshipless , O God ! IT IS FINISHED . Ir is finished ! -thy greatness , O Salem ! is strown- The glory is shrouded - thy dwellings are lone ; The song of the minstrel is hushed in thy halls , And the ...
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amid angels beam blessed bliss bloom breast breath bright cherubim Christ Christian clouds dark dead death dream Dust to dust dwell earth Eden watered eternal fade faded things faith fear fled flowers friends gather GEORGE TUCKER glorious glory gone grave green days grief guiding ray hath heart heaven heavenly HENRY VAUGHAN holy hope hope and fear hour with thee house of prayer Jesus life's Lift light linger Lord lyre morning mortal mourn night numbered o'er thy pain path peace PILGRIM praise pray Remember the Poor rise round S. F. SMITH Sabbath Bell Saviour scene seraph shadows shine shining band sigh skies sleep smile song sorrow soul stars strife sweet sweetly tears tempests thine THOMAS BRAGG thou art Thou hast throne thy Saviour's prayer thy spirit tomb trod wanderer waters sleep wave weary wing wither Ye band youth Zion's
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Page 87 - Eve for glad meetings round the joyous hearth; Night, for the dreams of sleep, the voice of prayer, But all for thee, thou Mightiest of the earth. The banquet hath its hour — Its feverish hour — of mirth and song and wine; There comes a day for grief's o'erwhelming power, A time for softer tears, — but all are thine.
Page 55 - Lord, thy guests away. 2 Long have we roamed in want and pain, Long have we sought thy rest in vain ; Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost, Long have our souls been tempest-tost ; Low at thy feet our sins we lay ; Turn not, O Lord ! thy guests away.
Page 88 - 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 22 - OH ! weep for those that wept by Babel's stream, Whose shrines are desolate, whose land a dream : Weep for the harp of Judah's broken shell ; Mourn — where their God hath dwelt the godless dwell!
Page 57 - ONE prayer I have, — all prayers in one, — When I am wholly thine; • " Thy will, my God, thy will be done, And let that will be mine.
Page 46 - Launch thy bark, mariner ! Christian, God speed thee ! Let loose the rudder-bands — Good angels lead thee! Set thy sails warily, Tempests will come; Steer thy course steadily; Christian, steer home! Look to the weather-bow, Breakers are round thee ; Let fall the plummet now, Shallows may ground thee.
Page 60 - Lift the heart and bend the knee. Traveller, in the stranger's land, Far from thine own household band ; Mourner, haunted by the tone Of a voice from this world gone ; Captive, in whose narrow cell Sunshine hath not leave to dwell ; Sailor, on the darkening sea, Lift the heart and bend the knee.
Page 89 - To Jesus, the Crown of my Hope, My soul is in haste to be gone ; Oh bear me, ye cherubim, up, And waft me away to his throne...
Page 87 - Is it when spring's first gale Comes forth to whisper where the violets lie? Is it when roses in our paths grow pale? They have one season — all are ours, to die!
Page 52 - Doth not each rain-drop help to form The cool, refreshing shower, And every ray of light to warm And beautify the flower...