The Story of the Hymns: Or, Hymns that Have a History. An Account of the Origin of Hymns of Personal Religious ExperienceAmerican Tract Society, 1875 - 295 páginas |
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... 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 16 THE STORY OF THE HYMNS .
... 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 16 THE STORY OF THE HYMNS .
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... truth abideth still , His kingdom is for ever . " PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW . " THE grand doxology , beginning , " Praise God , from whom all blessings flow , " is suited to all religious occasions , to all Christian de ...
... truth abideth still , His kingdom is for ever . " PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW . " THE grand doxology , beginning , " Praise God , from whom all blessings flow , " is suited to all religious occasions , to all Christian de ...
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... truth in the night season . " These hymns were probably at first printed on broad sheets of paper and sent to each student's room . They were added to the Manual for Prayer in 1697. The work was now entitled , " A Manual of Prayers for ...
... truth in the night season . " These hymns were probably at first printed on broad sheets of paper and sent to each student's room . They were added to the Manual for Prayer in 1697. The work was now entitled , " A Manual of Prayers for ...
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... truth as from the very brink of eternity . The effect was impressive in the extreme . Cries and groans were heard on every hand . Penitent ejaculations and prayers for mercy trembled on every lip . The following extracts from a letter ...
... truth as from the very brink of eternity . The effect was impressive in the extreme . Cries and groans were heard on every hand . Penitent ejaculations and prayers for mercy trembled on every lip . The following extracts from a letter ...
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... truth took deep hold on his heart . He told the story he had heard to his wife and daughter ; and they , too , were so much moved that all three offered themselves as candidates for baptism . While the question of their reception was ...
... truth took deep hold on his heart . He told the story he had heard to his wife and daughter ; and they , too , were so much moved that all three offered themselves as candidates for baptism . While the question of their reception was ...
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Página 187 - Watch by the sick; enrich the poor With blessings from Thy boundless store ; Be every mourner's sleep to-night, Like infant's slumbers, pure and light. Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take; Till in the ocean of Thy love We lose ourselves in heaven above.
Página 23 - Direct, control, suggest this day, All I design, or do, or say ; That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite...
Página 199 - And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night because the sun was set ; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Página 61 - Give me a calm, a thankful heart, From every murmur free; The blessings of thy grace impart, And make me live to thee. 3 " Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend ; Thy presence through my journey shine, And crown my journey's end.
Página 132 - Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the Star of Bethlehem.
Página 129 - In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer.
Página 227 - His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it : and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Página 211 - ABIDE with me ; fast falls the even-tide ; The darkness deepens ; Lord, with me abide ; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Página 122 - Jesus' blood; Give every burdened soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. 644 8s, 7s & 4s. T ORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, •*-* Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace ; O refresh us, : Travelling through this wilderness.
Página 222 - Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there.