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A Charge to Keep I Have
Hymns
A charge to keep I have,
A God to glorify,
A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.

To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfill;
O may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will!

Arm me with jealous care,
As in thy sight to live,
And oh, thy servant, Lord,
Prepare a strict account to give!

Help me to watch and pray,
And on thyself rely,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die.

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My God, I Am Thine
Hymns
My God, I am Thine
What a Comfort divine,
What a Blessing to know that my Jesus is mine!

In the Heavenly Lamb
Thrice happy I am;
My Heart it doth dance to the Sound of thy Name.

True Pleasures abound
In the rapturous Sound;
And whoever hath found it hath Paradise found.

My Jesus to know,
And feel his Blood flow,'Tis Life Everlasting, 'tis Heaven below.

Yet onward I haste
To the Heavenly Feast;
That, that is the Fulness: but This is the Taste.

And this I shall prove,'Till with Joy I remove
T...
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Forever Here My Rest Shall Be
Love songs
Forever here my rest shall be,
Close to Thy bleeding side;
This all my hope, and all my plea,
For me the Savior died!

My dying Savior, and my God,
Fountain for guilt and sin,
Sprinkle me ever with Thy blood,
And cleanse, and keep me clean.

Wash me, and make me thus Thine own,
Wash me, and mine Thou art,
Wash me, but not my feet alone,
My hands, my head, my heart.

The atonement of Thy blood apply,
Till faith to sight improve,
Till hope in full fruition die,
And all my soul be love.

I do belie...
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Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild
Hymns
Lamb of God, I look to Thee;
Thou shalt my Example be;
Thou art gentle, meek, and mild;
Thou wast once a little child.

Lord, I would be as Thou art;
Give me Thine obedient heart;
Thou art pitiful and kind,
Let me have Thy loving mind.

Let me, above all, fulfill
God my heav’nly Father’s will;
Never His good Spirit grieve;
Only to His glory live.

This work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in thepublic domainworldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
Being of Beings
Love songs
Being of beings, God of love;
To Thee our hearts we raise;
Thy all sustaining power we prove,
And gladly sing Thy praise.

Thine, wholly Thine, we pant to be;
Our sacrifice receive;
Made, and preserved, and saved by Thee,
To Thee ourselves we give.

Heav’nward our every wish aspires,
For all Thy mercy’s store;
The sole return Thy love requires,
Is that we ask for more.

For more we ask: we open then
Our hearts to embrace Thy will;
Turn and revive us, Lord, again,
With all Thy fullness fill.
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Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire
Hymns
Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
Let us thine influence prove;
Source of the old prophetic fire,
Fountain of life and love.

Come, Holy Ghost (for moved by thee
The prophets wrote and spoke),
Unlock the truth, thyself the key,
Unseal the sacred book.

Expand thy wings, celestial Dove,
Brood o'er our nature's night;
On our disordered spirits move,
And let there now be light.

God, through the Spirit we shall know
If thou within us shine,
And sound, with all thy saints below,
The depths of lo...
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Let Every Mortal Ear Attend
Love songs
Let ev'ry mortal ear attend.
And ev'ry heart rejoice:
The trumpet of the gospel sounds
With an inviting voice.
Ho! all ye hungry, starving souls,
That feed upon the wind,
And vainly strive with earthly toys
To fill an empty mind;
The blessed Savior hath prepar'd
A soul-reviving feast,​And bid your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.
Ho! ye that pant for living streams,
And pine away and die,
Here you may quench your raging thirst
With springs that never dry.
Rivers of love and mercy he...
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God Only Wise, and Great, and Strong
Hymns
God only wise, and great, and strong,
Hath made the orbs to run their race:
Knowledge and might to God belong,
Honor, and majesty, and praise.

Jehovah is unchangeable,
His ways and thoughts are not as ours;
He cheers the languid souls that fail;
And quickens all their drooping powers.

Gently He lifts the fallen up,
He gives them faith, and faith’s increase,
Revives their feeble, dying hope,
And fills with love, and joy and peace.

Blasted, the vigor of the young
Shall fade, and suddenly deca...
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All Praise to Him Who Dwells in Bliss
Sea songs
All praise to Him Who dwells in bliss,
Who made both day and night;
Whose throne is darkness, in th’abyss
Of uncreated light.

Each thought and deed His piercing eyes
With strictest search survey;
The deepest shades no more disguise
Than the full blaze of day.

Whom Thou dost guard, O King of kings,
No evil shall molest;
Under the shadow of Thy wings,
Shall they securely rest.

Thy angels shall around their beds
Their constant stations keep;
Thy faith and truth shall shield their heads,
For Th...
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Captain of Israel's Host
Hymns
Captain of Israel’s host, and Guide
Of all who seek the land above,
Beneath Thy shadow we abide,
The cloud of Thy protecting love;
Our strength, Thy grace; our rule, Thy Word;
Our end, the glory of the Lord.

By Thine unerring Spirit led,
We shall not in the desert stray;
The light of man’s direction need
Or miss our providential way;
As far from danger as from fear,
While Love, almighty Love, is near.

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Awake, Jerusalem, Awake!
Hymns
Awake, Jerusalem, awake!
No longer in thy sins lie down;
The garment of salvation take,
Thy beauty and thy strength put on.

Shake off the dust that blinds thy sight,
And hides the promise from thine eyes;
Arise, and struggle into light,
The great Deliverer calls: Arise!

Shake off the bands of sad despair;
Zion, assert thy liberty;
Look up, thy broken heart prepare,
And God shall set the captive free.

Vessels of mercy, sons of grace,
Be purge from every sinful stain,
Be like your Lord, His Wor...
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Do Your Duty Doctor! (Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Doctor)
Love songs
Liza Green felt awf'ly sick,
Sent out for the doctor quick.
The doctor called around, these words to say:"You're suff'ring from a love attack,
And if you want to bring health back,
A loving man must love you every day."THen he turned to say goodbye,
Just to hear Eliza cry:

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, Doctor,
Won't you kindly hear my plea?
I know you know, Doctor,
Exactly what is best for me.
Hear me sigh, hear me cry,
Surely you ain't gon' to let me die,
For if some love will make me gain,
Do your duty, D...
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Ariel's Song (Come unto these yellow sands, unsourced)
Sea songs
Come unto these yellow sands,
And then take hands:
Curtsied when you have, and kiss'd
The wild waves whist,
Foot it featly here and there;
And, sweet sprites, the burthen bear.
Hark, hark!
Bow-wow.
The watch-dogs bark.
Bow-wow.
Hark, hark! I hear
The strain of strutting chanticleer
Cry, Cock-a-diddle-dow.

Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange....
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The Internationale (Pottier, English)
Patriotic songs
. Arise ye starvelings from your slumbers
Arise ye criminals of want
For reason in revolt now thunders
And at last, ends the age of "can't"Now away with all your superstitions,
Servile masses arise, arise!
We'll change forthwith the old conditions
And spurn the dust to win the prize!

Then, comrades come rally
And the last fight let us face.
The Internationaleunites the human race.2. No Saviours from on high deliver,
No faith have we in prince or peer.
Our right hand the chains of must shiver,
C...
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Dorando (Berlin)
Sea songs
[1st verse:]I feel-a much-a bad like anything
All the night I nunga canna sleep
It's a my pizon Pasquale
He say we take da car
And see Dorando race a-"Long-a-ship"Just like the sport, I sell da barbershop
And make da bet Dorando he's a win
Then to Madees-a Square
Pasquale and me go there
And just-a like-a dat, da race begin[chorus:]Dorando! Dorando!
He run-a, run-a, run-a, run like anything
One-a, two-a hundred times around da ring
I cry, "Please-a nunga stop!"Just then, Dorando he's a drop!
Go...
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The Leaving of Liverpool
Spirituals
Farewell to Prince's Landing Stage
River Mersey, fare thee well
I am bound for California,
A place I know right well
Chorus:
So fare thee well, my own true love
For when I return, united we will be
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling when I think of thee
I'm bound off for California
By the way of stormy Cape Horn
And I'm bound to write you a letter, love
When I am homeward bound
I have signed on a Yankee clipper ship
Davy Crockett is her name
And Burgess is the Capta...
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Chinatown, My Chinatown
Sea songs
When the town is fast asleep,
And it's midnight in the sky,
That's the time the festive Chink
Starts to wink his other eye,
Starts to wink his dreamy eye,
Lazily you'll hear him sigh.
Chinatown, my Chinatown,
Where the lights are low,
Hearts that know no other land,
Drifting to and fro,
Dreamy, dreamy Chinatown,
Almond eyes of brown,
Heart seems light and life seems bright,
In dreamy Chinatown.
Strangers taking in the sights,
Pigtails flying here and there;
See that broken Wall Street sport
Stil...
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Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
Hymns
Ye watchers and ye holy ones,
Bright seraphs, cherubim, and thrones,
Raise the glad strain,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Cry out, dominions, princedoms, powers,
Virtues, archangels, angels' choirs
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Respond, ye souls in endless rest,
Ye patriarchs and prophets blest,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Ye holy Twelve, and martyrs strong,
All saints triumphant, raise the song,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
O friends, in gladness let us sing,
Triumphant ...
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Cleansing Wave
Hymns
Oh, now I see the cleansing wave!
The fountain deep and wide;
Jesus, my Lord, mighty to save,
Points to His wounded side.
Refrain
The cleansing stream I see! I see!
I plunge, and oh, it cleanseth me!
Oh, praise the Lord! It cleanseth me!
It cleanseth me—yes, cleanseth me.
I rise to walk in Heav’n’s own light,
Above the world and sin,
With heart made pure and garments white,
And Christ enthroned within.
I see the new creation rise;
I hear the speaking blood.
It speaks! Polluted nature dies!...
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Come ye Blessed
Work songs
Then shall the King
Say unto them
On his right hand:
Come ye blessed of my Father
Inherit the kingdom prepared for you
From the foundation of the world
I was hunger’d and ye gave me meat,
I was thirsty and ye gave me drink
I was a stranger and ye took me in,
Naked and ye clothed me,
I was sick and ye visited me,
I was in prison and ye came unto me
In as much ye have done it unto one of the least of
These my brethren
Ye have done it unto me,
Ye have done it unto me.

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