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O God, Who from Thy Throne
Hymns
O God, Who from Thy Throne on High
Dost govern all things, deign to bless
Our King and Nation; hear our cry,
That justice, truth, and holiness
As bulwarks sure may ever stand
To guard and keep our Fatherland.
On Thine Anointed, Lord, we pray,
Pour down the riches of Thy Grace;
Guide him aright, and, day by day,
Send comfort from Thy Holy Place,
That he but lay his sceptre down
To gain an everlasting crown.
And not for him alone we plead;
O Lord, in mercy guard and guide
Our gracious
Queen, in ti...
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Ambassadors of God
Hymns
God, the offended God most high,
Ambassadors to rebels sends;
His messengers His place supply,
And Jesus begs us to be friends.

Us, in the stead of Christ, they pray,
Us, in the stead of God, entreat,
To cast our arms, our sins, away,
And find forgiveness at His feet.

Our God in Christ! Thine embassy,
And proffered mercy, we embrace;
And gladly reconciled to Thee,
Thy condescending goodness praise.

Poor debtors, by our Lord’s request
A full acquittance we receive!
And criminals, with pardon...
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Father of Everlasting Grace
Hymns
Father of everlasting grace,
Thy goodness and thy truth we praise,
Thy goodness and thy truth we prove;
Thou hast in honor of thy Son,
The gift unspeakable sent down,
The Spirit of life, and pow'r and love.

Send us the Spirit of thy Son,
To make the depths of Godhead known,
To make us share the life divine;
Send him the sprinkled t' apply,
Send Him our souls to sanctify,
And shew and seal us ever thine.

So shall we pray, and never cease,
So shall we thankfully confess
Thy wisdom, truth, and po...
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Almighty Father
Love songs
Almighty
Father! dwelling in the light
Of greater suns than beat on earthly thrones,'Tis Thou hast raised our Empire to its height,
And every heart Thy power and glory owns.
Eternal praise Thy faithful children bring,
O crown with blessings our beloved King.
O unity of never failing power,
Give us the mother in the son to-day,
And shed, blest Spirit, in his needful hour,
Thy sanctifying influence on his way.
Eternal praise, &c.
Fount of all wisdom, with Thy Heavenly light,
Illume and guide Thy s...
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Clap Your Hands, Ye People All
Hymns
Clap your hands, ye people all,
Praise the God on Whom ye call;
Lift your voice, and shout His praise,
Triumph in His sovereign grace!

Glorious is the Lord most High,
Terrible in majesty;
He His sovereign sway maintains,
King o’er all the earth He reigns.

Jesus is gone up on high,
Takes His seat above the sky:
Shout the angel-choirs aloud,
Echoing to the trump of God.

Sons of earth, the triumph join,
Praise Him with the host divine;
Emulate the heavenly powers,
Their victorious Lord is ours...
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Jesus, We Look to Thee
Hymns
Jesus, we look to Thee,
Thy promis’d Presence claim,
Thou in the midst of Us shalt be
Assembled in thy Name:
Thy Name Salvation is,(Which now we come to prove)Thy Name is Life, and Joy, and Peace,
And everlasting Love.

Not in the Name of Pride,
Or Selfishness we meet,
From Nature's Paths we turn aside,
And worldly Thoughts forget.
We meet, the Grace to take
Which Thou hast freely given,
We meet on Earth for thy dear Sake,
That we may meet in Heaven.

Present we know Thou art,
But Oh! Thyself ...
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Come, Thou Everlasting Spirit
Hymns
Come, Thou everlasting Spirit,
Bring to every thankful Mind
All the Saviour's dying Merit
All his Sufferings for mankind;
True Recorder of his Passion,
Now the living Faith impart,
Now reveal his great Salvation,
Preach his Gospel to our Heart.

Come, Thou Witness of his Dying,
Come, Remembrancer Divine,
Let us feel thy Power applying
Christ to every Soul and mine;
Let us groan thine inward Groaning
Look on him we pierc'd and grieve,
All receive the Grace Atoning,
All the Sprinkled Blood receive...
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Ye Simple Men of Heart Sincere
Hymns
Ye simple men of heart sincere,
Shepherds, who watch your flocks by night,
Start not to see an Angel near,
Nor tremble at this glorious light.

An herald from the heavenly King,
I come your every fear to chase;
Good tidings of great joy I bring,
Great joy to all the fallen race.

To you is born on this glad day,
A Saviour; by our host ador'd;
Our God in Bethlehem survey,
Make haste to worship Christ the Lord.

By this the Saviour of mankind,
The incarnate God shall be display'd,
The Babe ye wrap...
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Away, My Needless Fears
Work songs
Away my needless fears,
And doubts no longer mine;
A ray of heavenly light appears,
A messenger divine.
Thrice comfortable hope,
That calms my troubled breast;
My Father's hand prepares the cup,
And what he wills is best.
If what I wish is good,
And suits the will divine;
By earth and hell in vain withstood,
I know it shall be mine.
Still let them counsel take
To frustrate his decree,
They cannot keep a blessing back
By heaven designed for me.
Here then I doubt no more,
But in his pleasure rest,...
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Jesus, the Sinner’s Friend
Hymns
Jesus, the sinner’s Friend, to thee,
Lost and undone, for aid I flee,
Weary of earth, myself, and sin:
Open Thine arms, and take me in.

Pity and save my ruined soul;’Tis Thou alone canst make me whole;
Dark, ’til in me Thine image shine,
And lost, I am, ’til Thou art mine.

At last I own it cannot be
That I should fit myself for Thee:
Here, then, to Thee I all resign;
Thine is the work, and only Thine.

What can I say Thy grace to move?
Lord, I am sin, but Thou art love;
I give up every...
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The Shores of Botany Bay
Sea songs
I'm on my way down to the quay
Where the big ship at anchor lays
To command a gang of navvys
I was told to engage
I thought I'd drop in for a drink
Before I went away
For to take a trip on an emigrant ship
To the shores of Botany Bay

Farewell to your bricks and mortar
Farewell to your dirty lime
Farewell to your gangway and your gang plank
To hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin
Is lying at the quay
For to take old Pat with a shovel on his back

The boss came up this morning
He ...
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And Must I Be to Judgment Brought
Love songs
And must I be to judgment brought,
And answer in that day,
For every vain and idle thought,
And every word I say?

Yes, every secret of my heart,
Shall shortly be made known,
And I receive my just desert
For all that I have done.

How careful, then ought I to live,
With what religious fear!
Who such a strict account must give
For my behavior here.

Thou awful Judge of quick and dead,
The watchful power bestow;
So shall I to my ways take heed,
To all I speak or do.

If now Thou standest at the do...
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Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
Hymns
Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only light,
Sun of Righteousness, arise,
Triumph o'er the shades of night;
Dayspring from on high, be near;
Daystar, in my heart appear.

Dark and cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied by thee;
Joyless is the day's return,
Till thy mercy's beams I see;
Till they inward light impart,
Glad my eyes and warm my heart.

Visit then this soul of mine;
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, Radiancy divine,
Scatter all my unbelief;
More and m...
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Behold the Servant of the Lord!
Hymns
Behold the Servant of the Lord!
I Wait thy guiding Hand to feel,
To hear, and keep Thine every Word,
To prove, and do Thy perfect Will.
Joyful from all my Works to cease,
Glad to fulfil All Righteousness.

Me if Thy Grace vouchsafe to use,
Meanest of all Thy Creatures me,
The Deed, the Time, the Manner chuse;
Let all my Fruit be found of Thee,
Let all my Works in Thee be wrought,
By Thee to full Perfection brought.

My every Weak though Good, Design
O'errule, or change as seems Thee meet,
Jesus,...
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Forth in Thy Name, O Lord
Work songs
Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I go,
My daily labor to pursue;
Thee, only Thee, resolved to know
In all I think or speak or do.

The task Thy wisdom hath assigned,
O let me cheerfully fulfill;
In all my works Thy presence find,
And prove Thy good and perfect will.

Preserve me from my calling’s snare,
And hide my simple heart above,
Above the thorns of choking care,
The gilded baits of worldly love.

Thee may I set at my right hand,
Whose eyes mine inmost substance see,
And labor on at Thy command...
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Summi Parentis filio
Hymns
To
Christ, the Prince of Peace,
And Son of God most high,
The Father of the world to come,
Sing we with holy joy.

Deep in His Heart for us
The Wound of love He bore;—That love, which still He kindles in
The hearts that Him adore.

O Jesu! Victim blest!
What else but love divine
Could Thee constrain to open thus
That sacred Heart of Thine?

O Fount of endless life!
O Spring of waters clear!
O Flame celestial, cleansing all
Who unto Thee draw near!

Hide me in Thy dear Heart,
For thither do I f...
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Light of Those Whose Dreary Dwelling
Love songs
Light of those whose dreary dwelling
Borders on the shades of death,
Come, and by thy love revealing,
Dissipate the clouds beneath:
The new heaven and earth's Creator,
In our deepest darkness rise,
Scattering all the night of nature,
Pouring eye-sight on our eyes.

Still we wait for thy appearing,
Life and joy thy beams impart,
Chasing all our fears, and cheering
Every poor benighted heart;
Come, and manifest the favour
God hath for our ransom'd race;
Come, thou universal Saviour,
Come, and brin...
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Happy the Souls to Jesus Joined
Hymns
Happy the souls to Jesus joined,
And saved by grace alone,
Walking in all His ways they find
Their heaven on earth begun.

The Church triumphant in Thy love,
Their mighty joys we know;
They sing the Lamb in hymns above,
And we in hymns below.

Thee in Thy glorious realm they praise,
And bow before Thy throne,
We in the kingdom of Thy grace:
The kingdoms are but one.

The holy to the holiest leads,
From thence our spirits rise,
And he that in Thy statutes treads
Shall meet Thee in the skies.

Thi...
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Mother of Almighty God
Hymns
Motherof Almighty God,
Suppliant at thy feet we pray;
Shelter us from Satan's fraud,
Safe beneath thy wing this day.

'Twas by reason of our fall,
In our first forefather's crime,
That the mighty Lord of all
Rais'd thee to thy rank sublime.

Oh, then upon Adam's race
Look thou with a pitying eye,
And entreat of Jesu's grace,
Till he lay his anger by.

Honour, virtue, glory, merit,
Be to Thee, O Virgin's Son,
With the Father and the Spirit,
While eternal ages run.
A Hymn
Hymns
OGOD of earth and altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die;
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
But take away our pride.

From all that terror teaches,
From lies of tongue and pen,
From all the easy speeches
That comfort cruel men,
From sale and profanation
Of honour and the sword,
From sleep and from damnation,
Deliver us, good Lord.

Tie in a living tether
The prince and priest and thrall,
Bind all ...
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