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The Christmas Bells
Christmas carols
Ring the bells, the Christmas bells.
Chime out the wond’rous story;
First in song, on angel tongues,
It came from realms of glory;"Peace on earth, good will to men",
Angelic voices ringing,
Christ, the Lord, to earth has come,
His glorious message bringing.
Common refrain[2]:
Ring the merry Christmas bells,
Chime out the wond’rous story,
Glory be to God on high,
For evermore be glory.
Wise men hastened from the east,
To bring their richest treasure,
Gold and myrrh, and frankincense,
And jewe...
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Good-nature to Animals
Hymns
The man of Mercy (says the Seer)Shews mercy to his beast;
Learn not of churls to be severe,
But house and feed at least.5
Shall I melodious pris'ners take
From out the linnet's nest,
And not keep busy care awake,
To cherish ev'ry guest.
What shall I whip in cruel wrath10
The steed that bears me safe;
Or 'gainst the dog, who plights his troth,
For faithful service chafe.
In the deep waters throw thy bread,
Which thou shalt find again,15
With God's good interest on thy head,
And pleasure for thy p...
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Patience
Hymns
By sin and Satan un-intic't,
JOB, type of our Emmanuel Christ,
With all the gems he had in store,
None half so bright as Patience wore.[1]5
JOB, son of Issachar, at length
Proves Patience is the child of Strength;[2]Yet Jesus cou'd new pow'rs create,
And e'en in weakness made her great.
Long-suff'ring God, whose goodness can10
Bear with, and bless provoking man;
Let us like thee attempt our parts,
And 'gainst false brethren arm our hearts.
Teach us in sickness to adore
Thine hand, and all our il...
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O God, Thy Power Is Wonderful
Hymns
O God, Thy power is wonderful,
Thy glory passing bright;
Thy wisdom, with its deep on deep,
A rapture to the sight.
I see Thee in the eternal years
In glory all alone,
Ere round Thine uncreated fires
Created light had shone.
I see Thee walk in Eden’s shade,
I see Thee all through time;
Thy patience and compassion seem
New attributes sublime.
I see Thee when the doom is o’er,
And outworn time is done,
Still, still incomprehensible,
O God, yet not alone.
Angelic spirits, countless souls,
Of Th...
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For Whit-Sunday
Work songs
Creator Spirit, by whose Aid
The World's Foundations first were laid,
Come, visit ev'ry pious Mind,
Come, pour thy Joys on Human Kind.5
From Sin and Sorrow set us free,
And make thy Temples worthy thee:[1]Illumine our dull darken'd Sight,
Thou Source of uncreated Light.
Make us eternal Truths receive,10
And practice all that we believe;
Give us thyself that we may see,
The Father and the Son by thee.[2]Immortal Honours, endless Fame,
Attend th'Almighty Father's Name;15
The Saviour Son be glorify...
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I Bring My Sins to Thee
Spirituals
I bring my sins to Thee,
The sins I cannot count,
That all may cleansed be
In Thy once opened Fount;
I bring them, Savior, all to Thee;
The burden is too great for me,
The burden is too great for me.
I bring my grief to Thee,
The grief I cannot tell;
No words shall needed be,
Thou knowest all so well;
I bring the sorrow laid on me,
O suffering Savior, all to Thee,
O suffering Savior, all to Thee.
My joys to Thee I bring,
The joys Thy love has given,
That each may be a wing
To lift me nearer Heav...
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Active Piety
Love songs
1 LABORERS of Christ, arise,
And gird you for the toil;
The dew of promise from the skies
Already cheers the soil.2 Go where the sick recline,
Where mourning hearts deplore;
And, where the sons of sorrow pine,
Dispense your hallowed lore.3 Urge, with a tender zeal,
The erring child along,
Where peaceful congregations kneel,
And pious teachers throng.4 Be faith, which looks above,
With prayer, your constant guest,
And wrap the Saviour's changeless love
A mantle round your breast.5 So shall you sh...
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Prudence
Hymns
O best oeconomist of life,
Tho' all the passions were at strife;
Yet thou, fair Prudence, could'st assuage
The storm, and moderate its rage.5
With Dove and Serpent at thy call,
As caution'd by the Lord of all,
Thou art in Christ full well aware,
Of open force or secret snare.
To check thy thoughts divinely meek,10
To weigh thy words before you speak,
To make the day's demand secure,
To be the treas'rer of the poor:
All these, Prudentia, these are thine,
And God thro' Christ shall make them mine;...
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Never Further Than Thy Cross
Love songs
Never further than Thy cross,
Never higher than Thy feet;
Here earth’s precious things seem dross,
Here earth’s bitter things grow sweet.
Gazing thus our sin we see,
Learn Thy love while gazing thus,
Sin, which laid the cross on Thee,
Love, which bore the cross for us.
Here we learn to serve and give,
And, rejoicing, self deny;
Here we gather love to live,
Here we gather faith to die.
Pressing onward as we can,
Still to this our hearts must tend;
Where our earliest hopes began,
There our las...
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Earth, rejoice, our Lord is King
Hymns
Earth, rejoice, our Lord is King!
Sons of men, his praises sing;
Sing ye in triumphant strains,
Jesus the Messiah reigns!
Power is all to Jesus given,
Lord of hell, and earth, and heaven,
Every knee to him shall bow;
Satan, hear, and tremble now!
Angels and archangels join,
All triumphantly combine,
All in Jesu's praise agree,
Carrying on his victory.
Though the sons of night blaspheme,
More there are with us than them;
God with us, we cannot fear;
Fear, ye fiends, for Christ is here!
Lo! to fai...
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Mirth
Hymns
If you are merry sing away,
And touch the organs sweet;
This is the Lord's triumphant day,
Ye children in the gall'ries gay,5
Shout from each goodly seat.
It shall be May to-morrow's morn,[1]A field then let us run,
And deck us in[2]the blooming thorn,
Soon as the cock begins to warn,[3]10
And long before the sun.
I give the praise to Christ alone,
My pinks already show;
And my streak'd roses fully blown,
The sweetness of the Lord make known,15
And to his glory grow.
Ye little prattlers that rep...
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Author of Faith, We Seek Thy Face
Children's songs
Author of faith, we seek thy face
For all who feel thy work begun;
Confirm and strengthen them in grace,
And bring thy feeblest children on.
Thou seest their wants, thou know'st their names,
Be mindful of thy youngest care;
Be tender of thy new-born lambs,
And gently in thy bosom bear.
The lion roaring for his prey,
And ravening wolves on every side,
Watch over them to tear and slay,
If found one moment from their guide.
Satan his thousand arts essays,
His agents all their powers employ,
To blas...
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Burial of a Friend
Hymns
AS, bowed by sudden storms, the rose
Sinks on the garden's breast,
Down to the grave our brother goes,
In silence there to rest.
No more with us his tuneful voice
The hymn of praise shall swell;
No more his cheerful heart rejoice
When peals the Sabbath bell.
Yet, if, in yonder cloudless sphere,
Amid a sinless throng,
He utters in his Saviour's ear
The everlasting song,—No more we'll mourn the absent friend,
But lift our earnest prayer,
And daily every effort bend
To rise and join him there.
Revive Us Again
Hymns
We praise Thee, O God!
For the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.
Refrain
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Revive us again.
We praise Thee, O God!
For Thy Spirit of light,
Who hath shown us our Savior,
And scattered our night.
All glory and praise
To the Lamb that was slain,
Who hath borne all our sins,
And hath cleansed every stain.
All glory and praise
To the God of all grace,
Who hast brought us, and sought us,
And guided our...
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On the Waters Dark and Drear
Sea songs
On the waters dark and drear,
Jesus, Savior, Thou art near,
With our ship where’er it roam,
As with loving friends at home.
Thou hast walked the heaving wave;
Thou art mighty still to save;
With one gentle word of peace
Thou canst bid the tempest cease.
Safely from the boisterous main
Bring us back to port again;
In our haven we shall be,
Jesu, if we have but Thee.
Only by Thy power and love
Fit us for the port above;
Still the deadly storm within,
Gusts of passion, waves of sin.
So, when brea...
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'Tis Finished! The Messiah Dies
Hymns
’Tis finished! The Messiah dies,
Cut off for sins, but not His own:
Accomplished is the sacrifice,
The great redeeming work is done.’Tis finished! all the debt is paid;
Justice divine is satisfied;
The grand and full atonement made;
God for a guilty world hath died.
The veil is rent in Christ alone;
The living way to Heaven is seen;
The middle wall is broken down,
And all mankind may enter in.
The types and figures are fulfilled;
Exacted is the legal pain;
The precious promises are sealed;
T...
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Father, Son and Holy Ghost
Hymns
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
In solemn power come down!
Present with Thy heavenly host,
Thine ordinance to crown:
See a sinful worm of earth!
Bless to him the cleansing flood,
Plunge him, by a second birth,
Into the depths of God.

Let the promised inward grace
Accompany the sign;
On his new-born soul impress
The character divine;
Father, all Thy Name reveal!
Jesus, all Thy Name impart!
Holy Ghost, renew, and dwell
For ever in his heart!

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And Let Our Bodies Part
Hymns
And let our bodies part,
To different climes repair;
Inseparably joined in heart
The friends of Jesus are.

O let us still proceed
In Jesus’ work below;
And, following our triumphant Head,
To further conquests go!

The vineyard of the Lord
Before His laborers lies;
And lo! we see the vast reward
Which waits us in the skies.

O let our heart and mind
Continually ascend,
That haven of repose to find,
Where all our labors end.

When all our toils are o’er,
Our suffering and our pain!
Who meet o...
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O Thou, the Eternal Son of God
Hymns
O Thou, the eternal Son of God,
The Lamb, for sinners slain,
We worship, while Thy head is bowed
In agony and pain.
None tread with Thee the holy place;
Thou sufferest alone;
Thine is the perfect sacrifice
Which only can atone.
Thou great High Priest, Thy glory robes
Today are set aside;
And human sorrows, Son of Man,
Thy Godhead seem to hide.
The cross is sharp, but in Thy woe
This is the lightest part;
Our sin it is which pierces Thee,
And breaks Thy sacred heart.
Who love Thee most, at Thy de...
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Father, I Stretch My Hands to Thee
Work songs
Father, I stretch my hands to Thee,
No other help I know;
If Thou withdraw Thyself from me,
Ah! whither shall I go?

What did Thine only Son endure,
Before I drew my breath!
What pain, what labor, to secure
My soul from endless death!

Surely Thou canst not let me die;
O speak, and I shall live;
And here I will unwearied lie,
Till Thou Thy Spirit give.

Author of faith! to Thee I lift
My weary, longing eyes:
O let me now receive that gift!
My soul without it dies.

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