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Mutual Subjection
Hymns
Some think that in the Christian scheme
Politeness has no part;
That manners we shou'd disesteem,
And look upon the heart.5
The heart the Lord alone can read,
Which left us this decree,
That men alternate take the lead
In sweet complacency.
When his Disciples great dispute10
Christ Jesus reconcil'd,
He made their sharp contention mute,
By shewing them a child.[1]If I have got the greater share
Of talents — I shou'd bow15
To Christ, and take the greater care
To serve and to allow.
This union wi...
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Father of Jesus Christ, My Lord
Hymns
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Peace
Hymns
The Mount of Olives was thy seat,[1]O Angel, heav'nly fair;
And thou, sweet Peace, didst often meet
Thy Prince[2]and Saviour there.5
But now abroad condemn'd to roam,
From Salem lov'd and bless'd;[3]A quiet conscience is thine home,
In every faithful breast.
Thou didst Augustus first inspire,10
That bloody war should cease;[4]And to Melchisedec retire,
The Sov'reign of our peace.[5]O come unto the Church repair,
And her defects review;15
Of old thou plantedst olives there,[6]Which to redundance ...
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Marriage Hymn
Hymns
Not for the summer's hour alone,
When skies resplendent shine,
And youth and pleasure fill the throne,
Our hearts and hands we join;
But for those stern and wintry days
Of sorrow, pain, and fear,
When Heaven's wise discipline doth make
Our earthly journey drear;—Not for this span of life alone,
Which like a blast doth fly,
And as the transient flowers of grass
Just blossom, droop, and die;—But for a being without end
This vow of love we take;
Grant us, O God, one home at last,
For thy great,...
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Loveliness
Hymns
Good-nature is thy sterling name,
Yet loveliness is English too;[1]Sweet disposition, whose bright aim,
Is to the mark of Jesus true.5
I've seen thee in an homely face,
Excel by pulchritude[2]of mind;
To ill-form'd features give a grace,
Serene, benevolent and kind.'Tis when the spirit is so great,10
That it the body still controuls,
As godly inclinations meet,
In sweet society of souls.
It is that condescending air,
Where perfect willingness is plain,15
To smile assent, to join in pray'r,
And u...
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Abba, Father, Hear Thy Child
Hymns
Abba, Father, hear thy child,
Late in Jesus reconciled;
Hear, and all the graces shower,
All the joy, and peace, and power;
All my Saviour asks above,
All the life and heaven of love.
Lord, I will not let thee go
Till the blessing thou bestow:
Hear my Advocate divine;
Lo! To his my suit I join;
Joined to his, it cannot fail;
Bless me; for I will prevail.
Heavenly Father, Life divine,
Change my nature into thine;
Move, and spread throughout my soul,
Actuate, and fill the whole:
Be it I no longer ...
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Forgiveness of Injuries
Hymns
And is the Gospel peace and love?
Such let our conversation be;
The serpent blended with the dove,
Wisdom and meek simplicity.
Whene'er the angry passions rise,
And tempt our thoughts and tongues to strife,
To Jesus let us lift our eyes,
Bright pattern of the Christian life!
O, how benevolent and kind!
How mild, how ready to forgive! <10>Be this the temper of our mind,
And these the rules by which we live!
Dispensing good where'er he came,
His greatest foes still felt his love!
O, if we love the...
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Father, Whose Everlasting Love
Hymns
Father, Whose everlasting love
Thy only Son for sinners gave,
Whose grace to all did freely move,
And sent Him down the world to save;

Help us Thy mercy to extol,
Immense, unfathomed, unconfined;
To praise the Lamb who died for all,
The general Savior of mankind.

Thy undistinguishing regard
Was cast on Adam’s fallen race;
For all Thou hast in Christ prepared
Sufficient, sovereign, saving grace.

The world He suffered to redeem;
For all He hath the atonement made;
For those that will not come...
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Of a rose, a lovely rose, of a rose is al myn song
Hymns
Lestenyt,[1]lordynges, both elde and yinge,
How this rose began to sprynge;
Swych a rose to myn lykynge
In al this word[2]ne knowe I non.
The aungil came fro hevene tour
To grete Marye with gret honour,
And seyde sche xuld[3]bere the flour
That xulde breke the fyndes[4]bond.
The flour sprong in heye Bedlem,
That is bothe bryht and schen:[5]The rose is Mary, hevene qwen,[6]Out of here bosum the blosme sprong.
The ferste braunche is ful of myht,
That sprong on Cyrstemesse nyht,
The sterre schon ov...
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Eternal Son, Eternal Love
Love songs
Eternal Son, eternal Love,
Take to Thyself Thy mighty power;
Let all earth’s sons Thy mercy prove;
Let all Thy saving grace adore.

The triumphs of Thy love display;
In every heart reign Thou alone;
Till all Thy foes confess Thy sway,
And glory ends what grace began.

Spirit of grace with health and power,
Fountain of light and love below,
Abroad Thy healing influence shower,
O’er all the nations let it flow.

Inflame our hearts with perfect love;
In us the work of faith fulfill,
So not Heav...
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I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord
Hymns
Army of the Lord,
In the army, in the army,
Just a soldier, just a soldier,
In the army of the Lord.
Just a soldier,
In the Army,
Just a soldier,
In the Army of the Lord,
Just a soldier,
In the army.
I'm gonna keep on the top
In the army of the Lord.
I'm gonna keep on the top
In the army.
I'm gonna keep on the top
In the army of the Lord.
I'm gonna keep on the top
In the army.
I'm gonna keep on the top
In the army of the Lord.
I'm gonna keep on the top
In the army.
In the army, army of the Lord,...
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One Hundred English Folksongs
Patriotic songs
Oliver Ditson Company edition, Boston

Boston: Oliver Ditson Company
New York: Chas. H. Ditson & Co., Chicago: Lyon & Healy

[Price: Paper, $1.50; Cloth, $2.50]

Copyright, 1916, by Oliver Ditson Company
International Copyright Secured

D. S. Updike, The Merrymount Press, Boston

This work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in thepublic domainworldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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In Zanzibar
Ballads
In Zanzibar great land of glory
A monkey Czar so runs the story
Came from afar with love o'er laden
To win and woo a monkey maidenwith twang Darwinian
Sang this opinion.
My little Chimpanzeeyou're all this world to me
A branch I'll find for theein my own fam'ly tree
No monkey shine for me
A wedding fine there'll be
In high society
In Zanzibar.
In Zanzibar's great cocoanut castle
Hail to the Czar each monkey vassal
Great King Gazoo my great ancestor
Sang to his bride as he caressed herwith chin b...
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Alice in Wonderland (Berlin)
Children's songs
[1st verse (boy part):]Come little girlie, let's fly away
Into the land of dreams
Far from the whirly gay cabaret
Up with the bright sunbeams
Just let's suppose we are children again
Just to the past let us gaze
Come take a trip on a nursery train
Back to our childhood days[Refrain:]Let's wonder hand in hand
To dreamy Wonderland
Up on a cloud we'll glide
Side by side we'll stand
We'll float right through the air
And when we're landed there
I'll build a Fairy Palace for you
My Alice in Wonderland...
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At the Devil's Ball
Folk songs
I dreamt that I was with the Devil, below,

Where the Devil was giving a ball.

The merry crowd that came to witness the show;

I saw the cute Missus Devil, so pretty and fat,

Dress'd in a beautiful fireman's hat;

Ephraham, the Leader man, who led the band last fall,

He play'd the music at the Devil's Ball,

I saw the funniest devil that I ever saw

Taking the tickets from folks at the door;

I caught a glimpse of my mother-in-law

Conversing with the little fellow who first

Put the pain in ...
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I Beg Your Pardon Dear Old Broadway
Sea songs
Broadway, Broadway, I've a message from a friend across the foam

From someone who loves you dearly

Because I know he loves you true

I'll feel better when I read his letter

Here's the words he wrote to you:

I beg your pardon, dear old Broadway

For list'ning to a foreign song

I thought I'd find a street with which you could compete

My hat's aloft to you, old Broadway

And if I thought for a minute that the others were in it

Broadway, I too said goodbye to all the sights across the sea

Ha...
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Memphis Blues
Work songs
Folks I've just been down, down to Memphis town
George A. Norton
W. C. Handy
Memphis
Blues
Honey
Boy
Evans
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United Statesbecause it was published before January 1, 1931.

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Afghanistan
Love songs
In the land of Afghanistan
There’s a Hindu maid and a man
She swore by the stars up above her
That he was the one to love her
But there came another one day
Stole his Hindu maiden away
Hindu man is lonely and blue
In his dreams he’s calling to her
Chorus
In Afghanistan, there’s a caravan
By the fair oasis waiting for you
And for you only
Cross the desert sand we will find a temple
There will be a bridal day for you my idol
In Afghanistan
All the wealth of Afghanistan
Cannot ease the heart ...
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Bride's burial
Patriotic songs
The date is estimated. The probable date of printing is given as 1771-1810 in the catalogue of the National Library of Scotland.

Barking Barber,
Or, New Bow, wow, wow.

[Chalmers & Co. Printers, Aberdeen]

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Indiana
Work songs
I have always been a wand'rer
Ballard Mac
Donald
James F. Hanley
Indiana
Home
Again
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United Statesbecause it was published before January 1, 1931.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1942, so this work is in thepublic domainin countries and areas where the copyright term is the author'slife plus 83 years or less. This work may be in thepublic domainin countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply therule of the sho...
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