J. M. Huston • English
Revelation 21:23
There’s a happy world above, Where there’s joy, and peace, and love; We are going to that world, To that happy world above. There is full, supreme delight, In those mansions fair and bright, With their pure, celestial light, In that happy world above. We shall all behold the King…
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Martin Luther • Richard Massie • English
Exodus 20:1-17
That man a godly life might live, God did these Ten Commandments give By His true servant Moses, high Upon the Mount Sinai. Have mercy, Lord! I am thy God and Lord alone, No other God before Me own; Put thy whole confidence in Me And love Me e’er cordially. Have mercy, Lord! By i…
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John Barnard • English
Psalm 112
That man is blessed, who fears the Lord, And in his law takes great delight. His seed, on earth, shall mighty be; Blessed shall the race be of the upright. His house, with plenty, shall abound; His justice no decays shall find. His light, in darkness, shall arise; He's just, comp…
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Psalm 1
That man is blest who, fearing God, from sin restrains his feet, who will not stand with wicked men, who shuns the scorners' seat. Yea, blest is he who makes God's law his portion and delight, and meditates upon that law with gladness day and night. That man is nourished like a t…
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Manie P. Ferguson • English
Isaiah 53:3
Fairest of all the earth beside, Chiefest of all unto Thy bride, Fulness divine in Thee I see; Beautiful Man of Calvary! That Man who died on Calvary Has cleansed my heart and set me free; Sin’s power no more can fetter me Since Jesus died on Calvary. Drinking a dire and dreadful…
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Psalm 91
The man that doth in secret place Of God Most High reside, Beneath the shade of Him that is Th’Almighty shall abide. The man who in the secret place Of God Most High resides, Beneath the shade of Him that is Th’Almighty Lord, abides. I of the Lord, my God, will say, He is my refu…
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Grant Colfax Tullar • English
John 3:16
I wandered in the darkness, Burdened and oppressed, But the Savior found me, Gave me peace and rest. Now I trust His promise, Giv’n so full and free, “Blessed whosoever” That means me. That means me, That means me, Blessed whosoever, That means me; That means me, That means me, B…
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D. B. Watkins • English
John 14:2
There’s a wonderful story I’ve heard long ago, ’Tis called The sweet story of old; I hear it so often, wherever I go, That same old story was told; And I’ve thought it was strange that so often they’d tell That story as if it were new; But I’ve found out the reason they loved it…
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Psalm 14
That there is not a God, the fool doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; not one of them doth good. Upon men's sons the Lord from heav'n did cast his eyes abroad, To see if any understood, and did seek after God. They altogether filthy are, they all a…
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Harriet Auber (1829) • English
Psalm 75
That Thou, O LORD, art ever nigh, Though veil'd in awful majesty, Thy mighty works declare; Thy hand this earthly frame upholds, Thine eye the universe beholds, With providential care. Thou set up, and pull down; To Thee the monarch owes his crown, The conqueror his wreath; In Th…
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Jennie Mast • English
2 Corinthians 4:17
Is thy troubled heart oppressed, Heavy-laden, sick and sore, By the cares of life distressed? Plead His promise o’er and o’er. Does thy star of hope grow dim, Canst thou face the stormy gale? Teach thy heart this sacred hymn: “Through His grace I shall prevail.” Look away across…
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L. F. Martin • English
John 3:16-17
We once were lost in sin, All hopeless and undone; But God, to save, His son for us gave, That we might all be one. Yes, God so loved the world, He sent His only Son; A perfect plan, He gave unto man, Thro' which we might be one. May we, thro' Christ, complete The work in us begu…
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Thomas P. Westendorf • English
Luke 19:10
O’er the dreary mountains, Thor’ the sleet and cold, Seeking for the lost ones That have left the fold. “For the Son of man is come to seek and save, For the Son of man is come to seek and save, For the Son of man is come to seek and save, Seek and save that which was lost.” Prod…
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Charles W. Naylor • English
1 John 5:18
How safe is the soul that abides in the Lord, Securely from sin hid away; His anchor the promise of God’s written word, To keep him by night and by day. That wicked one toucheth him not, That wicked one toucheth him not; He keepeth himself in the love of the Lord, And that wicked…
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P. P. Bliss • English
1 John 3:2
I know not the hour when my Lord will come To take me away to His own dear home; But I know that His presence will lighten the gloom, And that will be glory for me. And that will be glory for me, Oh, that will be glory for me! But I know that His presence will lighten the gloom,…
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William J. Henry • English
Philippians 4:11
When my sky is clear and bright, When I find it dark as night; Just to trust and do the right, That’s enough for me. That’s enough for me, That’s enough for me; Just to trust and do the right, That’s enough for me. When my heart is filled with joy, When the foe would fain destroy…
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D. S. Warner (1893) • English
1 Timothy 6:6
Tho' all along my happy pilgrim race My treasures small and very few may be, My soul is blest with heaven’s saving grace, And that is enough, enough for me. Oh, that’s enough for me, His truth has set me free; The blood of Christ has sanctified my soul, And that is enough for me.…
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Luke 24:17
Whene’er we meet you always say,— "What’s the news? What’s the news?" Pray, what’s the order of the day— What’s the news? What’s the news? Oh, I have got good news to tell! My Saviour hath done all things well, And triumphed over death and hell— That’s the news! That’s the news!…
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James Relly • English
Luke 22:27
Dear Lamb! thy humbled state we sing, Thy name, thy wounds and blood we praise; We own thee, infant God, our King, And to thy throne our hearts we raise. Humbled in poverty and pain, Temptation sore, contempt and scorn, The curse of earth for to sustain, Was the eternal Father bo…
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Mrs. C. H. Morris • English
John 14:16
Not alone in this world Christ has left us, Tho’ the sight of His face be denied, For His pray’r has been graciously answered, And the Spirit has come to abide. Not alone, no, not alone; He has come to abide with his own; God has sent the Comforter; He has come to abide with His…
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William Williams • English
Leviticus 25:10
O'er the gloomy hills of darkness, Cheered by no celestial ray, Sun of Righteousness, arising, Bring the bright, the glorious day; Send the gospel To the earth's remotest bounds. Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, the glorious light; And from eastern coast to w…
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Ben F. Battenfield • English
2 Corinthians 6:2
Now is the time acceptable, yes, now is salvation’s day, Remember thy great Creator’s love and enter the King’s highway; For, waiting thy soul is a pardon free, just now ere the days pass by, Now while the Master calleth thee, answer Him, “Here am I.” Come, tho’ you are heavy lad…
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Charles Wesley • English
Matthew 11:28-30
Let Him to whom we now belong His sovereign right assert, And take up every thankful song, And every loving heart. He justly claims us for His own, Who bought us with a price; The Christian lives to Christ alone, To Christ alone he dies. Jesus, Thine own at last receive, Fulfill…
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Antoinette Bourignon (1640) • John Wesley • English
Proverbs 16:1
Come, Saviour, Jesus, from above! Assist me with thy heavenly grace; Empty my heart of earthly love, And for Thyself prepare the place. O let Thy sacred presence fill, And set my longing spirit free; Which pants to have no other will, But night and day to feast on Thee. While in…
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Joachim Lange (1697) • John Wesley (1739) • English
1 Kings 8:11
O God, what offering shall I give To thee, the Lord of earth and skies? My spirit, soul and flesh receive, A holy, living sacrifice; Small as it is, ‘tis all my store, More shouldst thou have if I had more. Now, O my God, thou hast my soul, No longer mine, but thine I am; Guard t…
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Charles Coffin • John Chandler • English
Isaiah 62:11
The advent of our God Our pray'rs must now employ, And we must meet him on his road With hymns of holy joy. The everlasting Son Incarnate soon shall be; He will a servant's form put on To make his people free. Daughter of Zion, rise, And greet your lowly King, And do not wickedly…
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Charles Coffin • English
James 5:8
The advent of our God With eager prayers we greet; With humble hearts we shall go forth, God's glorious gift to meet. The everlasting Son Incarnate deigns to be; Himself a servant's form puts on To set all people free. O Zion's daughter, rise To meet your lowly King. Let not your…
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Charles Coffin • Robert Campbell • English
Daniel 7:13
The advent of our King Our thoughts must now employ; Then let us meet him on the road With songs of holy joy. The co-eternal Son A maiden's offspring see; A servant's form Christ putteth on, To set his people free. In glory from his throne Again will Christ descend, And summon al…
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Charles Wesley • English
Isaiah 40:31
Lord, I believe thy ev'ry word, Thy every promise true: And lo! I wait on thee, my Lord, Till I my strength renew. If in this feeble flesh I may Awhile shew forth thy praise, Jesu support the tott'ring clay, And lengthen out my days. If such a worm as I can spread The common Savi…
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Joseph Hart • English
John 18:2
Jesus, while he dwelt below, As divine historians say, To a place would often go, Near to Kedron’s brook that lay: In this place he loved to be, And ’twas named Gethsemane. ’Twas a garden, as we read, At the foot of Olivet, Low and proper to be made The Redeemer’s lone retreat: W…
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James Relly • English
Luke 22:41-44
Thy conflicts, Christ, in agony, When strengthen'd by a kind support, Shews how our pond'rous load did lie With anguish on thy very heart. Trembling beneath our curse and woe, With groans in most excessive pain, Thy bloody sweat, like rivers flow, Collected from descending rain.…
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Joseph C. Fisher (1883) • English
Zechariah 13:1
There’s a fountain opened in the house of God, Where the vilest of sinners may go, And all test the power of the crimson flood, Of the blood that makes whiter than snow. Praise the Lord, I am washed In the all-cleansing blood of the Lamb, And my robes are whiter than the driven s…
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Isaac Watts (1719) • English
Genesis 3:8
LORD, You hast search'd and seen me through; Thine eye commands with piercing view My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh, with all their powers. My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known; He knows the words I mean to speak Ere from my openin…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 73:23-28
Broad is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there; But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveler. Deny thyself and take thy cross, Is the Redeemer's great command: Nature must count her gold but dross, If she would gain that heav'nly land.…
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Alfred J. Hough • English
Song of Solomon 5:16
How lovely is Jesus, the Lamb that was slain, To win a world’s pardon by sorrow and pain; How lovely that crown on his once bleeding brow, And lovely his love which o’er-shadows me now. He’s the One altogether lovely! He’s all that the soul can crave; He’s the One altogether love…
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Mary D. James • English
Hebrews 6:19
Christ Jesus is my anch’rage ground, No firmer ever can be found; And, anchored here, I cannot fail To ride in triumph ev’ry gale. Within the vail my anchor’s cast, It holds! it holds amid the blast! Within the vail my anchor’s cast, It holds! it holds amid the blast! The storms…
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D. W. Whittle • English
Mark 4:39
The storm is high, but at the helm, My Lord is in command; No swelling sea nor tempest fierce, Can pluck me from His hand. The anchor holds, O praise the Lord! ‘Tis fast within the vail; ‘Tis steadfast, sure, as God’s own word, The storms cannot prevail. The winds and waves obey…
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William Cushing • English
Hebrews 6:19
I’m resting securely in Jesus now! I sail the wide seas no more; The tempests may sweep o’er the wild stormy deep— I am safe where the storms come no more. I’ve anchored my soul in the haven of rest, I sail the wild seas no more, no more; The tempests may sweep o’er the wild, sto…
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Sebastien Besnault (1736) • English
Leviticus 12:6-8
The ancient Law departs, And all its fears remove, For Jesus makes with faithful hearts A covenant of love. The Light of Light devine, True brightness undefiled, He bears for us the pain of sin, A holy, spotless child. His infant body now Begins the cross to feel; Those precious…
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D. S. Warner • English
Revelation 5:11-12
I seem to hear an angel choir Down from their shining home; And in my heart their notes inspire Sweet anthems from the throne. Hark! o’er the vale sweet melodies That echo in my soul; Our great Redeemer’s holy praise As mighty thunders roll. Upon the mount of holiness, We live in…
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S. Baring-Gould • English
Isaiah 7:14
The angel Gabriel from heaven came, his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame; "All hail," said he to meek and lowly Mary, "most highly favored maiden." Gloria! "I come from heav'n to tell the Lord's decree: a blessed virgin mother you shall be. Your Son shall be Immanuel, by…
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Matthew 28:2
The angel rolled the stone away! The angel rolled the stone away! 'Twas on a bright and shine day, When the trumpet began to play, The angel rolled the stone away! My Jesus spurned that dreadful tomb! My Jesus spurned that dreadful tomb! 'Twas on a bright and shine day, When the…
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1 Corinthians 13:12
I know I’ve been changed, I know I’ve been changed, I know I’ve been changed, The angels in heaven have changed my name. I told the Lord if He’d take my heart, The angels in heaven have changed my name, I wouldn’t desert when the battle got hot; The angels in heaven have changed…
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Psalm 91:11
All night, all day, the angels keep watchin' over me, my Lord! All night, all day, the angels keep watchin' over me!
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John W. Wayland • English
Luke 2:10
Fear not, fear not, O ye shepherds, Rather give ye thanks and sing, For to you and to all people Tidings of great joy I bring. Glory, glory in the highest! Unto God let praise increase! Glory, glory in the highest! Unto men good-will and peace! For in yonder town of David— Seek y…
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Robert Lowry • English
Luke 2:14
Rolling downward, through the midnight, Comes a glorious burst of heav’nly song; ’Tis a chorus full of sweetness— And the singers are an angel throng. Glory! glory in the highest! On the earth goodwill and peace to men! Down the ages send the echo; Let the glad earth shout again!…
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Romans 10:10
I believe in God the Father, Maker of the heav'n and earth, and in Jesus Christ, our Savior, God's own Son, of matchless worth; by the Holy Ghost conceived, virgin Mary bore God's Son, he in whom I have believed: God Almighty, Three in One. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, crucifie…
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Joseph Woodward • English
Jude 1:3
God is marshaling his army For the rescue of his truth, He is calling now to battle Both the vet'ran and the youth. You can hear his mighty summons In the thunder of his word; Let us then be valiant soldiers In the army of the Lord! Marching on, Marching on, Let us keep the campf…
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Daniel Otis Teasley • English
Philippians 2:8
Down from the glory of Father’s shining kingdom, Down to a sinful world, our dying souls to win, Came there a Savior, so full of love and mercy, Came He, oh, Blessed One, to rescue me from sin. Hungry and thirsty, by Satan sorely tempted, Weary and fainting, nor a pillow for His…
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Samuel Stennett • English
John 12:32
Yonder amazing sight!--I see Th' incarnate Son of God Expiring on th' accursed tree, And writhing in his blood! Behold the purple torrents run Down from his hands and head! The crimson tide puts out the sun! His groans awake the dead! The trembling earth, the darkened sky, Procla…
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Charles Wesley • English
Isaiah 26:12
Father, to Thee my soul I lift; My soul to Thee depends, Convinced that every perfect gift From Thee alone descends. Mercy and grace are Thine alone, And power and wisdom too; Without the Spirit of Thy Son We nothing good can do. Thou all our works in us hast wrought, Our good is…
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Thoro Harris • English
Luke 21:31
The morning breaks, ’tis bright and clear, The shadows of the night are flying swift away; A stirring cry salutes the ear: Jesus is coming soon. The song of jubilee, It sweeps o’er land and sea; With thousand voices strong The chorus speeds along— One word of hope and cheer: The…
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Joel Barlow • English
Psalm 137
Along the banks where Babel's current flows, Our captive bands in deep despondence strayed, While Zion's fall in sad remembrance rose, Her friends, her children, mingled with the dead.
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Andrew L. Byers • English
Hosea 14:4
Sad and lonely, weak and weary, Down life’s rugged path I roam; Heart is bleeding, soul is weeping, Seeking rest and finding none; Father, once I dearly loved Thee, In the happy days of yore, But of love this world has robbed me, Shall I never love Thee more? O backslider, there…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 51
O thou that hear'st when sinners cry, though all my crimes before thee lie, behold them not with angry look, but blot their memory from thy book. Create my nature pure within, and form my soul averse to sin; let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, nor hide thy presence from my heart. I…
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Charles Wesley • English
Job 29:3
O that I were as heretofore! When warm in my first love; I only live my God t'adore, And seek the things above! Upon my head his candle shone, And lavish of his grace, With cords of love he drew me on, And half unveil'd his face. Far, far above all earthly things Triumphantly I r…
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Charles Wesley • English
Isaiah 55:6
And wilt Thou yet be found? And may I still draw near? Then listen to the plaintive sound Of a poor sinner’s prayer. Jesu, Thine aid afford, If still the same Thou art; To Thee I look, to Thee, my Lord, Lift up a helpless heart. Thou seest my tortured breast, The strugglings of m…
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Charles Wesley • English
Exodus 21:6
Lord, and is thine anger gone? And art thou pacify'd? After all that I have done, Dost thou no longer chide? Infinite thy mercies are; Beneath the weight I cannot move, O 'tis more that I can bear, The sense of pard'ning love! Let it still my heart constrain, And all my passions…
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Charles Wesley • English
2 Samuel 14:14
O Jesus, full of grace, To thee I make my moan: Let me again behold thy face, Call home thy banished one. Again my pardon seal, Again my soul restore, And freely my backslidings heal, And bid me sin no more. Wilt thou not bid me rise? Speak, and my soul shall live; "Forgive," my…
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Charles Wesley • English
Psalm 18:15
Jesus, the all sustaining Word, My fallen spirit's hope, After thy lovely likeness, Lord, O when shall I wake up? Thou, O my God, thou only art The life, the truth, the way; Quicken my soul, instruct my heart, My sinking footsteps stay. Of all thou hast in earth below, In heav'n…
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Charles Wesley • English
John 5:14
Jesus, Friend of sinners, hear Yet once again, I pray; From my debt of sin set clear, For I have naught to pay: Speak, O speak the kind release, A poor backsliding soul restore; Love me freely, seal my peace, And bid me sin no more. For my selfishness and pride Thou hast withdraw…
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W. G. Higgins • English
Matthew 21:28
We are laborers in the harvest field, We will work with our might today; While our Savior says there is work to do, We will bear the sheaves away. Go work, all must work, We will work with our might today; For the wheat may fall in the woods so tall, We will bear the sheaves away…
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D. W. Whittle • English
Psalm 9:4
There's a royal banner given for display To the soldiers of the King; As an ensign fair we lift it up today, While as ransomed ones we sing. Marching on, marching on, For Christ count ev'rything but loss! And to crown Him King, toil and sing 'Neath the banner of the cross! Though…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 31:7-13
Behold the Rose of Sharon here, The Lily which the valleys bear; Behold the Tree of Life, that gives Refreshing fruit and healing leaves. Amongst the thorns so lilies shine; Amongst wild gourds the noble vine; So in mine eyes my Savior proves, Amidst a thousand meaner loves. Bene…
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Elizabeth Scott • English
Luke 13:6
God of my life, to thee belong The grateful heart, the joyful song; Touched by thy love, each tuneful chord Resounds the goodness of the Lord. Yet why, dear Lord, this tender care? Why doth thy hand so kindly rear A useless cumberer of the ground, On which so little fruit is foun…
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Mrs. E. C. Ellsworth • English
2 Peter 1:19
Where art thou steering, brother, While sailing o’er life’s sea? Before thee are the breakers, And danger there may be. The Light, The Light, my brother! It stands on yonder height, Christ marks the path of danger, His word the Beacon Light. Oh, many barks have stranded, Where qu…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 37:31
Blest are the humble souls who see Their emptiness and poverty; Treasures of grace to them are giv'n, And crowns of joy laid up in Heav'n. Blest are the souls of broken heart, Who mourn for sin with inward Smart; The blood of Christ divinely flows, A healing balm for all their wo…
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Matthew 5:3-12
Remember your servants, Lord, when you come in your kingly power. Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn; for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger an…
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Matthew 5
Grant us this grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord. Write these words in our hearts, we beseech Thee, O Lord. AMEN.
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William Cushing • English
Luke 12:37
We are watching, we are waiting, For the bright prophetic day: When the shadows, weary shadows, From the world shall roll away. We are waiting for the morning, When the beauteous day is dawning; We are waiting for the morning, For the golden spires of day. We are watching, we are…
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Ada Blenkhorn • English
2 Corinthians 5:1
O beautiful land of the blessed, Where cometh not sorrow or sin; How happy the day that my spirit Shall enter thy portals within. O beautiful, beautiful country! Bright region of glory above, O soon may I enter thy portals To dwell with the Savior I love. Sweet home of the good a…
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Eleanor Allen Schroll (1920) • English
Genesis 3:8
There’s a garden where Jesus is waiting, There’s a place that is wondrously fair, For it glows with the light of His presence ’Tis that beautiful garden of prayer. O the beautiful garden, the garden of prayer, O the beautiful garden of prayer! There my Savior awaits, and He opens…
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Mrs. Jennie F. Snell • English
Revelation 21:21
We read in the sacred traditions of yore, Of the Beautiful Gate on the evergreen shore, Where the souls unto whom we minist'ring came, And gave words of comfort in Jesus' dear name, Will meet us with welcome, will watch and will wait, To guide us in safety thro' the Beautiful Gat…
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Amelia Minerva Starkweather • English
Psalm 121
I will look to the hills, to the beautiful hills, Where the pure living fountains are found, Whence my help cometh down in their life-giving rills, That with joy make the desert abound. O the beautiful, beautiful hills! O the beautiful, beautiful hills! My soul thrills with delig…
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James G. Clark • English
Psalm 24:3
O the beautiful hills where the saints will rest, When the Lord has made all things new; Where we shall forget, in the smiles of God, The toils we have journeyed through. We have seen those hills in their brightness rise By the eye of faith below, And we’ve felt the thrill of imm…
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H. E. Engle • English
Isaiah 63:17
There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky, And Jesus my Savior is there; He has gone to prepare me a home on high; Oh! how sweet it will be to be there. In that beautiful land, beautiful land, Where the angels, bright angels stand, Shall we meet, Shall we meet, And dwell with t…
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Love H. Jameson • English
Revelation 21:4
There’s a beautiful land far away, Where no trouble or storms ever come, Where the straying shall nevermore stray, And the homeless shall find a sweet home. Oh, that beautiful world far away, far away, Where no sorrow or death ever come; Oh, when shall I see and rejoice in its da…
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Russell Kelso Carter • English
Psalm 27:1
Jesus is the light, the way, We are walking in the light, We are walking in the light; Shining brighter day by day, We are walking in the beautiful light of God. We are walking in the light, We are walking in the light, We are walking in the light, We are walking in the beautiful…
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Johnson Oatman • English
Psalm 121:1
When my soul is oppress’d, When my heart is distress’d, With its weight of life’s burdens and ills,— I will lift up mine eyes Unto that paradise On the beautiful, beautiful hills. On the hills, beautiful hills, I will lift up mine eyes to the hills; I shall join in the song With…
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Isaac Watts • English
Psalm 48
Far as thy name is known, The world declares thy praise; Thy saints, O Lord! before thy throne Their songs of honor raise. With joy let Judah stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell…
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