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Jennie McNicholas • English
Ephesians 6:10
Be strong and valiant for the truth, Resist the tempter’s luring pow’r; Shun all the avenues of sin, And trust in God each day and hour. Be strong, and firmly trust, In God through every test; Be true, and fearless stand, And with His grace and strength be blest. Cast not away th…
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Paul Henkel • English
Psalm 58
Be strong ye brethren in the Lord! Ye children of the light, And be ye evermore prepar'd, Your enemies to fight. Put on the armour of your God, The victory to gain; We wrestle not with flesh and blood, As are the sons of men. But we must have a constant war, Whilst we dwell here…
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Isaac Williams (1842) • English
1 Kings 8:28-30
Be thou my guardian and my guide, and hear me when I call; let not my slippery footsteps slide, and hold me lest I fall. The world, the flesh, and Satan dwell around the path I tread; O save me from the snares of hell, thou quickener of the dead. And if I tempted am to sin, and o…
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Psalm 35
Be Thou my helper in the strife, O Lord, my strong Defender be; Thy mighty shield protect my life, Thy spear confront the enemy. Amid the conflict, O my Lord, Thy precious promise let me hear, The faithful, reassuring word: I am thy Savior, do not fear. Ashamed, confounded let th…
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Psalm 26
Be Thou my Judge, O righteous Lord, Try Thou my inmost heart; I walk with steadfast trust in Thee, Nor from Thy ways depart. O search me, Lord, and prove me now; Thy mercy I adore; I choose Thy truth to be my guide, And sinful ways abhor. The habitations of Thy house Is ever my d…
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Mary E. Byrne (1927) • English
Genesis 15:1-18
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me save that thou art. Thou my best thought by day and by night; Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true Word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord. Thou my great Father, I thy…
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Psalm 57
Be thou, O God exalted high; And as Your glory fills the sky, So let it be on earth displayed, 'Til You are here, as there, obeyed. 'Til You are here, as there, obeyed. O God, my heart is fixed; ’tis bent Its thankful tribute to present; And, with my heart, my voice I’ll raise To…
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Thomas Hastings • English
Hebrews 12:7
Be tranquil, O my soul! Be quiet every fear! Thy Father hath control, And he is ever near. Ne'er of thy lot complain, Whatever may befall; Sickness, or care, or pain, 'Tis well-appointed all. A Father's chastening hand Is leading thee along; Nor distant is the land Where swells t…
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Frederic Denison • English
Matthew 28:20
I cross the ever-surging sea of life, Be with me, Lord; ‘Mid winds and currents in their ceaseless strife, Be with my, Lord; My barque is fragile, and may not withstand The billows beating high on ev’ry hand; Be with me, Lord, Be with me, Lord. That I may safely pass the reefs an…
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Charles Dent Bell • English
Genesis 28:16-17
Be with us, gracious Lord, today; This house we dedicate to Thee; O hear Thy servants as they pray, And let Thine ear attentive be! Within these walls let holy peace, Let love and truth be always found; May burdened hearts and sweet release, And souls with richest grace be crowne…
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George R. Clark • English
Matthew 24:44
Are you ready, are you ready for the coming of the Lord? Are you living as He bids you in His Word? Are you walking in the light? Is your hope of Heaven bright? Could you welcome Him tonight? Are you ready? Therefore be ye also ready, Therefore be ye also ready, Therefore be ye a…
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Robert Lowe Fletcher • English
Psalm 47
Be ye glad in the Lord, all ye people, The glory of His triumphs sing; Great and awful the name of Jehovah, Who over all the earth is King. Sing, sing His praise, sing His praise with gladness, Sing the triumphs of your King; In His justice and His mercy He reigneth; Forever His…
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Barney Elliott Warren (1893) • English
1 Peter 1:15-16
What so great, so grand, and lovely, Can our aspirations claim, As the glory in this scripture, “Be ye holy” through His name? I am Thine evermore, Jesus, Savior, I adore. ’Tis a perfect consecration, That will save us from all sin; Hear the sounding proclamation, Be ye, therefor…
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Ephesians 4:32
Be ye kind one to another, Tender-hearted, forgiving each other, Tender-hearted, forgiving each other.
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D. W. Whittle • English
Ephesians 6:10
“Be ye strong in the Lord and the power of His might!” Firmly standing for the truth of His Word; He shall lead you safely through the thickest of the fight, You shall conquer in the name of the Lord! Firmly stand for the right! On to vict’ry at the King’s command! For the honour…
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Isaac Watts (1715) • English
Luke 6:31
Be you to others kind and true, And always unto others do, As you'd have others do to you.
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Anna Letitia Waring • English
Exodus 20:11
Beam on us brightly, blessed day, Dawn softly for our Savior's sake; And waft thy sweetness o'er our way, To draw us heavenward when we wake. O holy life that shall not end, Light that will never cease to be — May every Sabbath–day we spend, Add to our happiness in Thee.
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Thomas MacKellar • English
John 14:1
Bear the burden of the present, Let the morrow bear its own; If the morning sky be pleasant, Why the coming night bemoan? If the darkened heavens lower, Wrap thy cloak around thy form; Though the tempest rise in power, God is mightier than the storm. Steadfast faith and hope unsh…
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Barney Elliott Warren • English
Matthew 16:24
O brother, will you bear the cross For Jesus everywhere, Count all things gained for Him but loss And all His favor share? Bear the cross, bear the cross, Ever stand by the cross alone; Bear the cross, bear the cross, For the blood-stained cross we own. The glorious cross I love…
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Annie S. Hawks • English
Mark 10:21
Bear the cross for Jesus, Bear it every day; Tho’ the path be rugged, Bear it all the way; Bear the cross for Jesus, Whatsoe’er it be; Bear it, and remember All His love for thee. Bear the cross, bear the cross, Bear it ev’ry day; Bear the cross for Jesus, Bear it all the way. Be…
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F. A. Blackmer • English
Psalm 116:14
Bear the cross for Jesus, Bear the cross to-day; In His peoples' presence Deign thy vows to pay. Bear the cross, bear the cross, Bear the cross for Jesus; Bear the cross, bear the cross, Bear the cross to-day. Bear the cross for Jesus, Bear the cross to-day; Answer when He bids t…
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James T. Walker • English
Matthew 16:24
Bear the cross ye sons of men, With love's best ambition; Jesus bore it all alone For the world's remission. Bear the cross, bear the cross; He bore all for thee With a Savior's loving heart: 'Twas on Calvary. "It is finished," hear Him say, Precious promise given! Will you at th…
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Mark 16:15
Bear the message onward, Spread it far and wide; Let the distant nations Know that Jesus died,— Died that God might justly Sinners now forgive; Died that through His merit Guilty man might live. Bear the message onward, Spread it far and wide; Let the distant nations Know that Je…
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Charles Wesley • English
Genesis 2:24
Thou God of truth and love, We seek thy perfect way, Ready thy choice t' approve, Thy providence t' obey, Enter into thy wise design, And sweetly lose our will in thine. Why hast thou cast our lot In the same age and place? And why together brought To see each other's face; To jo…
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William Whittingham • English
Psalm 119
ALEPH. 1 Blessed are they that perfect are, and pure in mind and heart; Whose lives and conversations do from God's laws ne'er depart. 2 Blessed are they that give themselves his statutes to observe, Seeking the Lord with all their heart, and never from him swerve. 3 Doubtless su…
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Thomas Sternhold • English
Psalm 128
Blessed art thou, that fearest God, and walkest in his ways; For of thy labour thou shalt eat, happy shall be thy days. Like fruitful vines on thy house side, so doth thy wife spring out; Thy children stand like olive-plants thy table round about. Thus art thou blest that fearest…
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William Kethe • English
Psalm 112
The man is blest that God doth fear, and that his law doth love indeed; His seed on earth God will uprear, and bless such as from him proceed; His house with riches he will fill, his righteousness endure shall still. Unto the righteous doth arise in trouble joy, in darkness light…
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Anna K. Thomas • English
Psalm 87:3
O Zion, city of my God! Thou holy mount of love— The testimonies of the Word, Thy grace and beauty prove. Thy towers they reach within the gate, Where, seated on His throne, King Jesus reigns in royal state, With glory and renown! Thou’rt placed upon foundations sure, And planted…
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Barney Elliott Warren (1897) • English
1 Peter 1:8
Beautiful robes so white, Beautiful land of light, Beautiful home, so bright, Where there shall come no night; Beautiful crown I'll wear, Shining and bright o'er there, Yonder in mansions fair, Gather us there. Beautiful robes, (Beautiful robes of white,) Beautiful land, (Beautif…
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Charles C. Luther • English
Acts 12:17
Beautiful hands at the gateway tonight, Resting on Jesus the source of all light; Eyes looking down upon loved ones at home, Beautiful white hands, are beckoning, come. Beautiful hands, Beckoning hands, Calling the dear ones to heavenly lands; Beautiful hands, Beckoning hands, Be…
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Frank Lebby Stanton • English
Micah 5:2
Above all the roar of the cities, And over the hills and the dells, With a message of peace to the nations, Ring the beautiful Bethlehem bells, Bringing joy to the souls that are sighing In hovels where poverty dwells— There is life, there is life for the dying In the beautiful B…
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George Gill (1850) • English
Psalm 48:12
Beautiful Zion, built above, Beautiful city that I love, Beautiful gates of pearly white, Beautiful temple, God its light. Beautiful trees forever there, Beautiful fruit they always bear, Beautiful rivers gliding by, Beautiful fountains never dry. Beautiful crowns on every brow,…
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Maud Fraser • English
Psalm 48:2
Beautiful City of God, Beautiful City of Light, Where naught that defileth may enter, Where none see the shadow of night. Beautiful City of God, Beautiful City of Praise, Where the songs of the blest shall be ringing, Through eternity’s endless days. Beautiful City of God, Beauti…
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Harlan D. Sorrell • English
Psalm 48:1-3
O church of God, in Christ a new creation Wrought by His great salvation, Thy golden glory now breaks forth upon our sight! Sitting aloft in the top of the mountains, Now we behold her—the city of light! Beautiful for situation is Mount Zion, The joy of the earth, the mountain of…
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Isaiah 60:11
Thou dear Jerusalem on high, Sweet city of my God; My happy home beyond the sky, The home of my dear Lord. No setting sun is known to thee, No evening’s chilly air; The Lord, our God, thy light shall be, The Lord of light is there. Oh, beautiful the gates so fair! When shall, whe…
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D. B. Purinton • English
Psalm 126:6
Glowing in the sunlight, waving in the breeze, Harvester, look up, and see the fertile plain; Enter in and labor, sit no more at ease, Gather the beautiful golden grain. Beautiful golden grain, beautiful golden grain, Bending on the hillside, stretching o’er the plain; See the ha…
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Fanny Crosby • English
Hebrews 10:34
Beautiful hills of glory, Beautiful fields of light, When shall my longing spirit Bathe in their splendor bright? When will my loving Saviour Call me across the sea? Beautiful home eternal, When shall I come to thee? Beautiful strains whose echo Oft in my soul I hear, Songs from…
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E. S. Roberts • English
Hebrews 4:9
There’s a beautiful home beyond the skies, In the land of eternal rest, Where the glorified throng will sing the song, The sweetest, dearest, best. Beautiful, beautiful mansions above, O beautiful home on high, Where our Saviour and Lord shall crown His own With joys that never d…
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Barney Elliott Warren • English
Ecclesiastes 12:5
There’s a land of delight, where the angels dwell, Beautiful home, beautiful home; The joy that is waiting no tongue can tell, Beautiful home above. Beautiful home, beautiful home, Sweet is my haven of rest; Beautiful home, beautiful home, Home of the pure and blest. There’s a jo…
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Thomas MacKellar • English
Psalm 23:4
There is a land immortal, The beautiful of lands, Beside its ancient portal A silent sentry stands; He only can undo it, And open wide the door; And mortals who pass through it, Are mortal nevermore. Though dark and drear the passage That leadeth to the gate, Yet grace attends th…
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Mary A. Kidder • English
Revelation 22:5
Oh, how my spirit longs to thee, Beautiful home above; Where I may rest from sorrows free, Beautiful home above. Within the golden gates of light, Arrayed in garments pure and white, I’ll walk with angels fair and bright, In my beautiful home above. Beautiful home above, Beautifu…
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J. H. Tenney • English
Revelation 21:23
There is a home, a peaceful home, A home of joy and love, And they that bear the cross below, Shall wear the crown above. Beautiful home, beautiful home, Beautiful home of love, And they that bear the cross below, Shall wear the crown above. No night shall dim that glorious home,…
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Jessie Brown Pounds • English
Hebrews 11:16
Somewhere the sun is shining, Somewhere the songbirds dwell; Hush, then, thy sad repining, God lives, and all is well. Somewhere, somewhere, Beautiful isle of somewhere; Land of the true, where we live anew, Beautiful isle of somewhere. Somewhere the day is longer, Somewhere the…
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James L. Nicholson • English
John 14:2
There’s a beautiful land on high, To its glories I fain would fly, When by sorrow pressed down, I long for my crown, In that beautiful land on high. In that beautiful land I’ll be From earth and its cares set free; My Jesus is there, He’s gone to prepare A place in that land for…
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E. R. Latta • English
Isaiah 61:10
Pleasures that earth can give Never are unalloyed, Like to the happiness That is in Heav’n enjoyed! What are earth’s garments gay, Often so proudly shown? Nothing compared to you, Beautiful robe and crown! Beautiful robe! Beautiful crown! Beautiful robe! Beautiful crown! What are…
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Eliza E. Hewitt • English
Isaiah 61:10
We shall walk with him in white, In that country pure and bright, Where shall enter naught that may defile; Where the daybeam ne'er declines, For the blessed light that shines Is the glory of the Saviour's smile. Beautiful robes, Beautiful robes, Beautiful robes we then shall wea…
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Joseph Augustus Seiss (1873) • English
Psalm 30:11-12
Beautiful Savior, King of creation, Son of God and Son of Man! Truly I'd love Thee, truly I'd serve thee, Light of my soul, my Joy, my Crown. Fair are the meadows, Fair are the woodlands, Robed in flow'rs of blooming spring; Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer; He makes our sorr'wing…
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Mattie Pearson Smith • English
Matthew 2:10
Beautiful star of Bethlehem, shine Over the hills of Palestine; There the child Jesus slumbereth sweet, And we would bow at His holy feet. Beautiful star of Bethlehem, shine Over the hills of Palestine; Beautiful star of Bethlehem, shine Over the hills of Palestine. Beautiful sta…
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Charles Price Jones • English
Mark 16:16
Beautiful story of Jesus who died, Beautiful story of Christ crucified; Beautiful story of sin washed away: Tell me this story, O tell it, I pray. Beautiful story, story of love, Tell me of Jesus sent from above; Tell it, O tell it yet, more and yet more; Tell of redemption from…
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W. O. Cushing • English
Isaiah 51:3
Beautiful valley of Eden! Sweet is thy noontide calm; Over the hearts of the weary, Breathing the waves of balm. Beautiful valley of Eden! Home of the pure and blest, How often amid the wild billows I dream of thy rest, sweet rest! Over the heart of the mourner Shineth thy golden…
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Fanny Crosby • English
Luke 1:79
Beautiful way, hallowed and blest, Leading us home to a mansion of rest; Wisdom declares, happy are they, Walking with God in the beautiful way. Softly a voice murmurs within, Turn from the world and the pleasures of sin; Come and rejoice; why will ye stay? Walk in the shining, t…
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Eliza E. Hewitt • English
Matthew 11:28
Beautiful words of Jesus, Spoken so long ago, Yet, as we sing them over, Dearer to us they grow, Calling the heavy laden, Calling to hearts oppressed, “Come unto Me, ye weary; Come, I will give you rest.” Hear the call of His voice, so sweet; Bring your load to the Savior’s feet;…
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Laura E. Newell • English
John 6:61
Beautiful words of promise, Beautiful message blest, “Come unto me,” saith Jesus, “Come unto me and rest.” Come, come, come to the Savior, Heed his blest word, Trust, trust, trust in his promise, Seek ye the Lord. Beautiful words of promise, Tho’ ye have strayed from me, I will f…
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D. S. Warner (1893; alt) • English
Isaiah 2:2
Beautiful, peaceful Zion, We’ve heard of thy wonders of old; And out of the ages rising, The city of light we behold. Coming, coming, Zion we come to thee; Coming, coming, Coming with joy to thee. Out of the shadows hanging Dark over the valley of fear, We mount up to Zion’s glor…
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J. G. Crabbe • English
Isaiah 61:3
I sing the love of God, my Father, Whose Spirit abides within, Who changes all my grief to gladness, And pardons me all my sin. Tho' clouds may lower, dark and dreary, Yet He has promised to be near; He gives me sunshine for my shadow, And "beauty for ashes," here. He gives me jo…
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James Relly • English
1 Chronicles 16:29
What glories surrounding my Saviour I see! What beauties triumphant, my Jesus in thee! What glory or power may with thee compare, Or thy generation, what tongue can declare? The heavens are silent and cannot decide, This myst'ry only belongs to the bride. Thou hast, my dear Savio…
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Charles W. Naylor (1917) • English
1 John 4:10
When the storm winds rage, and the rain falls fast, And the clouds hang low above, I shall be secure till the storm is past, For I trust my Savior’s love; And He knows the way, and He holds my hand, And He will not let it go; He will lead me home to that better land, Just because…
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Sarah Williams (1868) • English
Luke 18:13
Because I knew not when my life was good, And when there was a light upon my path, But turned my soul perversely to the dark, O Lord, I do repent. Because I held upon niy selfish road, And left my brother wounded by the way, And called ambition duty, and pressed on, O Lord, I do…
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William C. Martin • English
2 Timothy 1:12
Yes, I commit to Jesus all I have and hope for here below, And trust him whatsoe’er befall, Because I know, because I know. Because I know his power divine To save and keep this soul of mine; Because I know he loves me so, Because I know, because I know. Oh, yes, I trust him for…
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St. Francis Xavier • Edward Caswall • English
1 John 4:19
I love, I love Thee, Lord most high Because Thou first hast loved me; I seek no other liberty But that of being bound to Thee. May memory no thought suggest, But shall to Thy pure glory tend; My understanding find no rest, Except in Thee, its only end. All mine is Thine; say but…
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Charles Wesley (1748) • English
Matthew 3:16-17
Because thou hast said: "Do this for my sake," the mystical bread we gladly partake; we thirst for the Spirit that flows from above, and long to inherit thy fullness of love. 'Tis here we look up and grasp at thy mind, 'tis here that we hope thine image to find; the means of best…
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Fanny Crosby • English
Psalm 23:2
In perfect trust, I now commit My way, O Lord, to Thee, Assured my feet can never fall, Because Thou leadest me. Thou wilt lead me now and ever, Till I reach the blessed river; ‘Tis enough to know, where’er I go, My Saviour leadeth me. And tho' afflictions, day by day, My lot on…
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Psalm 91
Because thy trust is God alone, Thy refuge is the Highest One, No evil shall upon thee come, Nor plague approach thy guarded home. Angelic guards at His commands Will bear thee safely in their hands, Will keep thee, lest, if left alone, Thou dash thy foot against a stone. Though…
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J. Hart • English
Jeremiah 31:12
The good hand of God has brought us again (A favour bestowed, we hope not in vain) To hear from our Saviour the word of his grace; Then be our behaviour becoming the place. Remember the ends for which we are met; Alas! my dear friends, we’re apt to forget; The motives that brough…
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Wade Robinson • English
Esther 4:16
Weary with my load of sin, All diseased and faint within, See me, Lord, Thy grace entreat, See me prostrate at Thy feet: Here before Thy cross I lie, Here I live or here I die. I have tried, and tried in vain Many ways to ease my pain; Now all other hope is past, Only this is lef…
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Ferdinand Q. Blanchard (1929) • English
Matthew 16:24
Before the cross of Jesus Our lives are judged today; The meaning of our eager strife Is tested by His Way. Across our restless living The light streams from His cross, And by its clear, revealing beams We measure gain and loss. The hopes that lead us onward, The fears that hold…
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John Ellerton • English
Psalm 141:2
Before the day draws near its ending, And evening steals o'er earth and sky, Once more to Thee our hymns ascending Shall speak Thy praises, Lord Most High. O Light all clear, O Truth most holy, O boundless Mercy pardoning all, Before Thy feet, abashed and lowly, With one last pra…
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William Gadsby • English
Isaiah 42:1
Before the earth or seas were made, Jesus was chosen as our Head, The Father’s first Elect; In him the church was chosen too, And he engaged to bring them through; Nor will he them neglect. He undertook the care and charge, And promised they should walk at large, And all his glor…
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St. Ambrose • J. M. Neale (1852) • English
Genesis 28:10
Before the ending of the day, Creator of the world, we pray. Your grace and peace to us allow and guard and keep your people now. From evil dreams defend our sight, from all the terrors of the night, from all deluding thoughts that creep on heedless minds disarmed by sleep. O Fat…
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Isaac Watts • English
John 1:1
Before the heavens were spread abroad, From everlasting was the Word; With God he was, the Word was God! And must divinely be adored. Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, He led the host of morning stars; His generation who can tell, Or count the number of his years? But lo! he leave…
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Francis Scott Key • English
2 Chronicles 7:14
Before the Lord we bow, The God who reigns above, And rules the world below, Boundless in power and love; Our thanks we bring In joy and praise, Our hearts we raise To heaven's high King. The nation Thou hast blest May well Thy love declare, From foes and fears at rest, Protected…
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Charitie Lees Smith • English
Isaiah 49:16
Before the throne of God above I have a strong and perfect plea: A great High Priest whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on his hands, My name is written on his heart. I know that while in Heav'n he stands No tongue can bid me thence depart, No…
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M. B. Landstad • Carl Døving • English
Ezra 9:15
Before you, God, the judge of all, with grief and shame I humbly fall. I see my sins against you, Lord, my sins of thought and deed and word. They press me sore; to you I flee: O God, be merciful to me! O Lord, my God, to you I pray: O cast me not in wrath away! Let your good Spi…
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Psalm 65
Before Thee, LORD, a people waits To praise Your Name in Zion's gates, To Thee shall vows be paid; You hearer of the suppliant's prayer, To Thee in need shall all repair To seek Thy gracious aid. How great my trespasses appear, But You from guilt my soul will clear, And my transg…
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Anonymous • English
Romans 14:8
Before this time another year I may be dead and gone! I may be dead and gone! I'll let you know before I go I'll let you know before I go What will become of me! What will become of me!
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James A. Libby • English
Psalm 84:9
Before Thy face, with lifted hands, My helplessness, O God, I plead; Look on the form of Him who stands With Thee, for me to intercede. The marks of sin are on His brow, Yea, in His hands, and feet, and side, Here were the fountains whence did flow For all my guilt, the cleansing…
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Psalm 40
Before thy people I confess The wonders of thy righteousness; Thou knowest, Lord, that I have made Thy great salvation known, Thy truth and faithfulness displayed, Thy loving-kindness shown. Withhold not thou thy grace from me, O Lord, thy mercy let me see, To me thy lovin-gkindn…
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Psalm 16:8
Begin the day with God, Kneel down to Him in prayer; Lift up thy heart to His abode, And seek His love to share. Open the Book of God, And read a portion there; That it may hallow all thy thoughts, And sweeten all thy care. Go through the day with God, Whate'er thy work may be; W…
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John Ogilvie • English
Psalm 47:6-9
Begin, my soul, the exalted lay; Let each enraptured thought obey, And praise the Almighty name; Lo! heaven, and earth, and seas, and skies, In one melodious concert rise, To swell the inspiring theme. Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode, Ye clouds, proclaim your Maker, God; Y…
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Hans Adolf Brorson (ca. 1760) • Carl Døving (1909) • English
Psalm 126:5-6
Behold a host, arrayed in white, like thousand snow-clad mountains bright! With palms they stand; who is this band before the throne of light? These are the saints of glorious fame, who from the great affliction came and in the flood of Jesus' blood are cleansed from guilt and bl…
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