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[ 8B> 4 1936 
 
 OF 
 
 "HAPPY VOICES," 
 
 WITHOUT THE MUSIC, 
 
 AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY, 
 
 150 NASSAU-STREET, NEW YORK. 
 
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 
 1867, by the American Tract Society, in the Clerk's 
 Office of the District Court of the United States for the 
 Southern District of New York. 
 
. HYMNS 
 
 OF 
 
 HAPPY VOICES. 
 
 1. The Happy Laud. 
 
 L Theee is a happy land- 
 Far, far away, 
 Where saints in glory stand, 
 
 Bright, bright as day. 
 
 Oh. how they sweetly sing, 
 
 " Worthy is our Saviour King ;" 
 
 Loud let his praises ring, 
 
 Praise, praise for aye. 
 
 2. Come to that happy land, 
 Come, come away. 
 Why will ye doubting stand, 
 
 Why still delay? 
 Oh, we shall happy be 
 When from sin and sorrow free, 
 Lord, we shall dwell with thee, 
 Bleat, blest for aye. 
 
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 3. Bright, in that happy land, 
 
 Beams every eye : 
 Kept by a Father's hand, 
 
 Love cannot die. 
 Oh, then to glory inn 
 Be a crown and kingdom won ; 
 And bright, above the sun, 
 
 We '11 reign for aye. 
 
 2. Happy Yoices. 
 
 1. Nature's cheerful voices 
 All in harmony chime : 
 
 Songs from the trees, songs o'er the so&a, 
 Murmurs soft on the floating breeze, 
 Songs, best of all, 
 Of childhood's merry time. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Thus then your powers employ, 
 Happy voices, full of life and joy, 
 Gladness and love, 
 Learning melodies for the world above. 
 
 2. All things praise their Maker, 
 Each with a different voice ; 
 
 Some to the eye praise silently, 
 Like yon stars in the evening sky ; 
 But sons of God 
 With heart and soul rejoice. —Chorus, 
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 3. Cold and dull were Eden's 
 Groves and murmuring rills, 
 
 Till high in air burst on the ear 
 Warbling notes of the lark, full and clear. 
 Life, life alone 
 The living bosom thrills. 
 
 4. Cold and dead the world lies, 
 E'en with its myriad songs, 
 
 Till here and there rise on the air 
 Praises pure, and believing prayer, 
 Soaring to God 
 Amid the angelic throngs. 
 
 5. Not like stars nor birds then, 
 Praise we the heavenly King ; 
 
 With song and lyre, anthem and choir. 
 Hands that, working for Christ, never tire, 
 And hearts of love, 
 Whence all good thoughts do spring. 
 
 8, Awake, and Sing- the Song. S. M. 
 
 1. Awake, and sing the song 
 Of Moses and the Lamb ; 
 Wake, every heart and every tongue, 
 To praise the Saviour's name. 
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 2. Sing of his dying love, 
 
 Sing of his rising power, 
 Sing how he intercedes above 
 For those whose sins he bore. 
 
 3. Sing till we feel our heart 
 
 Ascending with our tongue ; 
 Sing till the love of sin depart, 
 And grace inspire our song. 
 
 4. Sing on your heavenly way, 
 
 Ye ransomed sinners, sing ; 
 Sing on, rejoicing every day 
 In Christ the eternal King. 
 
 5. Soon shall we hear him say, 
 
 "Ye blessed children, come ; 
 Soon will he call us hence away, 
 And take his wanderers home. 
 
 6. Soon shall our raptured tongue 
 
 His endless praise proclaim, 
 And sweeter voices tune the song 
 " Of Moses and the Lamb." hamm 
 
 4. Flowers, Sweet Flowers. 
 
 1. How sweet are the flowers 
 Of the garden and field, 
 When earth wears her summer array ; 
 
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 How laden the air 
 With the fragrance they yield, 
 How varied the hues they display. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Flowers of the wild-wood, 
 
 Flowers of the garden, 
 Emblems of childhood, 
 
 Flowers, sweet flowers. 
 
 2. But frail is their texture 
 And transient their stay, 
 
 For brief is the life of a flower ; 
 
 Their fragrance and beauty 
 
 Too soon pass away, 
 They gladden the heart for an hour. 
 
 CHOErs — Flowers of the wild-wood, etc 
 
 3. Some, plucked by the hand 
 Of the envious or rude, 
 
 Their life and their loveliness yield ; 
 While some by the pitiless 
 Mower are strewed, 
 To wither like grass of the field. 
 
 4. Thus fair are the children • 
 In home's sunny ground, 
 
 Thus frail as the floweret are they ; 
 The scythe of the mower 
 Is sweeping around, 
 They 're fading and passing away. 
 
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 5. We '11 give them our prayers 
 And the heart-cheering word ; 
 Thus nurtured by sunshine and shower, 
 Their virtues may scatter 
 A fragrance around 
 Surviving the fall of the flower. 
 Chorus — Flowers of the wild-wood, etc 
 
 KZV. A. A. GBALEX. 
 
 5. Won't Ton Volunteer 1 
 
 1. Coite, boys, come, girls, 
 
 Wo n't you volunteer ? 
 If you 'd reign in heaven above, 
 
 You must battle here ; 
 Say not, say not, 
 
 We are weak and few ; 
 Only battle for the right, 
 
 God will strengthen you. 
 
 March on, march on, singing as you go ; 
 March on, march on, do not fear the foe. 
 
 2. Come, boys, come, girls, 
 Wo n't you volunteer ? 
 Youthful soldiers of the cross, 
 
 To our ranks repair : 
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 List not, list not, 
 
 To the world and sin, 
 Torn away from foes without. 
 
 And from foes within. 
 
 Choeus — March on, march on. etc 
 & Come, boys, come, girls, 
 
 Won't you volunteer? 
 Jesus bought you with his blood ; 
 
 How can you forbear ? 
 Sinful, dying. 
 
 To your help he flew : 
 Wo n't you love and live for him 
 
 Who has died for you ? 
 
 4. Come, boys, come, girls, 
 
 Wo n't you volunteer ? 
 Soon the vict'ry shall be yours, 
 
 If you persevere : 
 Singing, shining, 
 
 On a heavenly throne, 
 You shall strike a harp of gold 
 
 And wear a golden crown. ± ± a 
 
 6. Morning Bells. 
 
 1. Hakk, the morning bells are ringing ! 
 Children, haste without delay ; 
 Prayers of thousands now are winging 
 Up to heaven their silent wav. 
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 CHORUS. 
 
 Come, children, come, the bells are ringings 
 To the school with haste repair ; 
 
 Let ns all unite in singing, 
 All unite in solemn prayer. 
 
 2. T is an hour of happy meeting, 
 
 Children meet for praise and prayer ; 
 But the hour is short and fleeting, 
 Let us then be early there. 
 
 Chorus— Come, children, come, etc, 
 
 3. Do not keep our teachers waiting, 
 
 While you tarry by the way ; 
 Nor disturb the school reciting, 
 'T is the holy Sabbath-day. 
 
 4. Children, haste, the bells are ringing, 
 
 And the morning 's bright and fair ; 
 Thousands now unite in singing, 
 Thousands too in solemn prayer. 
 
 7. Infant Choir. 
 
 1. Who shall sing if not the children ? 
 Did not Jesus die for them ? 
 May they not, with other jewels, 
 Sparkle in his diadem ? 
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 Why to them were voices given — 
 Bird-like voices, sweet and clear? 
 
 Why, unless the songs of heaven 
 They begin to practise here ? 
 
 2. There 's a choir of infant songsters, 
 
 White-robed, round the Saviour's throne, 
 Angels cease, and waiting listen : 
 
 Oh, 'tis sweeter than their own. 
 Faith can hear the rapturous choral, 
 
 When her ear is upward turned ; 
 Is not this the same perfected 
 
 Which upon the earth they learned ? 
 
 3. Jesus, when on earth sojourning, 
 
 Loved them with a wondrous love ; 
 And will he, to heaven returning, 
 
 Faithless to his blessing prove ? 
 Oh, they cannot sing too early : 
 
 Fathers, stand not in their way. 
 Birds do sing while day is breaking : 
 
 Tell me then why should not they ? 
 
 8. Birth of Christ. 
 
 Hap.k, what mean those holy voices 
 Sweet sounding through the skies ? 
 
 Lo. th* angelic host rejoices, 
 Heavenlv hallelujahs rise. 
 
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 CHORUS. 
 
 Hear them tell the wondrous story, 
 Hear them chant in hymns of joy, 
 
 " Glory, glory, glory, glory! 
 Glory in the highest, glory ! 
 
 Glory, glory, glory, glory! 
 Glory be to God most high !" 
 
 2. " Peace on earth, good will from heaven. 
 
 Reaching far as man is found ; 
 Souls redeemed and sins forgiven," 
 Loud their golden harps shall sound. 
 Choeus — Hear them tell, etc. 
 
 3. "Christ is born, the great Anointed, 
 
 Heaven and earth his praises sing ; 
 Oh receive whom God appointed 
 For your Prophet, Priest, and King." 
 
 4. "Hasten, mortals, to adore him, 
 
 Learn his name and taste his joy ; 
 rill in heaven ye sing before him, 
 Glory be to God most high ! " 
 
 9. Praise to God. 
 
 Peaise to God the great Creator ; 
 
 Praise to God from every tongue 
 Join, my soul, with every creature, 
 
 Join the universal song. 
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 Father, source of all compassion, 
 Pure, unbounded grace is thine ; 
 
 Hail the God of our salvation ! 
 Praise him for his love divine 
 
 2. Joyfully on earth adore him, 
 
 Till in heaven our song we raise ; 
 Then, enraptured, fall before him, 
 
 Lost in wonder, love, and praise : 
 Praise to God the great Creator, 
 
 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ; 
 Praise him, every living creature, 
 
 Earth and heaven's united host. 
 
 10. Now is the Time. 
 
 1. Beijeve it, dear children, 
 
 That now is the time 
 To turn from the pathway 
 
 Of folly and crime ; 
 To enter the way 
 
 Which the ransomed have tro r l, 
 The way which leads upward 
 
 To glory and God. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Now is the time, now is the time ; 
 Believe it, dear children, that now is the time. 
 
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 2. But if you inquire 
 
 Why the future wo n't do 
 As well as the present 
 
 That way to pursue 
 Remember that death 
 
 Hovers over your path, 
 And over you gathers 
 
 A tempest of wrath. 
 Chorus — Now is the time, etc 
 
 3. But should you be spared 
 
 E'en to threescore and ten, 
 Each year full of sorrow 
 
 And shame will have been ; 
 And what have you gained 
 
 By this guilty delay ? 
 A heart less inclined 
 
 To believe and obey. 
 
 4 Don't say, "When religion 
 
 Possesses the soul. 
 
 All cheerfulness withers 
 
 Beneath its control." 
 
 Religion and happiness 
 
 Ever combine ; 
 But shame and remorse 
 Are the wages of sin. 
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 5. Then now is the time 
 
 To secure the "good part," 
 That sanctifies while 
 
 It rejoices the heart ; 
 The day of acceptance 
 
 Is passing away ; 
 Then haste to the Saviour, 
 
 Dear children, to-day. a. a. a 
 
 11. Around the Throne. 
 
 1. Around the throne of God in heaven 
 
 Thousands of children stand ; 
 Children whose sins are all forgiven, 
 
 A holy, happy band, 
 
 Singing "Glory, glory, 
 Glory be to God on high." 
 
 2. In flowing robes of spotless white 
 
 See every one arrayed ; 
 Dwelling in everlasting light, 
 And joys that never fade. 
 
 Singing, Glory, glory, glory, etc 
 
 3. What brought them to that world above, 
 
 That heaven so bright and fair. 
 
 Where all is peace and joy and love ? 
 
 How came those children there ? 
 
 Singing, Glory, glory, glory, etc 
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 4. Because the Saviour shed his blood 
 
 To wash away their sin : 
 Bathed in thatfpure and precious flood, 
 Behold them white and clean, 
 
 Singing, Glory, glory, glory, etc. 
 
 5. On earth they sought the Saviour's grace, 
 
 On earth they loved his name ; 
 So now they see his blessed face, 
 And stand before the Lamb, 
 
 Singing, Glory, glory, glory, etc. 
 
 12. Universal Praise. 
 
 1. The valleys and the mountains 
 
 The woodland and the plain, 
 The rivers and the fountains, 
 The sunshine and the rain, 
 The stars that shine above me, 
 The flowers that deck the sod, 
 Proclaim aloud the glory of my God. 
 Praises, holy adoration, 
 
 Praises to the God above ; 
 Praises through the wide creation, 
 
 Sound aloud his greatness and his lorn 
 
 2. And shall the voice of nature 
 
 Thus glorify its King ; 
 And man, the noble creature, 
 No grateful tribute bring ? 
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 Shall mercy strew his pathway, 
 And all the senses please, 
 And man withhold the sacrifice of praise ? 
 Praise him, ye that live for ever ; 
 
 Praise him every heart and voice ; 
 Praise him, he 's the glorious Giver ; 
 Praise him in your sorrows and your joys 
 
 3. The word of life he gave us 
 
 To guide us to the sky ; 
 That he might justly save us, 
 
 He sent his Son to die — 
 To die in shame and anguish, 
 To die a sacrifice ; 
 To save us from the death that never dies. 
 Praise him. praise him for salvation ; 
 Praise him, praise him for his Son ; 
 Praise him, every tribe and nation ; 
 Fraise him for the battle he has won. 
 
 4. Then train your youthful voices 
 
 To hymn his praise above ; 
 For he who here rejoices 
 
 In Jesus' dying love, 
 Around his throne in glory 
 Shall all his love proclaim, 
 And sing the song of Moses and the Lamb. 
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 Praise hira, praise the eternal Father ; 
 
 Praise him, praise the eternal Son ; 
 Praise him, praise the Three together. 
 
 Father, Son, and Spirit, three in One, 
 
 13. To Thee, my God and SaTiour. 
 
 1. To thee, my God and Saviour, 
 My heart exulting springs, 
 Rejoicing in thy favor, 
 
 Almighty King of kings : 
 I '11 celebrate thy glory 
 
 With all the saints above, 
 And tell the wondrous story 
 Of thy love. 
 
 Glory! glory, hallelujah! 
 
 Glory to the God of love ; 
 Glory! glory, hallelujah! 
 
 Glory ever be to God above 
 
 Soon as the morn with roses 
 Bedecks the dewy east, 
 
 And when the sun reposes 
 Upon the ocean's breast, 
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 My voice in supplication, 
 
 Jehovah, thou shalt hear ; 
 Oh grant me thy salvation. 
 And draw near. 
 Chobus — Glory, glory, etc. 
 
 3. By thee, through life supported, 
 I pass the dangerous road, 
 By heavenly hosts escorted 
 Up to their bright abode ; 
 There cast my crown before thee, 
 
 My toils and conflicts o'er, 
 And gratefully adore thee 
 Evermore. 
 Chobus— Glory, glory, etc. 
 
 14. Hosanna. 
 
 What are those soul-reviving strains, 
 Which echo thus from Salem's plains ? 
 What anthems loud, and louder still, 
 So sweetly sound from Zion's hill ? 
 
 * Glory, glory!" let us sing. 
 While heaven and earth with ' ; Glory!" ring : 
 Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna to the Lamb of God 
 
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 2. Lo, 't is an infant chorus sings 
 
 " Hosanna to the King of kings !" 
 
 The Saviour comes, and babes proclaim 
 
 Salvation sent in Jesus' name. 
 
 3. Messiah's name shall joy impart 
 Alike to Jew and Gentile heart : 
 He bled for us, he bled for you, 
 And we will sing Hosanna too. 
 
 4. Proclaim hosannas loud and clear ; 
 See David's Son and Lord appear : 
 All praise on earth to him be given, 
 
 And " Glory ! " shout through highest heaven. 
 
 15. The Fountain. 
 
 1. Oh, there is a fountain 
 
 That never is dry, 
 The wounds of Inmanuel 
 
 That fountain supply : 
 From ages to ages 
 
 The crimson stream flows, 
 ||:To cleanse the polluted 
 
 And lighten their woes.:|| 
 
 2. 'T s there in his childhood 
 
 A sinner may go, 
 And manhood may wash 
 Till he 's whiter than snow ; 
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 And age, by his sins 
 
 And his sorrows oppressed, 
 
 ||:May find in the wounds 
 Of the Saviour a rest. :|| 
 
 , No vileness too vile 
 
 For that fount to remove, 
 No sinner too sinful 
 
 Its virtues to prove ; 
 If conscience reproaches, 
 
 If terrors appal, 
 ||:'Twas opened for you, 
 
 For 't was opened for all. :|| 
 
 , Then come to the fountain 
 
 So gushing and red ; 
 A tempest of wrath 
 
 Mutters over your head, 
 And the moments of mercy 
 
 Are passing away : 
 ||:Then come to the fountain, 
 
 Poor sinner, to-day. :|| ± a. a 
 
 16. Hallelujah. 
 
 1. In the far better land 
 Of glory and light 
 The ransomed are singing 
 In garments of white, 
 
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 The harpers are harping, 
 And all the bright train 
 
 Sing the song of redemption — 
 ' ' The Lamb that was slain. n 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Hallelujah to the Lamb, 
 Hallelujah to the Lamb, 
 Hallelujah, hallelujah, 
 Hallelujah, Amen. 
 
 2. Like the sound of the sea 
 
 Swells the chorus of praise 
 Round the star-circled crown 
 
 Of the Ancient of days, 
 And thrones and dominions 
 
 Reecho the strain 
 Of glory eternal 
 To Him that was slain. 
 Chorus— Hallelujah to the Lamt etc 
 
 3. Dear Saviour, may we, 
 
 "With our voices so faint, 
 Sing the chorus celestial 
 
 "With angel and saint? 
 Yes, yes, we will sing, 
 
 And thine ear we will gain 
 With the song of redemption — 
 
 "The Lamb that was slain." 
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 4. Now, children and teachers 
 
 And friends, all unite 
 In a loud hallelujah 
 
 "With the ransomed in light ; 
 To Jesus we '11 sing 
 
 That melodious strain, 
 
 The song of redemption — 
 
 u The Lamb that was slain." 
 
 E. s. poster, r>. 
 
 17. Life a Race, 
 
 1. This life is a race, 
 And brief is the space 
 
 In which the great prize must be won : 
 
 Then do not delay, 
 
 For happy are they 
 Who early determine to run. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Run in the race, run in the race, 
 Run in the race for glory. 
 
 2. At once then begin, 
 Cast off every sin 
 
 And weight that encumbers the soul ; 
 Ajid enter the track 
 And never look back, 
 Till safely arrived at the goal. 
 
 Chobus — Run in the race, etc. 
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 3. When faint and oppressed, 
 Some foe may suggest, 
 
 " 'T were better the race to give o'er ;" 
 
 But do not sit down ; 
 
 Just think of the crown, 
 And that will revive you once more. 
 
 4. Yes, think of the crown, 
 And let the world frown, 
 
 *T is better by far than its smile : 
 
 It shall not destroy ; 
 
 And as for its joy, 
 It only allures to defile. 
 
 5. Awake then, arise ! 
 Contend for the prize ; 
 
 "What glories around it are flung : 
 Oh fly from the path 
 That leads down to wrath, 
 
 And run for the crown while you 're young. 
 
 a. a. a 
 
 18, Come and Join the Army. 
 
 1. We 're marching to the camp above ; 
 Oh wo n't you come and join us ? 
 We 've shaken off the chains of sin, 
 No longer they confine us ; 
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 Then come and join the army, 
 Then come and join the army ; 
 Oh gird the gospel armor on, 
 And come and join the army. 
 
 2. We once as rebels boldly fought, 
 
 The rebel banner o'er us ; 
 But Jesus won us by his cross, 
 And now leads on before us. 
 
 Choht;s — Then come and join, etc. 
 
 3. And though against the shield of faith 
 
 The fiery darts may rattle, 
 A soldier Jesus never lost, 
 And never lost a battle. 
 
 4. He '11 give us peace and holy joy 
 
 On this side of the river, 
 And when we've passed the swelling flood, 
 Eternal life for ever. 
 
 5. And soon the conflict win be o'er ; 
 
 And will it not be glorious 
 To leave the battle-field for heaven, 
 
 Rejoicing and victorious ! 
 
 A. a. & 
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 19. Will You Go I 
 
 1. We 're travelling borne to heaven above ; 
 
 Will yon go ? Will yon go ? 
 To sing the Saviour's dying love ; 
 
 Will yon go ? Will yon go ? 
 Millions have reached that blest abode, 
 Anointed kings and priests to God ; 
 And millions more are on the road, 
 
 Will you go ? Will yon go ? 
 
 2. We 're going to -walk the plains of light ; 
 
 Will you go ? Will you go ? 
 Far, far from curse and death and night ; 
 
 Will you go ? Will you go ? 
 The crown of life we then shall wear, 
 The conqueror's palm we then shall bear, 
 And all the joys of heaven we '11 share ; 
 
 Will you go ? Will you go ? 
 
 3. The way to heaven is straight and plain ; 
 
 Will you go ? Will you go ? 
 Repent, believe, be born again ; 
 
 Will you go ? Will you go ? 
 The Saviour cries aloud to thee, 
 "Take up thy cross and follow me, 
 And thou shalt my salvation see. " 
 
 Will you go ? Will you go ? 
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 Oh, could I hear some sinner say, 
 
 "I will go, I will go." 
 
 Oh, could I hear him humbly pray, 
 
 "Make me go, Make me go ;" 
 
 And all his old companions tell, 
 
 "I will not go with you to hell, 
 
 I long with Jesus Christ to dwell ; 
 Let me go, Let me go. 
 
 20. Little Pilgrims. 
 
 1. The way to heaven is narrow, 
 
 And its blessed entrance strait ; 
 But how sate the little pilgrims 
 Who get within the gate ! 
 
 And we may join the pilgrim band 
 That journeys towards the light, 
 
 For the golden gate of that happy land 
 Stands open day and night. 
 
 2. The sunbeams of the morning 
 Make the narrow pathway fair, 
 And these early little pilgrims 
 Find dewy blessings there. 
 Chobus — And we may join, etc. 
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 3. They pass o'er rugged mountains, 
 
 But they climb them with a song ; 
 For these early little pilgrims 
 Have sandals new and strong. 
 
 4. They do not greatly tremble, 
 
 When the shadows night foretell ; 
 For these early little pilgrims 
 Have tried the path full well. 
 
 5. They know it leads to heaven, 
 
 With its bright and open gates, 
 Where for happy little pilgrims 
 A Saviour's welcome waits. 
 
 REV. C. C. CABPF.NTEB. 
 
 21. When We are Twenty-one. 
 
 1. When we are twenty-one, boys, 
 
 When we are twenty-one, 
 We cast the fetters off, boys, 
 
 Our pupilage is done ; 
 Before us is the world, boys, 
 
 We 11 try what it can do ; 
 ||:It promises so fair, boys, 
 
 We '11 prove it false or true. :|| 
 
 2. There is a ruby cup, boys ; 
 
 'T is held in Pleasure's hand ; 
 We '11 quaff it long and deep, boys, 
 A happy, jovial band ; 
 
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 And treasure we '11 secure, boys, 
 And honor's steep we '11 climb, 
 
 ||:And sober thoughts we'll leave, boys. 
 To those who 've passed their prime. ;jj 
 
 . But hark ! I hear a voice, boys ; 
 
 It whispers, "Youth, beware! 
 Before you 're twenty-one, boys, 
 
 The dream may disappear — 
 The blooming cheek grow pale, boys, 
 
 And dim the sparkling eye, 
 ||:And in death's cold embrace, boys, 
 
 The active form may lie. :|| 
 
 "Talk not of twenty-one, boys, 
 
 Talk not of twenty-one ; 
 The present now is all, boys, 
 
 That you can call your own ; 
 Each moment as it glides, boys, 
 
 Its hidden store reveals ; 
 j|:But who can pierce the veil, boys 
 
 Which future years conceals ?:|| 
 
 "'Twere madness then to sing, boys, 
 
 And boast of years to come ; 
 Awake from folly's dream, boys, 
 
 The Saviour calls you home ; 
 
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 Now while the harvest waves, boys, 
 
 The reaper's garb put on, 
 |j:And gather sheaves for heaven, boys. 
 
 Before you're twenty-one. ":|| a. a. a 
 
 22. I Want to be an Angel. 
 
 1. I want to be an angel, 
 
 And with the angels stand, 
 A crown upon my forehead, 
 
 A harp within my hand ; 
 There, right before my Saviour, 
 
 So glorious and so bright, 
 I 'd wake the sweetest music, 
 
 And praise him day and night. 
 
 2. I never should be weary, 
 
 Nor ever shed a tear, 
 Nor ever know a sorrow, 
 
 Nor ever feel a fear ; 
 But blessed, pure, and holy, 
 
 I 'd dwell in Jesus' sight, 
 And with ten thousand thousands 
 
 Praise him both day and night 
 
 3. I know I 'm weak and sinful, 
 
 But Jesus will forgive ; 
 For many little children 
 
 Have gone to heaven to live. 
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 Dear Saviour, when I languish, 
 
 And lay me down to die, 
 Oh send a shining angel 
 
 To bear me to the sky. 
 
 Oh there I '11 be an angel, 
 
 And with the angels stand, 
 A crown upon my forehead, 
 
 A harp within my hand ; 
 And there before my Saviour, 
 
 So glorious and so bright, 
 I '11 join the heavenly music, 
 
 And praise him day and night. 
 
 23. I want to be like Jesns. 
 
 1 . I want to be like Jesus, 
 
 So lowly and so meek, 
 For no one marked an angry word 
 
 That ever heard him speak. 
 I want to be like Jesus, 
 
 So frequently in prayer ; 
 Alone upon the mountain-top 
 
 He met his Father there. 
 
 2. I want to be like Jesus ; 
 
 I never, never find 
 That he, though persecute a, was 
 To any one unkind. 
 
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 I want to be like Jesus, 
 Engaged in doing good, 
 
 So that of me it may be said, 
 
 "She hath done what she could/' 
 
 3. I want to be like Jesus, 
 
 So lowly and so meek 
 For no one marked an angry word 
 
 That ever heard him speak. 
 Alas, I 'm not like Jesus, 
 
 As any one may see : 
 Oh, gentle Saviour, send thy grace 
 
 And make me like to thee. 
 
 24. The Precious Story. 
 
 1. How precious is the story 
 
 Of our Kedeemer's birth, 
 Who left the realms of glory, 
 
 And came to dwell on earth : 
 He saw our sad condition, 
 
 Our guilt and sin and shame ; 
 To save us from perdition 
 
 The blessed Jesus came. 
 
 2. He came to earth from heaven, 
 
 To weep and bleed and die, 
 That we might be forgiven, 
 And raised to God on high, 
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 His kindness and compassion 
 To children then were shown ; 
 
 The heirs of his salvation, 
 He claimed them for his own. 
 
 3. Oh may I love this Saviour, 
 
 So good, so kind, so mild ■ 
 And may I find his favor. 
 
 A young though sinful child 
 And in his blessed heaven 
 
 May I at last appear, 
 With all my sins forgiven, 
 
 To know and praise him there 
 
 25. Singing of Jesus. 
 
 1. Co^re, let us sing of Jesus, 
 
 While hearts and accents blend, 
 Come, let us sing of Jesus, 
 
 The sinner's only friend ; 
 His holy soul rejoices 
 
 Amid the choirs above, 
 To hear our youthful voices 
 
 Exulting in his love. 
 
 2. We love to sing of Jesus, 
 
 Who wept our path along ; 
 We love to sing of Jesus, 
 The tempted and the strong ; 
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 None who besought his healing, 
 He passed unheeded by ; 
 
 And still retains his feeling 
 For us above the sky. 
 
 3. We love to sing of Jesus, 
 
 Who died our souls to save ; 
 We love to sing of Jesus, 
 
 Triumphant o'er the grave ; 
 And in our hour of danger 
 
 We '11 trust his love alone, 
 Who once slept in a manger. 
 
 And now sits on the throne. 
 
 4. Then let us sing of Jesus, 
 
 While yet on earth we stay, 
 And hope to sing of Jesus 
 
 Throughout eternal day ; 
 For those who here confess him 
 
 He will in heaven confess, 
 And faithful hearts that bless hiia 
 
 He will for ever bless. . 
 
 
 2G. To the Saviour Crucified. 
 
 bached Head, now wounded, 
 
 With grief and shame weighed down , 
 "Now scornfully surrounded 
 
 With thorns, thy only crown ; 
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 O sacred Head, what glory, 
 YThat bliss till now was thine ! 
 
 Yet. though despised and gory, 
 I joy to call thee mine. 
 
 2. Oh noblest brow and dearest, 
 
 In other days the world 
 All feared when thou appearedst. 
 
 What shame on thee is hurled! 
 How art thou pale with anguish, 
 
 "With sore abuse and scorn ; 
 How does that visage languish 
 
 Which once was bright us morn! 
 
 it language shall I borrow 
 thank thee, dearest Friend, 
 For this thy dying sorrow, 
 
 Thy pity without end ? 
 Oh make me thine for ever ; 
 And should I fainting be, 
 Lord, let me never, never 
 Outlive my love to thee. 
 
 4. Be near when I am dying ; 
 Oh show thy cross to me, 
 And for my succor flying. 
 Come, Lord, to set me free. 
 
HYMNS OF 
 
 These eyes new faith receiving, 
 From Jesus shall not move ; 
 
 For he who dies believing, 
 Dies safely, through thy love. 
 
 27. The Child's Desire. 
 
 1. I think, when I read 
 That sweet story of old, 
 
 When Jesus was here among men, 
 
 How he called little children 
 As lambs to his fold, 
 I should like to have been with them them 
 
 2. I wish that his hands 
 Had been placed on my head, 
 
 That his arm had been thrown around me, 
 And that I might have seen 
 His kind look when he said, 
 "Let the little ones come unto me." 
 
 3. Yet still to his footstool 
 In prayer I may go. 
 
 And ask for a share in his love ; 
 And if I thus earnestly 
 Seek him below, 
 I shall see him and hear him above — 
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 4. In that beautiful place 
 He has gone to prepare 
 For ;tll who are washed and forgiven : 
 And many dear childtt n 
 Are gathering there, 
 11 For of such is the kingdom of heaveu.' 
 
 28. Filial Affection. 
 
 1. Be kind to thy father. 
 For when thou wast young. 
 
 Who loved thee so fondly as he ? 
 
 He caught the first accents 
 That fell from thy tongue, 
 And joined in thy innocent glee. 
 
 2. Be kind to thy mother, 
 For lo, on her brow 
 
 May traces of sorrow be seen ; 
 
 Oh well may'st thou cherish 
 And comfort her now. 
 For loving and kind she hath been. 
 
 3. Bemember thy mother ; 
 For thee will she pray 
 
 As long as God giveth her breath 
 With accents of kindness 
 Then cheer her lone way, 
 E'en to the dark valley of death. 
 
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 29. Forbid Them Not. 
 
 1. When many to the Saviour's feet 
 
 Their little children brought, 
 And from the source of blessedness 
 
 A Saviour's blessing sought ; 
 To some who with mistaken zeal 
 
 The near approach forbade, 
 "Let little children come to me," 
 
 The blessed Saviour said. 
 
 2. "Forbid them not, nor harshly chide 
 
 Their wish to see my face, 
 For little children such as these 
 
 My Father's kingdom grace." 
 Then gathered in his loving anus 
 
 And folded to his breast, 
 He poured a blessing all divine 
 
 On every little guest. 
 
 3. Dear children, Jesus is the same, 
 
 Though now enthroned above ; 
 He waits to bless you as of old 
 
 With his forgiving love. 
 He marks with joy each faint attempt 
 
 His favor to obtain, 
 And those who early seek his face 
 
 Shall never seek in vain. 
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 But sin prevents, and Satan strive? 
 
 To keep you from his arms ; 
 And to allure the soul away, 
 
 The world displays its charms ; 
 But look to Jesus, for his power 
 
 Your foes can ne'er withstand ; 
 Let him but say. "Forbid them not." 
 
 They '11 fly at his eommand. a. a. q. 
 
 30. Come to the Saviour To-day. 
 
 1. Oh come to the Saviour, 
 Dear children, to-day, 
 
 T s folly to wait till you 're older, 
 Tht heart is now tender, 
 But if vou del 
 
 CHOBUS. 
 
 The Saviour is calling to-day ; 
 
 He waits to receive you and save ; 
 Give heed to the warning, 
 Ere life's sunny morning 
 
 Be closed in the night of the grave. 
 
 2. You hear of the cross 
 Where Immanuel bled. 
 And tears down your faces are stealing ; 
 
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 But when a few years 
 Have rolled over your head. 
 You '11 hear of that cross without feeling. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 The Saviour is calling to-day ; 
 
 He waits to receive you and save ; 
 Give heed to the warning, 
 Ere life's sunny morning 
 
 Be closed in the night of the grave. 
 
 3. How many short graves 
 In the graveyard you see, 
 
 How many dear children there slumber ; 
 And few may the days 
 Of your pilgrimage be ; 
 No mortal can tell us their number. 
 
 4. Then fly to the Saviour, 
 Dear children, to-day, 
 
 While life's feeble taper is burning ; 
 The Spirit now strives ; 
 Should you grieve him away, 
 In vain may you wait his returning, a a. a 
 
 31. WMle You're Young*. 
 
 1. Oh wo n't you be a Christian 
 While you 're young ? 
 Oh wo n't you be a Christian 
 While you 're young ? 
 
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 Do n't think it will be better 
 To delay it until later, 
 But remember your Creator 
 While you 're young. 
 
 , ||:Oh won't you love the Saviour 
 
 While you're young?:|| 
 For you he left his glory 
 And embraced a cross so gory ; 
 Wo n't you heed the melting story 
 
 While you 're young ? 
 
 [|:Eemember, death may find you 
 
 While you 're young : :|| 
 For friends are often weeping, 
 And the stars their watch are keeping 
 O'er the grassy graves, where sleeping 
 
 Lie the young. 
 
 |i:Oh walk the path to glory 
 
 While you 're youn:: 
 And Jesus will befriend you, 
 And from danger will defend yon, 
 And a peace divine will send you 
 
 While you 're young. 
 
 Then wo n't you be a Christian 
 
 While you 're young ? 
 Then won't you be a Christian 
 
 While you 're young ? 
 
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 Way from the future borrow, 
 When, ere comes another morrow, 
 You may weep in endless sorrow 
 "While you 're young ? A . i 
 
 32. This World 's a Wilderness, 
 
 1. This world 's a wilderness, 
 
 And dangers cluster round ; 
 There 's not a traveller 
 
 But treads enchanted ground. 
 Oftentimes the scenes of woe 
 
 The flowing tears invite, 
 And joys depart, and sunny hours 
 
 Go out in gloomy night. 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Haste, haste, haste. 
 
 Haste to the world above ; 
 No sin is there, no grief or care, 
 
 But all is joy and love. 
 
 2. But walk in wisdom's ways, 
 
 And you shall happy be : 
 Jesus a refuge is, 
 
 For ever safe and free, 
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 Let the storms of sorrow come, 
 He '11 bid the tempest cease, 
 
 For wisdom's ways are pleasantness, 
 And all her paths are peace. 
 
 Chorus — Haste, haste, haste, etc. 
 
 3. How bright the world appears 
 
 When viewed by youthful eyes ; 
 How sweet its cup of bliss, 
 
 How fair its promises ; 
 But 't is false as well as fair, 
 
 The world is but a cheat, 
 For every pleasure has a snare, 
 
 A poison every sweet. 
 
 4. Turn, youthful traveller. 
 
 Nor seek your portion here, 
 Enter the path of life 
 
 "Where all is true and fair : 
 Here are fruits that never cloy, 
 
 And streams that never fail ; 
 Oh feed thy soul with heavenly food 
 
 While in this tearful vale. a. a. o 
 
 33. Mercy's Call. 
 fa thy chilhood's sunny morning. 
 
 Ere the evil days draw nigh, 
 Heed the Spirit's tender warning ; 
 To the arms of Jesus fly. 
 
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 Sin has lured thee and undone thee, 
 But in Jesus help is found ; 
 
 He will never, never shun thee, 
 For his mercy knows no bound. 
 
 2. Let not earthly joys delight thee, 
 
 Leave them all, and count them loss 
 Let not youthful follies fright thee, 
 
 Jesus bore them on the cross. 
 See the fountain ever flowing 
 
 For the guilty and denied ; 
 Thousands to that fount are going, 
 
 Do thou likewise while a child. 
 
 3. There are pleasures never fading 
 
 In the pathway of the wise ; 
 And the weary pilgrim aiding 
 
 Jesus every want supplies : 
 He is ever near and precious, 
 
 Heals the wounded, cheers the faint ; 
 Taste and see how good and gracious 
 
 Jesus is to every saint. 
 
 4 Then in childhood's sunny morning. 
 Ere the heart is cold and hard, 
 From the downward pathway turning, 
 
 Mercy's tender call regard : 
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 Era the love of sin grows stronger. 
 
 Ere the sober thoughts depart, 
 Ere the Spirit strives no longer. 
 
 Youthful sinner, yield thy heart. 
 
 34. The Inquiry. 
 
 1. How can I be a happy child 
 
 AVhere waves of trouble roll. 
 And drink of pleasures undefiled 
 
 That satisfy the soul ? 
 For all within and all around 
 
 Ls doomed to droop and die ; 
 Then where shall happiness be found, 
 
 And who the want supply ? 
 
 CHonrs. 
 
 T is found in Jesus : yes, '4 was he 
 With blood the blessing bought : 
 
 T was dear to him, 't is free to me ; 
 It costs the sinner naught. 
 
 2. How can I be a holy child, 
 
 And shun the downward road, 
 Where Satan reigns and sin has spoiled 
 The noblest work of God ? 
 
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 How shall I tread enchanted ground, 
 And keep my garments white ; 
 
 And where shall conquering grace be found, 
 And armor for the fight ? 
 
 Choeus — 'T is found in Jesus, etc. 
 
 3. How can I be a useful child, 
 
 And feel for others' woes, 
 And make the desert drear and wild 
 
 To blossom as the rose ? 
 I '11 pray and toil and do my part, 
 
 And ne'er to slumber yield ; 
 But where 's the strength to keep my her 
 
 From fainting on the field ? a. 
 
 85, Just as I Am, 
 
 1. Just as I am — without one plea, 
 But that thy blood was shed for me, 
 And that thou bidst me come to thee, 
 O Lamb of God, I come, I come ; 
 Just as I am — without one plea, 
 
 But that thy blood was shed for me. 
 
 2. Just as I am — and waiting not 
 To rid my soul of one dark blot, 
 
 To thee, wh( se blood can cleanse each spot 
 Lamb ( f l v od, I come, I come ! 
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 Just as I am— without one plea. 
 But that thy blood was shed for me. 
 
 3. Just as I am — though tossed about 
 With many a conflict, many a doubt. 
 Fightings within and fears without. 
 O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 
 
 Just as I am, etc. 
 
 4. Just as I am — poor, wretched, blind ; 
 Sight, riches, healing of the mind, 
 Yea. all I need, in thee to find, 
 
 O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 
 
 5. Just as I am — thou wilt receive, 
 
 Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve ; 
 Because thy promise I believe, 
 Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 
 
 6. Just as I am — thy love unknown 
 Has broken every barrier down ; 
 Now to be thine, yea, thine alone, 
 O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 
 
 C. ELLIOTT. 
 
 36. The Yoice of Jesus. 
 
 1. I he.ved the voice of Jesus say, 
 "Come unto me and rest ; 
 Lay down, thou weary one, lay down 
 Thy head upon my breast. " 
 
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 I came to Jesus as I was, 
 
 Weary and worn and sad ; 
 I found in him a resting-place, 
 
 And he has made me glad. 
 
 2. I heard the voice of Jesus say, 
 
 1 ' Behold, I freely give 
 The living water ; thirsty one, 
 
 Stoop down, and drink, and live." 
 I came to Jesus, and I drank 
 
 Of that life-giving stream ; 
 My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, 
 
 And now I live in him. 
 
 3. I heard the voice of Jesus say, 
 
 "lam this dark world's light ; 
 Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, 
 
 And all thy day be bright." 
 I looked to Jesus, and I found 
 
 In him my star, my sun ; 
 And in that light of life 1 11 walk, 
 
 Till travelling days are done. bona*. 
 
 87. The Heavenly Father. 
 
 1. Soon as I heard my Father say, 
 "Ye children, seek my grace," 
 My heart replied without delay, 
 'I'll seek my Father's face." 
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 I thy face be hid from me, 
 Nor frown my boh] v 
 God of my life, I fly to thee 
 In each distressing I 
 
 Should friends and kindred near and deal 
 
 Leave me to want or die, 
 My God will make my life his care, 
 
 And all my need supply. 
 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, 
 
 And keep your courage up ; 
 He '11 raise your spirit when it faints, 
 
 And far exceed your hope. watts. 
 
 3S. Child of Grace. 
 
 1. How happy every child of grace, 
 
 Who knows his sins forgiven ! 
 This earth, he cries, is not my place, 
 
 I seek my place in heaven : 
 A country far from mortal sight, 
 
 Yet Oh, by faith I see 
 The land of rest, the saints' delight, 
 
 The heaven prepared for me. 
 
 2. Oh what a blessed hope is ours ! 
 
 While here on earth we stay, 
 We more than taste the heavenly power* 
 And antedate that day : 
 
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 We feei the resurrection near — 
 Our life in Christ concealed — 
 
 And with his glorious presence here 
 Our earthen vessels filled. 
 
 3. Oh, would he more of heaven bestow ! 
 
 And when the vessels break, 
 Let our triumphant spirits go 
 
 To grasp the God we seek ; 
 In rapturous awe on him to gaze, 
 
 Who bought the sight for me, 
 And shout and wonder at his grace 
 
 To all eternitv. c. wesley. 
 
 39. Christian Soldier. 
 
 1. Am I a soldier of the cross, 
 
 A follower of the Lamb, 
 And shall I fear to own his cause, 
 
 Or blush to speak his name 
 Shall I be carried to the skies 
 
 On flowery beds of ease, 
 While others fought to win the prize, 
 
 And sailed through bloody seas ? 
 
 2. Are there no foes for me to face ? 
 
 Must I not stem the flood ? 
 Is this vain world a friend to grace, 
 
 To help me on to God ? 
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 Sure I must fight if I would reign ; 
 
 Increase my courage, Lord ! 
 I '11 bear the toil, endure the pain, 
 
 Supported by thy word. 
 
 3. Thy saints, in all this glorious war, 
 
 Shall conquer, though they die ; 
 They see the triumph from afar ; 
 
 By faith they bring it nigh. 
 When that illustrious day shall rise, 
 
 And all thy armies shine 
 In robes of victory through the skies, 
 
 The glory shall be thine. watts, 
 
 40. Come to Jesus. 
 
 1. Come to Jesus, come to Jesus, 
 
 Come to Jesus to-day ; 
 To-day come to Jesus, 
 Come to Jesus to-day. 
 
 2. He will save you. he will save you, 
 
 He will save you to-day ; 
 To-day he will save you, 
 He will save you to-day. 
 
 3. Don't reject him. don't reject him, 
 
 Don't reject him to-day, 
 To-day don't reject him, 
 Do n't reject him to-day. 
 
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 4. He is ready, 1 e is ready, 
 
 He is ready to-day ; 
 To-day he is ready, 
 He is ready to-day. 
 
 5. Oh believe him, Oh believe him, 
 
 Oh believe him to-day ; 
 To-day Oh believe him, 
 Oh believe him to-day. 
 
 6. Do not tarry, do not tarry, 
 
 Do not tarry to-day, 
 To-day do not tarry. 
 Do not tarry to-day. 
 
 7. Hallelujah, hallelujah, 
 
 Hallelujah. Amen, 
 Amen, hallelujah, 
 Hallelujah, Amen. 
 The words just now can be used for to-day. 
 
 41. Faith in Christ. 
 
 1. My faith looks up to thee, 
 Thou Lamb of Calvary, 
 
 Saviour divine : 
 Now hear me while I pray, 
 Take all my guilt away ; 
 Oh let me from this day 
 
 Fe wholly thine. 
 
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 2. May thy rich grace impart 
 Strength to my fainting heart, 
 
 My zeal inspire : 
 As thou hast died for me, 
 Oh may my love to thee 
 Pure, warm, and changeless be, 
 
 A living fire. 
 
 3. While life 's dark maze I tread, 
 And griefs around me spread, 
 
 Be thou my guide : 
 Bid darkness turn to day, 
 Wipe sorrow's tears away, 
 Nor let me ever stray 
 
 From thee aside. 
 
 4. When ends life's transient dream, 
 When death's cold, sullen stream 
 
 Shall o'er me roll, 
 Blest Saviour, then in love 
 Fear and distrust remove ; 
 Oh bear me safe above, 
 
 A ransomed souL palmeb. 
 
 42. God is Love. 
 
 Come, let us all unite to sing 
 
 God is love ! 
 
 Let heaven and earth their praises bring, 
 God is love. 
 
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 Let every soul from sin awake. 
 Each in his heart sweet music make, 
 Aaid sing with us ; for Jesus' sake, 
 God is love. 
 
 2. Oh tell to earth's remotest bounds, 
 
 God is love ! 
 In Christ we have redemption found ; 
 
 God is love. 
 His blood has washed our sins away. 
 His Spirit turned our night to day ; 
 And now we can rejoice to say 
 
 God is love. 
 
 3. How happy is our portion here ! 
 
 God is love. 
 His promises our spirits cheer ; 
 
 God is love. 
 He is our sun and shield by day. 
 Our help, our hope, our strength, and stay ; 
 He will be with us all the way : 
 
 God is love. 
 
 4.. What though my heart and flesh should fail ! 
 God is love. 
 Through Christ I shall o'er death prevail : 
 God is love. 
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 Ji Jordan swell I need not fear, 
 My Saviour will be with me th< I 
 My head above the waves to bear ; 
 1 is lOTfr! 
 
 In Zion we shall - 
 
 I is love. 
 Yes, this shall be our lofty strain, 
 
 God is love. 
 While endless ages roll along. 
 la concert with the heavenly throng, 
 This shall be still our sweetest song, 
 
 God is lore- ! 
 
 43. Happy Day. 
 
 1. Freseeved by thine almighty power, 
 Lord, our Maker. Saviour. King. 
 And brought to see this happy hour, 
 We come thy praises here to sing. 
 
 CHORES. 
 
 Happy day. happy day. 
 Here in thy courts we '11 gladly stay, 
 Vnd at thy footstool humbly pray 
 That thou wouldst take our sins away : 
 Happy day. happy day, 
 When Christ shall wash our sins away. 
 
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 2. We praise thee for thy constant care. 
 
 For life preserved, for mercies given ; 
 Oh may we still those mercies share, 
 And taste the joys of sins forgiven. 
 Chorus — Happy day, happy day, et-e. 
 
 3. And when on earth our days are done, 
 
 Grant, Lord, that we at length may join, 
 Teachers and scholars round thy throne, 
 The song of Moses and the Lamb. 
 
 44. The Young Disciple, 
 
 1. Oh happy day, that fixed my choice 
 
 On thee, my Saviour and my God ; 
 Well may this glowing heart rejoice. 
 And tell its raptures all abroad. 
 
 chorus. 
 Happy day, happy day. 
 Here in thy courts we '11 gladly stay. 
 And at thy footstool humbly pray 
 That thou wouldst take our sins away : 
 Happy day, happy day. 
 When Christ shall wash our sins away. 
 
 2, 'T is done, the great transaction 's done, 
 
 I am my Lord's, and he is mine : 
 He drew me, and I followed on, 
 
 Charmed to confess the voice divine. 
 
 Chorus — Happy day. happy day. etc, 
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 i heaven that heard the solemn vow, 
 : vow renewed shall daily hear, 
 Till in life's latest hour I bow, 
 And bless in death a bond so dear. 
 
 DODDRIDGM. 
 
 45. Tlie Good Shepherd. 
 
 1. I was a wandering sheep, 
 
 I did not love the fold ; 
 I did not love my Shepherd's voice, 
 
 I would not be controlled ; 
 I was a wayward child, 
 
 I did not love my home, 
 I did not love my Father's voice. 
 
 I loved afar to roam. 
 
 % The Shepherd sought his sheep. 
 The Father sought his child ; 
 They followed me o'er vale and hill. 
 
 UV: I nd wild : 
 
 They found me nigh to death, 
 
 Famished and faint and lone ; 
 They bound me with the bands of i 
 1 the wandering one. 
 
 3. Jesus my Shepher d 
 
 'T was he that loved my soul, 
 'Twas he that washed me in his blood, 
 .s he that made me whole : 
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 'T was lie that sought the lost, 
 That found the wandering sheep ; 
 
 'T was he that broaght me to the fold ; 
 'T is he that still doth keep. 
 
 4. No more a wandering sheep, 
 
 I love to be controlled ; 
 I. love my tender Shepherd's voice, 
 
 I love the peaceful fold. 
 No more a wayward child, 
 
 I seek no more to roam ; 
 I love my heavenly Fathei's voice ; 
 
 I love, I love his home. bonai 
 
 46. Jesus Erer Near. 
 
 1. Dear Jesus, ever at my side, 
 
 How loving must thou be, 
 To leave thy home in heaven to save 
 A little child like me. 
 
 2. Thy beautiful and shining face 
 
 I see not, though so near ; 
 The sweetness of thy soft low voice 
 I am too deaf too hear. 
 
 3. But I have felt thee in my thought, 
 
 Fighting with sin for me ; 
 And when my heart loves God, I know 
 
 The sweetness is from thee. 
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 4. And when, dear Saviour, I kneel down, 
 
 Mi >rning and night, to prayer, 
 
 Something there is within my heart 
 
 Which tells me thou art there. 
 
 5, Y( B, when I pray, thou prayest too ; 
 
 Thy prayer is all for me ; 
 But when I sleep, thou sleepest not, 
 But watchest patiently. 
 
 47. The Shepherd's Care. 
 
 . See, the kind Shepherd. Jesus, stands, 
 And calls his sheep by name ; 
 Gathers the feeble in his arms, 
 And feeds each tender lamb. 
 
 , He '11 lead us to the heavenly streams 
 "Where living waters flow ; 
 And guide us to the fruitful fields 
 "Where trees of knowledge grow. 
 
 "When, wandering from the fold, we leave 
 The straight and narrow way, 
 
 Our faithful Shepherd still is near, 
 To giude us when we stray. 
 
 The feeblest lamb amid the flock 
 Shall be the Shepherd's care ; 
 
 While folded in our Saviour's arms, 
 "We 're safe from every snare. 
 
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 48. Song of Children. 
 
 1. Once was heard the song of children 
 
 By the Saviour when on earth, 
 Joyful in the sacred temple 
 
 Shouts of youthful praise had birth, 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 || : And hosannas, and hosannas, 
 Loud to David's Son broke forth. :|| 
 
 2. Palms of victory strown around him, 
 
 Garments spread beneath his feet, 
 Prophet of the Lord they crowned him 
 In fair Salem's crowded street, 
 
 || : While hosannas, while hosannas 
 From the lips of children greet. :|| 
 
 3. Blessed Saviour, now triumphant, 
 
 Glorified and throned on high ! 
 Mortal lays from man or infant 
 Vain to tell thy praise may try ; 
 || -.But hosannas, but hosannas 
 Swell the chorus of the sky. :|| 
 
 4. God o'er all, in heaven reigning, 
 
 We this day thy glory sing ; 
 Not with palms thy pathway strewing — 
 
 We would loftier tribute bring — 
 ||:Glad hosannas, glad hosannas 
 
 To our Prophet, Priest, and King. :|| 
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 49. The Saviour's Word. 
 
 1. How firm a foundation, 
 
 Ye saints of the Lord, 
 Is laid for your faith 
 
 In his excellent word : 
 What more can he say 
 
 Than to you he hath said. 
 Who unto the Saviour 
 
 For refuge have fled. 
 
 2. Fear not, I am with thee ; 
 
 Oh be not dismayed, 
 For I am thy God, 
 
 And will still give thee aid : 
 r 11 strengthen thee, help thee, 
 
 And cause thee to stand, 
 Upheld by my righteous 
 
 Omnipotent hand. 
 
 3. When through the deep waters 
 
 I call thee to go, 
 The rivers of sorrow 
 
 Shall not overflow ; 
 For I will be with thee 
 
 Thy trials to bless. 
 And sanctify to thee 
 
 Thy deepest distress. 
 
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 4:. The soul that on Jesus 
 
 Hath leaned for repose, 
 I will not, I will not 
 
 Desert to his foes : 
 That soul, though all hell 
 
 Should endeavor to shake, 
 I'll never — no, never — 
 
 No, never forsake. k 
 
 50. Christ our Friend, 
 
 1. How loving is Jesus 
 
 Who came from the sky, 
 In tenderest pity 
 
 For sinners to die ; 
 His hands and his feet 
 
 Were nailed to the tree, 
 And all this he suffered 
 
 For you and for me. 
 
 2. How precious is Jesus 
 
 To all who believe, 
 And out of his fulness 
 
 What grace they receive : 
 When weak he supports them, 
 
 When erring he guides, 
 And every thing needful 
 
 He kindly provides. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 
 
 3. Oh give then to Jesus 
 
 Your earliest d 
 They only are blessed 
 
 Who walk in his ways : 
 In life and in death 
 
 He will still be your Friend, 
 For whom Jesus loveth, 
 
 He loves to the end. 
 
 51. The Rose of Sharon. 
 
 1. There is a Eose whose beauties grace 
 
 The garden where it grows ; 
 In lowly hearts it finds a place. 
 'T is Sharon's lovely Rose. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Beautiful Eose, beautiful Eose, 
 |j:Rose of Sharon, beautiful Eose. fl 
 
 2. Unchanged by time, it never dies, 
 
 Its beauties ne'er depart ; 
 And not a thorn this Eose supplies, 
 To pierce its home, the heart. 
 Chorus — Beautiful Eose. etc. 
 
 3. Though in this wilderness forlorn 
 
 This lovely Eose is found, 
 Before the morning stars were born 
 It bloomed on heavenly ground. 
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 4. Its fragrance filled the heavenly plains, 
 
 And all the sons of earth 
 May prove the virtues it contains. 
 And sing its wondrous worth. 
 
 5. In regions parched by burning heat, 
 
 Or chilled by polar snows, 
 The Eose of Sharon we may meet, 
 For Jesus is that Eose. a. a. g 
 
 52. The Good Ship Zion. 
 
 1. We are homeward bound 
 
 To the land of light and love 
 With a swelling sail we onward sweep ; 
 Though the rude winds blow, 
 
 There is One who rules above, 
 Who will guard the weary sailor on the deep. 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 In the good ship Zion 
 We are tossing on the tide, 
 But the wild dark tempest soon shall cease 
 All the danger over, 
 
 She will safe at anchor ride 
 In the port of everlasting peace. 
 
 2. Though the billows rise, 
 
 They shall never overwhelm. 
 Though the breakers roar upon the lee ; 
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 I the strife we '11 sing, 
 For we 've Jesus at the helm, 
 Axd he Ui E od ship Zion o'er the sea. 
 
 Chobus— In the good ship Zion, etc. 
 
 3. Though for 
 
 She has ploughed the stormy main, 
 She 's the stout ship Zion as of yore ; 
 'mid rocks and shoals 
 And the fearful hurricane, 
 She has thousands brought to Canaan's happy 
 shore. 
 
 4. Ho, ye youthful souls. 
 
 There is danger in your path, 
 he chart of folly you 're misled : 
 There are rocks beneath. 
 And above a storm of wrath. 
 And the breakers of destruction are ahead. 
 
 o. We are homeward bound ; 
 
 Wo n't you join our happy crew ? 
 Come aboard, poor sinner, while you may : 
 To the eye of : 
 
 There 'a the better land in view ; 
 T is the land that shines with never-ending day 
 
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 53. The Land of Canaan. 
 
 1. Come, children, let us sweetly sing, 
 
 We are bound for the land of Canaan ; 
 All glory give to Christ our King, 
 
 We are bound for the land of Canaan ; 
 Oh, Canaan is our happy home, 
 
 We are bound for the land of Canaan. 
 Oh, Canaan, bright Canaan, 
 
 We are bound for the land of Canaan. 
 
 2. Happy are all good children here, 
 
 They are bound for the land of Canaan ; 
 And soon they '11 be as angels are, 
 
 They are bound for the land of Canaan ; 
 Oh, Canaan is our happy home, etc. 
 
 :>. Come then and join our happy band. 
 
 We are bound for the land of Canaan ; 
 To ever dwell at Christ's right hand, 
 
 We are bound for the land of Canaan ; 
 Oh, Canaan is our happy home, etc. 
 
 1. Then louder still our songs shall rise, 
 We are bound for the land of Canaan — 
 
 When we are far beyond the skies ; 
 We are bound for the land of Canaan ; 
 
 Oh, Canaan is our happy home, etc. 
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 o4. Glory, Glory, Glory! 
 
 1. Happy angels, still you dwell 
 
 In yon worlds of glory, 
 And in joyous anthems swell 
 
 Love's redeeming story. 
 Shining multitudes, ye came 
 
 Our Redeemer to proclaim ; 
 Still your song is just the same : 
 
 Glory, glory, glory! 
 
 2. Angels, sing again with man, 
 
 Swell our strain of glory ; 
 Shout with us the wondrous plan, 
 
 Love's redeeming story ; 
 Soon our stay on earth shall fail, 
 Soon shall drop the mortal veil ; 
 Then in strains like yours we '11 hail, 
 
 Glory, glory, glory! 
 
 3. Christ our Lord the theme, the song, 
 
 Then no more the stranger 
 Welcomed by the shining throng 
 
 In lone Bethlehem's manger : 
 Robed in peerless majesty, 
 Soon our eyes t^e Lord shall see ; 
 Then we '11 cry, ■ 'T is he, 't is he ! 
 
 Glory, glory, glory!" 
 
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 55. Milennial DaTrn. 
 
 1. Watchman, tell us of the night, 
 
 What its signs of promise are. 
 Traveller, o'er yon mountain's height 
 
 See that glory-beaming star. 
 Watchman, does its beauteous ray 
 
 Aught of hope or joy foretell ? 
 Traveller, yes, it brings the day, 
 
 Promised day of Israel. 
 
 2. Watchman, tell us of the night, 
 
 Higher yet that star ascends ; 
 Traveller, blessedness and light, 
 
 Peace and truth, its course portends. 
 Watchman, will its beams alone 
 
 Gild the spot that gave them birth ? 
 Traveller, ages are its own ; 
 
 See, it bursts o'er all the earth. 
 
 3. Watchman, tell us of the night, 
 
 For the morning seems to dawn. 
 Traveller, darkness takes its flight, 
 
 Doubt and terror are withdrawn. 
 Watchman, let thy wanderings cease ; 
 
 Hie thee to thy quiet home. 
 Traveller, lo, the Prince of peace, 
 
 Lo, the Son of God is conie ! bo^ms* 
 
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 56. Christ our Refuge. 
 
 1. Jesus, lover of my soul, 
 
 Let me to thy bosom fly, 
 While the billows near me roll, 
 
 While the tempest still is high ; 
 Hide me, m} T Saviour, hide, 
 
 Till the storm of life is past ; 
 Safe into the haven guide ; 
 
 Oh receive my soul at last. 
 
 2. Other refuge have I none ; 
 
 Hangs my helpless soul on thee ; 
 Leave, ah, leave me not alone, 
 
 Still support and comfort me : 
 All my trust on thee is stayed, 
 
 All my help from thee I bring ; 
 Cover my defenceless head 
 
 With the shadow of thy wing. 
 
 1. Thou, Christ, art all I want ; 
 
 More than all in thee I find : 
 Raise the fallen, cheer the faint. 
 
 Heal the sick, and lead the blind. 
 Just and holy is thy name, 
 
 I am all unrighteousness ; 
 Vile and full of sin I am, 
 
 Thou art full of truth and grace. 
 
 WESLEY. 
 
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 57. Value of the Bible. 
 
 1. Holy Bible, book divine, 
 Precious treasure, thou art mine ! 
 Mine to tell me whence I came, 
 Mine to teach me what I am ; 
 Mine to chide me when I rove, 
 Mine to show a Saviour's love ; 
 Mine thou art to guide my feet ; 
 Mine to judge, condemn, acquit ; 
 
 2. Mine to comfort in distress, 
 If the Holy Spirit bless ; 
 Mine to show, by living faith, 
 Man can triumph over death ; 
 Mine to tell of joys to come, 
 And the rebel sinner's doom : 
 Oh thou precious book divine, 
 Precious treasure, thou art mine ! 
 
 58. Pilgrim's Song. 
 
 1. Children of the heavenly King, 
 As ye journey, sweetly sing : 
 Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, 
 Glorious in his works and ways. 
 Ye are travelling home to God 
 In the way the fathers trod : 
 They are happy now, and ye 
 Soon their happiness shall see. 
 
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 , Shout, ye little flock and blest ; 
 You on Jesus' throne shall rest : 
 Tiiere your seat is now prepared — 
 There your kingdom and reward. 
 Lord, submissive make us go, 
 Gladly leaving all below : 
 Only thou our leader be, 
 And we still will follow thee, cmtaacK 
 
 59. Songs of Praise. 
 
 1. Songs of praise the angels sang, 
 Heaven with hallelujahs rang, 
 "When Jehovah's work begun, 
 When he spake and it was done. 
 Songs of praise awoke the morn 
 When the Prince of peace was born ; 
 Songs of praise arose when he 
 Captive led captivity. 
 
 2. Heaven and earth must pass away ; 
 Songs of praise shall crown that day : 
 God will make new heavens and earth, 
 Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 
 And shall man alone be dumb 
 
 Till that glorious kingdom come ? 
 So. the church delights to raise 
 Psalms and hymns and songs of praise. 
 
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 3. Saints below, with heart and voice, 
 Still in songs of praise rejoice ; 
 Learning here, by faith and love, 
 Songs of praise to sing above. 
 Borne npon their latest breath, 
 Songs of praise shall conquer death ; 
 Then, amid eternal joy, 
 Songs of praise their powers employ. 
 
 MOKTGOMEEX 
 
 GO. The Good Shepherd. 
 
 1. Once I wandered on the mountain, 
 
 In the paths by sinners trod, 
 Heeded not the flowing fountain, 
 
 Trifled with atoning blood ; 
 But the Shepherd kindly sought me, 
 
 Guilty, wretched, and unclean, 
 Pardoned all my sin, and brought mo 
 
 To his pastures fresh and green. 
 
 2. In this vale of tears and sadness, 
 
 He *s my Shepherd, ever near, 
 Turning all my grief to gladness, 
 
 "When on him I cast my care. 
 Though a father may forsake me, 
 
 And a mother sink to rest, 
 Tender Shepherd, he will take me, 
 
 Pierced by sorrow, to his breast. 
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 3. Strong temptations may beset me, 
 
 Snares my pathway may bestrew 
 But he never will forget me. 
 
 He will guard and guide me too. 
 He observes each poor endeavor 
 
 To escape from sin's control. 
 And the sunshine of his favor 
 
 Cheers my fainting, struggling soul. 
 
 4. When the shades of death o'erspread me, 
 
 And the streams of life congeal, 
 Faithful Shepherd, do thou lead me 
 
 Safely through the silent vale : 
 When I lay aside the mortal, 
 
 Immortality to prove, 
 Bear me through the heavenly | 
 
 Place me in thy fold above. a a. a 
 
 61. Sweetly Sing-. 
 
 1. Sweetly sing, sweetly sing 
 Praises to our heavenly King ; 
 Let us raise, let us raise 
 High our notes of praise ; 
 Praise to Him whose name is Love, 
 Praise to Him who reigns above ; 
 Raise your songs, raise your songs, 
 Now with thankful tongues. 
 
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 2. Angels bright, angels bright, 
 
 Robed in garments pure and white, 
 Chant his praise, chant his praise, 
 In melodious lays. 
 But from that bright, happy throng 
 Ne'er can come this sweetest song, 
 "Redeeming love, redeeming love 
 Brought us here above." 
 
 3. Far away, far away, 
 
 We in sin's dark valley lay ; 
 
 Jesus came, Jesus came, 
 
 Blessed be his name ! 
 
 He redeemed us by his grace, 
 
 Then prepared in heaven a place 
 
 To receive, to receive 
 
 All who will, believe. 
 
 4. Now we know, now we know 
 We from earth must shortly go ; 
 Soon the call, soon the call 
 Comes to one and all. 
 
 Saviour, when our time shall come, 
 Take us to our heavenly home ; 
 There we '11 raise notes of praise, 
 Through unending days. 
 
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 62. Let us ivith a Joyful Mind. 
 
 1. Let us with a joyful mind 
 Praise the Lord, for he is kind, 
 For his mercies shall endure, 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 2. Children, come, extol his might, 
 Join with saints and angels bright ; 
 For his mercies shall endure, 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 3. All our wants he doth supply, 
 Loves to hear our humble cry ; 
 For his mercies shall endure, 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 4. He of old our fathers blessed, 
 Led them to the land of rest ; 
 For his mercies shall endure, 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 6. His own Son he sent to die, 
 Us to raise to joys on high ; 
 For his mercies shall endure, 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 6. Let us then with gladsome mind, 
 Praise the Lord, for he is kind ; 
 For his mercies shall endure, 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
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 63. Birth of the Saviour. 
 
 1. Hark, the herald angels sing, 
 " Glory to the new-born King ! 
 Peace on earth and mercy mild, 
 God and sinners reconciled. " 
 
 2. Joyful, all ye nations rise, 
 Join the triumph of the skies ; 
 With the angelic host proclaim, 
 "Christ is born in Bethlehem." 
 
 3. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, 
 Hail the incarnate Deity ; 
 
 Pleased as man with men t' appear — 
 Jesus our Emmanuel here. 
 
 4. Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace ; 
 Hail the Sun of righteousness ! 
 Light and life to all he brings, 
 Bisen with healing in his wings. 
 
 5. Mild he lays his glory by — 
 Born, that man no more may die • 
 Born to raise the sons of earth ; 
 Born to give them second birth. 
 
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 64. Jubilee of the TVorld. 
 
 1 IIaek the song of jubilee ! 
 
 Loud as mighty thunders roar, 
 
 Or the fulness of the sea 
 "When it breaks upon the shore : 
 
 2. Hallelujah! for the Lord 
 
 God omnipotent shall reign ; 
 Hallelujah! let the word 
 
 Echo round the earth and main. 
 
 3. See Jehovah's banner furled, 
 
 Sheathed his sword : he speaks : 'tis done j 
 And the kingdoms of this world 
 Are the kingdoms of his Soil 
 
 L He shall reign from pole to pole 
 With illimitable sway : 
 
 He shall reign, when, like a scroll, 
 Yonder heavens have passed away. 
 
 5. Then the end : beneath his rod 
 Man's last enemy shall fall ; 
 Hallelujah ! Christ in God, 
 God in Christ, is all in all 
 
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 65. Of Such is the Kingdom. 
 
 1. Round the throne in glory 
 
 Happy children throng, 
 And redemption's story 
 
 Wakes the harp and song. 
 On the verdant mountain, 
 
 By the shining stream, 
 Or the living fountain, 
 
 Jesus is their theme. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Glory to the Lamb, 
 Praise him and adore ; 
 
 Glory to the Lamb 
 For evermore. 
 
 2. Eobes of snowy whiteness. 
 
 Beautiful and rare ; 
 Crowns of radiant brightness, 
 
 Such those children wear : 
 Safe from death's bereavement, 
 
 Sorrow and the grave, 
 Free from sin's enslavement 
 
 Victory's palm they wave. 
 Chorus— Glory to the Lanib, eta 
 
 3. Now the skilful fingers 
 
 Sweep the golden lyre ; 
 Not a harper lingers 
 In that ransomed choir ; 
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 blending 
 With the tuneful string, 
 X the throne ascend in c, 
 
 ie the heavenly King. 
 
 i. Children now sojourning 
 In a world of sin, 
 
 . your follies turning, 
 Lve to enter in : 
 L * • ai young affections 
 Rou:. ^ . 'ur twine ; 
 
 'mid Leaven's attractions 
 You shall sing and shine. ^ a. a. 
 
 M. Fount. 
 
 1. Come, thou Fount of every blessing, 
 
 Tune my heart to sing thy grace ; 
 ms of mercy never ceasing, 
 for songs of loudest praise : 
 Teach me some melodious sonnet, 
 Sung by flaming tongues above ; 
 
 se the mount — I 'm fixed upon it- 
 Mount of God's unchanging love. 
 
 2. Here I raise my Ebenezer ; 
 
 Hither by thy help I 'm come ; 
 And I hope, by thy good pleasure, 
 Safely to arrive at home. 
 
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 Jesus sought me when a stranger, 
 Wandering from the fold of God ; 
 
 He to rescue me from danger, 
 Interposed his precious blood. 
 
 S. Oh to grace how great a debtor 
 
 Daily I 'm constrained to be ! 
 Let that grace now, like a fetter, 
 
 Bind my wandering soul to thee : 
 Prone to wander. Lord. I feel it — 
 
 Prone to leave the God I love ; 
 Here 's my heart — Oh take and seal it. 
 
 Seal it from thy courts above. 
 
 67. Friend Ever Near, 
 
 1. One there is above all others 
 
 Well deserves the name of Friend ; 
 His is love beyond a brother's, 
 
 Costly, free, and knows no end. 
 Which of all our friends, to save us, 
 
 Could or would have shed his blood ! 
 But our Jesus died to have us 
 
 Beconciled in him to God. 
 
 2. When he lived on earth abased, 
 
 " Friend of sinners " was his name ; 
 Now, above all glory raised, 
 
 He rejoices in the same. 
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 Oh for grace our hearts to soften ! 
 
 Teach us, Lord, at length to love. 
 We, alas, forget too often 
 
 What a Friend we have above. 
 
 NETVTOH. 
 
 68. Sinners Entreated. 
 
 1. Sihnkbs, will you scorn the message 
 
 Sent in mercy from above ? 
 Every sentence, Oh how tender ! 
 Every line is full of love : 
 
 Listen to it ; 
 Every line is full of love. 
 
 2. Hear the heralds of the gospel 
 
 News from Zion's King proclaim, 
 To each rebel sinner, ■ ' Pardon, 
 Free forgiveness in his name :" 
 
 How important ! 
 Free forgiveness in his name ! 
 
 3. Oh, ye angels hovering round us, 
 
 Waiting spirits, speed your way, 
 Hasten to the court of heaven, 
 Tidiugs bear without delay : 
 
 Kebel sinners 
 Glad the message will obey. *» 
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 C9. Pilgrim's Guide. 
 
 1. Guide me, thou great Jehovah, 
 
 Pilgrim through this barren land ; 
 I am weak, but thou art mighty, 
 Hold me with thy powerful htfh& ; 
 
 Bread of heaven, 
 Feed me till I want no more. 
 
 2. Open, Lord, the crystal fountain 
 
 "Whence the healing streams do flow ; 
 Let the fiery, cloudy pillar, 
 
 Lead me all my journey through ; 
 
 Strong Deliverer, 
 Be thou still my strength and shield. 
 
 3. "When I tread the verge of Jordan, 
 
 Bid my anxious fears subside ; 
 Death of death, and hell's destruction, 
 Land me safe on Canaan's side : 
 
 Songs of praises 
 I will ever give to thee. EOBrssoa 
 
 70. Children's Voices. 
 
 1. Oh, childhood's happy voice, birdlike ml 
 sweet, 
 What can so cheer us at home when we meet, 
 Loving and worshipping at Jesus' feet. 
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 '2. Children's hosannas were sweet to his ear, 
 Who, uow enthroned above, still bends to hear 
 Songs and hosannas from little ones here. 
 
 3. Lo, where their Sabbath-school melodies ring, 
 Listening and hovering on viewless wing, 
 Angels beholding the face of their King. 
 
 4. Saviour, blest Saviour, prepare by thy love 
 All the dear children to praise thee above, 
 Warbling for ever in heaven's happy grove, 
 
 6. Let us on earth begin heaven's long employ, 
 Soothing the sorrows our souls that annoy, 
 Singing each day with an ever new joy. 
 
 <1. Lore for Jesus. 
 
 1. Jesus, how can I but love thee, 
 Jesus, so loving and mild! 
 How can thy cross fail to move me ? 
 There didst thou die for a child. 
 
 Love of the heart, praise of the tongue. 
 Jesus my Saviour deserves from the young ; 
 Jesus my Saviour deserves from the young. 
 
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 2. There in the day of thy anguish, 
 
 Mocked by the guilty around, 
 There didst thou suffer and languish, 
 .Bleeding from many a wound. 
 Choeus — Love of the heart, etc. 
 
 3. Where are the friends that clung to thee ? 
 
 Thee they would never disown ! 
 
 Now from a distance they view thee 
 
 Treading the wine-press alone. 
 
 4. Help me, my Saviour, to love thee, 
 Though thy dear name is reviled ; 
 Then at thy bar I shall prove thee 
 Saviour and friend of thy child. 
 
 5. In that dear cross would I glory 
 
 "Which the proud world may despise, 
 And let the wonderful story 
 
 Tune my sweet harp in the skies. 
 
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 72. We Won't Give Up the Bible. 
 
 1. We wo n't give up the Bible, 
 God's holy book of truth, 
 
 The blessed staff of hoary age, 
 The guide of early youth, 
 
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 The lamp which sheds a glorious light 
 
 O'er every dreary road, 
 The voice which speaks a Saviour's lo\e, 
 
 And leads us home to God. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 We wo n't give up the Bible, 
 
 God's holy book of truth, 
 The blessed staff of hoary age, 
 
 jj:The guide of early youth. :|| 
 
 , Wfc wo n't give up the Bible, 
 For it alone can tell 
 The way to save our ruined souls 
 
 From perishing in hell. 
 And it alone can tell us how 
 
 We can have hopes of heaven, 
 That through the Saviour's precious blood 
 Our sins may be forgiven. 
 Chorus — We wo n't give up, ete. 
 
 , We wo n't give up the Bible, 
 We '11 shout it for and wide, 
 Until the echo shall be heard 
 
 Beyond the rolling tide ; 
 Till all shall know that we, though young, 
 
 Withstand each treacherous art, 
 And that from God's own sacred word 
 We 11 never, never part. 
 
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 73. The Pearl that Worldlings Covet* 
 
 1. The pearl that worldlings covet 
 
 Is not the pearl for ine ; 
 Its beauty fades as quickly 
 As sunshine on the sea. 
 But there 's a pearl sought by the wise, 
 'T is called the pearl of greatest price, 
 Though few its value see ; 
 Oh. that ! s the pearl for me ! 
 Oh, that \s the pearl for me ! 
 
 2. The crown that decks the monarch 
 
 Is not the crown for me ; 
 It dazzles but a moment, 
 Its brightness soon will flee. 
 But there 's a crown prepared above 
 For all who walk in humble love ; 
 For ever bright 't will be : 
 | :Oh. that 's the crown for me! :\\ 
 
 3. The road that many travel 
 
 Is not the road for me ; 
 It leads to death and sorrow. 
 In it I would not be. 
 But there 's a road that leads to God. 
 'T is marked by Christ's most precious blood, 
 The passage here is free : 
 |j:Oh, that 's the road for me ! :|| 
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 4. The hope that sinners cherish 
 Is not the hope for me ; 
 Most surely will they perish, 
 Unless from sin made free : 
 * . . t there 's a hope which rests in God, 
 And leads the soul to keep his word 
 And sinful pleasures flee : 
 |j:Oh, that's the hope for me! :|| 
 
 74. Have Courage to do Right. 
 
 1. If you would find salvation, 
 
 And taste its joys below, 
 Do n't parley with temptation, 
 But promptly answer. X o ! 
 
 CHOKUS. 
 
 Have courage to do right, 
 
 Have courage to do right ; 
 
 The world may sneer, but never fear ; 
 
 Have courage to do right. 
 
 2. If lured by sinful pleasure, 
 
 Look upward and resist ; 
 For sorrow without measure 
 Shall rend the guilty breast. 
 Chorus — Have courage, etc. 
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 3. If sinners should revile yon, 
 
 AVith patience bear the cross ; 
 Their aim is to defile yon, 
 And glory in your loss. 
 
 4. The world will strive to charm yon, 
 
 And Satan hurl the dart ; 
 But who or what can harm you 
 While Jesus guards the heart ? 
 
 5. Stand up then for the truthful, 
 
 Stand up then for the pure ; 
 Let courage nerve the youthful 
 The conflict to endure. a. a. 
 
 75. The Sunday-School Anny. 
 
 1. Oh. do not be discouraged, 
 
 For Jesus is your friend ; 
 Oh, do not be discouraged, 
 
 For Jesus is your Mend. 
 He will give you grace to conquer, 
 He will give you grace to conquer, 
 
 And keep you to the end. 
 
 CHOKUS. 
 
 I 'm glad I 'm in this army, 
 ||:Yes, I'm glad I'm in this army :|| 
 And I '11 battle for the school. 
 He will give yon grace to conquer, etc. 
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 2. Fight on. ye little soldiers, 
 
 The battle you shall win ; 
 Fi^ht on. ye little soldiers, 
 
 The battle you shall win ; 
 For the Saviour is your Captain, 
 For the Saviour is your Captain, 
 
 And he has vanquished sin. 
 Chop.us — I 'm glad I 'in in, etc 
 
 3. And when the conflict 's over, 
 
 Before him you shall stand ; 
 And when the conflict 's over, 
 
 Before him you shall stand ; 
 You shall sing his praise for ever, 
 You shall sing his praise for ever, 
 
 In Canaan's happy land. 
 
 76. Always Speak the Truth, 
 
 1. Be the matter what it may, 
 Always speak the truth ; 
 Whether work, or whether play, 
 
 Always speak the truth. 
 Never from this rule depart, 
 Grave it deeply on your heart ; 
 Written 't is in Virtue's chart : 
 Always speak the truth. 
 
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 2. There 's a charm in verity — ■ 
 Always speak the truth ; 
 But there 's meanness in a lie — 
 
 Always speak the truth. 
 He is but a coward slave 
 Who, a present pain to waive, 
 Stoops to falsehood : then be brave, 
 Always speak the truth. 
 
 3 Falsehood seldom stands alone — 
 Always speak the truth ; 
 One begets another one — 
 Always speak the truth. 
 Falsehood all the soul degrades, 
 'Tis a sin which often breeds 
 Greater sins and darker deeds ; 
 Always speak the truth. 
 
 4. When you 're wrong the folly own ; 
 Always speak the truth ; 
 Here 's a victory to be won ; 
 
 Always speak the truth. 
 He who speaks with lying tongue 
 Adds to wrong a greater wrong ; 
 Then with courage true and strong 
 Always speak the truth. 
 
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 7 7. Sing- His Praise. 
 
 1. Would you be as angels are ? 
 
 SiiiLT. Oh sing his praise ; 
 Would you banish every care? 
 
 Sing, Oh sing his praise ; 
 Like the lark upon the wing, 
 Like the warbling bird of spring, 
 Like the crystal spheres that ring, 
 
 Sing, Oh sing his praise. 
 
 2. If the world upon you frown, 
 
 Sing. Oh sing his praise ; 
 If you 're left to sing alone, 
 
 Sing, Oh sing his praise ; 
 If sad trials come to you, 
 As to every one they do, 
 For that they are blessings too, 
 
 Sing. Oh sing his praise. 
 
 78. Expostulation. 
 
 1. Oh turn ye. Oh turn ye. for why ^v 111 ye die ? 
 Since God in great mercy is coming so nigh, 
 Since Jesus invites you. the Spirit says, Come, 
 And angels are waiting to welcome you home. 
 
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 2. How vain the delusion that, while you delay, 
 Your hearts may grow better, your chains 
 
 melt away : 
 Come wretched, come guilty, come just as 
 
 you are ; 
 All helpless and dying, to Jesus repair. 
 
 3. The contrite in heart he will freely receive ; 
 Oh why will you not the glad message believe ? 
 If sin be your burden, Oh, will you not come ? 
 'T is he makes you welcome ; he bids you 
 
 come home. 
 
 79. To-Day. 
 
 1. To-day the Saviour calls : 
 
 Ye wanderers, come : 
 Oh, ye benighted souls, 
 Why longer roam ? 
 
 2. To-day the Saviour calls : 
 
 For refuge fly ; 
 The storm of vengeance falls, 
 Euin is nigh. 
 
 3. To-day the Saviour calls ; 
 
 Oh listen now : 
 Within these sacred walls 
 To Jesus bow 
 
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 4. The Spirit calls to-day ; 
 Yield to his power ; 
 Oh grieve him not away, 
 'X is mercy's hour. 
 
 80. Cross and Crown. 
 
 1 . Must Jesus bear his cross alone. 
 
 And all the world go free ? 
 No, there 's a cross for every one, 
 And the re 's a cross for me. 
 
 2. How happy are the saints above, 
 
 Who once went sorrowing here , 
 But now they taste unmingled love, 
 And joy without a tear. 
 
 3. The consecrated cross I 'U bear 
 
 Till death shall set me free, 
 And then go home my crown to wear, 
 For there 's a crown for me. allek 
 
 81. Gratefal Lore to Christ. 
 
 Alas, and did my Saviour bleed, 
 And did my Sovereign die ? 
 
 Would he devote that sacred head 
 For such a worm as I ! 
 
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 2. Was it for crimes that I had done 
 
 He groaned upon the tree ? 
 
 Amazing pity, grace unknown, 
 
 And love beyond degree ! 
 
 3. Well might the sun in darkness hide, 
 
 And shut his glories in, 
 When Christ the mighty Saviour died 
 For man the rebel's sin. 
 
 4. Thus might I hide my blushing fuce 
 
 While his dear cross appears, 
 
 Dissolve my heart in thankfuk- 
 
 And melt mine eyes in tears. 
 
 o. But drops of grief can ne'er repay 
 The debt of love I owe ; 
 Here, Lord. I give myself away, 
 
 : T is all that I can do. vtat« 
 
 82. Christ our Refuse. 
 
 1. The Saviour ! Oh what endless charms 
 
 Dwell in the blissful sound ! 
 Its influence every fear disarms, 
 And spreads sweet comfort round. 
 
 2. Oh the rich depths of love divine ! 
 
 Of bliss a boundless store ! 
 Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine ; 
 
 I cannot wish for more. 
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 On thee alone my hope relies, 
 
 Beneath thy cross I full — 
 My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice, 
 
 My Saviour and my All. 
 
 S3. Brotherly Lore. 
 
 1. How sweet, how heavenly is the sight, 
 
 When those who love the Lord 
 In one another's peace delight, 
 And thus fulfil his word. 
 
 2. When each can feel his brother's sigh, 
 
 And with him bear a part ; 
 When sorrow flows from eye to eye, 
 And joy from heart to heart. 
 
 0. When, free from envy, scorn, and pride, 
 Our wishes all above, 
 Each can his brother's failings hide, 
 And show a brother's love. 
 
 4 Let love, in one delightful stream, 
 Through every bosom flow ; 
 And union sweet and dear esteem 
 In every action glow. 
 
 5. Love is the golden chain, that binds 
 The happy souls above ; 
 And he 's an heir of heaven, who finds 
 His bosom glow with love. swain 
 
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 84. The Pasture. 
 
 1. Faithful Shepherd, meek and mild, 
 To thy pastures lead a child, 
 Where the tender verdure grows, 
 Where the peaceful streamlet flows, 
 Where thy flock, from danger free, 
 Hear thy voice, and follow thee. 
 
 2. There, beneath thy watchful eye, 
 They are safe, though danger 's nigh. ; 
 There, enfolded in thy arms, 
 
 They can smile at rude alarms ; 
 Though a host their way oppose, 
 Thou wilt save them from their foes, 
 
 3. When the vale of grief they tread, 
 Thou dost mark the tears they shed . 
 By their side in pity stand, 
 
 Dry the tear with tender hand ; 
 Gently quell the rising fear, 
 Make it sweet to suffer there. 
 
 i. Faithful Shepherd, meek and mild, 
 To thy pastures lead a child ; 
 Weak and helpless, Lord, I am, 
 Gather in a wandering lamb ; 
 Lest from thee I further stray, 
 Take me to thy fold, I pray. 
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 85. Pilgrim's Song. 
 
 1. J>lessed are the sons of God ; 
 They are bought with Jesus' blood, 
 They are ransomed from the grave ; 
 Life eternal they shall have : 
 With them numbered may we be, 
 Here and in eternity. 
 
 2. They are justified by grace, 
 They enjoy the Saviour's peace : 
 All their sins are washed away ; 
 
 shall stand in God's great day : 
 With them numbered may we be, 
 Here and in eternity. 
 
 3. They are lights upon the earth, 
 Children of a heavenly birth ; 
 One with God, with Jesus one ; 
 Glory is in them begun : 
 
 With them numbered may we be, 
 
 Here and in eternity. Huvrmon 
 
 88. The Conflict. 
 
 1. Oh why do I find it so hard to do right ? 
 The good are the happy, I know ; 
 And why should I ever in sin take delight, 
 When sin is the parent of woe ? 
 
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 I vanity love, and I folly pursue, 
 
 I yield me to passion's control, 
 My wishes are faint and my struggles p.re few 
 
 For that which can solace the soul. 
 
 2. I never did wrong but a something within 
 
 Admonished and blamed me the while ; 
 I never did right but that something again 
 
 Approved and allured by its smile. 
 I 'm not in a region of heathenish night, 
 
 Then why to the sinful belong ? 
 I know it is better by far to do right, 
 
 Then why do I follow the wrong ? 
 
 3. I dwell in the midst of pollution and crime, 
 
 And all is disorder within ; 
 I 'm lured by the glittering baubles of time, 
 
 A captive to Satan and sin. 
 Thus helpless and hopeless, dear Saviour, I erj 
 
 For purity, pardon, and peace ; 
 Oh let me no more in captivity lie, 
 
 But grant me a happy release. 
 
 L I question no longer thy power to redeem. 
 My soul on thy merit depends ; 
 I see in the cross, with its red flowing stream, 
 The fountain to save and to cleanse : 
 
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 Renewed by thy grace, I will walk in the light 
 While others to darkness belong ; 
 
 Oh then 'twill be easy to follow the right, 
 And easy to turn from the wrong. a. a. o 
 
 >7. There 's a Crows for the Young. 
 
 1. I know there 's a crown 
 
 For the saints of renown, 
 And for saints whose good deeds are unsung , 
 
 But Oh say, is it true, 
 
 If their days are but few, 
 That a crown is laid up for the young? 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Yes, yes, ; 
 
 I know there 's a crown for the young ; 
 If their lives daily prove 
 That the Saviour they love, 
 
 I know there 's a crown for the young. 
 
 SL The youthful shah stand 
 In that beautiful land, 
 And the song of salvation shall sing ; 
 And the infant of days 
 Strike its harp in the praise 
 Of Immanuel, its Saviour and King. 
 Chorus— Yes, yes, yes, etc. 
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 3. The noble of birth, 
 
 And the poor of the earth, 
 Both the man and the youth and the child, 
 If in Jesus they trust, 
 "When they rise from the dust 
 Shall be crowned in the land undefiled. 
 
 4. The soul of a child, 
 Though by folly denied, 
 
 Is more precious than tongue can express ; 
 
 And redeemed by the blood 
 
 That on Calvary flowed, 
 It shall shine in the region of bliss. 
 
 5. Then be it your care 
 
 For that world to prepare ; 
 
 Bear the cross, that the crown may be yours: 
 Never tire in the road 
 That leads upward to God, 
 
 For the crown is for him who endures. 
 
 88. Youthful Mariners. 
 
 Down the stream of life they glide, 
 
 Little mariners so frail ; 
 Gently heaves the swelling tide, 
 
 Softly blows the favoring gale. 
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 They suspect no danger nigli. 
 Cloudless is the summer sky ; 
 Joy lights up each youthful eye 
 As they gayly sail. 
 
 2. But the angry storm may blow, 
 
 And the smiling heavens grow dark ; 
 And the hidden rocks below 
 
 Rudely tear the trembling bark ; 
 Oft upon the listening ear 
 Falls the shriek of wild despair, 
 From the shipwrecked mariner 
 
 In his shattered bark. 
 
 3. Heavenly Pilot, be our guide, 
 
 Youthful mariners defend ; 
 O'er tke winds and waves preside, 
 
 In the dangerous hour befriend ; 
 Thou who bad'st the tempest cease, 
 And from peril didst release, 
 Guide them to the port of peace, 
 
 "Where their fears shall end. a. a e 
 
 SO. The Heavenly Stranger. 
 
 1. Behold a Stranger at the door : 
 
 He gently knocks, has knocked before ; 
 Has waited long, is waiting still ; 
 You treat no other friend so ill. 
 
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 2. Oh lovely attitude — he stands 
 
 "With melting heart and loaded hands ! 
 Oh matchless kindness ! and he shows 
 This matchless kindness to his foes. 
 
 3. But will he prove a Friend indeed ? 
 He will : the very Friend you need : 
 The Friend of sinners ; yes. 't is He, 
 With garments dyed on Calvary. 
 
 4. Rise, touched with gratitude divine , 
 Turn out his enemy and thine, 
 That sonl-destroying monster sin, 
 
 And let the heavenly Stranger in. 
 
 o. Admit him, ere his anger burn — ■ 
 His feet, departed, ne'er return : 
 Admit him, or the hour 's at hand 
 You'll at his door rejected stand, aamm 
 
 90. Sinners Entreated. 
 
 1. " Come hither, all ye weary souls, 
 
 Ye heavy-laden sinners, come : 
 I '11 give you rest from all your : 
 
 And raise you to my heavenly home. 
 
 2. "They shall find rest that learn of me: 
 
 I 'm of a meek and lowly mind ; 
 But passion rages like the sep, 
 
 And pride is r .Lewind. 
 
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 ''Blest is the man whose shoulders take 
 My yoke, and bear it with delight : 
 
 My yoke is easy to his neck, 
 
 My grace shall make the burden light. w 
 
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 91. Joy over the Convert. 
 
 1. "Who can describe the joys that rise 
 Through all the courts of Paradise, 
 To see a prodigal return, 
 
 To see an heir of glory born ? 
 
 2. With joy the Father doth approve 
 The fruit of his eternal love ; 
 
 The Son with joy looks down and sees 
 The purchase of his agonies ; 
 
 3. The Spirit takes delight to view 
 The holy, soul he formed anew ; 
 And saints and angels join to sing 
 The growiug empire of their King. 
 
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 92. The Star of Bethlehem. 
 
 . When, marshalled on the nightly plain, 
 The glittering host bestud the sky, 
 One star alone of all the train 
 
 Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 
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 2. Hark, hark ! to God the chorus breaks, 
 
 From every host, from every gem ; 
 But one alone the Saviour speaks, 
 It is the Star of Bethlehem. 
 
 3. Once on the raging seas I rode — 
 
 The storm was loud, the night was dark, 
 The ocean yawned — and rudely blowed 
 The wind that tossed my foundering bark. 
 
 4. Deep horror then my vitals froze ; 
 
 Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; 
 When suddenly a star arose — 
 It was the Star of Bethlehem. 
 
 5. It was my guide, my light, my all, 
 
 It bade my dark forebodings cease ; 
 And through the storm and danger's thrall, 
 It led me to the port of peace. 
 
 6. Now, safely moored, my perils o'er, 
 
 I '11 sing, first in night's diadem, 
 For ever and for evermore, 
 The Star— the Star of Bethlehem ! 
 
 H. K. WHITE. 
 
 98. Christ our Refuge. 
 
 1. When I survey the wondrous cross 
 On which the Prince of glory died, 
 
 My richest gain I count but loss, 
 And pour contempt on all my pride. 
 
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 2. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, 
 
 in the death of Christ my God ; 
 All the vain things that charm me most 
 I sacrifice them to his blood. 
 
 3. See, from his head, his hands, his : 
 
 Sorrow and love flow mingled down ! 
 Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, 
 Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 
 
 •L Were the whole realm of nature mine, 
 That were a present far too small ; 
 Love so amazing, so divine, 
 
 Demands my soul, my life, my all. 
 
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 Peaise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
 Praise him, all creatures here below ; 
 Praise him above, ye heavenly host ; 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 
 
 94. Sing Praises. 
 
 1. In the rosy light 
 
 Of the morning bright, 
 Lift the voice of praise on high, 
 From the lips of youth 
 To the God of truth, 
 Let the joyful echoes fly. 
 
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 CHORUS. 
 
 Sing praises, glad praises, 
 Sing, children, sing ; 
 
 Let your songs arise 
 
 To the lofty skies, 
 
 And exult m God our King. 
 
 2. As he looked in love 
 From the world above, 
 
 Our distresses rilled his eye ; 
 
 And a world to save, 
 
 His Son he gave 
 On the bloody tree to die. 
 
 Chorus — Sing praises, et-c. 
 
 3. Let his praise be spread ; 
 For the Lamb who bled 
 
 To deliver us from woe 
 Has endured the cross, 
 The disgrace, the loss ; 
 
 Let his praise for ever flow. 
 
 i. Now exalted high 
 O'er the earth and sky, 
 He delights in mercy still ; 
 Bends his gracious ear 
 Our requests to hear, 
 And our longing souls to fill. 
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 5. On the cross he hung 
 
 For the old and young, 
 But he loves the children best ; 
 
 To his arms we ? il fly, 
 
 On his grace rely. 
 And secure his promised rest 
 
 95. Gentle Shepherd. 
 
 1. Far from the fold of Jesus, 
 
 I, a wayward child, 
 Like a straying lamb had wandered 
 
 Into deserts wild ; 
 Eut the gentle Shepherd sought me, 
 
 Won me by his charms ; 
 Safe away from danger brought me. 
 
 In his loving arms. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Praise Jesus, gentle Shepherd, 
 
 Saviour, loving, mild ; 
 Jesus' name is sweetest music 
 
 To the Christian child. 
 
 2. To his bosom close he pressed me, 
 
 Pardoned all my sin, 
 Led me by the stillest waters 
 Into pastures green. 
 
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 Now all day I 'in glad and joyful, 
 
 Happy in his love ; 
 Ail the night my rest is peaceful, 
 
 Guarded from above. 
 
 Choetjs— Praise Jesus, etc. 
 
 3. Evermore I '11 trust in Jesus, 
 He shall be my guide ; 
 No allurement shall entice me 
 
 From my Shepherd's side, 
 By-and-by, from earth's temptations 
 He will give me rest, 
 And in heaven's greener pastures 
 Make me ever blest. 
 
 96. The Name of Jesus. 
 
 1. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 
 In a believer's ear ; 
 It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, 
 And drives away his fear. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 I do believe, I now believe 
 
 That Jesus died for me ; 
 And through his blood, his precious blood, 
 
 I shall from sin be free. 
 
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 2. It makes the wounded spirit whole, 
 
 And calms the troubled breast ; 
 T is manna to the hungry soul, 
 And to the weary rest. 
 Choeus — I do believe, etc. 
 
 3. By him my prayers acceptance gam, 
 
 Although with sin denied ; 
 Satan accuses me in vain. 
 And I am owned a child. 
 
 i. Weak is the effort of my heart, 
 And cold my warmest thought ; 
 But when I see thee as thou art, 
 1 11 praise thee as I ought. 
 
 5. Till then I would thy love proclaim 
 
 With every fleeting breath ; 
 
 And may the music of thy name 
 
 Refresh my soul in death. kzwtok 
 
 97. The Sunday-school, 
 
 1. The Sunday-school, that blessed place, 
 Oh, I would rather stay 
 Within its walls, a child of grace, 
 Than spend my hours in play, 
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 The Sunday-school, the Sunday-sehoo 
 
 Oh, 't is the place I love ; 
 For there I learn the golden rnle, 
 
 And sing of joys above. 
 
 2. 'T is there I learn that Jesus died 
 
 For sinners such as I ; 
 Oh what has all this world beside 
 That I should prize so high ? 
 
 Chorus — The Sunday-school, etc. 
 
 3. Then let our grateful tribute rise, 
 
 And songs of praise be given 
 To Him who dwells above the skies, 
 For such a blessing given. 
 
 4. And welcome then the Sunday-school 
 
 We '11 read and sing and pray, 
 And learn by heart the golden rule, 
 And never from it stray. 
 
 98. Faith. 
 
 1. Faith is a very simple thing, 
 Though little understood ; 
 
 It frees the soul from death's dread 
 By resting in Christ's blood. 
 
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 CHORUS. 
 
 I do believe, I now believe, 
 
 That Jesus died for me ; 
 And through his blood, his precious blood, 
 
 I shall from sin be free. 
 
 2. It sees, upon the throne of God, 
 
 A victim that was slain ; 
 It rests its all on his shed blood, 
 And says, "I'm born again." 
 Chorus — I do believe, etc. 
 
 3. What Jesus is, and that alone, 
 
 Is faith's delightful plea ; 
 
 It neither rests on sinful self, 
 
 Xor righteous self, in me. 
 
 i. The perfect One that died for me, 
 Draws near his Father's throne, 
 Presents our names before our God, 
 And pleads himself alone. 
 
 99. Home of tlie Blest. 
 
 1 . Oh happy land. Oh happy land, 
 Where saints and angels dwell ; 
 We long to join that glorious band. 
 And all their anthems swell. 
 
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 Oh heaven dear, the happy home 
 
 Of all the pure and blest ; 
 I long to share thy mansions fair, 
 
 And be with Christ at rest. 
 
 2. But every voice in yonder throng 
 
 On earth has breathed a prayer ; 
 No lips untaught may join that song, 
 Or leam the music there. 
 
 Chokus — Oh heaven dear, etc. 
 
 3. Thou heav'nly Friend, thou heav'nly Friend 
 
 Oh hear us when we pray : 
 Now let thy pardoning grace descend, 
 And take our sins away. 
 
 4. Be all our fresh, our youthful days 
 
 To thy blest service given ; 
 Then we shall meet to sing thy praise, 
 A ransomed band in heaven. 
 
 100. The Fountain for Sinners, 
 
 i. Theee is a fountain filled with blood 
 Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; 
 And sinners plunged beneath that flood 
 Lose all their guilty stains. 
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 CHORUS. 
 
 Our sorrows and our sins were laid 
 
 On thee, alone on thee ; 
 Thy precious blood our ransom paid ; 
 
 Thine all the glory be. 
 
 2. The dying thief rejoiced to see 
 
 That fountain in his day ; 
 And there may I, as vile as he, 
 Wash all my sins away. 
 Chorus — Our sorrows, etc. 
 
 3. Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood 
 
 Shall never lose its power 
 Till all the ransomed church of God 
 Be saved, to sin no more. 
 Chorus— Our sorrows, etc. 
 
 4. E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream 
 
 Thy flowing wounds supply, 
 Eedeeming love has been my theme, 
 And shall be till I die. 
 
 6. Then in a nobler, sweeter song, 
 I '11 sing thy power to save ; 
 Yv'hen this poor lisping, stam'ring tongue 
 Lies silent in the grave. cowpeh. 
 
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 101. Full Salvation. 
 
 1. For ever here my rest shall be, 
 
 Close to thy bleeding side ; 
 This all my hope and all my plea— 
 For me the Saviour died. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 I do believe, I now believe, 
 
 That Jesus died for me ; 
 And through his blood, his precious blood, 
 
 I shall from sin be free. 
 
 2. My dying Saviour and my God, 
 Fountain for guilt and sin, 
 
 Sprinkle me ever with thy blood, 
 And cleanse and keep me clean. 
 Chorus — I do believe, etc. 
 
 3. Wash me, and make me thus thine own« 
 
 Wash me, and mine thou art ; 
 
 "Wash me, but not my feet alone — 
 
 My hands, my head, my heart. 
 
 4. The atonement of thy blood apply, 
 
 Till faith to sight improve ; 
 Till hope in full fruition die, 
 
 And all my soul be love. 
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 Chorus. 
 
 Our sorrows and our sins were laid 
 
 On thee, alone on thee ; 
 Thy precious blood our ransom paid ; 
 
 Thine all the glory be. 
 
 102. Invitation. 
 
 Come to the Sabbath-school, 
 
 We really wish you would ; 
 Wo n't you come and join a class? 
 
 We '11 surely do you good. 
 Bright eyes and happy hearts, 
 
 And voices sweet and clear. 
 Just walk in and look around, 
 
 You '11 surely find them here. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Come then, for now 's the time ; 
 Come in your youthful prime, 
 Come when you 're free from crime ; 
 Come, come, come. 
 
 , Hark, 't is the signal bell ; 
 So wo n't you come along ? 
 Gladly will we welcome you, 
 And greet you with a song. 
 
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 Do n't say your clothes are poor ; 
 
 I 'm sure they might be worse, 
 Be you rich, or be you poor, 
 
 It matters not to us. 
 
 Choeus — Come then, etc. 
 
 3. List to the voice within ; 
 
 It gently whispers, " Go :" 
 That which makes you hesitate 
 
 Most surely is your foe ; 
 Make now the wise resolve, 
 
 And firmly say, <; I will ;" 
 Then you '11 overcome the foe, 
 
 And peace your heart shall filL 
 
 4. Come then to Sabbath-school ; 
 
 There 's nothing there to fear ; 
 There are pleasant works to do, 
 
 And pleasant words to hear : 
 There do we learn the way 
 
 How sin may be forgiven ; 
 There we train for usefulness, 
 
 And there we train for heaven, a. 
 
 103. Sabbath Morning. 
 
 !, Oh the Sabbath mornirjg,beautiful and bright, 
 Joyfully we hail its golden light, 
 All the gloomy shadows chasing far away, 
 Bringing us the pleasant day. 
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 Day calm and holy, day nearest heaven, 
 Day which a Father's love has given ; 
 Oh the Sabbath morning, beautiful and bright, 
 Glad we hail its golden light 
 
 2. All the days of labor ended one by one. 
 Glad are we the six days' work is done ; 
 Glad to have a day of sweet and holy rest ; 
 'T is the day that God has blest. 
 
 Choeus — Day calm and holy, etc. 
 
 3. Let us spend the moments of this holy day, 
 So that when they all have passed away, 
 Sweet 'twill be to think, the quiet Sabbath 
 
 even 
 Brings us one day nearer heaven. 
 
 Chorus — Day calm and holy, etc. 
 
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 104. Remember the Sabbath-School. 
 
 1. Oh, remember the Sabbath-school 
 When the summer is past, 
 And the chill winds sigh mournfully, 
 And the snow-flakes fly fast. 
 
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 Bo not say, " It looks drearily ; 
 
 'T is a cold wintry day ;" 
 Come with eyes sparkling merrily ; 
 
 Come, boys and girls, away. 
 
 CHOKUS. 
 
 Yes, away to the Sabbath-school, 
 
 The Sabbath-school, the Sabbath-school ; 
 
 Yes, away to the Sabbath-school, 
 
 The blessed Sabbath- school. 
 
 2. When the spring buds are opening, 
 
 To the school you repair ; 
 When the summer flower 's blossoming, 
 
 Oh you love to be there : 
 Like the bright and the beautiful, 
 
 Love to honor God's day ; 
 Come with hearts warm and dutiful, 
 
 Come, boys and girls, away. 
 Chorus — Yes, away to the, etc. 
 
 3. Oh the same friends will meet you there, 
 
 And around you will cling ; 
 And the same songs will greet you there 
 
 That you sung in the spring : 
 And the same truths address you there, 
 
 And if you will obey, 
 The dear Saviour will bless you there , 
 
 Then, boys and girls, away. a. a. « 
 
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 105. Jesus Lores Me. 
 
 1. Jesus loves me. this I know, 
 For the Bible tells me so. 
 Little ones to him belong ; 
 They are weak, but he is strong. 
 
 2. Jesus loves me, he who died 
 Heaven's gate to open wide ; 
 He will wash away my sin, 
 Let his little child come in. 
 
 3. Jesus loves me, loves me still, 
 Though I 'm very weak and ill ; 
 From his shining throne on high 
 Comes to watch me where I lie. 
 
 4. Jesus loves me ; he will stay 
 Close beside me all the way : 
 If I love him, when I die 
 
 He will take me home on high. 
 
 106. The Good Shepherd. 
 
 1. In the Saviour's pleasant fold, 
 Sheltered from the heat and cold, 
 Guarded from the dangers round, 
 "We thy little lambs are found. 
 
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 2. None can ever hurt us there, 
 Safe within our Shepherd's care ; 
 For. if any foe alarms, 
 
 He will clasp us in his arms. 
 
 3. Saviour, by thy tender grace, 
 Grant us in thy fold a place ; 
 May we listen to thy voice, 
 And to do thy will rejoice. 
 
 4r. Day by day, while here below, 
 May we wiser, happier grow ; 
 Thus preparing in thy love 
 For the better fold above. he 
 
 107. Come into Christ's Army, 
 
 1. Come into Christ's army, 
 
 Come, join it to-day ; 
 He calls us himself, 
 
 So we must not delay. 
 "What though we are children, 
 
 We 're never too small 
 To be soldiers for Jesus ; 
 
 So come one and all. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 |j: Christ gives us our watchword ; 
 
 'T is written above 
 On the folds of our banner — 
 That watchword is Love. :|| 
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 2. He gives us our armor, 
 
 So shining and bright, 
 So let us fight bravely 
 
 For truth and for right ; 
 The foes we must conquer 
 
 Are strong ones indeed : 
 We must ask for His help, 
 
 Or we shall not succeed. 
 
 Chobus — Christ gives us, etc 
 
 3. We 've plenty of trials 
 
 And dangers to meet, 
 And Satan our foe 
 
 Oft will threaten defeat ; 
 Temptation too often 
 
 Will lead us astray ; 
 But our Captain stands ready 
 
 To show us our way. 
 Chorus— Christ gives us, etc. 
 
 4. He '11 keep us in safety 
 
 Till life shall be o'er ; 
 E'en Death cannot harm us — 
 
 Christ met him before ; 
 We '11 follow our Leader 
 
 Till yonder bright heaven 
 ^hall ring with our praises 
 
 For victory given. 
 
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 108. Will You Meet us. 
 
 1. Say, brothers, will you meet us, 
 Say, brothers, will you meet us, 
 Say, brothers, will you meet us, 
 
 On Canaan's happy shore ? 
 
 2. By the grace of God we '11 meet you, 
 By the grace of God we '11 meet you, 
 By the grace of God we '11 meet you, 
 
 Where parting is no more. 
 
 3. Jesus lives and reigns for ever, 
 Jesus lives and reigns for ever, 
 Jesus lives and reigns for ever, 
 
 On Canaan's happy shore. 
 
 4. Glory, glory, hallelujah, 
 Glory, glory, hallelujah, 
 Glory, glory, hallelujah, 
 
 For ever, evermore. 
 
 109. Let us Work for the School* 
 
 1. Let us work for the school 
 
 With our hearts and our hands ; 
 
 Let it never, no, never decline ; 
 
 For its praises are sung 
 By the good in all lands 
 
 That are blest with the gospel divine. 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 109 
 
 Rally then, rally then, 
 
 Stand by the school ; 
 
 Y.'hy should it languish and die ? 
 
 Rally then, rally then, 
 
 Stand by the school ; 
 
 Why should it languish and die ? 
 
 2. 'T is perfumed by the prayers, 
 
 'T is bedewed by the tears 
 Of the holy, the active, the true ; 
 They rejoiced at its hopes. 
 
 And they mourned at its fears, 
 "When its friends were but feeble and few. 
 Chorus — Rally then, rally then, etc. 
 
 3. Now the sunshine of favor 
 
 Illumines its path, 
 And the church spreads above it her wing ; 
 'Tis a source of her weal, 
 
 'T is a source of her worth, 
 And a gem in the crown of her King. 
 
 4. There are thousands now singing 
 
 And shining above, 
 There are thousands now toiling below, 
 Who were melted and won 
 
 By Immanuel's love, 
 As they heard in the school of his woe. 
 
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 110. Oyer the Sea. 
 
 1. The sea is wildly tossing, 
 
 And often clothed with gloom, 
 On which we 're swiftly crossing 
 To our eternal home. 
 
 CHOBUS. 
 
 Over the sea, over the sea, 
 Gracious Saviour, pilot me ; 
 Over the sea, over the sea, 
 Spirit kind, my guardian be ; 
 Over the sea, wherever I roam, 
 Father above, Oh bring me homo 
 Under the bright celestial dome. 
 
 2. We 've many a foe to conquer, 
 
 And many a storm to face, 
 Ere we in heaven may anchor, 
 And sing redeeming grace. 
 Choeus — Over the sea, etc. 
 
 3. Though nature in commotion 
 
 Defy our power and skill, 
 Our Jesus rules the ocean, 
 And bids the winds be stilL 
 
 4. Sail on then, comrades, boldly, 
 
 And make God's word your chart ; 
 Do every duty nobly, 
 
 With joyful, trustful heart. 
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 5. We '11 float the gospel banner, 
 And guard it with our life, 
 And shout at last, "Hosanna," 
 Victorious in the strife. 
 
 111. Morning Hymn. 
 
 The morning, the bright 
 
 And the beautiful morning 
 Is up, and the sunshine 
 
 Is all on the wing, 
 With its fresh flush of gladness 
 
 The landscape adorning — 
 A gladness which nothing 
 
 But morning can bring. 
 The earth is awaking, 
 
 The sky and the ocean, 
 The river and forest, 
 
 The mountain and plain, 
 The city is stirring 
 
 Its living commotion, 
 And the pulse of the world 
 
 Is reviving again. 
 
 And we too awake 
 
 For our heavenly Father, 
 Who soothed us so gently 
 
 To sleep on his breast, 
 
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 And made the soft stillness 
 
 Of evening to gather 
 Around us, now calls us 
 
 Again from our rest. 
 But ere to our studies 
 
 And duties returning, 
 We hasten to give him 
 
 The praise that is meet, 
 And in solemn devotion, 
 
 The first hours of morning, 
 Our freest and freshest, 
 
 We lay at his feet 
 
 3. Then away to the school 
 
 In the sweet summer morning, 
 God's blessing upon us. 
 
 His light on our road ; 
 And let all the lessons 
 
 We 're happily learning, 
 Be only to bring us 
 
 More surely to God. 
 Oh, now let us haste 
 
 To our heavenly Father, 
 And ere the fair skies 
 
 Of life's dawning be dim, 
 Let us come with glad hearts, 
 
 Let us come all together, 
 And the morn of our youth 
 
 Let us hallow to him. bonab. 
 
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 112. The Eden Above. 
 
 1. How sweet to reflect 
 
 On the joys that await me 
 In yon blissful region, 
 
 The haven of rest. 
 Where glorified spirits 
 
 With welcome shall greet me, 
 And lead me to mansions 
 
 Prepared for the blest ; 
 Encircled with light, 
 
 And with glory enshrouded, 
 My happiness perfect, 
 
 My mind's sky unclouded, 
 I '11 bathe in the ocean 
 
 Of pleasure unbounded, 
 And range with delight 
 
 Through the Eden above. 
 
 2. Then hail, blessed state ; 
 
 Hail, ye songsters of glory , 
 Ye harpers of bliss. 
 
 Soon I '11 meet you above, 
 And join your full choir 
 
 In rehearsing the story, 
 " Salvation from sorrow 
 
 Through Jesus' dear love. " 
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 Then songs to the Lamb 
 
 Shall reecho through heaven ; 
 My soul will respond, 
 
 To Immanuel be given 
 All glory, all honor, 
 
 All might and dominion, 
 "Who brought us through grace 
 
 To the Eden above. 
 
 113. Evening Praise. - 
 
 See, daylight is fading 
 
 O'er earth and o'er ocean, 
 The sun has gone down 
 
 On the far-distant sea ; 
 Oh now, in the hush 
 
 Of the fitful commotion, 
 We lift our tired spirits, 
 
 Blest Saviour, to thee. 
 Full oft wast thou praying 
 
 Alone on the mountain, 
 As eventide spread 
 
 Her dark wing o'er the wave ; 
 Thou Son of the Highest, 
 
 And life's endless Fountain, 
 Be with us, we pray thee, 
 
 To bless and to save. 
 
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 And oft as the tumult 
 
 Of life's heaving billow 
 Shall toss our frail bark, 
 
 Driving wild o'er night's deep, 
 Let thy healing wing 
 
 Be stretched over our pillow, 
 And guard us from evil, 
 
 Though Death watch our sleep. 
 To God, our great Father, 
 
 Whose throne is in heaven, 
 Who dwells with the lowly 
 
 And humble in heart, 
 To the Son and the Spirit 
 
 All glory be given ; 
 One God. ever blessed 
 
 And praised, thou art. heezb 
 
 111. The Sheepfold. 
 
 1. When Jesus the meek 
 And the lowly was here, 
 
 He spoke in the accents of love : 
 "Forbid not the children 
 To come unto me ; 
 
 Of such is the kingdom above." 
 Great Shepherd, I 'm helpless, 
 
 And often I rove ; 
 My sins and my follies 
 
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 In pity remove. 
 And gather a child 
 
 In the arms of thy love. 
 And give him a place in thy fold. 
 
 2. Then in thy green pastures 
 I '11 lay myself down, 
 
 And feed on thy life-giving word; 
 I '11 drink of the waters 
 That peacefully flow, 
 And never by tempests are stirred. 
 But guard me and guide me, 
 
 My Shepherd, I pray, 
 And give me a heart 
 
 Thy commands to obey. 
 To turn from temptation 
 And tempters away, 
 And never depart from thy fold. 
 
 3. Oh why on the mountains 
 So cold and so drear, 
 
 Where darkness and dangers appal, 
 Should children be suffered 
 To wander and die, 
 When Jesus would welcome them all ? 
 Ye friends of the children, 
 Go gather them in, 
 And study to woo them, 
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 And labor to win. 
 Before they are wedded 
 To folly and sin 
 And die far away from the fold. 
 
 4. For 't is not the will 
 Of the Shepherd divine. 
 That one of these lambs should be lost ; 
 A precious salvation 
 He purchased for them, 
 And tongue cannot tell what it cost * 
 He grieves when he sees them 
 
 By folly beguiled, 
 For precious to him 
 
 Is the soul of a child, 
 And safely at last, 
 In the land undented, 
 He gathers them into his fold. a. a. a. 
 
 115. Wandering Lambs. 
 
 1. Over the mountains, barren and cold, 
 Far from the pasture, far from the fold, 
 Wander the lambs, by folly beguiled ; 
 Rescue the children, friends of the child. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Hasten to seek them, hasten to save, 
 Ere they be lost in the night of the grave. 
 
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 2. Jesus the Shepherd loves to behold 
 Lambs of his flock secure in his fold ; 
 Grieved is the heart of infinite Love, 
 When from the sheepfold little ones rove, 
 Choeus — Hasten to seek, etc. 
 
 3 Pleasures allure them, false as they're fair ; 
 Lies in their pathway many a snare , 
 Tempters around them seek to decoy, 
 Dangers in ambush wait to destroy. 
 
 4. Gently and kindly guide the young feet, 
 Line upon line, with patience entreat ; 
 Happy the heart whose labor is this — 
 Guiding a child to mansions of bliss. 
 
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 116. The Dewdrop. 
 
 1. How small are the dewdrops, 
 
 Those gems of the morning, 
 That bathe with effulgence 
 
 The field and the flower ; 
 How transient their stay 
 
 And how brief their adorning, 
 How humble their mission — 
 
 To shine for an hour ; 
 But think of them rightly. 
 Do n't speak of them lightly, 
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 Because you can bru>h them 
 
 By thousands away ; 
 Though drops when they 're single. 
 They 're streams when they mingle 
 And run with the rivers 
 
 Away to the sea. 
 
 , So gifts from the youthful. 
 
 Their prayers and their labors, 
 Like dew on the flowers, 
 
 May but trifles appear ; 
 But blend the bright drop 
 
 With its glistening neighbors, 
 And streams of refreshment 
 
 The desert shall cheer. 
 Then, children, do n't falter, 
 But bring to the altar 
 The word kindly spoken. 
 
 The mite, or the tear : 
 For grains make the mountain, 
 And drops make the fountain, 
 And moments united 
 
 Will compass a year. 
 
 Then ever be doing 
 
 And ever devising ; 
 Don't say, "I"m a child, 
 
 I will work when a man ;" 
 
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 The season of small things 
 
 Be never despising, 
 But fill up your measure, 
 
 And do what you can. 
 Do n't ever be hoarding, 
 And riches applauding ; 
 Keep giving, and you 
 
 Shall have plenty to give ; 
 The truest enjoyment 
 Is found in employment ; 
 For God and humanity 
 
 Labor and live. 
 
 117. The Lamb of God, 
 
 1. Not all the blood of beasts 
 
 On Jewish altars slain, 
 Could give the guilty conscience peace, 
 Or wash away the stain. 
 
 2. But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, 
 
 Takes all our sins away ; 
 A sacrifice of nobler name, 
 And richer blood than they. 
 
 3. My faith would lay her hand 
 
 On that dear head of thine, 
 While like a penitent I stand, 
 And there confess my sin. 
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 4. My faith looks back to see 
 
 The burdens thou didst bear, 
 When hanging on th' accursed tree, 
 And hopes her guilt was there. 
 
 5. Believing, we rejoice 
 
 To see the curse remove : 
 We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, 
 And sincj his bleeding love. watts. 
 
 IIS. The Lord is Come. 
 
 1. Jot to the world, the Lord is come ! 
 Let earth receive her King ; 
 
 Let every heart prepare him room, 
 And heaven and nature sing. 
 
 2. Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns ! 
 Let men their songs employ ; 
 
 While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, 
 Repeat the sounding joy. 
 
 3. No more let sins and sorrows grow, 
 
 Xor thorns infest the ground : 
 He comes to makes his blessings flow 
 Far as the curse is found. 
 
 4. He rules the world with truth and grace, 
 
 And makes the nations prove 
 The glories of his righteousness, 
 
 And wonders of his love. watts. 
 
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119, 120 HYMNS OF 
 
 119. Praise to Christ 
 
 1. Oh for a thousand tongues to sing 
 
 My dear Eedeemer's praise ; 
 The glories of my God and King, 
 The triumphs of his grace. 
 
 2. Jesus, the name that calms our fears, 
 
 That bids our sorrow cease ; 
 *T is music to our ravished ears ; 
 'T is life and health and peace. 
 
 3. He breaks the power of reigning Bin, 
 
 He sets the pris'ner free ; 
 His blood can make the foulest clean- 
 His blood availed for me. wzsl 
 
 120. Latter-day Glory. 
 
 1. Behold, the mountain of the Lord 
 
 In latter days shall rise 
 Above the mountains and the hills, 
 And draw the wondering eyes. 
 
 2. To this the joyful nations round, 
 
 All tribes and tongues shall flow ; 
 " Up to the hill of God," they say, 
 
 "And to his courts we '11 go." 
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HAPPY VOICES. 121 
 
 3. The beams that shine on Zion's hill 
 Shall lighten every land ; 
 The King who reigns in Salem's towers 
 Shall all the world command. 
 
 L No longer hosts encountering hosts 
 Their millions slain deplore ; 
 They hang the trumpet in the hall, 
 And study war no more. 
 
 o. Come then, Oh come from every land, 
 To worship at his shrine ; 
 And walking in the light of God, 
 
 With holy beauties shine. logan 
 
 121. Nothing* but Leaves ! 
 Nothing but leaves ; the Spirit grieves 
 
 Over a wasted life, 
 O'er sin committed while conscience slept, 
 Promises made but never kept, 
 
 Folly and shame and strife, 
 Nothing but leaves ! nothing but leaves ! 
 
 Nothing but leaves ; no ripened sheaves 
 
 Garnered of life's fair grain : 
 We sow our seed — lo, tares and weeds, 
 Words, idle words for earnest deeds ; 
 
 Reaping, we find with pain 
 Nothing but leaves ! nothing but leaves ! 
 
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 3. Nothing but U 1 memory w 
 
 No veil to hide the past ; 
 And as we trace our i 
 Counting each lost and misspent day, 
 
 Sadly we find at last 
 N : :hing but leaves ! nothing but le:. 
 4 And shall Wr r so, 
 
 Bearing our withered lea* 
 The Saviour looks for perfect fruit ; 
 Stand we before him sad and mi 
 
 Waiting the word he breati 
 B< Nothing bat leav 
 
 122. Jesus Reigns. 
 
 1. Hark ! : m tih : osand harps and voices 
 
 Sound the notes of praise above ; 
 Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices ; 
 
 Jesus reigns, the God of love : 
 Sre. he sits en yonder throne ; 
 Jesus rules the world alone : 
 CHOP.rs. 
 Hallelujah! hallelujah! 
 Hallelujah! Amen. 
 
 2. Jesus hail! whose glory brightens 
 
 Ail above and gives it worth ; 
 Lord of life, thy smile enlight-r 
 
 era, and charms thy saints on earth 
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 When we think of love like thine, 
 Lord, we own it love divine. 
 Chorus— HaUelujah, etc. 
 
 3. King of glory, reign for ever — 
 
 Thine an everlasting crown : 
 Nothing from thy love shall sever 
 
 Those whom thou hast made thine own ■ 
 Happy objects of thy grace, 
 Destined to behold thy face. 
 
 ."iour, hasten thine appearing ; 
 
 Bring, Oh bring the glorious day, 
 When, the awful summons hearing, 
 
 Heaven and earth shall pass away : 
 Then with golden harps we '11 sing, 
 
 11 Glory, glory to our King." ezixt. 
 
 123. Liirlit in Darkness. 
 
 1. Light of those whose dreary dwelling 
 Borders on the shades of death, 
 
 y* elf revealing — 
 Bise and chase the clouds beneath. 
 Thou, of heaven and earth Creator, 
 
 In our deepest darkness ri 
 
 Scatter all the night of nature, 
 
 Pour the day upon our e~ 
 
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 2. Still we wait for thine appearing ; 
 
 Life and joy thy beams impart, 
 Chasing all our fears, and cheering 
 
 Every meek, benighted heart. 
 By thine all-sufficient merit, 
 
 Every burdened soul release ; 
 Every weary, wandering spirit 
 
 Guide into thy perfect peace. 
 
 124:. Send the Tidings. 
 
 1. Send the tidings of salvation 
 
 ' To the heathen sunk in sin : 
 All without is desolation, 
 All is wretchedness within. 
 
 CHOKUS. 
 
 || : Send the tidings, send the tidings, 
 Jesus died the lost to save. :|| 
 
 2. While the light is round you shining, 
 
 Pointing out the narrow path, 
 Heathen in their darkness pining, 
 Walk the downward road to wrath. 
 Chorus — Send the tidings, etc. 
 
 3. When in sorrow's hour you languish, 
 
 Some sweet promise cheers your heart; 
 They, thro' days and nights of anguish, 
 
 Nothing find to ease the smart. 
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 On the Saviour's bosom lying, 
 
 You can smile when death draws near, 
 But the heathen, when he 's dying, 
 
 Sinks in darkness and despair. 
 
 . Think upon their desolation, 
 
 Pray and toil their souls to save ; 
 Send the gospel of salvation. 
 
 Ere thev moulder in the "rave. a. a. a 
 
 125. 3Iissionary Hymn. 
 
 1. Feom Greenland's icy mountains, 
 
 From India's coral strand, 
 Where Afric's sunny fountains 
 
 Eoll down their golden sand ; 
 From many an ancient river, 
 
 From many a palmy plain. 
 They call us to deliver 
 
 Their land from error's chain. 
 
 2. What though the spicy breezes 
 
 Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, 
 Though every prospect pleases, 
 
 And only man is vile ; 
 In vain with lavish kindness 
 
 The gifts of God are strown, 
 The heathen in his blindness 
 
 Bows down to wood and stone. 
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 3. Shall we, whose souls are lighted 
 
 With wisdom from on high, 
 Shall we to men benighted 
 
 The lamp of life deny ? 
 Salvation! Oh, salvation! 
 
 The joyful sound proclaim, 
 Till earth's remotest nation 
 
 Has learned Messiah's name. 
 
 4. Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, 
 
 And you, ye waters, roll, 
 Till, like a sea of glory, 
 
 It spreads from pole to pole ; 
 Till o'er our ransomed nature 
 
 The Lamb, for sinners slain, 
 Redeemer, King, Creator, 
 
 In bliss returns to reign. 
 
 EEEEB. 
 
 126. Morning Light. 
 
 1. The morning light is breaking, 
 
 The darkness disappears. 
 
 The sons of earth are waking 
 
 To penitential tears : 
 Each breeze that sweeps the ocean 
 
 Brings tidings from afar 
 Of nations in commotion, 
 Prepared for Zion's war. 
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 2. See heathen nations bending 
 
 Before the God we love, 
 And thousand hearts ascending 
 
 In gratitude above ; 
 While sinners now confessing, 
 
 The gospel call obey, 
 And seek the Saviour's blessing— 
 
 A nation in a day. 
 
 3. Blest river of salvation, 
 
 Pursue thy onward way, 
 Flow thou to every nation, 
 
 Nor in thy richness stay ; 
 Stay not, till all the lowly 
 
 Triumphant reach their home ; 
 Stay not. till all the holy 
 
 Proclaim, u The Lord has come." 
 
 s. f. smith. 
 
 • 127. The Lord's Anointed. 
 
 1. Hatl to the Lord's Anointed, 
 Great David's greater Son ; 
 Hail, in the time appointed,. 
 His reign on earth begun ! 
 He comes to break oppression, 
 
 To set the captive free ; 
 To take away transgression, 
 And rule in equity. 
 
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 2. He comes with succor speedy 
 
 To those who suffer wrong, 
 To help the poor and needy, 
 
 And bid the weak be strong ; 
 To give them songs for sighing, 
 
 Their darkness turn to light, 
 Whose souls, condemned and dytti^ 
 
 Were precious in his sight 
 
 3. For him shall prayer unceasing 
 
 And daily vows ascend ; 
 His kingdom still increasing, 
 
 A kingdom without end : 
 The tide of time shall never 
 
 His covenant remove ; 
 His name shall stand for ever, 
 
 That name to us is Love. 
 
 MONTGOMEkX. 
 
 128. The Gospel Banner. 
 
 1. Now be the gospel banner 
 In every land unfurled, 
 And be the shout Hosanna 
 
 Reechoed through the world : 
 Till every isle and nation, 
 
 Till every tribe and tongue, 
 Receive the great salvation, 
 And join the happy throng. 
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 Yes, thou shalt reign for ever, 
 
 O Jesus, King of kings ! 
 Thy light, thy love, thy favor 
 
 Each ransomed captive sings : 
 The isles for thee are waiting, 
 
 The deserts learn thy praise, 
 The hills and valleys greeting, 
 
 The song responsive raise. 
 
 129. Latter-Day. 
 
 1. Glomous things of thee are spoken, 
 
 Zion, city of our God ; 
 He whose word cannot be broken, 
 
 Formed thee for his own abode : 
 On the Rock of ages founded, 
 
 What can shake thy sure repose ? 
 "With salvation's walls surrounded, 
 
 Thou mayest smile at all thy foes. 
 
 2. See the streams of living waters, 
 
 Springing from eternal love, 
 Well supply thy sons and daughters, 
 
 And all fear of want remove. 
 Who can faint while such a river 
 
 Ever flows their thirst t' assuage ? 
 Grace which, like the Lord, the giver 
 
 Never fails from age to age. 
 
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130 HYMNS OF . 
 
 3. Hound each habitation hovering, 
 
 See the cloud and fire appear, 
 For a glory and a covering, 
 
 Showing that the Lord is near. 
 Thus deriving from their banner 
 
 Light by night and shade by day, 
 Safe they feed upon the manna 
 
 Which he gives them when they pray 
 
 KEWTOir 
 
 130. Good Tidings. 
 
 1. Shout the tidings of salvation 
 
 To the aged and the young, 
 Till the precious invitation 
 
 Waken every heart and tongue ; 
 Shout the tidings of salvation 
 
 O'er the prairies of the w r est, 
 Till each gathering congregration, 
 
 Yv r ith the gospel sound is blest 
 
 2. Shout the tidings of salvation, 
 
 Mingling with the ocean's roar, 
 Till the ships of every nation 
 
 Bear the news from shore to shore ; 
 Shout the tidings of salvation 
 
 O'er the islands of the sea, 
 Till, in humble adoration, 
 
 All to Christ shall bow the knee. 
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 181. Little Things. 
 
 1. Little drops of water 
 
 Little grains of sand, 
 Make the mighty ocean 
 And the beauteous land. 
 
 2. And the little moments, 
 
 Humble though they be, 
 Make the mighty ages 
 Of eternity. 
 
 3. So our little errors 
 
 Lead the soul away 
 From the paths of virtue, 
 Oft in sin to stray. 
 
 4. Little deeds of kindness, 
 
 Little words of love, 
 Make our earth an Eden 
 
 Like the heaven above. 
 5 Little seeds of mercy, 
 
 Sown by youthful hands, 
 Grow to bless the nations 
 
 Far in heathen lands. 
 
 132. Praise to Christ. 
 1. Jesus, high in glory, 
 
 Lend a listening ear ; 
 When we bow before thee, 
 
 Infant praises hear. 
 
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 2. We are little children, 
 
 Weak and apt to stray ; 
 Saviour, guide and keep us 
 In the heavenly way. 
 
 3. Save us. Lord, from sinning, 
 
 Watch us day by day ; 
 Help us now to love thee, 
 Take our sins away. 
 
 4u Then, when Jesus calls us 
 To our heavenly home, 
 We will answer gladly, 
 
 " Saviour, Lord, we come." 
 
 133. Go Work To-Day. 
 
 1. There 's a voice in the air, 
 A still small voice, 
 
 And it comes to our ear while we play ; 
 In the morning it comes, 
 
 Though we heed not the sound, 
 And at noon and at evening 
 It follows us round : 
 f|: " Go work in my vineyard to-day. ":j| 
 
 2. T is the voice of our Father, 
 
 From heaven it comes, 
 And it finds us wherever we stray ; 
 In the field or the town,, 
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 In the house or the street, 
 Whether welcome or not, 
 The same accents we meet : 
 [.': '• Go work in my vineyard to-day. ":,'j 
 
 3. 'T is our Father who calls ; 
 He calls us in love ; 
 
 Let us hasten that call to obey : 
 He has given us life 
 
 And each good we enjoy ; 
 Let us then for his love 
 All our efforts employ ; 
 [|:" We '11 work in his vineyard to-day. :|| 
 
 4. All blessings come down 
 From his throne in the sky ; 
 
 All he asks is that we should obey : 
 He has saved us from death ; 
 
 When life's journey shall end, 
 He will love us for ever, 
 Our Saviour and Friend ; 
 II: We 11 work in his vineyard to-dav. :B 
 
 13±. I Lore a Little Child. 
 
 L I love a little child with his sparkling eye, 
 And his cheek like the blushing rose ; 
 I love his merry laugh and his sunny face, 
 When the joy of the heart overflows. 
 
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 CHOEUS. 
 
 Happy little children. 
 
 fch cares light 
 In the loving heart you ? 11 nnd 
 A warm place for you. 
 
 2. I love a little child 
 With her step so light, 
 
 As she glides like a spirit by ; 
 
 I love her gentle mirth 
 And her soft sweet songs, 
 Which with birds of the wild-wood vie. B 
 CHOP.rs — Happy little children, etc 
 
 3. I love them better yet 
 When I see them meet 
 
 In the school on the Sabbath-day, 
 To learn their Father's will, 
 And his | 
 
 And to walk in the I way. 
 
 i. I love them best c I 
 
 When their wayward hearts 
 Are sue In Saviour's love : 
 
 Though now the cross they be 
 
 Yet the crown they Tl 
 Whe„ - to their home above. 
 
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 135. Do What You Can. 
 
 1. Don't think there is nothing 
 For children to Jo. 
 Becaiu .. t work like a m in . 
 
 The harvest is great 
 . .1 the laborers fe 
 Then, children, do all that you can. 
 chy: 
 Children, do all that you can ; 
 Children, do all that you can ; 
 
 ,Teat 
 And the laborers few : 
 Then, children, do all that you can. 
 
 •2. You think, if great ridl 
 You had at command, 
 Your zeal should no w know 
 
 Yon' : ur wealth 
 
 '.. a liberal hand, 
 And succor the children of woe. 
 
 Choeus — Children, do all, etc. 
 
 3. But what if you 've naught 
 ■ penny to give ? 
 Then give it, though scanty your store ; 
 - Tor those who give nothing 
 When little they have. 
 When wealthy will do little more. 
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 4. It was not the ofifring 
 
 Of pomp and of power, 
 It was not the golden bequest — 
 Ah no, 'twas the mite 
 
 From the hand of the poor 
 That Jesus applauded and blessed. 
 
 5. Then do n't be a sluggard 
 
 And live at your ease, 
 And life with vain pleasures beguile ; 
 But ever be active 
 
 And busy as bees, 
 And God on your labors will smile. 
 
 136. Little Servants. 
 
 1. Oh what can little hands, little hands do 
 
 To please the King of heaven ? 
 The little hands some work may try 
 To help the poor in misery — 
 
 Such grace to mine be given. 
 
 2. Oh what can little lips, little lips do 
 
 To please the King of heaven ? 
 The little lips can praise and pray. 
 And gentle words of kindness say — 
 
 Such grace to mine be given. 
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 3. Oh what can little eyes, little eyes do 
 
 To please the King of heaven ? 
 The little eyes can upward look, 
 Can Jearn to read God's holy book : 
 
 Such grace to mine be given. 
 
 4. Oh what can little hearts, little hearts do 
 
 To please the King of heaven ? 
 The hearts, if God his Spirit send, 
 Can love and trust the children's Friend: 
 
 Such grace to mine be given. 
 
 5. When hearts and hands and lips unite 
 
 To please the King of heaven, 
 And serve the Saviour with delight, 
 They are most precious in his sight : 
 
 Such grace to mine be given. 
 
 137. Morning Songs. 
 
 1. As the birds in shady wildwood 
 Cheer the weary traveller, 
 So the songs of blooming childhood 
 Cheer the heart oppressed with care. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 ||: Happy voices, happy voices, 
 Precious gift from God above. :|| 
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138 HYMNS OF 
 
 2. Welcome, hour of pure enjoyment, 
 
 When the tuneful band unite 
 In the heaven approved employment 
 Of the ransomed saints in light. 
 
 3. Every loving heart rejoices, 
 
 And the angel flight delays ; 
 For 't is sweet when hearts and voices 
 Blend in songs of sacred praise. 
 
 4u Precious youth, in life's bright morning 
 Train ye for the heavenly choir ; 
 From the ways of folly turning, 
 
 To a heavenly harp aspire. a. a. g 
 
 138. A Happy Home. 
 
 1. I have a home, a happy home, 
 
 And friends who love me there ; 
 With daily bread I still am fed, 
 
 Have still warm clothes to wear : 
 I Ve health and strength in every limb, 
 
 How grateful should I be ; 
 How shall I show my love to Him 
 
 Who shows such love to me *? 
 
 2. While some are blind, or deaf, or lame, 
 
 I hear the sweet birds sing, 
 Can bound along with joyful song, 
 
 Can watch the flowers of spring ; 
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 No wasting pain my eye to dim, 
 From want and sickness free ; 
 
 How shall I show my love to Him 
 Who shows such love to me ? 
 
 And blessings greater still than these 
 
 A gracious God has given — 
 The precious word of Christ our Lord 
 
 To guide my feet to heaven. 
 Among the shining cherubim 
 
 I trust my home shall be : 
 How shall I show my love to Him 
 
 Who shows such love to me ? 
 
 My God, I am a feeble child ; 
 
 Oh teach me to obey. 
 With humble fear to serve thee here, 
 
 To watch and praise and pray : 
 My love is weak, my faith is dim, 
 
 But grace I ask from thee. 
 That I may prove my love for Him 
 
 "Who loved and died for me. 
 
 139. Sunday-School Battle Song. 
 
 1. Marching on, marching on, 
 Glad as birds on the wing, 
 Come the bright ranks of children 
 From near and from far ; 
 
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 Happy hearts, full of song, 
 'Neath our banners we bring, 
 
 Little soldiers of Zion, 
 Prepared for the war. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Marching on, marching on, 
 Sound the battle cry, sound the battle cry, 
 For the Saviour is before us, 
 And for him we draw the sword : 
 Marching on, marching on, 
 Shout the victory, shout the victory ! 
 We will end the battle singing, 
 < 'Hallelujah to the Lord.' 
 
 2. Pressing on, pressing on 
 
 To the din of the fray, 
 "With the firm tread of faith 
 
 To the battle we go ; 
 'Mid the cheering of angels 
 
 Cur ranks march away, 
 With our flags pointing ever 
 
 Eight on towards the foe. 
 Chorus — Marching on, etc 
 
 3. Fighting on, fighting on. 
 
 In the midst of the strife, 
 At the call of our Captain 
 We draw every sword : 
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HAPPI VOIt 140 
 
 We are battling for God. 
 
 We are struggling for life : 
 L t us strike every rebel 
 
 That fights gainst the Lord. 
 
 Singing on. singing on. 
 From the battle we come ; 
 
 • nag bears a wreath, 
 Every soldier renown ; 
 
 oly angels are waiting 
 To welcome us home, 
 And the Saviour will give us 
 A robe and a crown. 
 
 140. Gloria in Excclsis. 
 
 1. Glohy be to God on high, 
 
 And on earth peace, good-will towards men. 
 
 2. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, 
 We glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for 
 
 thy great glory. 
 
 3. For thou only art holy, 
 Thou only art the Lord. 
 
 4. Thou only. O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, 
 Art most high in the glory of God the Fa- 
 ther. Amen. 
 
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141 HYMNS OF 
 
 141. Love at Home. 
 
 1. There is beauty all around, 
 
 When there 's love at home ; 
 There is joy in every sound, 
 
 When there 's love at home. 
 Peace and plenty here abide, 
 Smiling sweet on every side. 
 Time doth softly, sweetly glide, 
 
 When there 's love at home. 
 
 2. In the cottage there is joy, 
 
 When there 's love at home ; 
 Hate and envy ne'er annoy, 
 
 When there 's love at home. 
 Hoses blossom 'neath our feet, 
 All the earth 's a garden sweet 
 Making life a bliss complete, 
 
 When there 's love at home. 
 
 3. Kindly heaven smiles above, 
 
 When there 's love at home ; 
 All the earth is filled with love, 
 
 When there 's love at home. 
 Sweeter sings the brooklet by, 
 Brighter beams the azure sky ; 
 Oh. there's One who smiles on high 
 
 When there 's love at home. 
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HATPY VOICES. 142 
 
 Jesus, show thy mercy mine, 
 Then there 's love at home ; 
 Sweetly whisper, I am thine, 
 Then there 's love at home. 
 Source of love, thy cheering light 
 Far exceeds the sun so bright — 
 Can dispel the gloom of night ; 
 Then there 's love at home. 
 
 142. I'm a Little Pilgrim. 
 
 1. I'm a little pilgrim 
 
 And a stranger here ; 
 Though this world is pleasant, 
 
 Sin is always near. 
 There 's a better country. 
 
 Where there is no sin, 
 Where the tones of sorrow 
 
 Xever enter in. 
 
 2. But a little pilgrim 
 
 Must have garments clean, 
 If he 'd wear the white robes 
 
 And with Christ be seen. 
 Jesus, cleanse and save me, 
 
 Teach me to obey ; 
 Holy Spirit, guide me * 
 
 On my heavenly way. 
 
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143, 144 HYMNS OF 
 
 143, Little Child's Prayer* 
 
 1. Jesus, tender Saviour, 
 
 Hast thou died for me ? 
 Make me very thankful 
 
 In my heart to thee. 
 "When the sad, sad story 
 
 Of thy grief I read, 
 Make me very sorry 
 
 For my sins indeed. 
 
 2. Now I know thou livest, 
 
 And dost plead for me ; 
 Make me very thankful 
 
 In my prayers to thee. 
 Soon I hope in glory 
 
 At thy side to stand ; 
 Make me meet to see thee 
 
 In that happy land. 
 
 144. The Good Shepherd. 
 
 1. Jesus is our Shepherd, 
 Wiping every tear ; 
 Folded in his bosom, 
 
 What have we to fear ? 
 Only let us follow 
 
 Whither he doth lead, 
 To the thirsty desert, 
 Or the dewy mead. 
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HATTY VOIC 145 
 
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 Well we know his voice ; 
 How its gentlest whi 
 
 Makes our heart rejoice! 
 
 n when he chideth, 
 Tender is his tone ; 
 ::e but he shall guide us, 
 We are his alone. 
 
 3. Jesus is our ShepL 
 
 For the sheep he bled ; 
 
 mb is spriz."- 
 With the blood he d 
 
 Dark with fearful glc m, 
 We will fear no evil, 
 
 tomb. 
 
 1-io. >'otv the Sabbath Eve Declining. 
 
 1. Xow the Sabbath eve declh :' 
 Sheds around a hallowed 1 
 
 re shining 
 With a radiance pure an . 
 Soft and gentle be the numbers 
 
 Which our grateful Bj 
 God above, while nature slumbers, 
 r. Oh hear our song 
 
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146 HYMNS OF 
 
 2. May the words of inspiration 
 
 Which our ears have heard to-day, 
 Wake a holy contemplation, 
 
 Call our souls from earth away. 
 While with hearts and voices blending, 
 
 Up to heaven our thoughts we raise, 
 Thou to mortal vows attending, 
 
 Hear, Oh hear our song of praise. 
 
 146. God is Sear Thee. 
 
 1. God is near thee. 
 Therefore cheer thee, 
 
 Sad soul ; 
 He '11 defend thee 
 When around thee 
 
 Billows roll. 
 
 2. Calm thy sadness, 
 Look in gladness 
 
 On high ; 
 Faint and weary, 
 Pilgrim, cheer thee, 
 
 Help is nigh. 
 
 3. Mark the sea-bird, 
 Wildly wheeling 
 
 Through the skies 
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HAPPY VOICES. 147 
 
 God defends him, 
 
 God attends him 
 
 When he cries. 
 
 £. God is near thee, 
 Therefore cheer thee, 
 
 Sad soul ; 
 He '11 defend thee 
 When around thee 
 
 Billows roll 
 
 117. Memory. 
 
 1. When shall we meet again — 
 
 Meet, ne'er to sever ? 
 When shall peace wreathe her chain 
 
 Round us for ever ? 
 Our hearts will ne'er repose. 
 Safe from each blast that blows, 
 In this dark world of woes — 
 
 Never, no, never. 
 
 2. When shall love freely now, 
 
 Pure as life 's river ? 
 When shall sweet friendship glow 
 
 Changeless for ever ? 
 Where joys celestial thrill, 
 Where bliss each heart shall nil, 
 And fears of parting chill — 
 
 Never, no, never. 
 
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148 HYMNS OF 
 
 3. Up to that world of light, 
 
 Take us, dear Saviour ; 
 May we all there unite, 
 
 Happy for ever ; 
 Where kindred spirits dwell, 
 There may our music swell, 
 And time our joys dispel — 
 
 Never, no, never. 
 
 4. Soon shall we meet again — 
 
 Meet, ne'er to sever ; 
 Soon will peace wreathe her chain 
 
 Bound us for ever : 
 Our hearts will then repose 
 Secure from worldly foes ; 
 Our songs of praise shall close — 
 
 Never, no, never. 
 
 118. Our Own Dear Home, 
 
 .Home, dear home, we never can forget ; 
 Friends, dear friends, we often there have met; 
 Pressed by care, or pierced by grief, 
 Home has afforded us a sweet relief. 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Tender memories round thee twine, 
 Like the ivy green round the pine ; 
 Over land and sea we may roam, 
 Still will we cherish thee, our own dear koine. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 1-, 
 
 2. Liu - I by - -in we seek a foreign shore, 
 
 ucy heap the golden ore ; 
 ind 
 1; it in the homestead in our native land. 
 Choi.::- —Tender memories, etc. 
 
 3. On the gilded page of earthly fame 
 Some may pa:. ir name ; 
 Round our names no wreath m. 
 
 But you may read them on the old home I 
 Ohobub — Tender mem 
 
 i. Pa::. ire holds the flowing bowl, 
 
 Mirth and music lure the careless soul ; 
 But with us at home, you '11 find 
 Home joys that never leave a sting beh 
 
 5. Firmly bound by silver chains of love, 
 Here are foretastes of the home above : 
 Thou from whom all blessings come, 
 Help us to praise thee for a Christian home. 
 
 U9. A Beautiful Home. 
 
 1. Title's a beautiful home for thee, 1 : 
 A home, a home for thee ; 
 In that land of bliss where pleasure is, 
 re brother, 's a home for thee. 
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1-49 HYMNS OF 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 A beautiful home for thee, brother, 
 
 A beautiful home for thee ; 
 In that land of bliss 'where pleasure is, 
 
 There, brother, 's a home for thee. 
 
 2. There 's a beautiful rest for thee, brother, 
 
 A rest, a rest for thee ; 
 In those mansions above -where all is love, 
 There, brother, 's a rest for thee. 
 Chorus— A beautiful rest, etc. 
 
 3. There 's a beautiful crown for thee, brother^ 
 
 A crown, a crown for thee, 
 "When the battle is done, and the victory won, 
 Our Saviour will give it to thee. 
 Chorus — A beautiful crown, etc. 
 
 •4. There 's a beautiful robe for thee, brother, 
 A robe, a robe for thee ; 
 A robe of white, so pure and bright, 
 A glorious robe for thee. 
 
 Chorus — A beautiful robe, etc. 
 
 5. Wilt seek that beautiful home, brother, 
 That home, that home above ; 
 In that land of light, where all is bright, 
 That land where all is love ? 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 150 
 
 150. Home in the Skies. 
 
 1. We're passing along 
 
 To our home in the skies ; 
 This garb of the pilgrim 
 
 Our Master supplies ; 
 No costly attire 
 
 Worn by kings of the earth 
 Ever rivalled its whiteness 
 
 Or equalled its worth. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Home in the skies, 
 Happy home in the skies ; 
 "SYe ? re passing along 
 To our home in the skies. 
 Tken come join our band, 
 Take the staff in your hand, 
 And with us pass along 
 To our home in the skies. 
 
 2. The world may allure us 
 
 With promise and smile, 
 And Satan our garments 
 
 Of white may defile, 
 And pleasure may knock 
 
 At the door of our heart ; 
 But we '11 look unto Jesus 
 And bid them depart 
 
 Chorus — Home in the skies, etc. 
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151 HYMNS OF 
 
 3. When weary, we '11 lean 
 
 On the arm of our Guide ; 
 When thirsty, we '11 drink 
 
 Of the stream by our side ; 
 When hungry, we '11 feed 
 
 On the manna around ; 
 And when struck by the foe, 
 
 There 's a balm for the wound 
 
 4. And oft in the distance 
 
 Our home we behold, 
 Its gates made of pearl 
 
 And its courts paved with gold ; 
 Its pastures so fresh 
 
 And its fountains so clear, 
 While the anthems of praise 
 
 Faintly fall on the ear. a. a. g. 
 
 151. Happy Home Above. 
 
 1. We soon shall leave this foreign land, 
 And cross the flowing river, 
 And in our Saviour's presence stand, 
 And sing his praise for ever. 
 
 CHOKUS. 
 
 Oh happy home above, Oh happy home above, 
 Through endless days we '11 sing the praise 
 Of Jesus and his love. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 152 
 
 2. No sorrow there ; from radiant eyes 
 
 Xo tears of grief are starting ; 
 No sad farewell, no laboring sighs, 
 When friend from friend is parting. 
 
 3. No lurking foe, no hidden snare, 
 
 Shall ever more beguile us ; 
 No pleasures false, as well as fair, 
 Shall ever more defile us. 
 
 4. Then, children, now repent, believe, 
 
 And walk the path of duty ; 
 Then in the home above you 11 live, 
 Where reigns immortal beauty. 
 
 152. The Good Shepherd. 
 
 1. The Lord is my Shepherd, 
 
 He makes me repose 
 Where the pastures in beauty are growing, 
 He leads me afar 
 
 From the world and its woes, 
 Where in peace the still waters are flowing. 
 
 2. He strengthens my spirit, 
 
 He shows me the path 
 Where the arms of his love shall enfold me. 
 And when I walk through 
 The dark valley of death, 
 His rod and his staff will uphold me. 
 
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153 HYMNS OF 
 
 153. Shepherd of Israel. 
 
 1. Oh tell me, Thou life 
 
 And delight of my soul, 
 Where the flock of thy pasture are feeding ; 
 I seek thy protection, 
 
 I need thy control, 
 I would go where my Shepherd is leading. 
 
 2. Oh tell me the place 
 
 Where thy flock are at rest, 
 Where the noontide will find them reposing ; 
 The tempest now rages, 
 My soul is distressed, 
 And the pathway of peace I am losing. 
 
 3. Oh why should I stray 
 
 With the flocks of thy foes, 
 'Mid the desert where now they are roving, 
 Where hunger and thirst, 
 
 Where affliction and woes, 
 And temptations their ruin are proving ? 
 
 4. Oh when shall my foes 
 
 And my wanderings cease, 
 And the follies that fill me with weeping? 
 Thou Shepherd of Israel, 
 Restore me that peace 
 Thou dost give to the flock thou art keeping 
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HAPPY VOICES. 154 
 
 5. A Toice from the Shepherd 
 
 Now bids thee return 
 
 By the way where the footprints are lying : 
 
 No longer to wander, 
 
 No longer to mourn, 
 
 Oh fair one, now homeward be flying. 
 
 HASTLSGa 
 
 154. Morning Song 1 . 
 
 1. Once more, my soul, the rising day 
 
 Salutes my waking eyes ; 
 Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay 
 To Him who rules the skies. 
 
 2. Night unto night his name repeats, 
 
 The day renews the sound, 
 Wide as the heavens on which he sits 
 To turn the seasons round. 
 
 3. 'T is he supports my mortal frame ; 
 
 My tongue shall speak his praise ; 
 Iffy sins would rouse his wrath to flame, 
 And yet his wrath dela}*s. 
 
 4. Great God, let all my hours be thine, 
 
 While I enjoy the light ; 
 Then shall my sun in smiles decline, 
 And bring a pleasant night. watts, 
 
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155, 156 HYMNS OF 
 
 155. The Hope of Heaven, 
 
 1. When I can read my title clear 
 
 To mansions in the skies, 
 I bid farewell to every fear, 
 And wipe my weeping eyes. 
 
 2. Should earth against my soul engage, 
 
 And hellish darts be hurled, 
 
 Then I can smile at Satan's rage, 
 
 And face a frowning world. 
 
 3. Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, 
 
 And storms of sorrow fall ; 
 May I but safely reach my home, 
 My God, my heaven, my all — 
 
 4. There shall I bathe my weary soul 
 
 In seas of heavenly rest, 
 And not a wave of trouble roll 
 Across my peaceful breast. w^rrs. 
 
 15G. A Daily Petition. 
 
 1. Father, whate'er of earthly bliss 
 Thy sovereign will denies, 
 
 Accepted at thy throne of grace 
 Let this petition rise : 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 157 
 
 2. "Give me a calm, a thankful heart. 
 
 From every murmur free ; 
 The blessings of thy grace impart. 
 And let me live to thee. 
 
 3. "Let the sweet hope that I am thine 
 
 My life and death attend ; 
 Thy presence through my journey shine, 
 And crown my journey's end." steele. 
 
 157. Jerusalem Above. 
 
 SL Jerusalem, my happy home, 
 Xarae ever dear to me, 
 "When shall my labors have an end 
 In joy and peace and thee ? 
 
 2. "When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls 
 
 And pearly gates behold, 
 Thy bulwarks with salvation strong.. 
 And streets of shining gold ? 
 
 3. Oh when, thou city of my God, 
 
 Shall I thy courts ascend, 
 Where congregations ne'er break up. 
 And Sabbaths have no end I 
 
 4. There happier bowers than Eden bloom, 
 
 Nor sin, nor sorrow know : 
 Blest seats, through rude and stormy scene* 
 I onward press to you. 
 
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158 HYMNS OF 
 
 5. Jerusalem, my happy home 
 My soul still pants for thee ; 
 Then shall my labors have an end 
 When I thy joys shall see. c. weslet. 
 
 158. Christmas Hymn. 
 
 1. Christ is born, and heaven rejoices, 
 
 Judah's plain is bathed in light ; 
 Thousand, thousand harps and voices 
 Break the silence of the night. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 || : Glory in the highest, glory, 
 Peace on earth, good- will to men. :j| 
 
 2. Christ is born, the Lord's Anointed 
 
 Leaves the heavenly world awhile, 
 Enters on the work appointed, 
 God' and man to reconcile. 
 Chorus — Glory in the highest, etc. 
 
 3. To the lost he brings salvation, 
 
 Freedom to the captive slave ; 
 Peace amid death's desolation, 
 Victory o'er the boasting grave. 
 
 4. Christ is born, Oh wondrous story ! 
 
 Lord of life, yet born to die ; 
 Sorrow's child, yet King of glory ; 
 
 Born to rule and reign on high. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 159 
 
 5. Royal babe, though few enthrone him, 
 Few their grateful offerings bring, 
 All the tribes of earth shall own him 
 Prince of peace, creation's King. a. a. a 
 
 159. Star of Bethlehem. 
 
 1. Saw you never in the twilight, 
 
 When the sun has left the skies, 
 Up in heaven the clear stars shining 
 
 Through the gloom like silver eyes ? 
 So of old, the wise men watching, 
 
 Saw a little stranger star, 
 And they knew the King was given, 
 
 And they followed it from far. 
 
 2. Heard you never of the story 
 
 How they crossed the desert wild, 
 Journeyed on by plain and mountain> 
 
 Till they found the holy Child- 
 How they opened all their treasure, 
 
 Kneeling to that infant King, 
 Gave the gold and fragrant incense, 
 
 Gave the myrrh in offering ? 
 
 3. Know you not that lowly infant 
 
 Was the bright and Morning Star, 
 He who came to light the Gentiles 
 And the darkened isles afar ? 
 
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]G0 HYMNS OF 
 
 And we too may seek his cradle, 
 
 There our hearts' best treasure bring ; 
 
 Love and faith and true devotion, 
 For our Saviour, God. and King. 
 
 100. Christmas Song. 
 
 1. The city's hum was hushed and still. 
 And silence reigned o'er vale and hill ; 
 The birds had sought the sheltering tree, 
 The flocks were folded tenderly ; 
 
 No sound of life was on the breeze, 
 That murmured through the olive-trees, 
 And 'mid the stars heaven's brightest gem 
 Shone over sleeping Bethlehem : 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Good tidings, good tidings, 
 
 Good tidings of great joy ! 
 On this blest morn a Prince is born ! 
 
 Good tidings of great joy ! 
 The Prince of peace, the Incarnate Worclj 
 A Saviour, Christ the Lord ! 
 
 Glory to God in the highest, then, 
 Glory to God in the highest, 
 
 And on earth peace, good- will to men. 
 
 2. In rapturous tones that strain arose, 
 And burst upon the night's repose ; 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 1G1 
 
 A white-winged legion from on high 
 With dazzing glory filled the sky : 
 The music of the angel band 
 Went floating o'er the Holy Land, 
 While on the listening shepherds' ear 
 Still rang that chorus loud and clear — 
 Chorus — Good tidings, etc. 
 
 The vision faded from the sight, 
 Hushed were those voices of the night, 
 And brightly dawned upon the earth 
 The morning of our Saviour's birth : 
 Oh morn of gladness, day of joy, 
 Well may thy praise our tongues employ ! 
 Well may we join that song of love 
 First sung by minstrels from above. 
 Chorus — Good tidings, etc. s. h. thateb. 
 
 161. Christmas Carol. 
 
 1. We three kings of Orient are ; 
 Bearing gifts we traverse afar 
 Field and fountain, 
 Moor and mountain, 
 Following yonder star. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Oh star of wonder, star of night, 
 Star with royal beauty bright, 
 
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161 HYMNS OF 
 
 Westward leading, 
 Still proceeding, 
 Guide us to the perfect Light. 
 
 2. Born a King on Bethlehem's plain, 
 Gold I bring to crown him again — 
 
 King for ever, 
 Ceasing never 
 Over us all to reign. 
 
 Chorus — Oh star of wonder, etc 
 
 3. Frankincense to offer have I : 
 Incense owns a deity nigh ; 
 
 Prayer and praising 
 All men raising, 
 Worship him God on high. 
 
 Chorus — Oh star of wonder, etc. 
 
 4. Myrrh is mine : its bitter perfume 
 Breathes a life of gathering gloom- 
 Sorrowing, sighing, 
 Bleeding, dying, 
 
 Sealed in the stone-cold tomb. 
 
 5. Glorious now behold him arise, 
 King and God and Sacrifice ; 
 
 Heaven singing 
 Hallelujah ; 
 Joyous the earth replies. 
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HAPPY yoici:*. 162 
 
 lf>2. Seeking Chrfc 
 
 1. Saviour, listen to our pi 
 
 Foor and sinful though we are ; 
 Guilt-confessing, 
 
 Give thy blessing, 
 Grant us thy loving care. 
 
 CHORUS, 
 
 O God our Father, Christ our King, 
 Now to thee our hearts we bring ; 
 
 Keep them ever, 
 
 Blessed Saviour, 
 Till in heaven thy love we sing. 
 
 2. Strength is thine ; we often stray 
 From thy pure and holy way ; 
 
 \Vitt thou guide us, 
 Walk beside us, 
 Nearer every day ? 
 
 Chorus— God our Father, etc. 
 
 3. Then may we, when life is o'er, 
 Stand with thee on yonder shore. 
 
 Freed from sinning, 
 Heaven winning, 
 Praising evermore. 
 
 nog — God our Father, etc. 
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163 HYMNS OF 
 
 163. Angels' Welcome. 
 
 1. My home is in heaven, 
 
 My rest is not here, 
 Then why should I murmur 
 
 When trials appear ? 
 Be hushed, my dark spirit, 
 
 The worst that can come 
 But shortens my journey 
 
 And hastens me home. 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Then the angels will come, 
 
 With their music will come, 
 With music, sweet music 
 
 To welcome me home ; 
 In the bright gates of crystal 
 
 The shining ones will stand, 
 And sing me a welcome 
 
 To their own native land. 
 
 2. It is not for me 
 
 To be seeking my bliss, 
 And building my hopes 
 In a region like this ; 
 I look for a city 
 
 Which hands have not piled, 
 I pant for a country 
 By sin undenled. 
 
 Choeus — Then the angels, etc. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 164 
 
 3. The thorn and the thistle 
 
 Around me may grow ; 
 I would not recline 
 
 Upon roses below ; 
 I ask not my portion, 
 
 I seek not my rest 
 Till I find them for ever 
 
 On Jesus' own breast. 
 
 1(U. "Ke is Risen." 
 
 ' He is risen, he is not here ; 
 
 Seek him not among the dead. 
 He is living, do not fear." 
 
 So the white-robed angel said. 
 He hath conquered every foe, 
 
 He hath shown his power to save, 
 W~hen he took the sting from death 
 
 .And the victory from the grave. 
 
 GHOBD& 
 
 Then with one heart and voice 
 Let all the earth rejoice ; 
 Let all the living join the strain. 
 And angels shout it back again : 
 The Lord is risen, the Lord is risen ! 
 Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, rejoice! 
 
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165 HYMNS OV 
 
 2. He is risen, he is not here , 
 
 On the earth he walks no more ; 
 All his trials, all his toils, 
 
 All his grief and shame are o'er ; 
 All his purpose is fulfilled, 
 
 All his work on earth is done : 
 He whom sinners put to death 
 
 Sitteth on the great white throne. 
 Choetjs — Then with one heart, etc. 
 
 3. He is risen, he is not here — 
 
 Not indeed to mortal eyes \ 
 But we all who die with him, 
 
 Shall again with him arise. 
 'T is in him alone we live ; 
 
 And because he lives again — 
 Blessed promise, glorious hope ! 
 
 We shall with him live and reign. 
 
 S. H. TBATE3, 
 
 165. Morning Hymn, 
 
 1. Now the shades of night are gone, 
 Now the morning light is come ; 
 Lord, we would be thine to-day ; 
 Drive the shades of sin away. 
 
 2. Fill our souls with heavenly light 
 Banish doubt and clear our sight : 
 In thy service, Lord, to-day, 
 Help us labor, help us pray. 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 1G6 
 
 3. Keep our wayward passions bound, 
 Save us from our foes around ; 
 Going out and coming in, 
 
 Keep us safe from every sin. 
 
 4. When our work of life is past, 
 Oh receive us all at last ; 
 
 Sin's dark night shall be no more 
 When we reach the heavenly shore. 
 
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 166. Sabbath Morning. 
 
 1. Christ the Lord is risen to-day, 
 Sons of men and angels say : 
 Eaise your joys and triumphs high, 
 Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply. 
 
 2. Love's redeeming work is done, 
 Fought the fight, the victory won : 
 Jesus' agony is o'er, 
 
 Darkness veils the earth no more. 
 
 3. Tain the stone, the watch, the seal ; 
 Christ has burst the gates of hell ; 
 Death in vain forbids him rise, 
 Christ has opened paradise. 
 
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1G7, 168 HYMNS OF 
 
 4. Lives again our glorious King ! 
 
 "Where, death, is now thy sting?" 
 Once he died our souls to save ; 
 "Where 's thy victory, boasting grave ?" 
 
 CUDWOET3. 
 
 167. Evening Aspirations. 
 
 1. Softly now the light of day 
 Fades upon my sight away ; 
 Free from care, from labor free, 
 Lord, I would commune with thee. 
 
 2. Soon for me the light of day 
 Shall for ever pass away ; 
 Then, from sin and sorrow free, 
 Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee. 
 
 DOAJJR 
 
 168. Pilgrim Song. 
 
 1. A few more years shall roll, 
 A few more seasons come, 
 And we shall be with those that rest 
 
 Asleep within the tomb. 
 Then, O my Lord, prepare 
 
 My soul for that great day ; 
 Oh wash me in thy precious blood, 
 And take my sins away. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 168 
 
 2. A few more suns shall set 
 
 O'er these dark hills of time ; 
 And we shall be where suns are not — 
 
 A for serener clime. 
 Then, O my Lord, prepare 
 
 Ify soul for that blest day ; 
 Oh wash me in thy precious blood, 
 
 And take my sins away. 
 
 3. A few more storms shall beat 
 
 On this wild rocky shore ; 
 And we shall be where tempests cease, 
 
 And surges swell no more. 
 Then, my Lord, prepare 
 
 My soul for that calm day ; 
 Oh wash me in thy precious blood, 
 
 And take my sins away. 
 
 •L A few more struggles here, 
 
 A few more partings o'er, 
 A few more toils, a few more tears, 
 
 And we shall weep no more. 
 Then, my Lord, prepare 
 
 My soul for that blest day ; 
 Oh wash me in thy precious blood. 
 
 And take my sins away. 
 
 5. A few more Sabbaths here 
 Shall cheer us on our way ; 
 And we shall reach the endless rest, 
 The eternal Sabbath-da v. 
 
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109 HYMNS OF 
 
 Then, O my Lord, prepare 
 My soul for that sweet day ; 
 
 Oh wash me in thy precious blood, 
 And take my sins away. 
 
 6. 'T is but a little while 
 
 And He shall come again, 
 "Who died that we might live, who lives 
 
 That we with Him may reign. 
 Then, my Lord, prepare 
 
 My soul for that glad day ; 
 Oh wash me in thy precious blood, 
 
 And take my sins away. bokjjl, 
 
 169, My Heavenly Home. 
 
 1. This world is not my home, I know, 
 
 For sin and sorrow wound me ; 
 But mercy tempers every blow, 
 And goodness smiles around me. 
 
 CHOKTTS. 
 
 Then let my lot be what it may, 
 Come gladness, or come sorrow, 
 
 I 'm nearer to my home to-day, 
 And may be there to-morrow. 
 
 2. The tear may fall, the heart may bleed, 
 
 And all look dark and dreary ; 
 But love divine supplies my need, 
 
 And cheers the spirit weary. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 170 
 
 3. As falls the leaf when touched by frost 
 
 So loved ones fall around me ; 
 
 But 'tis by mercy's hand are loosed 
 
 The ties that fondly bound me. 
 
 4. With heart resigned, I bid adieu 
 
 To those who love, but leave me ; 
 My home, my heavenly home's in view. 
 "Where death shall ne'er bereave me. 
 
 5. My heavenly home, where Jesus reigns ! 
 
 "When I behold thy glory, 
 I '11 walk thy ever-verdant plains, 
 
 And sing redemption's story. a. a. a 
 
 170. A Happy New-Tear to Thee. 
 
 1. A happy New-year to thee, father, 
 
 A happy New-Year to thee ! 
 Oh, could I thy portion appoint, father, 
 
 How blessed that portion should' be. 
 Thy pathway I 'd strew with bright flowers, 
 father, 
 
 And wing every moment with joy ; 
 No sorrow should ruffle thy brow, father, 
 
 No cankering care should annoy. 
 
 2. A happy New-year to thee, mother, 
 
 A happy New-year to thee ! 
 I think of thy toils and thy tears, mother, 
 And moved by love's eloquent plea. 
 
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 My study shall daily be this, mother : 
 To lessen the tears that may start, 
 
 To lighten the toils that oppress, mother 
 And kindle the joy of thy heart. 
 
 3. A happy New-year to thee, brother, 
 
 A happy New-year to thee ; 
 The future is closed to the eye, brother, 
 
 And we will not wish for the key ; 
 But joy shall be blended with joy, brother, 
 
 If smoothly we glide through the year ; 
 If walking the valley of grief, brother, 
 
 Then tear shall be mingled with tear. 
 
 L A happy New-year to thee, sister, 
 A happy New-year to thee ; 
 May grief never dim the bright eye, sister 
 
 That beams with affection for me ; 
 » Through sunshine and showers of the past, 
 sister, 
 Our hearts and our homes have been one ; 
 And love burning bright to the last, sister, 
 Shall garnish the hours as they run. a. a. o. 
 
 171. Thanksgiving. 
 
 Praise the Lord who reigns above, 
 And keeps his courts below ; 
 
 Praise him for his boundless love, 
 And all his greatness show : 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 172 
 
 Praise him for his noble deeds ; 
 
 Praise hirn for his matchless power ; 
 Him from whom all good proceeds, 
 
 Let earth and heaven adore. 
 
 2. Publish, spread to all around 
 
 The great Immanuel's name ; 
 Let the gospel trumpet sound ; 
 
 The Prince of peace proclain. 
 Praise him, every tuneful string ; 
 
 All the reach of heavenly art, 
 All the power of music bring, 
 
 The music of the heart. 
 
 3. Him in whom they move and live, 
 
 Let every creature sing ; 
 Glory to our Saviour give, 
 
 And homage to our King. 
 Hallowed be his name beneath, 
 
 As in heaven, on earth adored ; 
 Praise the Lord in every breath — 
 
 Let all things praise the Lord. 
 
 172. Thanks and Praise. 
 
 1 Meet and right it is to sing. 
 In every time and place. 
 Glory to our heavenly King, 
 The God of truth and grace. 
 
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173 HYMNS OF 
 
 Join we then with sweet accord, 
 All in one thanksgiving join ; 
 
 Holy, holy, holy Lord, 
 Eternal praise be thine. 
 
 2. Thee the first-born sons of light, 
 
 In choral symphonies, 
 Praise by day, day without night, 
 
 And never, never cease : 
 Angels and archangels, all 
 
 Praise the sacred Three in One ; 
 Sing and stop, and gaze and fall, 
 
 O'erwhelmed" before thy throne. 
 
 o Father, God, thy love we praise 
 
 Which gave thy Son to die ; 
 Jesus, full of truth and grace, 
 
 Alike we glorify ; 
 Spirit, Comforter divine, 
 
 Praise by all to thee be given, 
 Till we in full chorus join, 
 
 And earth is turned to heaven. 
 
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 173. Gone, Gone. 
 
 Gone, gone, loved one, 
 Gone from our home ; 
 
 God hath recalled thee 
 In thy youthful bloom : 
 
HAPPY VOICES. 174 
 
 Death's icy fingers 
 
 Rest upon thee now ; 
 Still beauty lingers 
 
 On thy pallid brow. 
 
 2. Gone, gone, loved one, 
 
 Gone to thy tomb ; 
 But 'tis not*cheerless, 
 
 Hope dispels its gloom : 
 While we are weeping 
 
 O'er the hallowed ground, 
 Thou art but sleeping 
 
 Till the trump shall soujid. 
 
 3. Gone, gone, loved one, 
 
 Gone to the blest ; 
 Earth had its pleasures, 
 
 But 't was not thy rest : 
 Sin and temptation 
 
 Were thy sorrow here, 
 Then full salvation 
 
 Is thy portion then, a. a. a 
 
 174:. O'er the flowing River. 
 
 O'er the flowing river, 
 Little children stand, 
 
 Free from sin for ever, 
 Happy in that land. 
 
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174 HYMXS OF 
 
 Fairer than the summer flower 
 
 Is every holy one, 
 Singing, shining ever more, 
 
 "With glory but begun. 
 
 2. Once their eyes were streaming 
 With the tears of woe ; 
 Now with rapture beaming, 
 
 Not a tear they know : 
 Crowns of glory now they wear, 
 
 And ever as they rove, 
 O'er the tuneful harps they bear 
 ^Their skilful fingers move. 
 
 3. 'T was Immanuel sought them, 
 
 Straying from the fold ; 
 With a price he bought them, 
 
 Dearer far than gold ; 
 Not the treasures of the mine, 
 
 Not bleating flocks he gave ; 
 Blood he shed — 'twas blood divine, 
 
 To sanctify and save. 
 
 4. Little saints in glory, 
 
 Guilty though I be, 
 I have learned the story, 
 "Jesus died for me." 
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HAPPY VOICES. 175, 170 
 
 Ransomed by his blood divine, 
 
 My Saviour I will love ; 
 Bear Lis cross, then rise and join 
 Your shining band above. a. a. g 
 
 175. The Lord's Prayer. Chant. 
 
 1. Our. Father, which art in heaven, I hallowed I 
 
 be thy I name : I 
 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on I 
 earth, as it I is in I heaven : 
 
 2. Give us this I day our I daily I bread ; 
 
 And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive I 
 them that I trespass a- 1 gainst us ; 
 
 8. And lead us not into temptation, but de- I liv- 
 er I us from I evil ; 
 For thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
 and the glory, for I ever. I A- 1 men. 
 
 17G. The Little Graves. 
 
 1. Oh the green grass waves 
 O'er the silent graves, 
 Where the loved and the lost we lay ; 
 And you shed a tear 
 As you linger here, 
 At the close of a summer day. 
 
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176 HYMNS OF 
 
 As you look around 
 
 O'er the hallowed ground, 
 Little graves here and there you see ; 
 
 And they seem to say, 
 
 As } r ou thither stray, 
 " There 's a grave in this ground for thee." 
 
 2. In your youthful prime 
 In your sweet spring time, 
 
 You may sink in the silent tomb ; 
 
 Though your cheek now glows 
 
 Like the blushing rose, 
 Death may steal all its radiant bloom ; 
 
 And the bell may toll 
 
 For a youthful soul 
 Fled away to the God who gave ; 
 
 While the mouldering clay 
 
 From the light of day 
 Shall be hid in the cold, cold grave. 
 
 3. Oh, be wise to-day, 
 Nor presume to say 
 
 To the voice that would woo and win, 
 
 " Go thy way this time, 
 
 'T is my youthful prime ; 
 When I 'm old I will turn from sin. " 
 
 Shun the downward path, 
 
 For it leads to wrath ; 
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HAPPY VOICES. 177 
 
 While B child to the Saviour fly ; 
 
 And the tears they shed 
 
 O'er your earthy bed 
 Shall be turned into joy on high. a. a. q 
 
 177. A Young 1 Christian's Burial. 
 
 1. Come, children, kindly gather 
 
 Round this form beloved, 
 Whence so soon our heavenly Father 
 
 Hiith the soul removed. 
 Soul, leave the body mortal 
 
 Safe with us at rest, 
 Pass beyond the golden portal 
 
 To thy Saviour's breast 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Bright angels, happy spirits, 
 
 Watch with star-like eyes 
 O'er the spot whence at Christ's summons 
 
 His beloved shall rise. 
 
 2. Eyes full of love and gladness, 
 
 Quiet now in sleep, 
 Closed on all our sin and sadness, 
 
 Never more to weep — 
 Unclose now with bliss amazing 
 
 In the realms of peace ; 
 Burst to sight, with rapture gazing 
 
 On the Saviour's face. 
 
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HYMNS OF 
 
 Hark, 'mid the radiant dawning, 
 
 TVhere night comes no more, 
 Sweet-toned bells of Sabbath morning 
 
 Sound from that far shore ; 
 Lo, cherub forms that hover, 
 
 Bearing thee away ; 
 So farewell, thy night is over, 
 
 Lost in endless day. 
 
 178. A Hymn of Praise. 
 
 1. Gloey to the Father give — 
 
 Praise him and adore, 
 God in whom we move and live — 
 
 Praise him ever more. 
 Children's prayers he deigns to hear- 
 
 Praise him and adore ; 
 Children's songs delight his ear — 
 
 Praise him ever more. 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Praise, glory, honor, blessing 
 
 To the King of heaven — 
 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
 
 Ee for ever given. 
 
 2. Glory to the Son we bring — 
 
 Praise him and adore, 
 Christ, our Prophet, Priest, and King- 
 Praise him ever more. 
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 Children, raise your sweetest strain - 
 
 Praise hirn and adore ; 
 To the Lamb, for he was slain — 
 
 Praise him ever more. 
 
 3. Glory to the Holy Ghost- 
 Praise him and adore ; 
 
 He reclaims the sinner lost — 
 Praise him ever more. 
 
 Children's minds doth he inspire — 
 Praise him and adore ; 
 
 Touch their tongues with holy fire — 
 Praise him ever more. 
 
 179. Stand Up for Jesus. 
 
 1. This life is a battle 
 
 'Gainst Satan and sin, 
 And we are the soldiers 
 
 The victory to win, 
 And Christ is the Captain 
 
 Of our little band ; 
 Whatever opposes, 
 
 For him we will stand 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Then stand up for Jesus, 
 
 Whatever befall ; 
 On Calvary's mountain 
 
 He stood for us all ; 
 
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179 HYMNS OF 
 
 Then stand up for Jesus, 
 
 Stand up for Jesus, 
 
 Stand up for Jesus, for Jesus. 
 
 2. To God for our armor 
 
 We '11 fail not to go, 
 He '11 clothe us with truth 
 
 And with righteousness too ; 
 The " gospel of peace " 
 
 Shall our footsteps attend, 
 And the good "shield of faith " 
 
 From all harm shall defend. 
 
 3. Salvation our helmet, 
 
 The Bible our sword, 
 Though wily our foes, 
 
 We are ' ' strong in the Lord ;" 
 While watching and praying 
 
 Our armor keeps bright, 
 Our Jesus will help us 
 
 To stand for the right. 
 
 L Though little temptations— 
 The worst ones of all — 
 Will often beset us 
 
 To make us to fall, 
 We 11 stand up for Jesus ; 
 
 And when life is o'er, 
 For us he '11 be standing 
 On Jordan's bright shore. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 180, 181 
 
 ISO, The New Jerusalem. 
 
 1. Wl are on our journey home, 
 
 Where Christ our Lord is gone ; 
 We shall meet around his throne 
 : When he makes his people one 
 In the new Jerusalem. :]| 
 
 2. We can see that distant home, 
 
 Though clouds roll dark between ; 
 Faith views the radiant dome, 
 1 a lustre flashes keen 
 From the new Jerusalem. :|| 
 
 3. Oh glory shining far 
 
 From the never-setting sun ; 
 Oh trembling morning star, 
 I,: Our journey's almost done 
 To the new Jerusalem. :|| 
 
 4. Our hearts are breaking now 
 
 Those mansions fair to see ; 
 Lord, thy heavens bow, 
 |l:And raise us up with thee 
 To the new Jerusalem. :j| 
 
 1S1. The Still Small Yo-ice. 
 
 Oft as I rove, in thoughtless mood, 
 Along life's flowery, sunny road, 
 Unconscious how the path may end, 
 Unheeding where my footsteps tend, 
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 I hear a voice which seems to say, 
 In a gentle whisper, Come away, Come away! 
 Softly it whispers, Come away, Come away, 
 Come away ! 
 
 2. From day to day that voice I hear, 
 And oftenest when no friend is near — 
 When on some secret purpose bent, 
 Or on some pleasure too intent — 
 
 A still small voice which seems to say, 
 
 In a gentle whisper, Come away, Come awayi 
 
 Softly it whispers, Come away, Come away ! 
 
 3. At times perchance too near I tread 
 Some cruel quicksand's treacherous bed, 
 Some yawning gulf, some fatal snare, 
 Some spot where death is in the air ; 
 Then comes that warning voice to say, 
 
 In a gentle whisper, Come away, Come away ! 
 Softly it whispers, Come away, Come away ! 
 
 L Some foe with radiant beauty drapes 
 Temptation in a thousand shapes, 
 And many a glittering prize is given 
 To lure me far from home and heaven ? 
 But never fails that voice to say, 
 With its gentle whisper, Come away, Come 
 
 away 
 
 Softly it whispers, Come away, Come away 
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 5. Ah, gentle Spirit, faithful Friend, 
 Be with me always to life's end, 
 Till He who keeps my heavenly crown 
 Shall send his loving angel down. 
 Upon my brow his hand to lay, 
 And kindly bid me, Come away. Come away ! 
 And softly whisper, Come away. Come away ! 
 
 S. H. THAlLIi. 
 
 182. Rock of Affes. 
 
 1. Rock of ages, cleft for me, 
 Let me hide myself in thee ; 
 Let the water and the blood, 
 From thy riven side that flowed, 
 Be of sin the double cure, 
 
 Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 
 
 2. Not the labor of my hands 
 Can fulfil thy law's demands : 
 Could my zeal no respite know, 
 Could my tears for ever flow, 
 All for sin could not atone ; 
 Thou must save, and thou alone. 
 
 3. Nothing in my hand I bring, 
 Simply to thy cross I cling ; 
 Naked, come to thee for dress ; 
 Helpless, look to thee for grace ; 
 Vile, I to the fountain fly ; 
 Wash me, Saviour, or I die ! 
 
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 4. "While I draw this fleeting breath, 
 When my eyelids close in death, 
 When I soar to worlds unknown, 
 See thee on thy judgment-throne, 
 Bock of ages, cleft for me. 
 Let me hide myself in thee. toil 
 
 IS 3. Invitation. 
 
 1. From the cross uplifted high, 
 Where the Saviour deigns to die, 
 What melodious sounds we hear 
 Bursting on the ravished ear : 
 
 ;i Love's redeeming work is done ; 
 Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 
 
 2. " Sprinkled now with blood the throne, 
 Why beneath thy burdens groan ? 
 
 On thy pierced body laid, 
 Justice owns the ransom paid ; 
 Bow the knee, and kiss the Son, 
 Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 
 
 3. ' ■ Soon the days of life shall end ; 
 Lo, I come, your Saviour, Friend, 
 Safe your spirits to convey 
 
 To the realms of endless day — 
 
 Up to my eternal home, 
 
 Come and welcome, sinner, coine." 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 184 
 
 184. Heaven is 31 y Home. 
 
 1. I'm but a Btnmgei here, 
 
 Heaven is my home : 
 E nth is a desert drear. 
 
 Heaven is my home : 
 Danger and sorrow stand 
 Round me on e-v 
 
 : therland, 
 
 Hearen ia my home. 
 
 2. TVhat though the tempest rage, 
 
 my home ; 
 Short is my pilgrimage ; 
 ^n is my home ; 
 Time's cold and wintry blast 
 Soon will be c 
 I shall reach h : n 
 Heaven is my home. 
 
 3. There, at my Savionr'a side, 
 
 fen is my home ; 
 I shall be glorified. 
 
 Heaven is my home : 
 There are the good and blest. 
 In sst ; 
 
 There too I soon shall rest, 
 
 Heaven is my home. 
 
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185 HYMNS OF 
 
 185. Nearer to Thee. 
 
 1. Neaeer, my God, to thee, 
 
 Nearer to thee : 
 E'en though it be a cross 
 
 That raiseth me ; 
 Still all my song shall be, 
 Nearer, my God, to thee, 
 
 Nearer to thee. 
 
 2. Though like a wanderer, 
 
 Daylight all gone, 
 Darkness be over me, 
 
 My rest a stone, 
 Yet in my dreams I 'd be 
 Nearer, my God, to thee, 
 
 Nearer to thee. 
 
 3. There let the way appear 
 
 Steps up to heaven ; 
 All that thou sendest me, 
 
 In mercy given, 
 Angels to beckon me 
 Nearer, my God, to thee, 
 
 Nearer to thee. 
 
 • 
 
 4. Then with my waking thoughts, 
 
 Bright with thy praise, 
 Out of my stony griefs 
 Bethel I '11 raise ; 
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HAPPY VOICES. 186 
 
 So by my woes to be 
 rer, my God, to thee. 
 Nearer to thee. 
 
 5. Or if on joyful wing 
 
 Cleaving the sky, 
 Sun, moon, and stars forgot, 
 
 Upward I fly. 
 Still all my song shall be, 
 Nearer, my God, to thee, 
 
 Nearer to thee. 
 
 IS6. Press On, Little Pilgrims. 
 
 1. Peess on, little pilgrims, 
 And never give up, 
 
 Though often the desert is dreary ; 
 
 Press on. little pilgrims, 
 
 Replenish your cup 
 From wells of salvation when weary. 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 When you 've crossed the river. 
 You '11 be happy ever ; 
 Safe on Canaan's shore, 
 You '11 be happy ever more. 
 
 2. Press on, little pilgrims, 
 And lean on the Friend 
 
 Whose heart is the empire of pity ; 
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187 HYMNS OF 
 
 Whose wisdom shall guide yon, 
 Whose arm shall defend, 
 Till safe in the beautiful city. 
 
 Chorus — When you 've crossed, etc. 
 
 3. Press on, little pilgrims, 
 And never retreat 
 
 When Satan comes forth to annoy you ; 
 
 The darts which he hurls 
 
 With a merciless hate, 
 May wound, but shall never destroy you. 
 
 4. Press on, little pilgrims, 
 Your home is in view ; 
 
 Its doors are thrown wide to receive you ; 
 
 A bright crown of glory 
 
 Is laid up for you, 
 AjQd "sorrow and sin shall soon leave you. 
 
 187. The Shining Way. 
 
 1. The pearly gates are open wide, 
 I see the bright array ; 
 On either side the angels glide, 
 
 To keep the shining way. 
 And little children learn to find 
 
 The way by angels trod, 
 Where Christ's redeemed in union walk 
 The shining way of God. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 188 
 
 CHORUS. 
 The pearly galea are open wide, 
 
 I see the bright array ; 
 On either side the angels glide, 
 
 To keep the shining way. 
 
 2. When storms arise, and darkness clouds 
 
 The faithful pilgrims' way, 
 On either side the angels glide. 
 
 To keep the shining way ; 
 And blighter gleams the morning light 
 
 Bthind the gentle rod, 
 For Christ's redeemed more clearly see 
 
 The shining way of God. 
 
 3. And soon they walk the golden streets, 
 
 Not slighted and alone ; 
 On either side the angels glide, 
 
 To lead them to the throne : 
 And there they 11 wear a starry crown 
 
 "Who once did tire and plod. 
 For Christ's redeemed as kings shall tread 
 
 The shining wav of God. 
 
 188. The Pilgrim's Guide. 
 1. My Saviour, my almighty Friend, 
 When I begin t 
 "Where will the growing numbers end, 
 The numbers of thv grace ! 
 
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 Thou art my everlasting trust, 
 ' Thy goodness I adore ; 
 And since I knew thy graces fiust, 
 I speak thy glories more. 
 
 2. My feet shall travel all the length 
 
 Of the celestial road, 
 And march with courage in thy strength, 
 
 To see my Father God. 
 When I am filled with sore distress 
 
 For some surprising sin, 
 I '11 plead thy perfect righteousness, 
 
 And mention none but thine. 
 
 3. How will my lips rejoice to tell 
 
 The victories of my King ; 
 My soul redeemed from sin and hell, 
 
 Shall thy salvation sing. 
 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ; 
 
 With this delightful song 
 I '11 entertain the darkest hours, 
 
 Nor think the season Ions:. watts* 
 
 189. Shall We Meet Beyond the River 2 
 
 1. Shall we meet beyond the river. 
 Where the surges cease to roll, 
 
 Where, in all the bright foi ever, 
 Sorrow ne'er shall press the soul ? 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 1S9 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 Shall we meet, shall we meet, 
 Shall we meet, shall we meet, 
 Shall we meet beyond the river, 
 Where the surges cease to roll? 
 
 2. Shall we meet in that blest harbor 
 
 "When our stormy voyage is o'er ; 
 Shall we meet and cast the anchor 
 By the fair celestial shore ? 
 Choeus — Shall we meet, etc. 
 
 3. Where the music of the ransomed 
 
 Rolls in harmony around, 
 And creation swells the chorus 
 With its sweet melodious sound ? 
 Choeus — Shall we meet, etc. 
 
 4. Shall we meet with many a loved one, 
 
 Torn on earth from our embrace ? 
 Shall we listen to their voices, 
 And behold them face to face ? 
 Choeus— Shall we' meet, etc. 
 
 5. Shall we meet with Christ our Saviour 
 
 When he comes to claim his own ? 
 Shall we hear him bid us welcome, 
 And sit down upon his throne ? 
 Choeus — Shall we meet, etc. 
 
 HASTT5Gflk. 
 
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190 HYMNS OF 
 
 190. The Heavenly Land. 
 
 1. There 's a land of peerless beauty, 
 
 And of glory all untold, 
 Where no shadow ever falleth, 
 
 Where no sunny face grows old ; 
 Where the crystal river floweth, 
 
 With the tree upon its banks, 
 And with love each bosom gloweth 
 
 In the bright celestial ranks. 
 
 2. Oh to reach that clime of gladness, 
 
 Be it all my soul's desire ; 
 Whether joy be mine, or sadness, 
 
 Upward still would I aspire. 
 Brief the pang my heart that rendeth, 
 
 Brief the joy that swells it here ; 
 But the rapture never endeth 
 
 Of that pure and blessed sphere. 
 
 3. There is Jesus, my Redeemer, 
 
 With the many crowns he wears, 
 And the scars of earthly wounding, 
 
 Precious tokens which he bears ; 
 There the angels, all so glorious, 
 
 In the outer circle stand, 
 While the souls by faith victorious 
 
 Are a nearer, dearer band. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 191 
 
 L Then, while months and years are taking 
 
 Like a dream their flight away, 
 If they bring me but the breaking 
 
 Of the one eternal day, 
 I will not regret their fleetness, 
 
 Xor hold fast to things below, 
 I will only ask a meetness 
 
 For the bliss to which I go. 
 
 A. D. 61TITH, D. D. 
 
 191. Shall We Meet in Heaven! 
 
 1. Shall we meet in heaven above, 
 
 Shall we meet, shall we meet, 
 Shall we meet in heaven above, 
 
 Meet in heaven above ? 
 Yes. if we are justified 
 By the sacred crimson tide 
 Flowing from the Saviour's side, 
 
 We shall meet in heaven. 
 
 2. Shall we wear the snowy robe, 
 
 Shall we wear, shall we wear, 
 Shall we wear the snowy robe 
 
 Worn by saints in heaven ? 
 Yes, if we will onward press 
 In the way of holiness, 
 We shall wear the snowy dress 
 
 Worn by saints in heaven. 
 
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192 HYMNS OF 
 
 3. Shall we strike the golden harp, 
 
 Shall we strike, shall we strike, 
 Shall we strike the golden harp, 
 
 With the choir in heaven? 
 Yes, if from the heart we sing 
 Praises to our Saviour King, 
 We shall strike the tuneful string 
 
 With the choir in heaven. 
 
 4. Shall we wear a glorious crown, 
 
 Shall we wear, shall we wear, 
 Shall we wear a glorious crown 
 
 On a throne in heaven ? 
 Yes, if we the conflict share, 
 Every cross with patience bear, 
 We that glorious crown shall wear 
 
 On a throne in heaven. a. a. a 
 
 192. The World Above. 
 
 1. High above yon stars of night, 
 Far away, far away, 
 Floats a world, whose radiant light 
 
 Never fades away. 
 Who shall find admittance there ? 
 Who its boundless joy shall share? 
 Who within its mansions fair 
 Pass that endless day ? 
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HATTY VOICES. 193 
 
 2. You and I may enter there 
 If we will, if we will ; 
 
 Christ for us will homes prepare 
 
 Free from every ill : 
 If we all our sins confess, 
 He '11 convey us by his grace. 
 Robed in his own righteousness, 
 
 There with him to dwell. 
 
 193. Beautiful Laud. 
 
 1. Jerusalem, for ever bright, 
 Beautiful land of rest. 
 Xo winter there, no chill of night — 
 
 Beautiful land of rest ! 
 The dripping cloud is chased away. 
 The sun breaks forth in endless day : 
 Jerusalem, the beautiful land of rest ! 
 Jerusalem, the beautiful land of rest ! 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Beautiful land, beautiful land, 
 
 We wait impatient to behold 
 
 The gates of pearl, the streets of gold, 
 
 And nestle safe in Jesus' fold, 
 
 In the beautiful land, 
 
 The beautiful land of rest. 
 
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 2. Jerusalem, for ever free, 
 
 Beautiful land of rest, 
 The soul's sweet home of liberty, 
 
 Beautiful land of rest ! 
 The gyres of sin, the chains of woe, 
 The ransomed there will never know. 
 
 Jerusalem, the beautiful land of rest 
 Chorus — We wait impatient etc. 
 
 3. Jerusalem, for ever dear, 
 
 Beautiful land of rest, 
 Thy pearly gates almost appear, 
 
 Beautiful land of rest ! 
 And when we tread thy lovely shore, 
 We 11 sing the song we 've sung before, 
 
 Jerusalem, the beautiful land of rest! 
 
 194. Asleep hi Jesus. 
 
 , Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep, 
 From which none ever wake to weep, 
 A calm and undisturbed repose, 
 Unbroken by the last of foes. 
 
 Asleep in Jesus ! Oh how sweet 
 To be for such a slumber meet ; 
 With holy confidence to sing 
 That death has lost its venomed sting. 
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HAITI VOICES. 195 
 
 p in Jesus ! peaceful rest, 
 Whose making is supremely blest ; 
 No fear, no woe shall dim that hour 
 That manifests the Saviour's power. 
 
 4. Asleep in Jesus ! Oh for me 
 May such a blissful refuge be : 
 
 urely shall my ashes lie, 
 And wait the summons from on high. 
 
 195. Home of the Blest. 
 
 1. Oh when shall I dwell 
 
 In a mansion all bright, 
 And Jesus my Saviour behold ; 
 Or walk by his side 
 Like an angel of light. 
 In a city all garnished with gold ? 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Home of the blest, home of the blest,, 
 When wilt thou ever be mine ! 
 
 Home of the blest, home of the blest, 
 Soon shalt thou ever be mine. 
 
 2. Xo pearl from the ocean, 
 
 2s o gold from the mine, 
 Can pardon and purity buy ; 
 I '11 trust in the blood 
 Of a Saviour divine. 
 And I '11 cling to his cross till I die, 
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 3. Though light are the sorrows 
 
 That burden a child, 
 And fleeting the tempest of woe, 
 I long for the land 
 
 That was never defiled ; 
 To the home of the blest would I go. 
 
 4. But while I 'm a stranger 
 
 Away from my home, 
 I '11 toil in the vineyard and pray ; 
 I '11 carry the cross 
 
 While I think of the crown, 
 And I '11 watch for the break of the day. 
 
 196. Best for the Weary. 
 
 In the Christian's home in glory, 
 There remains a land of rest ; 
 
 There my Saviour 's gone before me, 
 To fulfil my soul's request. 
 
 CHOKUS. 
 
 There is rest for the weary, 
 There is rest for the weary, 
 There is rest for the weary, 
 
 There is rest for you. 
 On the other side of Jordan, 
 
 In the sweet fields of Eden, 
 Where the tree of life is blooming, 
 
 There is rest for you. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 197 
 
 2. He is fitting up my mansion, 
 
 'Which eternally shall stand. 
 For my stay shall not be transient 
 In that holy, happy land. 
 Chobus— There is rest. etc. 
 
 3. Death itself shall then be vanquished, 
 
 Aud its sting shall be withdrawn ; 
 Shout for gladness, Oh ye ransomed, 
 Hail with joy the rising morn. 
 
 197. The Eternal Home. 
 
 1. This is not my place of resting 
 
 Mine 's a city yet to come ; 
 Onward to it I am hasting, 
 On to my eternal home. 
 Chobus — There is rest, etc. 
 
 2. In it all is light and glory, 
 
 O'er it shines a nightie ss day ; 
 Every trace of sin's sad story, 
 All the curse hath passed away. 
 
 3. There the Lamb our Shepherd leads U3 
 
 By the streams of life along, 
 On the freshest pastures feeds Us, 
 Turns our sighing into song. 
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 4. Soon we pass this desert dreary, 
 Soon we bid farewell to pain ; 
 Never more are sad or weary, 
 Never, never sin again. bona*. 
 
 198. Rest in Christ. 
 
 1. Come, saith Jesus' sacred voice, 
 Come and make my paths your choice ; 
 I will guide you to your home ; 
 Weary pilgrim, hither come. 
 
 Chorus — There is rest, etc. 
 
 2. Hither come, for here is found 
 Balm for every bleeding wound, 
 Peace which ever shall endure, 
 Rest eternal, sacred, sure. 
 
 199. Christ our Peace. 
 
 1. Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, 
 
 Weak and wounded, sick and sore, 
 Jesus ready stands to save you, 
 Full of pity, love, and power. 
 Chorus — There is rest, etc. • 
 
 2. Now, ye needy, come and welcome, 
 
 God's free bounty glorify ; 
 Faith he gives, and true repentance, 
 
 Every grace that brings you nigh. 
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 3. Come, ye weary, heavy-laden, 
 
 Bruised and mangled by the fall ; 
 If you tarry till you 're better, 
 You will never come at all. 
 
 200. The Shining Shore. 
 
 1. My days are gliding swiftly by, 
 And I, a pilgrim stranger, 
 Would not detain them as they fly, 
 Those hours of toil and danger : 
 
 For Oh. we stand on Jordan's strand, 
 Our friends are passing over, 
 
 And just before, the shining shore 
 We may almost discover. 
 
 2. We '11 gird our loins, my brethren dear, 
 
 Our "distant home discerning ; 
 Our absent Lord has left us word, 
 Let every lamp be burning. 
 
 Chorus — For Oh, we stand, etc 
 
 3. Should coming days be cold and dark, 
 
 We need not cease our singing ; 
 That perfect rest naught can molest, 
 Where golden harps are ringing. 
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201 HYMNS OF 
 
 L Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow, 
 Each chord on earth to sever, 
 Our King says, " Come, " and there 's our home 
 For ever, Oh, for ever. 
 
 201. The Sweetest Name. 
 
 1. There is no name so sweet on earth, 
 
 Xo name so sweet in heaven, 
 The name, before his wondrous birth, 
 To Christ the Saviour given. 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 We love to sing around our King, 
 And hail him "blessed Jesus ;" 
 
 For there 's no word ear ever heard, 
 So dear, so sweet as Jesus. 
 
 2. His human name they did proclaim, 
 
 When Abram's Son they sealed him ; 
 The name that still, by God's good will, 
 Beliveeee revealed him. 
 
 Ceoetjs — We love to sj'd£. etc. 
 
 £ And when he hung upon the tree. 
 
 They wrote this name above him, 
 That all might see the reason we 
 
 For ever mora must love him. 
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HAPPY TOICES. 202 
 
 So now upon his Father's throne, 
 
 Almighty to release us 
 From sins and pains, he gladly reigns 
 
 The Prince and Saviour, Jesus. 
 
 202. The Strayed Lamb. 
 
 1. A giddy lamb, one afternoon, 
 
 Had from the fold departed ; 
 The tender shepherd missed it soon, 
 
 And sought it broken-hearted. 
 Not all the flock that shared his love 
 
 Could from the search delay him, 
 Nor clouds of midnight darkness move, 
 
 Nor fear of suffering stay him. 
 
 2. But night and day he went his way 
 
 In sorrow till he found it ; 
 He saw it where it fainting lay, 
 
 He clasped his arms around it ; 
 And closely sheltered in his breast, 
 
 From every ill to save it, 
 He took it to his home of rest, 
 
 And pitied and forgave it. 
 
 3. And thus the Saviour will receive 
 
 The little ones who fear him ; 
 Their pains remove, their sins forgive, 
 And draw them gently near him — 
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 Blest while they live ; and when they die, 
 When soul and body sever, 
 
 Conduct them to his home on high, 
 To dwell with him for ever. 
 
 YOUSG REAPEB. 
 
 203. Heavenly Mansions. 
 
 1. I see in heaven those mansions bright, 
 
 The noonday sun outshining, 
 For those who feel the Saviour's love 
 Around their hearts entwining. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Oh, happy they who reach that place 
 Where sorrow cometh never — 
 
 Who rest within his loving arms 
 For ever and for ever. 
 
 2. If I could hear my Saviour say, 
 
 "Thy sins are all forgiven ;" 
 Then I could see a shining house 
 Awaiting me in heaven. 
 Chorus — Oh, happy they, etc 
 
 3. Look how the children at his feet 
 
 Their tiny crowns are flinging, 
 While angels on their downy wings 
 
 The latest born are bringing. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 204 
 
 ■L Fee, I will love my Saviour now, 
 And serve him in life's morning ; 
 For I can see the house on high 
 Of his own hand's adorning. 
 
 204. We're Goiii£ Home. 
 
 1. Youthful pilgrims, whither bound 
 
 Through this vale so fearful ? 
 Passing o'er enchanted ground, 
 Why are you so cheerful? 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Oh we 're going, going home 
 To our happy, happy home. 
 
 To the city of our Saviour King, 
 
 Where the golden crown they wear. 
 And the palm of victory bear, 
 
 And they strike the golden harp as they sing. 
 
 2. Tell us why, when pleasure woos, 
 
 You will not believe her ? 
 Tell us why the heart you close 
 On the gay deceiver ? 
 
 Choeus — Oh, we're going, etc. 
 
 3. When from ambush Satan's dart 
 
 Wounds the pilgrim weary, 
 Where 's the balm to ease the smart 
 In the desert dreary ? 
 
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 4. But the deep cold river see, 
 
 Pilgrims, just before you ; 
 What will then your solace be 
 When its waves roll o'er you ? 
 
 5. Pilgrims of the Saviour King, 
 
 Earth's temptations scorning, 
 We will join your band and sing 
 In life's sunny morning. a 
 
 205. A Father in the Promised Land. 
 
 1. I have a Father in the promised land, 
 I have a Father in the promised land, 
 My Father calls me, I.must go 
 To meet him in the promised land. 
 
 I '11 away, I '11 away to the promised land, 
 I '11 away, I '11 away to the promised land, 
 My Father calls me, I must go 
 To meet him in the promised land. 
 
 2. I have a Saviour in the promised land, 
 I have a Saviour in the promised land, 
 My Saviour calls me, I must go 
 To meet him in the promised land. 
 
 Chorus— I '11 away, I '11 away, etc. 
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HAPrY VOICES. 206 
 
 3. I have a crown in the promised land, 
 I have a crown in the promised land ; 
 When Jesus'calls me, I must go 
 
 To wear it in the promised land. 
 
 4. I hope to meet yon in the promised land 
 I hope to meet yon in the promised land 
 At Jesus' feet, a joyous band, 
 
 We '11 praise him in the promised land. 
 
 206. Longing 1 for Heaven. 
 
 1. Ye angels who stand round the throne, 
 
 And view my Immanuel's face, 
 In rapturous songs make him known ; 
 
 Tune, tune your soft harps to his praise : 
 He formed you, the spirits you are, 
 
 So happy, so noble, so good ; 
 "When others sunk down in despair, 
 
 Confirmed by his power ye stood. 
 
 2. Ye saints who stand nearer than they, 
 
 And cast your bright crowns at his feet, 
 His grace and his glory display, 
 
 And all his rich mercy repeat 
 He snatched you from hell and the grave, 
 
 He ransomed from death and despair : 
 For you he was mighty to save, 
 
 Almighty to bring you safe there. 
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207 HYMNS OF 
 
 3. I want to put on my attire, 
 
 Washed white in the blood of the Lamb ; 
 I want to be one of youl' choir, 
 
 And tune my sweet harp to his name : 
 I want, Oh I want to be • there, 
 
 "Where sorrow and sin bid adieu, 
 Your joy and your friendship to share. 
 
 To wonder and worship with you. 
 
 " DE FLErBT. 
 
 207. The Sabbath. 
 
 1. How sweet is the Sabbath to me, 
 
 The day when the Saviour arose ; 
 'T is heaven his beauties to see, 
 
 And in his soft arms to repose. 
 He knows I am weak and defiled, 
 
 My life is but empty and vain ; 
 But if he will make me his child, 
 
 I '11 never forsake him again. 
 
 2. This day he invites me to come, 
 
 How kindly he bids me draw near ■ 
 He offers me heaven for home, 
 
 And wipes off the penitent tear : 
 He offers to pardon my sin, 
 
 And keep me from every snare, 
 To sprinkle and cleanse me within, 
 
 And show me his tender est gare. 
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HATTY VOICES. 208, 209 
 
 208. Realms of the Blest. 
 
 1. We speak of the realms of the blest. 
 
 Of that country so bright and so fair, 
 And oft are it 
 
 Bat what must it be to be there ! 
 We speak of its pathway of gold, 
 
 Of its walls decked with jewels, so rare. 
 Of its wonders and pleasures untold ; 
 
 Brit what must it be to be there ! 
 
 2. We speak of its freedom from sin. 
 
 From sorrow, temptation, and care. 
 From trials without and within ; 
 
 But what must it be to be there ! 
 Do thou. Lord, 'midst gladness or woe, 
 
 Still fox heaven our spirits prepare. 
 And shortly we also shall know 
 
 And feel what it is to be there. 
 
 200. I'm a Pilgrim. 
 
 1. I 'm a pilgrim, and I 'in a stranger ; 
 I can tarry. I can tarry but a'night. 
 Do not detain me, for I am going 
 To where the fountains are ever flowing : 
 I 'in a pilgrim, and I in a stranger, 
 I can tarry, I can tarry but a night. 
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210 HYMNS OF 
 
 2. There the glory is ever shining ! 
 
 my longing heart, my longing heart is ther* 
 Here in this country, so dark and dreary, 
 
 1 long have wandered, forlorn and weary. 
 I 'in a pilgrim, and I 'm a stranger, 
 
 I can tarry, I can tarry but a night. 
 
 3. There 's the city to which I journey ; 
 My Redeemer, my Redeemer is its light ! 
 There is no sorrow, nor any sighing, 
 Nor any sin there, nor any dying ! 
 
 I 'in a pilgrim, and I 'in a stranger. 
 I can tarry, I can tarry but a night. 
 
 210. Homeward Bound. 
 
 1. Out on an ocean all boundless we ride — 
 We 're homeward bound, homeward bound . 
 Tossed on the waves of a rough restless tide— 
 We're homeward bound, homeward bound. 
 Far from the safe quiet harbor we've rode, 
 Seeking our Father's celestial abode, 
 Promise of which on us each he bestowed — 
 We're liomeward bound, homeward bound, 
 
 1 Wildly the storm sweeps us on as it roars — 
 We 're homeward bound, homeward bound; 
 Look, yonder lie the bright heavenly shores — 
 We 're homeward bound, homeward bound. 
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 ly, O pilot, stand firm at the wheel ; 
 ly, we soon shall out weather the gale : 
 Oil how we fly 'neath the loud creaking sail 
 We 're homeward bound, homeward I 
 
 3 We 11 tell the world as we journey along. 
 We 're homeward bound, homeward b 
 Try to persuade them to enter our throng — 
 We 're homeward bound, homeward bono L 
 Come, trembling sinner, forlorn and opprest, 
 Join in our number, Oh come and be blc 
 Journey with us to the mansions of rest — 
 We 're homeward bound, homeward bound. 
 
 L Into the harbor of heaven we glide — 
 We 're home at last, home at last ; 
 
 Softly we drift on its bright silver tide — 
 We 're home at last, home at last. 
 
 Glory to God, all our dangers are o'er, 
 
 We stand secure on the glorified shore ; 
 
 " Glory to God!" we will shout evermore ; 
 Wo 're home at last, home at last ! 
 
 211. Joyfully, Joyfully. 
 1. Joyfully, joyfully, onward we move, 
 Bound to the land of bright spirits above 
 Jesus our Saviour in mercy says, Come, 
 Joyfully, joyfully haste to your home. 
 
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 Soon will our pilgrimage end here below, 
 Soon to the presence of God we shall go ; 
 Then if to Jesus our hearts have been given, 
 Joyfully, joyfully rest we in heaven. 
 
 2 Teachers and scholars have passed on before 
 Waiting, they watch us approaching the shore, 
 Singing to cheer us while passing along, 
 "Joyfully, joyfully haste to your home." 
 Sounds of sweet music there ravish the ear ; 
 Harps of the blessed, your strains we shall hear, 
 Filling with harmony heaven's high dome ; 
 Joyfully, joyfully, Jesus, we come. 
 
 3. Death with his arrow may soon lay us low ; 
 Safe in our Saviour, we fear not the blow : 
 Jesus hath broken the bars of the tomb ; 
 Joyfully, joyfully will we go home. 
 Bright will the morn of eternity dawn, 
 Death shall be conquered, his sceptre be gone* 
 Over the plains of sweet Canaan we'll roam. 
 Joyfully, joyfully, safely at home. 
 
 212. The Lovely Land. 
 
 1. There is a land of pure delight, 
 
 Where saints immortal reign ; 
 
 Infinite day excludes the night, 
 
 And pleasures banish pain. 
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 Ob the land, the lovely land, 
 
 The land over Jordan's foam ; 
 On the golden strand 
 Wait the happy, happy band, 
 To welcome the ransomed home, 
 
 *2. There everlasting spring abides, 
 And never-withering flowers : 
 Death, lihe a narrow sea. divides 
 This heavenly land from ours. 
 Choeus— Oh the land,, etc. 
 
 3. Sweet fields., beyond the swelling flood, 
 
 Stand dressed in living green ; 
 So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 
 "While Jordan rolled between. 
 Choeus — Oh the land, etc. 
 
 4. Oh, could we make our doubts remove, 
 
 Those gloomy doubts that rise, 
 And view the Canaan that we love 
 "With unbeclouded eyes ; 
 
 5. Could we but climb where Moses stood, 
 
 And view the landscape o'er, 
 Mot Jordan's stream nor death's cold flood 
 Should flight us from the shore. 
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 213. Beautiful Zion. 
 
 1. Beautiful Zion, built above, 
 Beautiful city that I love ; 
 Beautiful gates of pearly white, 
 Beautiful temple, God its light 
 He who was slain on Calvary, 
 Opens those pearly gates to me. 
 Zion, Zion, lovely Zion, 
 Beautiful Zion, city of our God. 
 
 2. Beautiful heaven, where all is light ; 
 Beautiful angels, clothed in white ; 
 Beautiful strains that never tire ; 
 Beautiful harps through all the choir. 
 There shall I join the chorus sweet, 
 Worshipping at the Saviour's feet. 
 Zion, Zion, lovely Zion, 
 Beautiful Zion, city of our God. 
 
 3. Beautiful crowns on every brow, 
 Beautiful palms the conqueror's show: 
 Beautiful robes the ransomed wear, 
 Beautiful all who enter there. 
 Thither I press with eager feet ; 
 There shall my rest be long and sweet. 
 Zion, Zion, lovely Zion, 
 
 Beautiful Zion, city of our God. 
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HAPPY VOICES. • 214 
 
 Beautiful throne for Christ our K 
 "Beautiful songs the angels sing ; 
 Beautiful rest — all wanderings cease ; 
 Beautiful home of perfect peace. 
 There shall ray eyes the Saviour see ; 
 Haste to his heavenly home with me. 
 Zion. Zion, lovely Zion, 
 Beautiful Zion, city of our God. 
 
 •214. Sorrow is O'er, 
 
 1. What to me are earth's pleasures, 
 
 And what its flowing tears ? 
 What are all the sorrows I deplore ? 
 There 's a song ever swelling. 
 Still lingers on my ears, 
 "Oh, sorrow shall come again no more." 
 
 CHOBU8. 
 
 'T is a song from the home of the weary : 
 "Sorrow, sorrow is for ever o'er : 
 
 Happy now. ever happy 
 
 On Canaan's peaceful shore. 
 
 Oh, sorrow shall come again no more. " 
 
 2. I seek not earthly glory, 
 
 Nor mingle with the gay ; 
 I desire not this world's gilded store : 
 
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215 ■ HYMNS OF 
 
 There are voices now calling 
 
 From those bright realms of day, 
 "Oh, sorrow shall come again no more." 
 Choeus — 'T is a song, etc. 
 
 . 3. T is a note that is wafted 
 
 Across the troubled wave ; 
 T is a song I 've heard upon the shore ; 
 'T is a sweet thrilling murmur 
 Around the Christian's grave : 
 " Oh, sorrow shall come again no more." 
 Chorus— 'T is a song, etc. 
 
 4. 'T is the loud-pealing anthem, 
 The victor's holy song, 
 Where the conflict and the strife are o'er , 
 When the saved ones for ever 
 In joyous notes prolong, 
 "Oh, sorrow shall come again no more." 
 
 215. Welcome. 
 
 1. Happy shepherds in Judah, 
 That heard the angel host 
 Pouring out on earth the joy of heavjn ; 
 But the chorals of angels 
 In silence all are lost, 
 When Jesus one word of love has given. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 216 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 T ifl A voice from the brightness of glory ; 
 
 " Welcome, welcome to ray home of joy : 
 Come to me all ye weary, ye heavy-laden, cotnr , 
 
 I '11 give you a rest without alloy." 
 
 •2. He is Lord of earth and heaven, 
 And his almighty power 
 Can redeem from Satan and from hell ; 
 He can hush Sinai's thunder, 
 And in the final hour 
 Can take us with him in bliss to dwell. 
 Chokus — 'T is a voice, etc. 
 
 3. Let us hear then our Saviour. 
 Whatever be his word. 
 
 And his lightest whisper well obey ; 
 That in peril and sorrow 
 We still may hear our Lord 
 Bid our sorrows and perils flee away. 
 Chorus — T is a voice, etc. 
 
 216. No Sorrow There. 
 
 1. Oh sing to me of heaven 
 When I am called to die ; 
 Sing songs of holy ecstacy 
 To waft my soul on high. 
 
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 CHORUS. 
 
 There '11 be no sorrow there, 
 There '11 be no sorrow there ; 
 In heaven above, where all is love, 
 There '11 be no sorrow there. 
 
 2. When cold and sluggish drops 
 
 Koll off my marble brow, 
 Break forth in songs of joyfulness ; 
 Let heaven begin below. 
 
 Chorus — There'll be no sorrow.etc. 
 
 3. Then to my raptured ear 
 
 Let one sweet song be given ; 
 
 Let music charm me last on earth, 
 
 And greet me first in heaven. 
 
 4. When round my senseless clay 
 
 Assemble those I love, 
 Then sing of heaven, delightful heaven. 
 My glorious home above. 
 
 217. Evening Hymn. 
 
 1. The day is past and gone, 
 
 The evening shades appear ; 
 Oh may we all remember well 
 The night of death draws near. 
 
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 2. Lord, keep us safe this night 
 
 Secure from all our fears ; 
 May angels guard us while we sleep, 
 Till morning light appears. 
 
 3. And when we early rise, 
 
 And view the unwearied sun. 
 May we set out to win the prize, 
 And after glory run. 
 
 4. And when our days are past, 
 
 And we from time remove,. 
 Oh may we in thy bosom rest, 
 The bosom of thy love. 
 
 218. A Crown of Glory Bright. 
 
 1. A ceown of glory bright 
 By faith I see, 
 In yonder realms of light, 
 Prepared for me. 
 
 I 'm nearer my home, nearer my home, 
 Nearer my home to-day ; 
 Yes, nearer my home in heaven to-day 
 Than ever I 've been before. 
 
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 2. Oh may I faithful prove, 
 
 The crown in view, 
 And through the storms of life 
 My way pursue. 
 
 3. Jesus, be thou my guide, 
 
 My steps attend ; 
 Oh keep me near thy side ; 
 Be thou my friend. 
 
 4. Be thou my shield and sun, 
 
 My guide and guard ; 
 And when my work is done, 
 My great reward. 
 
 219. Little Travellers. 
 
 1. Little travellers Zionward, 
 
 Each one entering into rest, 
 In the kingdom of your Lord, 
 
 In the mansions of the blest ; 
 There to welcome Jesus waits. 
 
 Gives the crown his followers win ; 
 Lift your heads, ye golden gates, 
 
 Let the little travellers in. 
 
 & Who are they whose little feet, 
 
 Pacing life's dark journey through, 
 
 Now have reached that heavenly seat 
 They had ever kept in view ? 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 220 
 
 I. from Greenland's frozen land ;'' 
 "I, from India's sultry plain ;" 
 44 1, from Afric's barren sand ;" 
 44 1, from islands of the main." 
 
 , 44 All our earthly journey passed, 
 
 Every tear and pain gone by, 
 Here together met at I 
 
 At the portal of the sky. 
 Each the welcome 4 Come' a 
 
 Conquerors over death and sin." 
 Lift your heads, ye golden gates, 
 
 Let the little travellers in. 
 
 220. Beautiful River. 
 
 1. Shall we gather at the river, 
 
 Where blight angel feet have trod ; 
 With its crystal tide for en 
 
 Flowing by the throne of God ? 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Yes, we '11 gather at the river, 
 The beautiful, the beautiful river — 
 Gather with the saints at the river 
 That flows by the throne of God. 
 
 2. On the margin of the river, 
 
 Washing up its silver spray, 
 
 We will walk and worship ever, 
 
 All the happy, golden dav. 
 
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 3. Ere we reach the shining river, 
 
 Lay we every burden down ; 
 Grace our spirits will deliver, 
 And provide a robe and crown. 
 
 4. At the smiling of the river, 
 
 Mirror of the Saviour's face, 
 Saints whom death will never sever, 
 Lift their songs of saving grace. 
 
 6. Soon we '11 reach the silver river, 
 Soon our pilgrimage will cease ; 
 Soon our happy hearts will quiver 
 With the melody of peace. 
 
 221. Roll, Jordan, Roll. 
 
 1. Roll, Jordan, roll, 
 
 Thy foaming waters roll along ; 
 No ill I fear, for Christ is near, 
 
 His rod and staff are strong : 
 My Lord will meet me on the shore, 
 
 When heart .and flesh shall fail ; 
 His presence dear my soul will cheer 
 
 When deep in Jordan's vale. 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Oh swiftly the Jordan rolls, 
 
 Its billows are dashing on the shore ; 
 He '11 bid the tide abase its pride. 
 
 And bring me safely o'er. 
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HATPY VOICES. 221 
 
 SL Roll, Jordan, roll, 
 framing waters roll along ; 
 Use, 
 
 Where Christ's redeemed belong. 
 
 . li sin and Satan join their p r 
 To plunge me in the deep, 
 ging foe cannot o^rthrow 
 Bopl that Christ doth keep. 
 Chorus — Oh swi I rdan. etc. 
 
 I D, Jordan, roll, 
 
 Thy foaming waters roll along ; 
 
 The hosts of God thy bed have trod 
 
 With trumpet and with song : 
 Right thi a \ h thy waves with pomp divine 
 
 The fiery pillar passed, 
 In days of yore, and brought them o'er 
 To Canaan's land at last. 
 
 Chorus— Oh swiftly the Jordan, etc. 
 
 4. Boll, Jordan, roll, 
 Thy foaming waters roll along ; 
 Both young and old thy billows cold 
 
 Await — an endless throng. 
 Thr ragh fear of death though tremblers lit 
 
 In bondage all their life, 
 My soul aspires with warm desires 
 In thee to end its strife. 
 
 Chorus — Oh swiftly the Jordan, etc. 
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 2-22. The Heaven Above. 
 
 1. There 's a bright, unfading crown 
 
 In the heaven above, 
 Sparkling like the dews ot mom, 
 
 In the heaven above. 
 Thousands of children there 
 That crown of glory wear, 
 Xow safe from sin and care, 
 
 In the heaven above. 
 
 2. There 's a robe of righteousness 
 
 In the heaven above ; 
 "Worn by every heir of grace. 
 
 In the heaven above ; 
 Happy and undefiled, 
 Many a ransomed child, 
 Shines like the starlight mild, 
 
 In the heaven above. 
 
 3. There 's a tuneful harp of gold 
 
 In the heaven above ; 
 Every hand a harp shall hold 
 
 In the heaven above. 
 Thousands of children sing 
 Praise to their Saviour King ; 
 Loud sweep the tuneful string 
 
 In the heaven above. 
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 4. Would yon strike that goldun wire 
 Iu the heaven above — 
 
 c that crown and that attire 
 In the heaven above ? 
 Come then to Jesus, come ; 
 Come in your youthful bloom ; 
 Come, for there now is room 
 In the heaven above. a. a. a 
 
 223. Sabbath Eve. 
 
 1. How sweet the light of Sabbath eve, 
 
 How soft the sunbeams lingering there : 
 For these blest hours the world I leave, 
 Wafted on wings of praise and prayer. 
 
 2. The time how lovely and how still! 
 
 Peace shines and smiles on all below ; 
 The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill, 
 All fair with evening's setting glow. 
 
 3. Season of rest ! the tranquil soul 
 
 Feels the sweet calm, and melts to love 
 And while these sacred moments roll, 
 Faith sees a smiling heaven above. 
 
 4. 2\or will our days of toil be long, 
 
 Our pilgrimage will soon be trod 
 And we shall join the ceaseless song, 
 The endless Sabbath of our God. bdmbvov. 
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 224. Abide With Me. 
 
 1. Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear, 
 It is not night if thou be near : 
 Oh may no earth-born cloud arise 
 To hide thee from thy servant's eyes. 
 
 2. When soft the dews of kindly sleep 
 My wearied eyelids gently steep, 
 
 Be my last thought — how sweet to rest 
 For ever on my Saviour's breast. 
 
 3. Abide with me from morn till eve, 
 For without thee I cannot live ; 
 Abide with me when night is nigh, 
 For without thee I dare not die. 
 
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 4. Be near to bless me when I wake, 
 Ere through the world my way I take . 
 Abide with me till in thy love 
 
 L lose myself in heaven above. kebue 
 
 225. Sabbath Ere. 
 
 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love, 
 But there 's a nobler rest above : 
 To that our longing souls aspire, 
 With ardent love and strong desire. 
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 No more fatigue, no mere distn 
 
 Xor sin nor death shall reaeh the place ; 
 Xo groans shall mingle with the songs 
 "Which warble from immortal tongues. 
 
 Xo rude alarms of raging foes ; 
 Xo cares to break the long repose ; 
 Xo midnight shade, no clouded sun, 
 But sacred, high, eternal noon. 
 
 Oh, long expected day, begin ! 
 Dawn on this world oi woe and sin ; 
 Fain would we leave this weary road, 
 To sleep in death and rest in God. 
 
 DODDRIDGE 
 
 226, Daily Devotion. 
 
 1. My (^od. how endless is thy love ; 
 
 Thy gifts are every evening new ; 
 And morning mercies from above 
 Gently distil like early dew. 
 
 2. Thou spreadest the curtains of the night. 
 
 Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; 
 Thy sovereign word restores the light. 
 And quickens ail my drowsy powers. 
 
 3. I yield my pevwers to thy command, 
 
 To thee I consecrate my days ; 
 Perpetual blessings from thy hand 
 Demand perpetual songs of praise, v- 
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227, 228 HYMNS OF 
 
 227. The Heayenly Mansion. 
 
 1. My heavenly home is "bright and fair, 
 Nor pain nor death can enter there ; 
 Its glittering towers the sun outshine ; 
 That heavenly mansion shall be mine. 
 
 2. My Father's house is built on high, 
 Far, far above the starry sky : 
 "When from this earthly prison free, 
 That heavenly mansion mine shall be. 
 
 3. Let others seek a home below, 
 
 Which flames devour, or waves overflow ; 
 Be mine the happier lot— to own 
 A heavenly mansion near the throne. 
 
 4. Then fail this earth, let stars decline, 
 And sun and moon refuse to shine, 
 All nature sink and cease to be ; 
 That heavenly mansion stands for me. 
 
 228. Evening Hymn. 
 
 1. Gloey to thee, my God, this night, 
 For all the blessings of the light : 
 Keep me, Oh keep me, King of kings, 
 Beneath the shadow of thy wings. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 229 
 
 2. Forgive me, Lord, through thy dear Son, 
 The ills which I this day have done ; 
 That with the world, myself, and thee, 
 
 I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 
 
 3. Teach me to live, that I may dread 
 The grave as little as my bed ; 
 Teach me to die, that so I may 
 Rise glorious at the judgment-day. 
 
 L Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
 Praise him, all creatures here below ; 
 Praise him above, ye heavenly host ; 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, kenk. 
 
 2:29. Going to Christ. 
 
 1. Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone, 
 He whom I fix my hopes upon ; 
 His track I see, and I '11 pursue 
 The narrow way till him I view. 
 
 2. So glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb, 
 Shall take me to thee as I am : 
 Nothing but sin I thee can give, 
 Nothing but love shall I receive. 
 
 3 Then will I tell to sinners round 
 What a dear Saviour I have found ; 
 I '11 point to thy redeeming blood, 
 And say, Behold the wav to God ! 
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230, 231 HYMNS OF 
 
 230. Morning Hymn. 
 
 1. God of the morning, at whose voice 
 
 The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, 
 And like a giant doth rejoice 
 To run his journey through the skies : 
 
 2. Oh, like the sun, may I fulfil 
 
 The appointed duties of the day ; 
 "With ready mind and active will 
 March on and keep my heavenly way. 
 
 3. But I shall rove and lose the race, 
 
 If God, my sun, should disappear, 
 And leave me in this world's wild maze 
 To follow every wandering star. 
 
 1 Give me thy counsel for my guide, 
 And then receive me to thy bliss ; 
 All my desires and hopes beside 
 Are faint and cold compared with this. 
 
 WATT& 
 
 231. The Beautiful World. 
 
 1. There 's beauty in the sunshine, 
 There 's beauty in the showers ; 
 
 There 's beauty in the wildwood, 
 There 's beauty in the flowers : 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 231 
 
 The valley and the mountain, 
 
 The ocean and the plain, 
 In beauty robed, entrance the heart, 
 
 And every sense enchain. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Beautiful world, beautiful world, beautiful. bea*> 
 tiful world ; 
 
 Beautiful world, beautiful world, beautiful. beau- 
 tiful world. 
 
 2. But there 's a world above us 
 
 More beautiful and pure, 
 Where all that 's bright and lovely 
 
 For ever shall endure : 
 Xo angry storms assail it, 
 
 Xo blast nor sickly blight, 
 No chilling winds, no burning heats, 
 
 Xo dark and dreary night. 
 Chobus— Beautiful world, etc. 
 
 3. We weep, for here we languish, 
 
 But there 's no sorrow there ; 
 The eye that fondly gazes 
 
 Shall never shed the tear : 
 Xo pangs of sad bereavement 
 
 Shall pierce the mourner's heart, 
 Xo grassy grave shall mar the grouud, 
 
 Xo death shall hurl the dart. 
 
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232 HYMNS OF 
 
 i. One season bland and vernal 
 
 Shall bless that hallowed ground, 
 And changeless and eternal 
 
 Shall beauty smile around : 
 From hunger, thirst, and weakness 
 
 The ransomed souls are free ; 
 They drink the stream, they pluck the fruit 
 
 Of immortality. 
 
 232. Sunlight. 
 
 1. The sun shines bright, 
 And it pours its light 
 
 O'er the valley, the field, and flood ; 
 
 The night-bird flies 
 
 From the sunlit skies, 
 To his home in the leafy wood. 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Then sleep no more, for the day is come, 
 The night with its gloom has fled ; 
 
 With a cheerful heart fulfil your part. 
 And the path of duty tread. 
 
 2. God's word is light, 
 Like the sun so bright, 
 
 And it shines in this Christian clime ; 
 And sin retires 
 From its searching fires, 
 
 To its home in the dens of crime. 
 
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HAPPY VOICES. 233 
 
 3. Poor pagans sleep 
 
 In their gloom so deep, 
 Not a star lends its feeble ray ; 
 
 But rays divine 
 
 On your pathway shine, 
 And you bask in the bright broad day. 
 
 4. Then pray and toil 
 For a little while, 
 
 And the wants of the world supply ; 
 
 Do all you can, 
 
 AVhether child or man, 
 For the night of the grave draws nigh. 
 
 A. A. 6. 
 
 238. Away to the Woods. 
 
 1. Away to the woods, away, 
 Away to the woods, away ; 
 All nature is smiling, 
 Our young hearts beguiling, 
 Oh we will be happy to-day. 
 
 || : Away, away, away, away, 
 
 Away to the woods, away, :|j 
 || : Away to the woods, away to the woods, 
 
 Away to the woods, away ;:jj 
 
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233 HYMNS OF 
 
 2. Our flag to the breezes fling, 
 Our flag to the breezes fling, 
 And as it waves o'er us, 
 
 We '11 join in the chorus, 
 Till woodland and valley shall ling. 
 Chorus — Away, away, etc. 
 
 3. Oh this is our festal day, 
 Oh this is our festal day ; 
 Sweet flowerets are springing, 
 Sweet songsters are singing, 
 And we will be happy and gay. 
 
 4. As free as the air are we, 
 As free as the air are we ; 
 Then rally, then rally, 
 From hill-top and valley, 
 And join in our innocent glee, 
 
 5. We all of us love the school, 
 We all of us love the school ; 
 And 'tis in well-doing 
 
 We 're pleasure pursuing, 
 
 For truth is our guide and our rule. 
 
 6. Success to the school we love, 
 Success to the school we love ; 
 It sweetens employment 
 With harmless enjoyment, 
 
 And trains for the kingdom above, a 
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HAPPY VOICES. 234 
 
 234. Come where the Wild Flowers Grow. 
 
 1. Come where the wild flowers grow, 
 
 By the gushing fountain ; 
 Come where the zephyrs blow 
 
 Over plain and mountain ; 
 Come where the streamlets dance, 
 
 Light as sportive childhood ; 
 Come where the sunbeams dance 
 
 Through the shady wildwood. 
 
 2. Come where the violets blue 
 
 v Rich perfumes are breathing, 
 
 Come where the sunny brow 
 
 Roses red are wreathing : 
 Sweet sing the feathered choir, 
 
 Not a note of sadness 
 Falls on the ravished ear ; 
 
 All is glee and gladness. 
 
 3. Come when the placid wave 
 
 Glows in sunset glory ; 
 Come when the dewy eve 
 
 Veils the mountain hoary ; 
 Come when the rustic hearth 
 
 Gathers youth and beauty ; 
 Come, and with gentle mirth 
 
 Sweeten toil and duty. A a. a. 
 
 253 
 
235 HYMNS OF 
 
 235, Land of the Free. 
 
 1. My country, ray country, 
 
 I cherish thee still, 
 Though many the ills that defile thee : 
 I '11 weep o'er thy woe, 
 
 And I '11 pray for thy weal, 
 And never, no, never revile thee. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 ||:Land of the free, 
 Land of the free, 
 Bright burns the flame 
 Of devotion to thee! :J| y 
 
 2. I 've drunk of the cup 
 
 "Which thy bounty supplied. 
 When peace with her olive-wreath crowned 
 thee; 
 And when thou art tossing 
 On war's stormy tide, 
 My heart shall cling closer around thee. 
 Choeus — Land of the free, etc. 
 
 3. The traitor at home, 
 
 And the foeman abroad, 
 May league to divide and enslave thee ; 
 But He who of old 
 
 Was thy guide and thy guard, 
 Will watch o'er the greatness he gave thee. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 236 
 
 4. Here justice shall reign, 
 
 And the bondsman shall sing 
 Farewell to his tears and his anguish ; 
 Tor under the eagle 
 
 Of liberty's wing 
 No child of oppression shall languish. 
 
 5. 'T is Liberty's prayer, 
 
 'T is Humanity's plea, 
 " Be palsied the hand that would sever 
 The land of the brave 
 
 And the land of the free ; 
 The Union, the Union for ever. a. a. * 
 
 236. America. 
 
 1. My country, 't is of thee, 
 Sweet land of liberty, 
 
 Of thee I sing ; 
 Land where my fathers died, 
 Land of the pilgrims' pride, 
 From every mountain side 
 
 Let "Freedom" ring. 
 
 2. My native country, thee, 
 Land of the noble free, 
 
 Thy name I love ; 
 
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239 HYMNS OF 
 
 239. Sing Jesus' Name. 
 
 1. Come and join our happy song, 
 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name : 
 
 Heart and voice to him belong, 
 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
 
 CHOHUS. 
 
 Oh, love Jesus ; 
 Oh, bless Jesus ; 
 Oh, praise Jesus ; 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
 
 2. Sing of him from heaven who came, 
 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name — 
 The song of Moses and the Lamb ; 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
 Chorus — Oh, love Jesus, etc 
 
 3. Jesus' name can save us all, 
 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name ; 
 Jesus bids us on him call, 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
 
 4. Those that love him he will bless — 
 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name ; 
 Clothe them with his righteousness, 
 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
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HAPPY YOI< 240 
 
 :. that all would love our L 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name ; 
 Trust Iris grace, and keep his word, 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
 
 6. And in heaven at length may we 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name ; 
 Praise him through eternity, 
 Evermore sins^ Jesus' name. 
 
 2±0. Morning Prayer. 
 
 1. Our. Father in heav 
 
 We hallow thy name ; 
 May thy kingdom holy 
 
 On earth be the same ; 
 Oh. give to us daQy 
 Our portion of bread, 
 't is from thy bounty 
 all must be fed. 
 
 2. Forgive our transgressions, 
 
 And teach us to know 
 That humble compassion 
 
 That pardons each foe ; 
 Keep us from temptation, 
 
 From weakness, and sin, 
 And thine be the g] 
 
 For ever, Amen. 
 
 2.39 
 
239 HYMNS OF 
 
 239. Sing Jesus' Name. 
 
 t. Come and join our happy song, 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name : 
 Heart and voice to him belong, 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Oh, love Jesus ; 
 Oh, bless Jesus ; 
 Oh, praise Jesus ; 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
 
 2. Sing of him from heaven who came, 
 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name — 
 The song of Moses and the Lamb ; 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
 Chorus — Oh, love Jesus, eto. 
 
 3. Jesus' name can save us all, 
 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name ; 
 Jesus bids us on him call, 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
 
 4. Those that love him he will bless- 
 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name ; 
 Clothe them with his righteousness, 
 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
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HAPPY VOICES. 240 
 
 5. Oh. that all would love our Lord, 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name ; 
 Trust Iris grace, and keep his word, 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name. 
 
 ♦3. And in heaven at length may we 
 Evermore sing Jesus' name ; 
 Praise him through eternity, 
 Evermore sincr Jesus' name. 
 
 210. Morning Prayer. 
 
 1. Our. Father in heaven, 
 
 AVe hallow thy name ; 
 May thy kingdom holy 
 
 On earth be the same ; 
 Oh, give to us daily 
 
 Our portion of bread, 
 'tis from thy bounty 
 
 That all must be fed. 
 
 2. Forgive our transgressions, 
 
 And teach us to know 
 That humble compassion 
 
 That pardons each foe ; 
 Keep us from temptation, 
 
 From weakness, and sin, 
 Aud thine be the glory 
 
 For ever, Amen. 
 
 259 
 
24:1, 242 HYMNS OF 
 
 241. Ministering Angels, 
 
 1. How cheering the thought 
 
 That the spirits in bliss 
 Should bow their bright wingl 
 
 To a world such as this, 
 And leave the sweet songs 
 
 Of the mansions above, 
 To breathe o'er our bosoms 
 
 Some message of love. * 
 
 2. They come ! on the wings 
 
 Of the morning they come, 
 The pilgrim to waft 
 
 From this stormy abode — 
 To convoy the stranger 
 
 In peace to his home, 
 And lay him to rest 
 
 In the arms of his God. 
 
 24:2, Evening Prayer. 
 
 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear us ; 
 
 Bless thy little lambs to-night ; 
 Through the darkness be thou near us ] 
 
 Keep us safe till morning light. 
 2G0 
 
HATPY VOICES. 243 
 
 2. All tliis day thy hand has led us, 
 And we thank thee for thy care ; 
 Thou hast clothed us, warmed us, fed us. 
 Listen to our evening prayer. 
 
 ::. May our sins. be all forgiven ; 
 , Bless the friends we love so well ; 
 Take us, when we die, to heaven. 
 Happy there with thee to dwell. 
 
 243. Parting Hymn. 
 
 1. Happily we have met around our King, 
 
 Words of life to hear, his praise to sing. 
 
 Friendly hands to grasp, while eye to eye 
 
 Flashes out the spark of love and joy. 
 
 Happy, happy moments, all top soon you're gon^, 
 
 And the time of parting comes swiftly flying on: 
 
 CHOEUS. 
 
 Lift we then yet once again * 
 
 A happy song of praise, 
 Once again a loving eye 
 
 To our Fiedeemer raise, 
 Beg of him upon each head 
 
 His hand of love to lay, 
 Giving each a work, a smile, 
 
 A blessing on our way. 
 
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2-M HYMNS OF 
 
 So shall He guide us 
 Till partings are o'er, 
 || : And welcome us all 
 On eternity's shore. :|| 
 
 2. Cheerily ve have met as voyagers meet, 
 
 Sailing on their way to friends and fyome ; 
 Or as at a fount of waters sweet 
 
 Travellers who o'er the desert roam ; 
 Hours of sweet refreshment, girding up the soul, 
 Eagerly to hasten towards the heavenly goal : 
 Chokus — Lift we then yet onee, etc. 
 
 3. Joyfully we have met in Jesus' name, 
 
 Hopefully we part beneath his care, 
 Seeking how we may his love proclaim, 
 
 Bringing all we can that love to share ; 
 Brighter thus each day shall rise our pilgrim sun 
 Larger still our numbers the joyful race to run. 
 
 2U. Come, let Us Sing. Chant. 
 
 1. come, let us sing un- 1 to the I Lord ; t 
 Let us heartily rejoice in the I strength of 
 
 our sal- 1 vation. 
 Let us come before his presence I with thanks 
 
 I giving, I 
 And show ourselves I glad in I him with 
 
 psalms. 
 
 262 
 
HAPPY VOICES. 2U 
 
 2. For the Lord is a i great — I God ; 
 And a great I King a- I bove all I gods. 
 In his hand are all the corners I of the I earth; 
 And the strength of the I hills is I his — ! 
 
 3 The sea is his, I and he I made it ; 
 And his hands pre- 1 pared — the I dry ! land. 
 O come, let us worship \ and fall I down. 
 And kneel be- I fore the I Lord our I Maker. 
 
 4. For he is the I Lord our I God ; 
 
 And we are the people of his pasture, and 
 the I sheep of I his — I hand. 
 
 worship the Lord in the I beauty . . of I holi- 
 ness ; 
 
 Let the whole earth I stand in ! awe of I him. 
 
 5. For he cometh, for he cometh to I judge the I 
 
 earth ; 
 And with righteousness to judge the world, 
 and the I people I with his I truth. 
 
 G. Glory be to the Father, and I to the i Son. 
 And I to the I Holy | Gh< 
 As it was in the beginni2ig, is now, and ever 
 
 I shall be, 
 World I without , end. A- i men. 
 
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INDEX OF HYMNS. 
 
 k beautiful home 149 
 
 A erown of glory bright 218 
 
 A, few more years shall roll 168 
 
 A giddy lamb oue afternoon 202 
 
 A happy new year to thee, father 107 
 
 Alas, and did my Saviour bleed 81 
 
 Always speak the truth 76 
 
 Am I a soldier of the cross 39 
 
 Around the throne of God in heaven 11 
 
 Asleep in Jesus ? blessed sleep ^ - - - 194 
 
 As the birds in shady wild wood 137 
 
 Awake, and sing the song 3 
 
 Away to the woods, away — 233 
 
 Beautiful Zion, built above 213 
 
 Behold a Stranger at the door 89 
 
 Behold, the mountain of the Lord 120 
 
 Be kind to thy father, for when thou wast young 28 
 
 Believe it, dear children, that now is the time 10 
 
 Be the matter what it may 76 
 
 Blessed are the sona of God 8o 
 
 Children of the heavenly King 58 
 
 Christ is born, and heaven rejoices 158 
 
 Christ the Lord is risen to-day 166 
 
 Come and join our happy song 239 
 
 Come and join the army -- 18 
 
 Come, boys, come, girls, wo n't you volunteer ? 5 
 
INDEX OF HYMNS. 
 
 Come, children, kindly gather 177 
 
 Come, children, let us sweetly sir.g - - - o3 
 
 Come hither, all ye weary soul3 90 
 
 Come into Christ's army 107 
 
 Come, let us all unite to sing 49 
 
 . let us sing of Jesus 
 
 Come, saith Jesus' sacred voice 
 
 Come, thou Fount of every blessing 66 
 
 Come to Jesus to-day (or just now) 40 
 
 Come to the Sabbath-school, we really wish yc u wo nl 1 I J 
 
 Come to the Saviour to-day - 3t 
 
 Come where the wild flowers grow 9 t 
 
 Come, ye sinners, poor and needy 
 
 Dear Jesus, ever at my side 
 
 Do n't think there is nothing for children to do 145 
 
 Down the stream of life they glide 
 
 Faithful Shepherd, meek and mild 
 
 Faith is a very simple thing 90 
 
 Far from the fold of Jesus 
 
 Father, whate'er of earthly bliss 153 
 
 Flowers, sweet flowers — 4 
 
 Forbid them not - 29 
 
 F*r ever here my rest shall be 101 
 
 Froji Greenland's icy mountain s 136 
 
 From the cross uplifted high -- - 183 
 
 Glorious things of thee are spoken 1-29 
 
 Glory to thee, my God, this night - 224 
 
 Glory to the Father give 178 
 
 God is near thee, therefore cheer thee - 
 
 God of the morning, at whose voice 230 
 
 G one, gone, loved one - — 173 
 
 Guide me, O thcu great Jehovah -— 69 
 
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INDEX OF HYMNS. 
 
 No. 
 
 Hail to the Lord's Anointed 127 
 
 Happily we have met around our King 2-13 
 
 Happy angels, still you dwell 54 
 
 Happy shepherds in Judah that heard the angel hosts 215 
 
 Hark, ten thousand harps and voices - - - 122 
 
 Hark, the herald angels sing - - C3 
 
 Hark, the morning bells are ringing - 6 
 
 Hark, the song of jubilee G4 
 
 Hark, what mean those holy voices 8 
 
 Have courage to do right 74 
 
 He is risen, he is not here - 164 
 
 High above yon stars of night 192 
 
 Holy Bible, book divine • 57 
 
 Home, dear home, we never can forget 148 
 
 How can I be a happy child - 34 
 
 How cheering the thought that the spirits in bliss - - 241 
 
 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord 49 
 
 How happy every child of grace - -- 38 
 
 How loving is Jesus, who came from the sky 50 
 
 How precious is the story 24 
 
 How small are the dewdrops, those gems of the morn 11 6 
 
 How sweet are the flowers of the garden and field- - - 4 
 
 How sweet, how heavenly is the sight 83 
 
 How sweet is the Sabbath to me 207 
 
 How sweet the light of Sabbath eve 223 
 
 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 96 
 
 How sweet to reflect on the joys that await me* 112 
 
 I do believe, I now believe 96 
 
 If you would find salvation 74 
 
 I have a Father in the promised land * 205 
 
 I have a home, a happy home 138 
 
 J heard the voice of Jesus say 36 
 
 1 know there ? s a crown for the saints of renown 87 
 
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INDEX OF HYM1 
 
 ■a 
 
 I love a little child vrith lii3 sparkling eye I^i 
 
 I 'm a little pilgrim 
 
 I 'm a pilgrim, and I 'm a stranger - - - 
 
 I 'm but a stranger here 
 
 In the Christian's home in glory --- IOC 
 
 In the far better land of glory and light 16 
 
 In the rosy light of the morning bright M 
 
 In the Saviour's pleasant fold 1 OG 
 
 In thy childhood's sunny morning 33 
 
 I see in heaven those mansions bright 
 
 I think, when I read tha: : old 27 
 
 1 want to be an angel - 
 
 I want to be like Jesus -" S3 
 
 - ■ wandering sheep 45 
 
 .lem, for ever bright 190 
 
 ."em, my happy home - 157 
 
 Jesus, high in glory 132 
 
 . how can I but love thee 
 
 Jesus is our shepherd 14 i 
 
 - . lover of my soul - - 5*3 
 
 Jesus loves me, this I know 105 
 
 Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone 
 
 Jesus, tender Saviour - 143 
 
 Jesus, tender shepherd, hear us - 242 
 
 Joyfully, joyfully, onward we move 211 
 
 Joy to the world, the Lord is come 113 
 
 Just as I am, without one plea 35 
 
 Let us with a joyful mind 62 
 
 Let us work for the school with our hearts 109 
 
 light of those whose dreary dwelling 123 
 
 little drops of water - - - - 131 
 
 Little travellers Zionward 219 
 
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INDEX OF HYMNS. 
 
 No. 
 
 Marching on, marching on, glad as birds on the wing 139 
 
 Meet and right it is to sing 172 
 
 Must Jesus bear his cross alone 80 
 
 My country, my country, I cherish thee still 235 
 
 My country, 'tis of thee 236 
 
 My days are gliding swiftly by 200 
 
 My faith looks up to thee - 41 
 
 My God, how endless is thy love 226 
 
 My heavenly home is bright and fair 
 
 My home is in heaven, my rest is not here 163 
 
 My Saviour, my almighty Friend 1SS 
 
 Nature's cheerful voices all in harmony chime 2 
 
 Nearer, my God, to thee 185 
 
 Not all the blood of beasts 117 
 
 Nothing but leaves ! the Spirit grieves 121 
 
 Now be the gospel banner 128 
 
 Now the Sabbath eve declining 145 
 
 Now the shades of night are gone 1C3 
 
 O'er the flowing river-'- 174 
 
 Oft as I rove in thoughtless mood 1 SI 
 
 Oh, bright is the wine - 
 
 Oh, childhood's happy voice, birdlike and sweet 70 
 
 Oh come, let us sing unto the Lord 244 
 
 Oh come to the Saviour, dear children, to-day 30 
 
 Oh do not be discouraged 75 
 
 Oh for a thousand tongues to sing 110 
 
 Oh happy day, that fixed my choice i4 
 
 Oh happy land, Oh happy land 98 
 
 Oh, remember the Sabbath-school 104 
 
 Oh sing to me of heaven 216 
 
 Oh tell me, Thou life and delight of my soul 153 
 
 Oh, the green grass waves o'er the silent graves 176 
 
 Oh there is a fountain that never is dry --- 15 
 
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INDEX OF HYMNS. 
 
 N<\ 
 
 Oh the Sabbath morning, beautiful and bright 103 
 
 Oh turn ye, Oh turn ye, for why will ye die — TO 
 
 Oh what can little hands do -• 
 
 Oh when shall I dwell in a mansion all bright 1 S 
 
 Oh why do I find it so hard to do right - - - 
 
 Oh wo n't you be a Christian while you 're young - • • ol 
 
 Once I wandered on the mountain - G'J 
 
 Once more, my soul, the rising day 1 " t 
 
 One there is above all others I s1 
 
 Once was heard the song of children '7 
 
 O sacred head, now wounded 
 
 Our Father in heaven, we hallow thy name MO 
 
 Our Father which art in heaven (Chant) 17" 
 
 Our sorrows and our sins were laid 101 
 
 Out on an ocean all boundless we ride - - 210 
 
 Over the mountains, barren and cold 115 
 
 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow 93 
 
 a the Lord, who reigns above - 171 
 
 to God, the great Creator 9 
 
 Preserved by thine almighty power - - - 
 
 - on, little pilgrims, and never give up 186 
 
 Pemeruber the Sabbath-school I I 
 
 Kock of ages, cleft for me 162 
 
 Poll, Jordan, roil 221 
 
 Pound the throne in glory 65 
 
 Saviour, listen to our prayer 
 
 Saw you never in the twilight - 15 J 
 
 Say, brothers, will you meet us 
 
 Pee, daylight is fading o'er earth and o'er ocean 113 
 
 See. the kind Shepherd, Jesus, stands 47 
 
 Send the tidings of salvation 121 
 
 Shall we gather at the river 
 
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INDEX OF HYMNS. 
 
 Nn. 
 
 Shall we meet beyond the river 180 
 
 Shall we meet in heaven above 191 
 
 Shout the tidings of salvation - 330 
 
 Sinners, vail you scorn the message M 
 
 Softly now the light of day 169 
 
 Songs of praise the angels sang 5 J 
 
 Soon as I heard my Father say 33 
 
 Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear — 221 
 
 Sweetly sing, sweetly sing CI 
 
 The city's hum was hushed and still 160 
 
 The day is past and gone 217 
 
 The Lord is my Shepherd, he makes me repose 152 
 
 The morning light is breaking 196 
 
 The morning, the bright and the beautiful-morning- 111 
 
 The pearl that worldlings covet 73 
 
 The pearly gates are open wide 187 
 
 There is a fountain filled with blood 100 
 
 There is a happy land - - 1 
 
 There is a land of pure delight 212 
 
 There is a Rose whose beauties grace 51 
 
 There is beauty all around • 111 
 
 There is no name so sweet on earth 201 
 
 There 's a beautiful home for thee, brother 149 
 
 There 's a bright unfading crown - 222 
 
 There 's a crown for the young - 87 
 
 There 's a land of peerless beauty - - 
 
 There 's a voice in the air, a still small voice 1 33 
 
 There 's beauty in the sunshine 231 
 
 The Saviour ! Oh what endless charms 89 
 
 The sea is wildly tossing 110 
 
 The Sunday-school, that blessed place 97 
 
 The sun shines bright, and it pours its light 232 
 
 The valleys and the mountains 12 
 
 270' 
 
INDEX OF HYMNS. 
 
 The way to heaven is narrow 20 
 
 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love 225 
 
 This is not my place of resting 197 
 
 This life is a battle with Satan and sin ,, 170 
 
 This life is a race 17 
 
 This world is not my home, I know 169 
 
 This world 's a wilderness, and dangers cluster round 32 
 
 To-day the Saviour calls -- 
 
 To thee, my God and Saviour 13 
 
 Universal praise 12 
 
 Watchman, tell ns of the night 56 
 
 We are homeward bound to the land of light above - 52 
 
 We are on our journey home 
 
 We 're going home - - - 9 
 
 We 're marching to the camp above 18 
 
 We 're passing along to our home in the skies 15U 
 
 We 're travelling home to heaven^bove 19 
 
 We soon shall leave this foreign land 151 
 
 We speak of the realms of the blest 2 - 
 
 We three kings of Orient are - 101 
 
 We wo n't give up the Bible - - - 72 
 
 What are those soul-reviving strains 14 
 
 What to me are earth's pleasures, and what its flow- 
 ing tears 211 
 
 When I can read my title clear 155 
 
 When I survey the wondrous cross 
 
 When Jesus, the meek and the lowly, was here 114 
 
 When many to the Saviour's feet 29 
 
 When, marshalled on the nightly plain 92 
 
 When shall we meet again liT 
 
 When we are twenty-one, boys 21 
 
 271 
 
INDEX OF HYMNS. 
 
 No. 
 
 While you 're young 31 
 
 Who can describe the joys that rise 91 
 
 Who shall sing, if not the children 7 
 
 Will you go - 19 
 
 Will you meet us 108 
 
 Wo n't you volunteer - 5 
 
 Would you be as angels are 77 
 
 I T e angels who stand round the throne • 208 
 
 5Tout&iul pilgrims., whither bound 204 
 
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