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Seamen's Hymns

Publisher: American Seamen's Friend Society, New York, 1846
Language: English
Notes: The page scan is missing some pages. The missing hymns were reconstructed from an earlier version.
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1Father of mercies, in thy [your] wordPage Scan
2'Twas by an order from the LordPage Scan
3Laden with guilt, and full of fearsPage Scan
4Now let my soul, eternal KingPage Scan
5Hail, sacred truth, whose piercing raysPage Scan
6God, in the gospel of his [the] SonPage Scan
7Let everlasting glories crownPage Scan
8This is the word of truth and lovePage Scan
9There is a God, all nature speaksPage Scan
10Lord, when my [our] raptured thought surveysPage Scan
11The Lord Jehovah reigns, His throne is built on highPage Scan
12Eternal Wisdom thee we praisePage Scan
13Great God, how infinite art thou
14Angels, assist to sing
15Come, O my [our] soul [souls], in sacred [joyous] lays
16Praise to God, immortal praise
17Almighty Maker, God, How wondrous is thy name
18To your Creator, God
19Ye humble souls, approach your GodPage Scan
20The God of nature and of gracePage Scan
21Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my songPage Scan
22My God, my life, my love, to thee, to thee I callPage Scan
23To thee, my God, my heart shall bringPage Scan
24Dear Father, to Thy mercy seat, My soul for shelter fliesPage Scan
25Permit me, Lord, to seek Thy facePage Scan
26To thee, great Source of lightPage Scan
27My God, the spring of all my joysPage Scan
28My Maker and my KingPage Scan
29Almighty Father, gracious LordPage Scan
30My God, whene'er my longing heartPage Scan
31When all thy [your] mercies, O my [our] God [gracious Lord]Page Scan
32God of my life, through all its [my] daysPage Scan
33Saints with pious zeal attendingPage Scan
34My God, permit me [us] not to be a strangerPage Scan
35Dear refuge of my [the] weary soul, On thee, when sorows risePage Scan
36When fainting in the sultry wastePage Scan
37I sing the almighty power of GodPage Scan
38Come shout aloud the Father's gracePage Scan
39Jehovah reigns his throne is highPage Scan
40My God, my portion, and my love, my everlasting all.Page Scan
41Up to the Lord, that [who] reigns on highPage Scan
42Stand up, and bless the Lord, ye peoplePage Scan
43Shall the vile race of flesh and bloodPage Scan
44Praise, everlasting praise, be paidPage Scan
45Hail, great Creator, wise and goodPage Scan
46Awake, my tongue, thy tribute bringPage Scan
47Keep silence, all created thingsPage Scan
48The promises I [we] sing which love supreme [sovereign love] once [hath] spokePage Scan
49Father, how wide thy glory shinesPage Scan
50The Lord on high proclaims His GodheadPage Scan
51The Lord, our God, is full of might; The winds obeyPage Scan
52How should the sons of Adam's racePage Scan
53God moves in a mysterious wayPage Scan
54Come, ye that [who] know and fear the LordPage Scan
55Thy way, O God [Lord] is in the seaPage Scan
56Songs of praise the angels sangPage Scan
57Begin my tongue some heavenly themePage Scan
58Swell the anthem, raise the songPage Scan
59Yes, I will bless thee, O my GodPage Scan
60Great God of nations now to theePage Scan
61With grateful hearts, with joyful tonguesPage Scan
62Mortals, awake, with angels joinPage Scan
63Hail, thou long expected JesusPage Scan
64Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comesPage Scan
65Behold, the grace appears [appear]Page Scan
66Hark, the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn KingPage Scan
67Hark! hark!--the notes of joyPage Scan
68Hark, what mean those holy voicesPage Scan
69Hark, what celestial notesPage Scan
70Shepherds, hail the wondrous strangerPage Scan
71Sons of men, behold him [from] far, Hail thePage Scan
72While shepherds watch [watched] their flocks by nightPage Scan
73Angels from the realms of gloryPage Scan
74Brightest and best of the sons [stars] of the morningPage Scan
75Awake, awake the sacred songPage Scan
76Angels rejoiced and sweetly sungPage Scan
77When marshalled on the nightly [mighty] plainPage Scan
78Come, happy souls, approach your GodPage Scan
79With joy we meditate the [thy] gracePage Scan
80The Lord descending from abovePage Scan
81He lives, the [that] great Redeemer [Creator] livesPage Scan
82O for a thousand tongues to sing my great [dear] Redeemer's praisePage Scan
83What are these [those] soul reviving strainsPage Scan
84Jesus, I love thy charming namePage Scan
85Dearest of all the names above, My Jesus and my GodPage Scan
86Oh! could I speak the matchless worthPage Scan
87There is a fountain filled with blood, drawn from Immanuel's vein [veins]Page Scan
88Rise, glorious Sun, supremely brightPage Scan
89Like sheep we went astrayPage Scan
90How sweetly flowed the gospel's soundPage Scan
91To God the only wise, our Savior and our KingPage Scan
92I was a traitor doomed to diePage Scan
93How heavy is the nightPage Scan
94Christ [God], whose glory fills the skies [sky]Page Scan
95Plunged in a [the] gulf of dark [deep] despairPage Scan
96Ye glittering toys of earth, adieuPage Scan
97Jesus, the vision [visions] of thy facePage Scan
98Buried in [the] shadows of the nightPage Scan
99Thou very present AidPage Scan
100Not to condemn the sons of men did Christ the sonPage Scan

[This hymnal has not been proofed - data may be incomplete or incorrect]
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