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Sacred Songs For Public Worship: a hymn and tune book

Editor: M. J. Savage, Howard M. Dow
Publisher: Geo. H. Ellis, Boston, 1899
Language: English
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1O Lord of seasons! unto theeMISSIONARY CHANTPage Scan
2Once more the liberal year laughs outMISSIONARY CHANTPage Scan
3What purpose burns within our heartsFEDERAL STREETPage Scan
4The waves unbuild the wasting shoreFEDERAL STREETPage Scan
5Who is he fit to teach and guideFEDERAL STREETPage Scan
6In darker days and nights of stormFEDERAL STREETPage Scan
7Our God is good: in earth and skyFEDERAL STREETPage Scan
8O God, whose presence glows in allDUKE STREETPage Scan
9Great God, in vain man's narrow viewDUKE STREETPage Scan
10Where ancient forests widely spreadDUKE STREETPage Scan
11Mysterious Presence, Source of allDUKE STREETPage Scan
12O God, I thank thee for each sightDUKE STREETPage Scan
13My God, permit me not to beDUKE STREETPage Scan
14Lo, God is here! let us adoreHEBRONPage Scan
15When, as returns this solemn dayHEBRONPage Scan
16Ere mountains reared their forms sublimeHEBRONPage Scan
17May I resolve with all my heartHEBRONPage Scan
18What secret place, what distant starHEBRONPage Scan
19My gracious God, I own thy rightHEBRONPage Scan
20Assist us, Lord, to act, to beHEBRONPage Scan
21I ask not wealth, but power to takeHAMBURGPage Scan
22The past is dark with sin and shameHAMBURGPage Scan
23How happy is he, born or taughtHAMBURGPage Scan
24'Tis winter now; the fallen snowHAMBURGPage Scan
25Lord, who ordainest for mankindHAMBURGPage Scan
26Again, as evening's shadow fallsHAMBURGPage Scan
27O life that maketh all things newALL SAINTSPage Scan
28O Source divine and Life of allALL SAINTSPage Scan
29He liveth long who liveth wellALL SAINTSPage Scan
30The very blossoms of our lifeALL SAINTSPage Scan
31When up to nightly skies we gazeALL SAINTSPage Scan
32Ah! why should bitter tears be shedWARDPage Scan
33Oh, sometimes comes to soul and senseWARDPage Scan
34Abide not in the realm of dreamsWARDPage Scan
35What is that goal of human hopeWARDPage Scan
36Like shadows gliding o'er the plainWARDPage Scan
37God giveth quietness at last!WARDPage Scan
38Deem not that they are blest aloneERNANPage Scan
39There is a land mine eye hath seenERNANPage Scan
40Now is the seed-time; God aloneERNANPage Scan
41How blessed the righteous when he dies!ERNANPage Scan
42They call the world a dreary placeERNANPage Scan
43Now, as the parting hour is nighOLD HUNDREDPage Scan
44Be thou, O God, exalted highOLD HUNDREDPage Scan
45From all that dwell below the skiesOLD HUNDREDPage Scan
46Great God, we sing that mighty handOLD HUNDREDPage Scan
47Make channels for the streams of loveCHRISTMASPage Scan
48Workman of God, oh, lose not heartCHRISTMASPage Scan
49Awake, my soul; stretch every nerveCHRISTMASPage Scan
50Ope, ope, my soul! Around thee pressHUMMELPage Scan
51All men are equal in their birthHUMMELPage Scan
52O Thou whose own vast temple standsHUMMELPage Scan
53God's trumpet wakes the slumbering worldHUMMELPage Scan
54Be true to every inmost thoughtHUMMELPage Scan
55Thou long-disowned, reviled, oppressedARLINGTONPage Scan
56O Thou in all thy might so farARLINGTONPage Scan
57O name all other names aboveARLINGTONPage Scan
58We pray no more, made lowly wiseARLINGTONPage Scan
59We love the venerable houseARLINGTONPage Scan
60Oh, blest is he to whom is givenBALERMAPage Scan
61Oh, that the Lord would guide my waysBALERMAPage Scan
62Speak gently,—it is better farBALERMAPage Scan
63Father of all! in every ageBALERMAPage Scan
64There is a book who runs may readBALERMAPage Scan
65From heart to heart, from creed to creedBRATTLE STREETPage Scan
66I hear it often in the darkBRATTLE STREETPage Scan
67O love divine of all that isBRATTLE STREETPage Scan
68A lowering sky with heavy cloudsBRATTLE STREETPage Scan
69How glad the tone when summer's sunBRATTLE STREETPage Scan
70The offerings to thy throne which riseDEDHAMPage Scan
71City of God, how broad and farDEDHAMPage Scan
72When warmer suns and bluer skiesDEDHAMPage Scan
73Scorn not the slightest word or deedDEDHAMPage Scan
74I worship thee, sweet Will of GodDEDHAMPage Scan
75I breathe the fiery furnace breathDEDHAMPage Scan
76One holy Church of God appearsDUNDEEPage Scan
77All as God wills! who wisely heedsDUNDEEPage Scan
78Immortal by their deed and wordDUNDEEPage Scan
79Oh, not in far-off realms of spaceDUNDEEPage Scan
80Father, we would not dare to changeDUNDEEPage Scan
81Should auld acquaintance be forgotAULD LANG SYNEPage Scan
82It singeth low in every heartAULD LANG SYNEPage Scan
83The summer days are come againAULD LANG SYNEPage Scan
84The cattle on a thousand hillsAULD LANG SYNEPage Scan
85We'll sing our loving trust in GodAULD LANG SYNEPage Scan
86The harp at Nature's advent strungPETERBOROUGHPage Scan
87Who is thy neighbor? He whom thouPETERBOROUGHPage Scan
88Walk in the light! so shalt thou knowPETERBOROUGHPage Scan
89Our Father, through the coming yearPETERBOROUGHPage Scan
90Think gently of the erring onePETERBOROUGHPage Scan
91Our Father, God! thy gracious powerPETERBOROUGHPage Scan
92Father, whate'er of earthly blissNAOMIPage Scan
93The loving Friend to all who bowedNAOMIPage Scan
94Another hand is beckoning usNAOMIPage Scan
95Behold the western evening light!NAOMIPage Scan
96From lips divine, like healing balmNAOMIPage Scan
97Father, by whatsoever lightNAOMIPage Scan
98Another year of setting sunsST. MARTIN'SPage Scan
99O God, the darkness roll awayST. MARTIN'SPage Scan
100The softened mould is brown and warmMARLOWPage Scan

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