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Cheer Thee, Sad Soul

God is near thee, Therefore cheer thee

Tune: GOD IS NEAR THEE
Published in 24 hymnals


Representative Text

1 God is near thee, therefore cheer thee,
Sad soul!
He'll defend thee when around thee
Billows roll,
When around thee billows roll.

2 Calm thy sadness, look in gladness
On high!
Faint and weary, pilgrim, cheer thee,
Help is nigh!
Pilgrim, cheer thee, help is nigh!

3 Mark the sea-bird wildly wheeling
Through the skies!
God defends him, God attends him
When he cries!
God attends him when he cries.

4 God is near thee, therefore cheer thee,
Sad soul!
He'll defend thee, when around thee
Billows roll!
When around the billows roll.

Source: International Song Service: with Bright Gems from fifty authors, for Sunday-schools, gospel meetings, missionary and young people's societies, prayer-meetings, etc. #82

Text Information

First Line: God is near thee, Therefore cheer thee
Title: Cheer Thee, Sad Soul
Source: Curwen's Standard Course, 1860
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 24 of 24)
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Bilhorn's Male Chorus No. l #51

Chapel and Family Hymn Book #d42

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Crowning Glory No. 1 #48

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Fresh Leaves for the use of Sabbath Schools #91b

Happy Voices #d49

Heralds of Grace #d18

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #222

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International Song Service #82

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International Song Service #69

Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns. 4th ed. #d46

Men's Gospel Quartets new and old #33

New Standard Singer #d76

New Standard Singer, Pt. 1-7 #d78

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Our New Hymnal #26

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Pearls of Gospel Song #57

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #978

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Songs of Zion Enlarged #238

The Amaranth #d52

The Book of Praise #536

The Crowning Glory Nos. 1 and 2 #d92

The Hymns of "Happy Voices" (without music) #d49

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #277

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #277

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Young Singer's Friend #125

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