Text 1My soul, be on thy guard!Ten thousand foes arise;The hosts of sin are pressing hardTo draw thee from the skies. 2O watch, and fight, and pray!The battle ne’er give o’er;Renew it boldly every day,And help divine implore. 3Ne’er think the victory won,Nor lay thine armor down;Thy arduous task will not be doneTill thou obtain…
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Text 1Heir of the kingdom, O why dost thou slumber?Why art thou sleeping so near thy blest home?Wake thee, arouse thee, and gird on thine armor,Speed, for the moments are hurrying on. 2Heir of the kingdom, say, why dost thou linger?How canst thou tarry in sight of the prize?Up, and adorn thee, the Savior is…
Text 1My faith looks up to thee,thou Lamb of Calvary,Savior divine;Now hear me while I pray,take all my guilt away,O let me from this daybe wholly Thine. 2May thy rich grace impartstrength to my fainting heart,my zeal inspire!As thou hast died for me,O may my love to theepure, warm, and changeless be,a living fire! 3While…
Text 1Nearer, 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, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 2Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,darkness be over me, my rest a stone;yet in my dreams I’d benearer, my God,…
Text 1I’m but a stranger here,Heav’n is my home;Earth is a desert drear,Heav’n is my home.Danger and sorrow standRound me on every hand;Heav’n is my fatherland,Heav’n is my home. 2What though the tempest rage,Heav’n is my home;Short is my pilgrimage,Heav’n is my home;And time’s wild wintry blastSoon shall be over past;I shall reach home at…
Text 1Safely through another weekGod has brought us on our way;Let us now a blessing seek,Waiting in His courts today;Day of all the week the best,Emblem of eternal rest:Day of all the week the best,Emblem of eternal rest. 2While we seek supplies of grace,Thro’ the dear Redeemer’s name,Show Thy reconciling face;Take away the sin and…
Text 1O day of rest and gladness,O day of joy and light,O balm of care and sadness,Most beautiful, most bright,On thee the high and lowlyBefore th’ eternal throneSing, “Holy, holy, holy,”To the great Three in One. 2Thou art a port protectedFrom storms that round us rise;A garden intersectedWith streams of paradise;Thou art a cooling fountainIn…
Text 1Work for the night is coming,Work through the morning hours;Work while the dew is sparkling;Work ‘mid springing flow’rs.Work when the day grows brighter,Work in the glowing sun;Work for the night is coming,When man’s work is done. 2Work for the night is coming,Work thro’ the sunny noon;Fill brightest hours with labor,Rest comes sure and soon.Give…
Text 1Blest be the tie that bindsour hearts in Christian love;the fellowship of kindred mindsis like to that above. 2Before our Father’s thronewe pour our ardent prayers;our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,our comforts and our cares. 3We share each other’s woes,our mutual burdens bear;and often for each other flowsthe sympathizing tear. 4When we…
Text 1O for a thousand tongues to singmy great Redeemer’s praise,the glories of my God and King,the triumphs of his grace! 2My gracious Master and my God,assist me to proclaim,to spread through all the earth abroadthe honors of thy name. 3Jesus! the name that charms our fears,that bids our sorrows cease;’tis music in the sinner’s…