YE virgin souls, arise,
4-6s & 2-8s.
1 YE virgin souls, arise,
With all the dead awake
Unto salvation wise,
Oil in your vessels take;
Upstarting at the midnight cry,
"Behold the heavenly Bridegroom nigh!"
2 He comes, he comes, to call
The nations to his bar,
And ra ... read more
YES, from this instant now, I will
6-8s "Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father?" Jeremiah iii, 4.
1 YES, from this instant now, I will
To my offended father cry;
My base ingratitude I feel,
Vilest of all thy children, I,
Not worthy to be called thy son;
Yet will I the ... read more
YIELD to me now, for I am weak,
6-8s. SECOND PART
1 YIELD to me now, for I am weak,
But confident in self-despair;
Speak to my heart, in blessings speak,
Be conquered by my instant prayer;
Speak, or thou never hence shalt move,
And tell me if thy name is Love.
2 'Tis Love! ' ... read more
YOU, who dwell above the skies,
7s. Psalm cxlviii.
1 YOU, who dwell above the skies,
Free from human miseries;
You, whom highest heaven embowers,
Praise the Lord with all your powers.
2 Angels, your clear voices raise;
Him ye heavenly armies praise;
Sun, and moon with borrowed ... read more
YOUNG men and maidens, raise
4-6s & 2-8s.
1 YOUNG men and maidens, raise
Your tuneful voices high;
Old men and children, praise
The Lord of earth and sky;
Him Three in One, and One in Three,
Extol to all eternity.
2 The universal King
Let all the world proclaim;
Let every ... read more
"CHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day,"
7s.
1 "CHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day,"
Sons of men and angels say!
Raise your joys and triumphs high:
Sing, ye heavens; thou earth, reply.
2 Love's redeeming work is done;
Fought the fight, the battle won:
Lo! the sun's eclipse is o'er, ... read more
"I THE good fight have fought,"
S.M. 2 Timothy iv. 7.
1 "I THE good fight have fought,"
O when shall I declare!
The victory by my Saviour got
I long with Paul to share.
O may I triumph so,
When all my warfare's past!
And, dying, find my latest foe
Under my feet at last.
2 ... read more
'TIS finished! The Messias dies,
L.M. John xix. 30.
1 'TIS finished! The Messias dies,
Cut off for sins, but not his own:
Accomplished is the sacrifice,
The great redeeming work is done.
2 'Tis finished! all the debt is paid;
Justice divine is satisfied;
The grand and full at ... read more
’MID ALL THE TRAFFIC OF THE WAYS
’Mid all the traffic of the ways,
Turmoils without, within,
Make in my heart a quiet place,
And come and dwell therein.
A little shrine of quietness,
All sacred to Thyself,
Where Thou shalt all my soul possess,
And I may find myself.
A little ... read more
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