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adore afflictions Almighty art thou Awake Behold blessings blest bright cease cometh command continuing city crown dear divine dwell E'en earth earthly eternal everlasting evermore faithful Father fear flee flower foes foolish heart forsake friends glorious glory grace gracious Lord Haste thee hath heart heaven-ward heavenly heavenly host holy habitation Holy Spirit humbly Israel Jehovah Jesus JOSEPH JOHN GURNEY joys King kingdom Lamb leadeth light Little brother living Bread meet mercy Mighty to save mourn nation ne'er night o'er obey Otley pardon praise pray prayer proclaim realms of endless Redeemer reign rejoice renew rest righteous sacred salvation Saviour silent worship sing sins soon sorrow soul spiritual worship strength sweet accord taught teach thine things thou art God thou shalt thy hands tomb trembling true trust truth twill unto Thee voice wait waters wings wisdom ye sons Zion Zion's gate
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Page 183 - It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Page 178 - THUS saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: Where is the house that ye build unto me? And where is the place of my rest ? For all those things hath mine hand made...
Page 181 - My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. * He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
Page 184 - And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord ; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Page 178 - Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie : to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Page 183 - The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Page 178 - Lord : but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Page 180 - Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
Page 181 - UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes : O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress : even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us.
Page 78 - O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.