The Zion Songster: a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Generally Sung at Camp and Prayer Meetings, and in Revivals of Religion |
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angels appear bear behold believe blessed blood brethren bright bring cease Christ comes cross crown darkness dear death divine doth dwell earth endless eternal eyes face faith fall Farewell fear feel feet fight flow foes friends gain give glorious glory gone gospel grace hand happy hath hear heart heaven heavenly hell holy hope HYMN Jesus join keep King Lamb land light live look Lord meet mountain mourning never o'er once pain peace pleasure poor praise pray prayer prove pure raise Redeemer reign rejoice rest rise roll round saints salvation Saviour seek shine shore shout sing sinners sins song soon sorrow soul sound Spirit stand streams sweet tears tell thee things thou thousand throne troubles voice wait
Popular passages
Page 158 - How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.
Page 161 - Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above, Deeper than the depths beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death. 5 " Thou shalt see My glory soon, When the work of grace is done ; Partner of My throne shalt be ; Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou Me?
Page 310 - Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed : Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day.
Page 52 - Great David's greater Son ! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free ; To take away transgression, And rule in equity.
Page 2 - I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps : and they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Page 234 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways ; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry,
Page 336 - Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Saviour and brethren, transported to greet ; While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul.
Page 106 - It can bring with it nothing But he will bear us through : Who gives the lilies clothing Will clothe his people too : Beneath the spreading heavens No creature but is fed ; And he who feeds the ravens Will give his children bread.
Page 142 - Thou art coming to a King ; Large petitions with thee bring ; For his grace and power are such, None can ever ask too much.
Page 167 - There, like streams that feed the garden, Pleasures without end shall flow; For the Lord, your faith rewarding, All his bounty shall bestow; Still in...
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Zion Songster: a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Generally Sung at Camp and Prayer Meetings, and in Revivals of Religion |
| Compiled by | Peter D. Myers |
| Edition | 20 |
| Publisher | M'Elrath, Bangs & Herbert, 1833 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 350 pages |
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