Songs of the Free and Hymns of Christian FreedomI. Knapp, 1836 - 227 pages |
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... Unpitied o'er his life of shame . But taught to love thee , by the love That bids his long - worn fetters break , He too shall lift his soul above , And serve thee for thy mercy's sake . 1 Song of the Redeemed . III . MONTGOMERY . SING.
... Unpitied o'er his life of shame . But taught to love thee , by the love That bids his long - worn fetters break , He too shall lift his soul above , And serve thee for thy mercy's sake . 1 Song of the Redeemed . III . MONTGOMERY . SING.
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... Yet , Lord , remembering mercy too , Behold the oppressor in his sin ; Make all his actions just and true , Renew his wayward heart within . * The last Monday night of every month . 22 Prayer of the Liberator . From thee let righteous.
... Yet , Lord , remembering mercy too , Behold the oppressor in his sin ; Make all his actions just and true , Renew his wayward heart within . * The last Monday night of every month . 22 Prayer of the Liberator . From thee let righteous.
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... mercy , Heaven ! When all who grovel in the dust , Shall stand erect , their fetters riven ! When glorious freedom shall be won By every caste , complexion , clime ; When tyranny shall be o'erthrown , And color cease to be a crime ...
... mercy , Heaven ! When all who grovel in the dust , Shall stand erect , their fetters riven ! When glorious freedom shall be won By every caste , complexion , clime ; When tyranny shall be o'erthrown , And color cease to be a crime ...
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... mercy sin ; We pray for slaves ! to whom thy word Of light and love is never given ; For those whose ears have never heard The promise and the hope of heaven . For broken heart , and darken'd mind , Whereon no human mercies fall , Oh ...
... mercy sin ; We pray for slaves ! to whom thy word Of light and love is never given ; For those whose ears have never heard The promise and the hope of heaven . For broken heart , and darken'd mind , Whereon no human mercies fall , Oh ...
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... Mercy and justice are your foes And certain triumph shall they find ? ' Is it not good to say to those Who call not robbery a wrong , Within whose breast no pity glows , ' Can ye indeed to God belong ? ' Is it not good to say to all ...
... Mercy and justice are your foes And certain triumph shall they find ? ' Is it not good to say to those Who call not robbery a wrong , Within whose breast no pity glows , ' Can ye indeed to God belong ? ' Is it not good to say to all ...
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Afric's altar bear beneath Benjamin Lundy bless blood captive chains cheer Christ Colored Mother crown dark deep dust earth earthly Emancipation eternal Faith Faneuil Hall Father fear FELICIA HEMANS fettered foes Forgiveness Fourth of July freedom freedom's land glorious glory God delusion God's grace hand Hark hast hath hear heart heaven HENRY HART MILMAN holy hope Hosanna hour Hymn of Triumph Jesus King land light Lord Martyr mercy mighty Monthly Concert Mungo Park New-England night o'er OH Father oppressed oppressor's Patriotism and Sympathy Pilgrim Pilgrim Fathers praise pray Prayer pride proud Psalm of David REGINALD HEBER reign rejoice round saints Saviour scorn scourge shame shore shrine Sing slave Slavery slavery's smile song soul spirit stand suffering sweet tears thee thine thou throne toil tread truth tyrant unto voice weep WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON woes wrong yoke zeal
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Page 34 - When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore. Not as the conqueror comes, They, the true-hearted, came; Not with the roll of the stirring drums, And the trumpet that sings of fame; Not as the flying come, In silence and in fear — They shook the depths of the desert's gloom With their hymns of lofty cheer.
Page 72 - BLEST be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love ; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne, We pour our ardent prayers ; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares.
Page 14 - The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask ; Room to deny ourselves ; a road To bring us, daily, nearer God.
Page 35 - What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's pure shrine. Ay, call it holy ground, — The soil where first they trod! They have left unstained what there they found — Freedom to worship God ! Felicia Hemans.
Page 206 - From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. 2. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Page 73 - When we asunder part. It gives us inward pain ; But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet again.
Page 43 - A noble army: men and boys, The matron and the maid ; Around the Saviour's throne rejoice, In robes of light arrayed. They climbed the steep ascent of heaven Through peril, toil, and pain : O God, to us may grace be given To follow in their train.
Page 85 - 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 142 - JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
Page 143 - People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His Name.