1 CHILDREN of the heavenly King, As ye journey, sweetly sing; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2 Ye are traveling home to God In the way the fathers trod; They are happy now, and ye Soon their happiness shall see. 3 Shout, ye little flock, and blest! You on Jesus' throne shall rest; There your seat is now prepared; There your kingdom and reward. 4 Fear not, brethren; joyful stand On the borders of your land; Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, Bids you undismayed go on. 5 Lord, submissive make us go, Gladly leaving all below; Only thou our Leader be, And we still will follow thee.
1 MUCH in sorrow, oft in woe, Onward, Christians, onward go; Fight the fight; and worn with strife, Steep with tears the bread of life.
2 Onward, Christians, onward go; Join the war, and face the foe; Faint not much doth yet remain ; Dreary is the long campaign.
3 Shrink not, Christians-will ye yield? Will ye quit the battle-field? Fight till all the conflict 's o'er, Nor your foes shall rally more.
4 But, when loud the trumpet blown, Speaks their forces overthrown, Christ, your Captain, shall bestow Crowns to grace the conqueror's brow.
1 CHRISTIAN, let your heart be glad! March, in heavenly armor clad; Fight! nor think the battle long; Victory soon will tune your song. 2 Let not sorrow dim your eye; Soon shall every tear be dry: Let not fears your course impede; Great your strength, if great your need.
3 Onward then to battle move!
More than conqu'ror you shall prove; Though opposed by many a foe, Christian soldier, onward go!
1 CAST thy burden on the Lord, Only lean upon his word;
Thou wilt soon have cause to bless His unchanging faithfulness.
2 He sustains thee by his hand, He enables thee to stand; Those, whom Jesus once hath loved, From his grace are never moved. 3 Heaven and earth may pass away, God's free grace shall not decay; He hath promised to fulfill All the pleasure of his will. 4 Jesus! guardian of thy flock, Be thyself our constant rock; Make us by thy powerful hand, Firm as Zion's mountain stand.
1 FAINT not, Christian! though the road, Leading to thy blest abode,
Darksome be, and dangerous too,
Christ thy Guide will bring thee through.
2 Faint not, Christian! though in rage Satan would thy soul engage,
Gird on faith's anointed shield,- Bear it to the battle-field.
4 Faint not, Christian; though within There's a heart so prone to sin; Christ, the Lord, is over all; He'll not suffer thee to fall.
5 Faint not, Christian! Jesus near Soon in glory will appear; And his love will then bestow Power to conquer every foe.
6 Faint not, Christian! look on high; See the harpers in the sky:
Patient, wait, and thou wilt join- Chant with them of love divine.
1 WAIT, my soul, upon the Lord, To his gracious promise flee, Laying hold upon his word,
"As thy days thy strength shall be."
2 If the sorrows of thy case
Seem peculiar still to thee, God has promised needful grace, "As thy days thy strength shall be."
3 Days of trial, days of grief,
In succession thou mayst see;
This is still thy sweet relief,
"As thy days thy strength shall be.”
3 Faint not, Christian! though the world 4 Rock of Ages, I'm secure,
Has its hostile flag unfurled;
Hold the cross of Jesus fast,
Thou shalt overcome at last.
With thy promise full and free; Faithful, positive, and sure-
"As thy days thy strength shall be."
1 HOLY Father, thou hast taught me I should live to thee alone;
Year by year thy hand hath brought me On through dangers oft unknown. When I wandered, thou hast found me; When I doubted, sent me light, Still thine arm has been around me, All my paths were in thy sight. 2 In the world will foes assail me, Craftior, stronger far than I; And the strife may never fail me, Well I know, before I die. Therefore, Lord, I come, believing
Thou canst give the power I need; Through the prayer of faith receiving Strength-the Spirit's strength, indeed. 3 I would trust in thy protection,
Wholly rest upon thine arm; Follow wholly thy direction, Thou, mine only guard from harm! Keep me from mine own undoing, Help me turn to thee when tried, Still my footsteps, Father, viewing, Keep me ever at thy side!
1 HEAR what God, the Lord, hath spoken; O my people, faint and few, Comfortless, afflicted, broken, Fair abodes I build for you; Scenes of heartfelt tribulation
Shall no more perplex your ways; You shall name your walls "Salvation," And your gates shall all be "Praise." 2 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 undisturbed possession
Peace and righteousness shall reign; Never shall you feel oppression, Hear the voice of war again. 3 Ye, no more your suns descending, Waning moons no more shall see, But, your griefs forever ending,
Find eternal noon in me. God shall rise, and shining o'er you, Change to day the gloom of night; He, the Lord, shall be your Glory, God your everlasting Light.
1. Onward, Christian, though the region Where thou art
God has set a guar-dian le - gion
Very near thee; press thou on.
1 ONWARD, Christian, though the region Where thou art be drear and lone; God has set a guardian legion
Very near thee; press thou on. 2 Listen, Christian; their hosanna
Rolleth o'er thee: "God is love," Write upon thy red-cross banner, "Upward ever; heaven's above." 3 By the thorn-road, and none other, Is the mount of vision won; Tread it without shrinking, brother; Jesus trod it; press thou on. 4 Be this world the wiser, stronger, For thy life of pain and peace, While it needs thee; oh! no longer Pray thou for thy quick release. 5 Pray thou, Christian, daily rather, That thou be a faithful son; By the prayer of Jesus, "Father, Not my will, but thine, be done."
1 CALL Jehovah thy salvation,
Rest beneath th' Almighty's shade; In his secret habitation
Dwell, and never be dismayed!
2 There no tumult can alarm thee, Thou shalt dread no hidden snare; Guile nor violence can harm thec, In eternal safeguard there.
3 He shall charge his angel legions Watch and ward o'er thee to keep, Though thouwalk through hostile regions, Though in desert wilds thou sleep.
4 Since, with firm and pure affection, Thou on God hast set thy love, With the wings of his protection He shall shield thee from above.
5 Thou shalt call on him in trouble, He will hearken, he will save; Here, for grief reward thec double, Crown with life beyond the grave.
1 SOMETIMES a light surprises The Christian while he sings;
It is the Lord, who rises With healing in his wings: When comforts are declining, He grants the soul again A season of clear shining, To cheer it after rain.
2 In holy contemplation,
We sweetly then pursue The theme of God's salvation, And find it ever new: Set free from present sorrow, We cheerfully can say, Let the unknown to-morrow Bring with it what it may.
3 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.
4 Though vine nor fig-tree neither, Their wonted fruit should bear, Though all the fields should wither, Nor flocks nor herds be there;
Yet God the same abiding, His praise shall tune my voice, For while in him confiding, I cannot but rejoice.
1 IN heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear, And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here: The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, But God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? 2 Wherever he may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me,
And nothing can I lack: His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim: He knows the way he taketh, And I will walk with him. 3 Green pastures are before me, Which yet I have not seen; Bright skies will soon be o'er me, Where darkest clouds have been: My hope I cannot measure;
My path to life is free; My Saviour has my treasure, And he will walk with me.
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