Will your lamps be burning bright, Will your robes be pure and white, When the Bridegroom cometh by and by? O be ready for that day, With your sins all washed away, When the Bridegroom cometh by and by.

O be ready, O be read-y, Ready when the Bridegroom comes.

8: When the Bridegroom cometh by 5 : When the Bridegroom cometh by

and by, :||

Will your wearied heart rejoice
At the sound of Jesus' voice,

When the Bridegroom cometh by and by?

4: When the Bridegroom cometh by and by, :||

Will the sorrows of the past

All be changed to joy at last,

and by, ill

When the Lord shall call his own,

Can you stand before the throne,

When the Bridegroom cometh by and by?

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: When the Bridegroom cometh by and by,

Will you join the ransomed host,

Or be found among the lost,

When the Bridegroom cometh by and by? When the Bridegroom cometh by and by?

No. 89.

A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD.

Tr. F. H. HEDGE.

MARTIN LUTHER.

1. A mighty for-tress is our God, A bulwark nev-er fail
2. Did we
in our own strength confide, Our striving would be los
3. And tho' this world, with demons filled, Should threaten to un- do
4. That word a- -bove all earth-ly pow' rs, No thanks to them, a- - bid

4

Our help-er he, a

mid the flood Of mor- tal ills prevailing.
Were not the right man on our side, The man of God's own choos - ing.
We will not fear, for God hath willed his truth to tri-umph thro'
The Spirit and the gifts are ours Thro' him who with us sid - eth.

us.

For still our ancient foe, Doth seek to work us woe; His craft and pow'r are great,
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he; Lord Sabaoth is his name,
The prince of darkness grim. We tremble not for him; His rage we can en -dure,
Let goods and kindred go, This mortal life al so; The body they may kill;

1. From ev'ry stormy wind that blows, wind that blows, From ev'ry swelling 2. There is a spot where spirits blend, spirits blend, Where friend holds fellow3. There, there on eagle wings we soar, wings we soar, And time,and sense seem

26 tide of woes, tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure re-treat, sure retreat ;ship, holds fellowship with friend; Tho' sundered far, by faith they meet,faith they meet all no more, all no more; And heav'n comes down our souls to greet,souls to greet,

all besides more sweet, besides more sweet; It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. hosts of sin de feat, sin de-feat, Had suff'ring saints no mercy-seat? heart for-get to beat, for-get to beat, If I for-get the mer-cy seat.

No. 91.

IDA L. REED.

THE FATHER'S LOVE.

MAURICE A. CLIFTON.

SOLO. Feelingly.

1. Guide thou my steps, I cry to thee, When clouds my path-way hide;
2. Thro' dark-est days I catch the glow
I shall not fall, when thou art near,

3.

Of thine un-fail - ing love, For thou my strength will be;

Tho' oft af-flic- tions cloud my days, 'Mid all my griefs I'll sing thy praise;

No. 92.

I WILL BEAR THE CROSS.

THOMAS SHEPHERD. Alt.

REV. WM. STONE. Arr.

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1. Must Jesus bear the cross alone, And all the world go free? 2. How happy are the saints above, Who once went sorrowing here! 3. The consecrated cross I'll bear, Till death shall set me free;

cross for

No, there's a
ev'ry one, And there's a cross for
But now they taste un - mingled love, And joy without a
And then go home my crown to wear, For there's
a crown for

me.

tear.

me.

CHORUS.

I...... will bear the cross for Je- sus, I...... will bear the cross for Jesus,
I will bear the cross,

I will bear the cross,

I....... will bear the cross for Jesus, He bore the cross for me.

for me.

I will bear the cross,