This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ... as a bride for her Lord: The city so holy and clean, No sorrow can breathe in the air; No gloom of affliction or sin, No shadow of evil is there! No need of the sun in that day, Which never is follow'd by night, Where Jesus' beauties display A pure and a permanent light: The Lamb is their Light and their Sun, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ... as a bride for her Lord: The city so holy and clean, No sorrow can breathe in the air; No gloom of affliction or sin, No shadow of evil is there! No need of the sun in that day, Which never is follow'd by night, Where Jesus' beauties display A pure and a permanent light: The Lamb is their Light and their Sun, And lo! by reflection they shine, With Jesus ineffably one, And bright in effulgence divine! HYMN 158. Final triumph of believers. What are these array'd in white, Brighter than the noonday sun? Foremost of the sons of light; Nearest the eternal throne? These are they that bore the cross, Nobly for their Master stood; Sufferers in His righteous cause, Followers of the dying God. Out of great distress they came, Wash'd their robes by faith below In the blood of Christ the Lamb, Blood that washes white as snow: More than conquerors at last, Here they find their trials o'er; They have all their sufferings past, Hunger now and thirst no more. HYMN 159. Thefreeness of Gospel mercy. A FOUNTAIN of life and of grace In Christ, our Redeemer, we see, For us, who His offers embrace, For all it is open and free: Jehovah Himself doth invite, To drink of His pleasures unknown; The streams of immortal delight, That flow from His heavenly throne. As soon as in Him we believe, By faith of His Spirit we take; And freely forgiven, receive The mercy for Jesus' sake: We drink a pure draught of His love; The life of eternity know; Angelical happiness prove; And witness a heaven below. HYMN 161. Mourners convinced of sin. AUTHOR of faith, to Thee I cry, To Thee, who would'st not have me die, But know the truth and live: Open mine eyes to see Thy face, Work in my heart the saving grace, The life eternal give. Shut up in unbelief I groan, And blindly serve a God...
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