The Best Loved Hymns and Prayers of the American People

512 Pages·1942·29.368 MB·English

by  Harold Vincent Milligan

THE BEST LOVED HYMNS
AND PRAYERS OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
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in 2010
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THE
LOVED
BEST
HYMNS
AND
PRAYERS
OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
Edited by
HAROLD VINCENT MILLIGAN, Mus. D.
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CONTENTS
Introduction xxiii
PART ONE
HYMNS
I Praise and Worship
O worship the King, all glorious above Robert Grant 3
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty ReginaldHebe.r.. .. 4
Come, thou almighty King . Anonymous 4
All hail the power of Jesus' Name . Edward Perronet 5
We give thee but thine own William Walsham How 6
To God on high be thanks and praise Nicolaus Decius 7
O
Saviour, precious Saviour Frances R. Havergal 7
Fill thou my life, O Lord, my God Horatius Bonar 8
Light of the world, we hail thee John S. B. Monsell . 9
Thou art, O God, the life and light Thomas Moore 10
Ye servants of God, your Master pro
claim Charles Wesley II
O
for a thousand tongues to sing Charles Wesley II
Thou, whose almighty word John Marriott 12
Begin,my tongue, some heavenly theme Isaac Watts . 13
Come, we who love the Lord Isaac Watts . 13
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun . Isaac Watts . 14
Mighty God! while angels bless thee Robert Robinson 15
Lord of all being, throned afar Oliver Wendell Holmes 16
CONTENTS
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Praise him! praise him! Jesus, our
blessed Redeemer Fanny Crosby i6
J. ......
Let us with a gladsome mind John Milton 17
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Glorious things of thee are spoken John Newton 18
Christ for the world we sing Samuel Wolcott... .. 19
Children of the heavenly King . John Cennic\ 19
Brightly gleams our banner Thomas Potter 20
J. ... ..
Angel voices, ever singing Francis Pott 21
.
Ancient of Days, who sittest, throned
in glory William C. Doane . . 22
Praise God, from whom all blessings
flow (Doxology) Thomas Ken
. .
For the beauty of the earth
.
Fairest Lord Jesus
All things bright and beautiful
All people that on earth do dwell
.
Sing Alleluia forth in duteous praise
Saviour, source of every blessing
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
O Lord of heaven and earth and sea
O could I speak the matchless worth
Now thank we all our God
My God, I thank thee, who hast made
Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise
thee Francis Scott Key
II Morning
When morning gilds the skies
.
Awake, my soul, and with the sun
New every morning is the love
Come, my soul, thou must be waking
Christ, whose glory fills the skies
At thy feet, our God and Father
III Evening
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide
Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear