Helps at the Mercy Seat, Original Hymns and Selections (Paperback)

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. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... peace and peaceful happiness, and happy sweetness and sweet pleasure;... where is light without darkness, joy without grief, desire without punishment, love without sadness, satiety without loathing, safety without fear, health without disease, and life without death;... where Thou, O God with the Father and the Holy Spirit, livest and reignest, world without end. Amen. /"UR Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen. praprr to testis. "Thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins."--St. Matt. i. ai. Name of Jesus, softly stealing O'er a world of strife and shame, Thou canst bring us heavenly healing, O Thou all-restoring Name I Name of Jesus I Heaven of gladness, Cause our doubts and fears to cease; Soothe away the aching sadness: Name of Jesus I give us peace. Prayer to testis. "Lord, help me I"--Matt. Xv. 25. TESUS, listen, when I pray, "Oh, turn not Thine ear away Nearer I would live to Thee, And from every sin be free. Lift on me Thy smiling face; In me Thy pure image place: Let each Christian grace be mine, Every virtue in me shine. Thou whose glory fills the sky, Teach and guide me with Thine eye; Teach me Thine own holy will, Guide me in Thy footsteps still. Oh, do Thou my heart inspire, With a pure and holy fire, Such as seraph-angels feel, As around Thy throne they kneel CURELY He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted....