Index of First Lines
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[1]Introduction 9
[2]Biographical and Historical 27
HYMNS
Infinite God --
[3]Our highest thoughts of God are vain 55

Morning --
[4]The morning dawns; on gilded height 59
[5]See, from the eastern hills, the morn 61
[6]Light in the dark, before the dawn awaking 63
[7]Awake! the morn is here 65
[8]The crimson blush of morning glows 67
[9]The morn awakes; from eastern hills 69
[10]All glorious, see, the morning breaks 71

Evening --
[11]The darkness deepens in the skies 75
[12]Gone is the glowing orb of day 77
[13]O Lord of light, Thy beams display 79
[14]The sun has reached his western goal 81

Advent and Christmas --
[15]The longing eyes that sought the light 85
[16]O Love supreme, exceeding broad 87
[17]A band of herdsmen tarried late 89

Passiontide and Easter --
[18]They set the Cross upon a hill 95
[19]Lo, He is dead! The suffering Christ is dead 97 [20]Morning awakes, and morn awaking sings 99
[21]Life from the dead the King Immortal gives 101
[22]Light more glorious than the sun 103
[23]The gate of life stands wide 105
[24]Go, tell the world the Lord hath risen 107
[25]The stone is rolled away 109
[26]Glory to God, the promised day awakes 111
[27]Light, ere the dawn in beauty broke 113
[28]Watchman, from the height beholding 115
[29]At earliest dawn the Lord awoke 117
[30]Sleepers, awake! the night's long reign is past 119 [31]What wonder wakes the sleeping world 121
[32]Glorious from the field of strife 123
[33]The light that from the fire of love 125
[34]Burdened with sin, more, Lord, than I can tell, 127

Ascension --
[35]He mounts to where the azure shines 133
[36]See the King of kings ascending 135
[37]Now let the gates be lifted up 137
[38]Wrapt in wonder and amaze 139
[39]A love divine, exceeding broad 141

Pentecost --
[40]When Jesus at the feast reclined 145
[41]O Spirit, Lord Almighty, Blest 147
[42]O Holy Ghost, eternal Lord 149
[43]Eternal Spirit, Lord of grace 151
[44]O God of grace, Thou Spirit blest 153

Judgment --
[45]O Lord of mercy, at Thy gate 157
[46]When God for judgment sets His throne 160
[47]Watchers, let your lights be burning 162
[48]When the Lord to earth returning 164

Victory --
[49]Behold the victor host appear 169
[50]The saints of God in yonder realm 171
[51]The saints of God who sufferings bore 173
[52]The chariots of the Lord are strong, 175

Meditations --
[53]Night and a storm, and hearts with sore affright 179 [54]Darkly the tempest swept 181
[55]Lord, give me sight for I am blind 183
[56]O praise the wisdom of our God 185
[57]He climbed the slopes of Olivet 187
[58]"Thou art my portion," saith my soul 189
[59]My soul doth wait on God 191
[60]The burden of my sin was great 193
[61]Bowed with grief and anguish low 195
[62]To praise is comely, O my soul 198
[63]The Lord is very good to those 200
[64]The pity of the Father 202
[65]I have no other thought but this 204
[66]Hear me, O Lord, in mercy hear 206
[67]Open to me the gates of lovingkindness 208
[68]When clouds obscure the rising sun 210

Various --
[69]Thou art our Resurrection 215
[70]Vain are the things of time, 218
[71]Lord, rest the child; cut off at morning hour 220 [72]Bear to the font the child of grace 222
[73]A Fount of mercy, Lord, Thou art 224
[74]O God, most good, forget me not 226
[75]Death's dark and moonless night 228
[76]O Light of lights, around my pathway shining 230

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