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Beneath our feet, and o'er our head, Is equal warning given; Beneath us lie the countless dead, Above us is the heaven! Their names are graven on the stone, Their bones are in the clay; And ere another day is done, Ourselves may be as they. Death…

"The heavens, O Lord! Thy power proclaim,And the earth echoes back, Thy Name;Ten thousand voices speak Thy might,And day to day, and night to night,Utter Thy praise! - Thou Lord above!Thy praise - Thy glory - and Thy love.All things I see, or hear,…

Oh, holy Father! just and true, Are all thy works, and words, and ways, And unto Thee alone are due Thanksgiving and eternal praise! As children of thy gracious care, We veil the eye - we bend the knee, With broken words of praise and…

Brethren, - the hour hath come That severs heart from heart, And bids from learning's sacred dome Our pilgrim steps depart. Some to you eastern sphere, Where the dead idols reign, The banner of the cross to rear O'er Falsehood's giant fane;…

Day breaks triumphant o'er the deep And laughs the shades of night away! Onward the waves resplendent sweep, And mountain streams flash back the ray! Then burst from bough and kindling air, A thousand wild enchanting lays; Till forest depth and…

A hymn more, O my lyre! Praise to the God above. Of joy, and life, and love, Sweeping its strings of fire! Oh! who the speed of bird and wind, And sunbeam's glance will lend to me, That soaring upward, I may find My resting-place and home in…

Source of all light and joy and life! Creator of each starry sphere, That o'er me on the arch of night Gleams like a diamond soft and clear; Oh, as I gaze transported now On yonder blue, resplendent dome, Deign but to hear my prayer, that…

The Son of God is gone to war.
A kingly crown to gain.
His blood-red banner streams afar!
Who follows in his train?
Who best can drink his cup of woe,
Triumphant over pain?
Who boldest leaves his cross below?
He follows in his train.

The…

Lately, we wander'd sadly where, None watch'd our way, or mark'd our lot; Yet God beheld us, and His care Shielded the child that knew him not. We knew not God, and yet his Name Too often on our lips was found; He spar'd us - yes, the very same That…
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