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Page 95 - To-day Thy gate is open, And all who enter in Shall find a Father's welcome, And pardon for their sin. The past shall be forgotten, A present joy be given, A future grace be promised, A glorious crown in heaven. 3 To-day our Father calls us, His Holy Spirit waits ; His blessed angels gather Around the heavenly gates...
Page 94 - TO-DAY Thy mercy calls us To wash away our sin, However great our trespass, Whatever we have been ; However long from mercy Our hearts have turned away, Thy precious blood can cleanse us And make us white to-day. 2 To-day Thy gate is open, And all who enter in Shall find a Father's welcome, And pardon for their sin. The past shall be forgotten, A present joy be given, A future grace be promised, A glorious crown in heaven.
Page 82 - Was there ever so slaving and slashing a trade — Such a trade as this horrible hewing ? I wish I'd been bred to the plough or the spade, To building, or baking, or brewing...
Page 82 - I'm up in the morning afore it is light, And down in the pit in the dark ; And, though I get home afore it is night, I'm asleep from my terrible wark. 'Tis I make the ladies and gentlemen warm, Though I haven't no Latin nor learning ; Though I get 'em their coals for winter and storm, They don't think of me while they're burning.
Page 95 - To-day our Father calls us, His Holy Spirit waits ; His blessed angels gather Around the heavenly gates : No question will be asked us How often we have come ; Although we oft have wandered, It is our Father's home.
Page 95 - ... Father calls us, His Holy Spirit waits ; His blessed angels gather Around the heavenly gates : No question will be asked us How often we have come ; Although we oft have wandered, It is our Father's home. 4...
Page 42 - Certainly a man has a right to do what he likes with his own, but then every man who does so must make up his mind to certain little penalties.
Page 104 - Then said the king to his servants, bind him hand and foot, and cast him into outer darkness ; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth ; for many are called, but few are chosen.
Page 135 - We feel that now is the accepted time, that now is the day of salvation.

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