Christian hymns Author:Stopford Augustus Brooke Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Struck by the lightning of thy glance, Let old oppressions die : Before thy cloudless countenance Let fear and falsehood fly. Anoint our eyes with heal... more »ing grace, To see, as not before, Our Father in our brother's face, Our Maker in His poor. cr Flood our dark life with golden day : Convince, subdue, enthrall; / Then to a mightier yield thy sway, And Love be all in all. raged the tempest o'er the deep, Watch did thine anxious servants keep dim But thou wast wrapped in guileless sleep, pp Calm and still. m ' Save, Lord, we perish,' was their cry, ' O save us in our agony !' cr Thy word above the storm rose high,— p ' Peace be still.' pp-f The wild winds hushed ; the angry deep dim Sank, like a little child, to sleep; The sullen billows ceased to leap, At thy Will. So, when our life is clouded o'er, And storm-winds drift us from the shore, Say, lest we sink to rise no more,—. // ' Peace, be still.' SEE how great a flame aspires, Kindled by a spark of grace ! Jesus' love the nations fires. Sets the kingdoms on a blaze. To bring fire on earth he came : Kindled in some hearts it is : O that all might catch the flame, All partake the glorious bliss ! When he first the work begun, Small and feeble was his day: Now the word doth swiftly run ; Now it wins its widening way : More and more it spreads and grows, Ever mighty to prevail; Sin's strongholds it now o'erthrows, Shakes the trembling gates of hell. Saw ye not the cloud arise, Little as a human hand ? Now it spreads along the skies, Hangs o'er all the thirsty land ! Lo ! the promise of a shower Drops already from above ! Haste, O Lord, and quickly pour All the spirit of thy love. m ' yOME unto me, ye weary, V And I will give you rest.' p O blessed voice of Jesus, W...« less